Re: dreaded artist of the decade (plus Rushmore)

[KATIEJOM]

> Nashville cuts that strike me as good, respectable stuff
>  these days.  Maybe there *is* a trend....  Yesterday , for
>  ex., I heard that Trisha song, "Powerful Thing" (or whatever the
>  title is) and thought it was an entirely enjoyable sort of pop-twang
>  number, nice fiddle line, etc

Thankfully, people like Al Anderson (ex-NRBQ) have a lot to do with that new
sound.  Tapping into songwriters like him give us hope for the future.  Also,
Kim Richey, Kostas, Jim Lauderdale and many other talented songwriters are
getting their goods to the hitmakers.

K.