Because she rarely recorded under her own name, a tribute to the late by default also stands as a tribute to her genealogy: several of the songs among the dozen here were recorded by with her late husband, , or by music's legendary , from which sprang. In addition, the album was produced by , the only child of and , and there are tracks by , 's daughter from her first marriage (to ), and 's daughter with his first wife. As producer, largely plays it predictable. There are few surprises and no truly offbeat rearrangements or radical interpretations. Folks who enjoyed the singing of will likely be quite satisfied with these loving, faithful covers. And they should be, because virtually all of the performances are flawless, honest, and inspired. Two duets lead things off: and duet king give a spirited, if somewhat rote, reading to the -penned classic, and hoot it up on - hit -- both songs were longtime staples of 's shows together. A handful of top-shelf artists, among them (a tender ), (a straightforward, beautifully sung hero ( what else?), pay their respects with kind treatments, and , who certainly learned a thing of two from , sends it off in style with 's self-explanatory tribute of her own. It wouldn't be a tribute album if didn't turn up, and though his will never go down as the definitive version of that signature, brings his usual commitment -- and an autoharp, 's favorite instrument -- to his no-frills version. Two of the more left-field approaches come via , who bring a touch of drollness to , who's exactly the right guy to give a bit of bite to 's You've got to think that both would have loved this homage, whose release coincides with the publication of 's same-titled biography of his mother. ~ Jeff Tamarkin