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There is probably no one better equipped to launch the hillbilly worldview
into the age of cyberspace than Blake Shelton. An outspoken champion of the
land, the honky-tonk and the off-road vehicle, he has found a way to bring those
passions into the realm of downloads and instant messaging.
It started as he hit Twitter, a move as invigorating to Blake and his fans as
it was unexpected.
"A year ago," he says, "Twitter sounded like something that couldn't be
any more opposite of me, but I love being able to say something and get an
instant reaction from people, because at heart that's why I got into this business.
Twitter is in a small way like being on stage all day long. It's tons of fun for me."
It comes to full expression in Hillbilly Bone, a six-song album that is pure
hillbilly energy. In a world where people are looking increasingly for real-time
interaction with their musical idols, it is a project that lets Blake plug his
traditionalist leanings into the 21st century.
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