Gary Dretzka

Texas Tornados Hangin` on by a Thread (Reprise) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) This unlikeliest of supergroups returns with more of the same brand of tequila-drenched Tex-Mex soul that made its two previous albums...

Various artists Rig Rock Juke Box (Diesel Only/BMG) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The music is called ''rig rock'' but it`s really just good ol` rockabilly, with a New York City twang. There`s...

Leonard Cohen The Future (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The grand old man of rock poetry returns in ''The Future,'' which picks up where 1988`s ''I`m Your Man'' left off-only an octave...

John Stewart Bullets in the Hour Glass (Shanachie) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) John Stewart has been making music for more than 30 years, and for an audience of a certain age his albums...

Blue Is the Colour of Hope (Warner) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 As the lines blur between genres of popular music, Nashville is turning into a melting pot. The Chieftains recently did an...

ChieftainsAnother Country (RCA) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) 1/2 The Chieftains prove here that you don`t have to be a hillbilly cat to pick and grin with the best of Nashville`s musicians and singers....

Guthrie family Woody`s Grow Big Songs (Warner) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)1/2 If your kids are too old for lullabies and a bit too young for Madonna and the New Kids on the Block...

Movie soundtrack Honeymoon in Vegas (Epic) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) Who else has provided as much pure fun to as many people as Elvis Presley, and, even through his countless worshippers, as much...

Various artists `Til Their Eyes Shine ... the Lullaby Album (Columbia) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) The babies of Baby Boomers sure are lucky. At best, their moms and dads had some Disney cartoon...

Various artists Country Music for Kids (Disney) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR) If your youngsters are running around the house with an achy-breaky heart, and they don`t why exactly, it might be helpful if...