Wynonna's battle with mother Naomi, leader of the renowned family group the Judds, is at the heart of Feiler's portrayal. Naomi did not talk to Feiler, which weakens this thread. Hayes is subjected to serious, painstaking debate about whether he should wear a cowboy hat on his album cover. He's thrust into an artificial rivalry with another young country heartthrob, Bryan White. Columbia trades favors for airplay for Hayes' struggling single, which his handlers fear was released for the wrong reasons.
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