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I'm guessing that most people who read the above name and title have heard of only the state, but not the man who loved it. Some facts are in order: Canadian Jack Butwell moved to the Sunshine State in 1960. In keeping with the traditional family business of

As the name suggests, Barry Hensley and Jason Sturgis each wrote and sang lead on half of this disc's twelve songs. While you might think this would result in a schizophrenic record, Open Lanes is remarkably cohesive. Both halves of the Columbus, Ohio, duo tend to write relationship

Toronto's Blue Rodeo was hailed as a promising young roots-conscious rock band early in its career, but more than a decade later, they've yet to make any major dent in the U.S. (though they were one of Canada's biggest-selling bands of

Emmylou Harris has now been opening ears, breaking hearts, challenging minds and stimulating fantasies in country and pop music for nearly 30 years, on more than 30 records. She has been atop the outside for so long that she functions virtually as the mother of alt.country -- the one who

Dave Alvin should be long past the point where he has to see his name in the same sentence as the word "Blasters." But it just happened again, and it can't be helped. Alvin's solo career is a long, strong distillation of the retrospective