Essie Country was created and is maintained by Gene Johns.

I grew up listening to the music of my mother's choice,
which was "Country & Western" music. I've named this
website Essie Country to honor my Mom and her undying
loyalty to real country music.

I developed this site because of the pop hip-hop hijacking of
country music. Real country music has received less and less
airtime on country music radio, as the pop and hip-hop influence
has taken over the country music industry, ignoring the outstanding
real country music talent that has become an underground industry.

I get it; pop and hip-hop sell better than real country music.
That's fine, but create a new genre for that type of music
and return country music radio to real country music
artists!

In the future, I will continue to develop this website and
promote real country music artists. Please return
regularly for updates to this website and to discover new
real country music artist worthy of being highlighted on
Essie Country.

~ Gene Johns
P.S. Since I wrote the above, my mom, Essie Johns, passed
away on January 14, 2025. This website is now a tribute to
her.