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JEFF BATESJeff Bates has a voice like the mud at the bottom of the Mississippi -- deep, thick and with enough grit that you know it can only come from the residue of a world completely inhabited. When he talks about knowing, he means that in the completest sense imaginable. A child of dubious origins, taken in by a Mississippi sharecropper and the Pentecostal minister's daughter who was his wife, the dark-haired darker-eyed songwriter seems like the stuff of which country cliches are made. Until you talk to him about where he's been, what he's seen and where he's headed, and then you realize this kind of honesty, passion and depth of soul only comes from a true connection to one's own heart. continue... | Profile
JIMMY BUFFETTJimmy Buffett's new License to Chill is a collection of some of the singer/songwriter's favorite songs. The man who routinely packs arenas with tens of thousands of merry revelers occasionally slips unannounced into bars to play. And when he does, he draws from a different repertoire than “Margaritaville” and the rest of the songs that have made him so famous. His “bar gig” songs, as he calls them, include Jerry Garcia’s “Scarlet Begonias,” the Hank Williams classic “Hey Good Lookin',” Don Gibson’s chestnut “Sea of Heartbreak,” Guy Clark’s “Boats to Build” and the Leon Russell tropical charmer “Back to the Island.” These Buffett favorites have never found their way onto any of his recordings. Until now. continue... | Profile
TRACY BYRDHere's the truth about Tracy Byrd and The Truth About Men: "Cutting this whole thing had a real fun feeling to it," says the man from Beaumont, Texas. "We've got all these songs, starting with 'The Truth About Men' … I wouldn't call them all party songs, but they're all fun, they're all celebrating something." continue... | Profile
SARA EVANSOnce Sara Evans found her sound, everything fell into place. The RCA Records artist's 2000 album Born to Fly was a dazzling listening experience, full of unexpected textures, inventive percussion and acoustic instrumentation. Its blend of rootsy rhythms and production polish placed her heart-in-throat vocals and vivid lyrics in audio settings that were a leap ahead of what everybody else on Music Row was creating. Now approaching Double Platinum status, that record made her a star. continue... | Profile
ANDY GRIGGSYou’ve heard Andy Griggs smoldering on romantic ballads like “Tonight I Wanna Be Your Man.” And you’ve heard Andy Griggs storming through firecracker country rockers like “I’ll Go Crazy.” But you haven’t yet heard the full range of this Gold Record winning artist’s music, and that’s something he wants to correct. “There’s a big variety of music inside of me,” Andy says. “I think people have heard it when I sing and play live. But I felt like it was missing on my records. It’s nothing for me to listen to KISS and then put on a Bill Monroe record. There’s a lot of room in between those two.” continue... | Profile
MARTINA MCBRIDEThe breathtaking soprano of Martina McBride is one of the greatest vocal instruments in contemporary popular music. That she applies it to songs of uncommon integrity makes its impact all the more thrilling. The proof is presented on her landmark Greatest Hits collection. This super-sized serving of music offers 13 of the performances that have made her one of the most cherished artists in country music, revives one of her favorite prior album tracks and offers four new recordings that place her at the forefront of the style in the new millennium. continue... | Profile
CLAY WALKERWhat could a recording artist who has sold millions of albums, performed for sellout crowds and racked up hit after hit possibly have left to prove? For Clay Walker, the answer is nothing. And everything. Interesting, then, that a singer and songwriter who has been one of country’s most consistent hit-makers over the last decade is preparing for the most important release of his career. Could it be because the Texan finds himself working with a new record company after the abrupt closure of his previous label? Or is it the deepening maturity of a young man (33) who has experienced enough of life to realize who he is…but how much he still doesn’t understand? continue... | Profile
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