It's true, but there are more well educated alternative country musicians than one might guess. Willie Nelson went to Baylor (but didn't finish) and Lyle Lovet

It's true, but there are more well educated alternative country musicians than one might guess. Willie Nelson went to Baylor (but didn't finish) and Lyle Lovett has a degree in German literature from Texas A&M. Robert Earl Keen also graduated from A&M. Lucinda Williams's dad is a poet and literature professor. Emmylou Harris went to UNC and Boston University. Hell, even George Straight and Garth Brooks have degrees. That's not quite Rhodes Scholar, but perhaps not entirely expected?