[beyond the sea]

Any ONE of the five you mentioned are better than ALL the 'performers' quoted in this thread.

Who crapped in your Wheaties this morning? Or is your deck short just a few cards?

What about Kristy Jackson (post # 7), Toby Keith and George Strait?

[solitas]

Don't be insulting - it makes a bad first impression, and you don't have much to work with anyway.

I've suffered through listening to all those you've mentioned and they give me the sh_ts. Almost without exception there has been no really good, creative, original C&W music to come out of the industry in the last couple of decades. I keep listening to the new stuff, looking for something worthwhile, and am disappointed more times than not.

There used to be a higher percentage of performers who demonstratedly wrote their own material, unlike today. They were the creative ones because it was their product; unlike a stable of writers who crank-out material for interchangeable performers.

Yes, Jackson has a song with good lyrics, but the presentation is horrible. The lyricist is to be commended; the performer is not.