Here's Hank Williams, Jr.'s latest album, the first release since 2002's "I'm One Of You."  Is this album in line with his rootsier effors like "The Almeria Club" or is it more in step with today's flavor of the month?

Brandon Rickman is known to Bluegrass fans as the vocalist/guitarist of The Lonesome River Band and now he steps out with his first solo record.  Does "Young Man, Old Soul" showcase a man with talents beyond the virtuosic music?

With his immense songwriting and guitar playing ability, Brad Paisley has seemingly transformed himself from awe-shucks newcomer to superstar in less than a decade.  Will this album help him contune his upward momentum?

While known as a songwriter's town, Nashville rarely gives these songwriters an outlet to showcase their tunes on a larger scale.  Adroit Records decided to fill the need and has compiled ten of the industry's best songwriters for this showcase.

Tanya Tucker's always wanted to make an album of her favorite songs and yet it took her until her career as a chart topping artist was over to do it.  Does this album match or pass a similar albus released by Patty Loveless last year?

Johnny Cash's iconic album "At Folsom Prison" is given the deluxe treatment from Sony Music's Legacy recordings division. Generally, I steer clear of re-issues of seminal albums like this but this 2 disc, 1 DVD box set includes both shows recorded for the album.

Williams Riley might be on an indie label but there's nothing about this album, from the music to the album package to suggest that.  In fact, the recording has the look and feel and sound of a major label Nashville release.

Ray Charles released this collection of music as two different albums in 1962.  They surprised many people, including the label executives, because Ray Charles was known as an R&B guy.  Do they stand up to the test of time?

Known to the world as a comedian who sings, Rodney Carrington has choses to, with this album, to give fans what they've always wanted; an album of songs without standup.  Does he have enough good songs to carry a whole cd or is it just too lowbrow to succeed?

Arriving nationally with 2007's "Mescalito" and returns with his sophomore Lost Highway release.  Does this album showcase a star alt-country rocker or does it find Bingham regressing from the status many had forecasted for on him?