Vince Gill Serenaded For His 50th Birthday And Dale Watson Schedules Tour To Promote Album

• Tim McGraw’s Let It Go received three out of four stars.
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• Angela Hacker’s debut garnered a measly one and a half out of four stars.
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• Pam Tillis’s upcoming release, Rhinestoned, shined with three and a half out of four stars.

“I think with really sad songs, sometimes they make people feel better,” she continued. “If the story is that bad, there was something really spectacular there before the bad thing happened. There was something great to lose.”

Performing on a backyard stage sheltered by a large tent, Thom Schuyler kicked off the event with his affectionate homage to Music City composers, “16th Avenue.” Don Schlitz reprised his mythic “The Gambler.” Janis Ian rolled back the calendar to 1975 with “At Seventeen.” Rodney Crowell sang “‘Til I Gain Control Again.” The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jeff Hanna favored the crowd with his rendition of Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles.”

“I am very dead set against what Don Imus said,” Charlie said. “I think it’s terrible.”

But, he added, the critics of the radio personality should cast a wider net. “While we’re at it, let’s get with the rappers, let’s get with the other people that say things like this with impunity,” he said. “If we’re gonna persecute one guy, let’s persecute ‘em all.”