Texas singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett breathes the same Nashville sound as many country greats before him. His music incorporates folk, swing, blues, jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country styling.

Indiana born guitarist and singer John Hiatt has been performing his rhythm & blues influenced country-rock since the early 70s. Thirty years on and eleven Grammy nominations later, he's still going strong and is considered to be one of the foremost American songwriters of his generation.