's rumbling, strikingly deep voice, tasty electric and steel guitar playing, and splendid honky-tonk and Western swing songs have made him a sensation in country circles. There's nothing phony or cliched about 's music; this is the genuine, untutored, undiluted article. can sing tunes requiring sincerity, ache or irony with equal flair. The CD's 12 cuts include the nearly 12-minute and a sharp cover of 's and the bittersweet and is as vital and refreshing as early or . ~ Ron Wynn