Gary Dretzka

Live (Lucky Dog/Columbia) (star) (star) (star) When it comes to country outlaws, few can challenge this wildly eccentric artist's credentials. Heck, Coe's life is a country song. Missing in action...

Flying Burrito Brothers: California Jukebox (Ether) One of the great brand names in country-rock music belongs to the Burritos, although most people choose to cherish the Gram Parsons-enhanced legend than...

Fred Eaglesmith Lipstick Lies & Gasoline (Razor & Tie) (star) (star) (star) This Ontario export's high-octane blend of folk, country and blues is rendered with raw passion and swagger. As...

Sevens (Capitol) (star) (star) (star) Though it's easy to be turned off by the hype that attends Brooks' every move, there's no denying his ability to create highly listenable --...

The Delevantes: Postcards From Along the Way (Capitol) Together, Mike and Bob Delevante display one of the quirkiest harmonic convergences to pour through a Nashville microphone in a long time....

Matt Molloy: Shadows on Stone (Caroline) Followers of the Chieftains who feel that too much time has elapsed between the group's albums, or that the lads may have strayed too...

Shania Twain Come on Over (Mercury) (star) 1/2 Mindy McCready If I Don't Stay the Night (BNA) (star) (star) 1/2 This music is notable chiefly because it bridges Opryland with...

Joan Baez Gone From Danger (Guardian) (star) (star) (star) Catie Curtis Catie Curtis (Guardian) (star) (star) 1/2 Joan Baez has been turning out credible music for years, without much of...

Patsy Cline: Live at the Cimarron Ballroom (MCA) Almost 35 years after her death in a plane crash, Cline is as powerful a commercial force as ever--just ask the folks...

Delbert McClinton One of the Fortunate Few (Rising Tide) (star) (star) (star) 1/2 This honky-tonk hero has been so busy lending his voice to other artists' albums that it's possible...