For singer-songwriter Steve Azar, making music is a compulsion. “I love playing now as much as I did the first time I ever performed,” says the man known for such top country hits as “I Don’t Have to Be Me (‘Til Monday)” and “Waitin’ on Joe.” “At the end of the day, I want to make music. I love to write. I can’t wait to record. I still just love it, love it, love it. What is wrong with me? I’m addicted!” During the...

Dave Hardin is one of those rare talents that seems to surface every ten years or so combining the ability to write great songs and inspired lyrics with a voice that is instantly recognizable. This combination of talent has established Hardin as a singer/songwriter with a devoted following and brought him to the attention of diverse national acts, opening for people such as Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Pierce Pettis, Kim Richey, Patty...

The name, Walt Wilkins, was first spoken to me in 1998 by Kevin Welch, who told me quite passionately that Walt was the guy that I needed to listen to and soak up like a roll of Bounty in a rain barrel. I’ve obeyed Kevin’s advice for more than 12 years now, even though I have to put up with Walt’s picturesque prose and be prepared to boogie in my boots with young filly fans that exercise Juke Duke like a government mule with a...