A Country Music Pioneer
Country music rarely discusses the topic of AIDS, as some people consider it to be taboo. However, Reba McEntire was not like her peers. In 1994, she released the album Read My Mind, which contained her controversial song titled She Thinks His Name Was John. It narrated the story of a woman who got AIDS after a drunken one-night stand. It was one of her works that proved she was a groundbreaking musician who was not afraid to make social commentary with her art. She did not shy away from talking about other controversial subject matters like domestic abuse, illegal immigration, neglect of the elderly, and mercy killing.
A Country Music Pioneer
A Rough Patch
After the release of her 19th album, her music career was slowly crashing. Actually, she did not create new materials for the album, but only collated original recordings of the ones she liked most. The album was meant to commemorate Reba’s 20th years being in the industry. However, the album did not get positive feedback from critics and only one song hit the top 10 charts. What’s important is how Reba managed to turn everything around in just a year.
A Rough Patch