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Naked Willie
[May 20, 2009] Longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael has done for Willie Nelson what Paul McCartney did for The Beatles with the stripped down "Let It Be...Naked." With Nelson's blessing Raphael revisited Nelson's RCA catalog and remixed several tracks, removing layers of strings, horns and background singers to get closer to Nelson's original vision of the tunes. By Reviewed by Robert Wooldridge

Son Of A Preacher Man - 2009 (Warner)
[May 20, 2009] ohn Rich managed to find time to make an album of his own music after producing others, writing songs, hosting "Gone Country" and maybe thinking about Big & Rich. He starts off strongly out of the box with his single Shuttin Detroit Down, his ultra-timely condemnation of Wall Street at the expense of Main Street. It's catchy and gets his message across with a lot of twang. By Jeffrey B. Remz

Emily West could well become a STAR!!!
[Apr. 2, 2009] I'm smiling. This week's singles MUST be good! By John D. Lewis

Credit crunch - musicians combine to help the needy!
[Mar. 29, 2009] A bunch of musicians and songwriters, a recession that deepens daily. And GREAT MUSIC! By John D. Lewis

John D. Lewis - Grandpa's Shed : Rodeoattitude writer makes the top 20!
[Mar. 24, 2009] John D. Lewis - Grandpa's Shed : our very own Country Music Reviewer, John D. Lewis has made it into the Independent Music Network Top 20 with his new single - Grandpa's Shed. Take a listen - and VOTE for the song!

Tracy Lawrence sings Country. The rest ...
[Mar. 19, 2009] Tracy Lawrence hits the nail on the head, Martina McBride shows up at the Walmart check-outs and Brad Paisley sells his soul for a pop song! This week's Country singles! By John D. Lewis

Mark Chesnutt, Keith Urban, Collin Raye and The Carter Twins
[Mar. 15, 2009] Chesnutt still sings Country, Urban still deson't and the rest this week hurt my ears. Owwwwww!

Hannah Montana's new single
[Mar. 6, 2009] Miley Cyrus and Dierks Bentley let the side down, and Megan Munroe misses the Country mark By John D. Lewis

Trad., disaster and jazz - more new "Country" releases!
[Feb. 26, 2009] Atlantic Record get a soul singer to do jazz and call it Country, Skaggs rocks it up with Ashley Monroe. More new singles reviews! By John D. Lewis

Chris Young, Blake Shelton and Pat Green - the brilliant, the corny and the sell-out!
[Feb. 25, 2009] Chris Young is unquestionably Country Music's BIGGEST yet to be discovered talent, Pat Green's sold out and Blake Shelton's discovered schmaltz. By John D. Lewis

Alan Jackson is still THE singer to match!!
[Feb. 12, 2009] Alan Jackson is still THE singer to match!! The best of the new Country releases. By John D. Lewis

Label admits theft of Country music!
[Feb. 12, 2009] LOUD LOUD MUSIC - but no Country to be heard!! This week's also rans! By John D. Lewis

Bluefield's new single should hit! Carrie Underwood's new single is rubbish!
[Feb. 8, 2009] Bluefield's new single should be a hit! This rest of this week's crop should be trashed! By John D. Lewis

Darryl Worley and John Rich show how Country music SHOULD BE DONE!
[Feb. 4, 2009] Darryl Worley is the master of Country music, John Rich makes a POLITICAL point and Chuck Wicks breaks a few hearts: the best of this week's Country releases. By John D. Lewis

Rascal Flatts in pop music bombshell!
[Feb. 4, 2009] Rascal Flatts, Bombshel (sic) and Lady Ante wotsit show how Country music CAN be massacred! By John D. Lewis

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