Country music can get pretty petty. There aren't a lot of feuds in the scene, but not everyone gets along. And sometimes, the highroad ain't the one every cowboy takes.
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Below is a list of a few feuds involving country stars that I think got seriously petty. So try to take notes.
Garth Brooks Vs Tom Segura
A more recent feud that never fails to entertain me is the one between Garth Brooks and Tom Segura.
The comedian has been on a crusade against Brooks for many years now, thanks to a few eerie videos he posted online. Thanks to Brooks' strange demeanor, he came across as a bit of a psychopath, at least according to Segura and his wife who have been berating the singer with jokes and jabs ever since.
Brooks has gone on record saying he doesn't like Segura, and who can blame him. It's what spurred the relentless "where are the bodies, Garth?" joke that has been plaguing comment sections for a long time.
Now, here's the petty part. Segura has recently made a Netflix anthology series. One of the episodes include Garth Brooks as a psychotic washed-up singer who... you know what? I'll just let you watch the trailer yourself.
Hank Williams Jr. Vs ESPN
Back in 2011, Hank Williams Jr. made an incredibly controversial comment when he compared at-the-time President Obama to Hitler in a Fox & Friends interview.
As you can imagine, he was axed from ESPN, where he had a great time singing the intro to Monday Night Football. Upset with the backlash he faced from the media, Hank Williams wrote a damn song about it.
"Keep The Change" is a song that gives a lengthy reference to the media outlets as he expressed how he felt on the matter. He also encouraged his listeners to keep the networks out of their homes.
He's later made light of the issue, but certainly got petty for a minute.
Charlie Rich Vs John Denver
One of the more confusing and ambiguous feuds was between Charlie Rich and John Denver. Considering this boils down to one moment with no before or after, it's difficult to label it a 'feud' as such, but everyone else calls it one.
In the 1975 CMA Awards, Charlie Rich (apparently drunk, according to his son), announced John Denver as the winner of the Entertainer of the Year Award. However, before announcing the name, he set the card on fire.
It's unclear if this feud had legs, or if Rich didn't like Denver leading up to this moment, but nothing really ever came of it. One thing's for certain though, this was seriously petty.
If anyone had also been an audience member in one of Garth's Las Vegas shows, his Opry 100 song was exactly what he did in those small venue performances. I saw (I went to the show twice at the Wynn) a performer who was paying homage to a great country singer. Garth is a wonderful artist and those who criticized his performance did not fully appreciate the singular and specific George Jones attributes of his singing. Garth wasn't copying but rather sharing characteristic nuances, his own version, of a George Jones song. If there are viewers who didn't appreciate it, so be it. His was in my opinion paying homage to an Opry superstar.