I think I might have spoken on this topic before, but what's another installment, right? Especially if it entails more ragging on a Nashville artist.
I was telling Sabra just last night that you could tell a lot about where an artist is coming from musically by the songs said artist covers live. (You could extend that to the artist's studio albums as well.) Just for a couple of examples, Tim McGraw has covered the Steve Miller Band ("The Joker") and Elton John ("Tiny Dancer"), while George Strait has covered Bob Wills ("Cherokee Maiden," "Take Me Back To Tulsa"), Merle Haggard ("Mama Tried") and Johnny Cash ("Folsom Prison Blues"). Who does Jason Aldean cover?
...he managed a solid take on Bryan Adams' Cuts Like a Knife...With apologies to the late, great Vern Gosdin, that just about says it all, doesn't it?
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