Country is the most popular on a national scale?? Says who? Just because you are surrounded with it does not make it the most popular. I think factual stats would actually show Rap and Hip Hop as the most popular with sales on a national scale. If we are representing what's most popular - then do put Ludacris.
My point is that there is more to this state than our country singers. I'm not saying any of them are without talent...I'm just saying there are plenty of other artists within the state WITH talent that are NOT country singers. Why can they not get any recognition? Country artists outside LIT just doesn't mesh. What makes you think that people would travel from all over to see the wall if it only had Country artists on it? I think people will see the wall as they walk to the ballgame...since it's on an alley anyway and can't be seen by driving by...and wonder what in the world Toby Keith has to do with an artsy bar on Flaming Lips Alley!
Paint every wall in the stockyards with every country artist name you can find for all I care....but keep them off Flaming Lips Alley. I prefer they not take over the paseo district either.