I had never been a true country fan until I spent about 8-9 years in Nashville. It was then I got to meet just about anyone who was anyone in the business and 99.9% of them were very nice true genuine people, so it was then I started listening and studying the history of country and have been hooked ever since.

Another reason is that country music, the classics anyway, can be re-arranged into some pretty cool sounding swing tunes. For instance Norah Jones recording of Cold Cold Heart renewed my interest in Hank Williams songs, in particular I love to do a swing version of Hey Good Lookin in my shows, always a crowd pleaser.

Later,