At 07:19 AM 2/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
In a time when too much country music is either pop coinage or
tried-and-true formula, Jackson and Ms. Yearwood may be just what
Nashville needs right right now: thoughtful classicists with fresh ideas.
James Hunter writes frequently about music and
February 7, 1999
Tricia Yearwood and Alan Jackson:
Country Twang With an Edge
By JAMES HUNTER
Until recently, country music has happily honored tradition, making
do with only slight stylistic adjustments. With hummable barroom
melodies, in fairly simple arrangements, country songs
