     LIZ LONGLEY Liz Longley Sugar Hill 4108 www.sugarhillrecords.com  Looking for a glorious new voice? Liz Longley came out of Bostonâs Berklee College of Music a few years back and immediately began drawing comparisons to … Continue reading →
    The Charlie Daniels Band Off The Grid â Doinâ It Dylan Blue Hat 9716 www.charliedaniels.com  The Charlie Daniels Band serves up ten Bob Dylan songs here. Iâll bet the germ of this project was planted … Continue reading →
     Wayne Raney Why Donât You Haul Off and Love Me 20 Old-Time Gospel Favorites Gusto 2228, 2229 www.gustorecords.com  Besides ranking with the top harmonica players of the post-World War II years, Arkansas-born Wayne Raney … Continue reading →
     RHONDA VINCENT Only Me Upper Management 007 www.rhondavincent.com  Rhonda Vincentâs new album attempts to straddle her stellar bluegrass heritage and her love of country music in a most peculiar way. She has made Only … Continue reading →
     Various Artists You Are There Shanachie 622 www.shanachie.com  Back in the previous centuryâs videocassette era, Shanachie put out a series of early-1950s live performances by country acts (including Chet Atkins, Ernest Tubb and Marty … Continue reading →
     ROBBIE FULKS Gone Away Backward Bloodshot 211 www.bloodshotrecords.com  Years ago, a promoter fondly described Fulks as a big Dennis the Menace of country music â something country music often deserves. At 50, heâs mellowed … Continue reading →
     MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Red River Drifter Red River 052 www.michaelmartinmurphey.com  Martin Murpheyâs origins provide a key to his music. âI grew up in Texas, the worldâs number one musical crossroads where anything goes musically.â … Continue reading →
    WILLIE NELSON Heroes Columbia/Legacy 88691960482 Columbia/Legacy Web Site Willie Nelsonâs Web Site  As on last yearâs Remember Me Vol. 1 with âThis Ole House,â Nelson â still prolific at 79 â can view mortality with … Continue reading →
    RAY WYLIE HUBBARD The Grifterâs Hymnal Bordello 12-003 Ray Wylie Hubbardâs Web Site  âAt least we ainât Lazarus and have to think twice about dying,â the grizzled Hubbard philosophizes ⌠and with song titles like … Continue reading →
  MARK COLLIE & HIS RECKLESS    COMPANIONS Live at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary Wilbanks 1694 www.wilbanks.com http://www.markcollie.com  Country singer/writer Collieâs inspiration for this arresting disc came from hearing Johnny Cashâs Folsom and San Quentin prison LPs and knowing … Continue reading →
