Various Artists: Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn
Country icon’s songs won’t be boxed in The original Honky Tonk Girl gets a little help from her friends on Coal Miner’s Daughter, which finds country crooners and rock artists reinterpreting the Loretta Lynn catalog. As with most tribute albums, the results are mixed; for every “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind),” performed with appropriate fire by Gretchen Wilson, there’s at least one “Somebody Somewhere (Don’t Know What He’s Missing Tonight),” where Lucinda Williams slurs her way from note to note like the town drunk.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBlack Crowes peg Gretchen Wilson with copyright violation
Ladies and gentlemen, the latest round of Celebrity Copyright Infringement Litigation is under way. In this corner, The Black Crowes, defending their 1991 hit “Jealous Again.” And in this corner, country songstress Gretchen Wilson, defending her song “Work Hard, Play Harder.” ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGretchen Wilson - All Jacked Up
Talented country singer’s sophomore effort spoiled by contrived, cornpone lyrics read more
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