Gospel legend says Jason Aldean controversy proof of a ‘moral sickness’ in America

Pat Boone

Pat Boone

(FOX NEWS) – Gospel legend Pat Boone said the country music genre is becoming "sick" after a barrage of attempts to cancel Jason Aldean for filming the music video for an anti-riot song in front of a Tennessee courthouse critics say a man was hanged before 100 years ago.

Aldean denied the song "Try That in a Small Town" has any racist intentions or undertones. The tune describes how rural America will not accept the same riotous behavior and criminality that has besieged many urban areas since 2020.

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"These references are not only meritless, but dangerous," Aldean said, after criticism of his use of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tenn., was used as a backdrop.

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