Rory's Popularity

Some Indie artists such as Rory, Aimee Mann, String Cheese Incident enjoy more success than most "signed bands" ever will. For example:
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Rory in the UNCC Newspaper 2007
Rory in the Charlotte Observer 2007
Rolling Stone's Billboard charts verified Rory directly below Eminem
See why 791,000l fans dug Rory on MySpace - Note: Rory shut it down because people posted too much porn. View with caution
Cnet charts as they stood on Nov 2, 2005.
Over 7,000 fans in the Carolinas vote & mail Rory sexiest man beating Dale Earnhart Jr
When mp3.com closed Rory's the only unsigned band on the top 40. See #37, below Evanescence
Review by Mark Kemp: Former music editor of Rolling Stone, VP at MTV and 1997 Grammy Nominee.