Country music fans left bitterly divided over Garth Brooks being inducted into Austin City Limits' Hall of Fame

Country euphony fans person been near bitterly divided complete nan news that Garth Brooks will beryllium inducted into Austin City Limits' Hall of Fame.

Last week, Austin City Limits announced that it will beryllium honoring Garth, 62, astatine its upcoming 50th Anniversary ceremony successful September.

And while galore of nan musician's supporters were ecstatic complete nan news, immoderate group connected nan web were not pleased that he had achieved nan feat.

One newsman named Kyle Coroneos, who runs nan website SavingCountryMusic.com, said he felt for illustration Garth - who grew up successful Tulsa, Oklahoma - was undeserving because he is not 'significant to nan Austin euphony scene.'

He wrote a scathing station connected nan taxable and shared it to his website, branding Garth's upcoming induction arsenic a 'naked effort to tie attraction to nan show and to appease firm sponsors.'

'Let's commencement this disconnected pinch each nan preambles astir nan greatness of Garth Brooks. Yes, he seems for illustration a bully guy. Yes, he does tons for charity,' he began successful nan lengthy essay.

'Yes, moreover though state purists wince whenever his sanction is uttered for illustration they conscionable swallowed a June bug, nan catalog of Garth Brooks is rather good, and rather country, moreover if he commercialized nan euphony much than ever before.

'But nan Austin City Limits Hall of Fame? No, sorry. That's not for personification for illustration Garth Brooks.'

Kyle said nan 'Austin City Limits Hall of Fame should beryllium reserved for nan performers from Austin and Texas that are seminal to nan metropolis and nan state's euphony scene.'

He pointed retired that while 'some performers who don't really person a batch to do pinch Austin' were inducted successful nan past, they each had 'landmark appearances connected nan show and felt for illustration portion of nan extended family.'

'Garth Brooks did look connected Austin City Limits a mates of times during nan 25th Anniversary season. But is he successful immoderate measurement important to nan Austin euphony scene?' nan writer asked.

'Inducting Garth Brooks into nan Austin City Limits Hall of Fame is simply a naked effort to tie attraction to nan show and to appease firm sponsors.

'Is nan bequest of Garth Brooks going to use from yet different accolade to mention connected nan Wikipedia page? Of people not. 

'But immoderate Austin aliases Texas fable that ne'er had nan use of a awesome label, firm radio, aliases monolithic tours whitethorn person their bequest cemented by an ACL Hall of Fame induction that different could spell forgotten aliases diminished if not for that opportunity.'

Instead, Kyle recommended inducting stars for illustration Steve Earle, Doug Sahm, Nanci Griffith, Patty Griffin, aliases Willis Alan Ramsey.

He besides cited 'Austin-based bands' including Silverada, Shane Smith & nan Saints, and The Dixie Chicks.

'For sure, Austin City Limits can't only attraction connected nan up-and-comers and fading legends of Austin aliases it risks fading distant itself,' he concluded.

'Since its inception, nan show had ever brought successful bigger names from nan industry. But Garth Brooks successful its Hall of Fame? That's not for him. 

'It's for each nan different state and roots euphony legends who spent their careers surviving successful Garth's shadow.'

PBS' Austin City Limits is nan 'longest-running euphony programme successful tv history' pinch Garth performing connected nan show a fewer times complete nan years.

Stars who were antecedently inducted into Austin City Limits' Hall of Fame see Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash, Loretta Lynn, and B.B. King, nary of whom hail from Austin, Texas. 

Kyle's readers seemed to person mixed responses to his take, pinch immoderate agreeing pinch him and others defending nan determination to induct Garth.

'Perhaps not nan first enactment I would person thought of for ACL but I tin understand it and do not autumn retired pinch it. I person ever enjoyed his music,' 1 personification wrote.

'I had to look up whether Garth had ever played ACL before,' personification other said. 

'Apparently, backmost successful 1990 and 2000. I don't deliberation he has had immoderate memorable performances connected ACL.'

'Garth's euphony is retired of spot successful ACL. I for illustration a number of his songs and I'm not a Garth hater,' added a different commenter. 

'His euphony reached popular icon position and it's conscionable not successful that existent creator realm. I retrieve watching ACL earlier having precocious velocity internet.

'It was unthinkable and it was 1 of nan fewer avenues to find music. It opened maine up to a batch of music.'

On Instagram, Austin City Limits wrote that Garth will beryllium inducted connected September 5 astatine nan Moody Theater successful Austin, Texas. 

He is group to execute astatine nan event, and tickets spell connected waste August 2. 

'Austin City Limits is thrilled to footwear disconnected its 50th Anniversary celebrations by welcoming a caller Austin City Limits Hall of Fame honoree into our ranks for this milestone: Garth Brooks,' nan station read.

'For nan first clip successful nan decade-long history of nan ACL Hall of Fame, only 1 inductee will beryllium honored astatine this monumental celebration.'

While Kyle and his readers seemed unhappy, nan Instagram station was flooded pinch affirmative comments.

'Love this truthful much,' gushed 1 person, while different wrote, 'Yes! Wow.'

'Let's go,' said personification other pinch a bunch of handclapping emojis.