TRACE ADKINS
It isn't until you see them all together like this that you realize the obvious: Trace Adkins has been responsible for some of the greatest country records of our time. The new album is paced by his tender, new fatherhood ballad "Then They Do." The song has taken off in popularity so quickly that it has already inspired a book of stories collected from parents all across America.
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DIERKS BENTLEY
I once heard George Jones say in an interview that country music was like religion to him. I couldn't agree more, says Dierks Bentley. "It's where I turn when times are tough and I need answers and it's where I go when I want to cut loose and have fun. As a singer and songwriter, it's not only how I make a living but what gives me direction and purpose in life."
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GARTH BROOKS
"I love the idea of the 'Scarecrow' -- a guy who is brainless, but who has a heart," Garth says, with characteristic good humor. Then he adds: "This is the happiest record I've ever made." As with every Garth Brooks album to date, Scarecrow combines consistency with surprise. The album is consistent in the seamless, uncontrived way it comes together.
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CHRIS CAGLE
Chris Cagle is an anomaly -- a blue collar, working class country singer who's not afraid to sweat or get loud. The way he sees it, it's pretty simple: it's all about holding your head high during the day and putting in good, honest work then letting it all go once you hit the honkytonk. Chris Cagle is real. Unadorned. Broken fingernails, aching back -- ready to come right back at you. Because he knows that in the real world, there's no quarter and no excuses; just done and not getting it done. For the songwriter from Baytown, TX, a rugged knot of shoreline just outside Houston, not gettin' it done ain't even an option.
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JENNIFER HANSON
Nashville has enjoyed its share of female success stories over the past few years, but it's been a long time since country music has seen and heard the likes of Jennifer Hanson. With the soul of a gifted and seasoned songwriter, the voice of an angel, and a distinctly female point of view, Hanson comes to the table with an unusually potent mix reminiscent of great artists from Linda Ronstadt to Emmylou Harris, not coincidentally two of her biggest musical heroes.
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CHRIS LEDOUX
There's a core of strength that defines Chris LeDoux and his music. In HORSEPOWER, his 36th album, it's clearly spelled out in "One Less Tornado," about the passing of a rodeo champ, and in "The Ride," about a young boy's life lesson from his first ride on a horse. But it runs through even the toe-tapping fun songs about love, like "Smack Dab In the Middle," and "All Wound Up."
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KEITH URBAN
GOLDEN ROAD, the second solo album from Keith Urban, symbolizes the life and musical journey that has taken him from the Australian farm town of Caboolture to the top of the country music charts. It's a sojourn that has spanned nearly 9,000 miles (including the nerve-racking 10-yard trek across the famed Opry stage to receive the CMA's Horizon Award) and more than a decade of writing, picking, living, loving and growing. "Golden Road is more of a state of mind than a place for me," Urban says.
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