About this title: The title tells the story well enough on Standard Songs for Average People, a set of 14 country-leaning classics interpreted by venerable singer/songwriter John Prine and bluegrass balladeer Mac Wiseman. While Prine has never possessed a classically strong voice, he knows how to communicate a lyric well enough (even lyrics he didn't write himself), and it's clear that he loves the songs he's selected for this project (Prine also co-produced with David Ferguson). Whatever Prine may lack in vocal polish, Wiseman easily brings to the table; if his voice is a bit sandier than it was years ago, he ...
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Description: BRAND NEW. Its no stretch to call Standard Songs for Average People a masterpiece. Standard songs, yes, but with extraordinary choices and performances. Average people these arent, but the title carries the message that music like this, timeless and gentle and humane, is not for music snobs or insiders. Its not only for the old or the young or for a demographic or psychographic. It is, across generation and persuasion, its for all of us. read more
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