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WERNER TRIESCHMANN

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The Whigs: Mission Control

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The Whigs began life as a guitar/bass/drums college band toiling away in Athens.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  March 05, 2008

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Reba McEntire

Reba Duets | MCA
Reba McEntire became famous in the 1980s, when country music consisted of ballads as big as the hair of the singers who sang them.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  February 12, 2008

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Sideshow and tell

The strange and wonderful world of Baby Dee
She goes by the name Baby Dee, even though she was born in Cleveland in 1953.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  January 28, 2008

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Little Big Town

A Place To Land | Equity
Although you may wish that the first single wasn’t about life on the road, even it is soaked in a sweetness that’s too rare these days.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  December 31, 2007

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Kenny Chesney

Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates | Sony
Chesney has built his sizeable country empire on selling Jimmy Buffett–like beach fantasies with guitar-fueled mid-tempo frat rock.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  December 03, 2007

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Carrie’s gift

From American Idol to Music Row
The process was well under way, but YouTube provided a caught-on-camera bright-red underline.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  November 27, 2007

LORIMCKENNALIST

Lori McKenna

Unglamorous | Warner Bros.
Lori McKenna had her major-label debut co-produced by Hill’s husband, country superstar Tim McGraw.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  November 06, 2007

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Irish sprung

Fionn Regan makes his way to America
Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan answers straightforward questions with beguiling sidesteps.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  September 24, 2007

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Putumayo Presents Americana

Putumayo
Most of what you’ll find here is about as appealing as the disc’s candy-colored cover, which has got to be in the running for one of the ugliest of the year.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  September 18, 2007

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Donovan Frankenreiter

Recycled Recipes | Lost Highway
Lost HighwaySurfer-turned-musician Donovan Frankenreiter has a sandy beard, a warm old soul voice, and a sonic signature planted firmly in the 1970s.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  September 05, 2007

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Magic Numbers

Those the Brokes | Capitol
The Magic Numbers are throwbacks to a time when pop was lighter than air.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  August 14, 2007

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Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash

Dualtone
Tribute albums are usually hit-or-miss, and this one honoring June Carter Cash is no exception.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  August 07, 2007

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Big + Rich

Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace | Warner Bros.
They once seemed capable of much more.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  July 30, 2007

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Brad Paisley

5th Gear | Broken Bow
Paisley’s winsome 5th Gear is about as light as Miranda Lambert’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is dark — in a good way.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  June 27, 2007

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Jason Aldean

Relentless | Broken Bow
Jason Aldean is a young, earring-wearing hat act who plays the Nashville game the way it’s always been played.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  June 05, 2007

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Miranda Lambert

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Sony Nashville
Now two albums into her major-label country career, Miranda Lambert has positioned herself as a female outlaw.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  May 18, 2007

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Dr. Dog

We All Belong | Park the Van
It comes as a warning of sorts: when Dr. Dog miss their mark, they miss it by a mile.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  March 06, 2007

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Blaine Larson

Rockin' You Tonight | BMG  
By the ripe old age of 20, Blaine Larsen had graduated from his Tacoma (Washington) high school and released two full-length country albums.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  January 22, 2007

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GARY ALLAN

TOUGH ALL OVER | MCA NASHVILLE  
Concept albums are rare in mainstream country music, and it’s rarer still to find Nashville product that favors darkness over light.
By: WERNER TRIESCHMANN  |  January 17, 2006
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