Junior Brown

A lot of tribute albums totally suck, as they're usually full of bands you've never heard of. But this one does ol' Waylon some justice. Guy Clark sets the tone with his hushed outlaw drawl, Norah Jones puts a new twist on an old gem, Rollins kills the title track, and the Texans bare their dirty souls in song.

Any singer whose legacy brings together Norah Jones and Henry Rollins must have been
doing something right. On Lonesome, On'ry and Mean, a collection of punks, folkies,
country singers and Tex-Mex crooners celebrates both the romantic and rebellious sides
of the late Texas outlaw legend Waylon Jennings, reinterpreting weepers such as
"Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)," here rendered tenderly by Jon... More >