There are many very talented artists in Nashville who you will never hear from. They move to music city in hopes of chasing their dreams and only a very few lucky people will ever get their music on the radio, let alone become a star. So when an artist has been to the mountain top and come tumbling down like Mindy McCready did, should they be given a second chance? After all, there are lots of people lined up and ready to do the hard word required to make it big without all the baggage that Mindy carries. Drugs have played a part in her spiral down. So have many bad decisions like talking crap about the president of her record label when her sophmore release didn’t do as well as her first album.

     If I, as a radio station program director, threw out music from people messed up with drugs or alcohol at some point in their life, there would be very little music left to play. Does that make their actions right? No. But if you trust in me to bring you the best music I can get my hands on then I tell you here and now that Mindy could have another hit. If it’s all about the music then give her a second chance, and listen to her latest single. She wrote “I’m still here” while in jail on a probation violation. I really wasn’t expecting much when I downloaded the song. She’d been gone from the music scene for so long, and been thru so much that I wasn’t sure she could even sing anymore. I was pleasantly surprised. Mindy still has an amazing voice, and has penned an equally amazing song. I hope it sees the light of day on country radio. You can download the song for free after you register at her website here. Mindy, if you’re reading this, I wish you well and hope your life changes for the better even if your second chance doesn’t pan out. Being a star is nice, but living a decent, productive life is more important. You’ve already had a bunch of hits, and nobody can ever take that away from you.