Plus Kasey to SO easy on the eyes, like a young Jessie Colter. Waylon Jennings was one lucky guy. Roy Orbison had a real good lookin’ wife too, Barbara. I saw her at the tribute show to Roy held at The Wiltern Theater shortly after his death, and she was stunningly beautiful.
I hear why some find Kasey’s voice child-like, and I agree @bob540, I like that. Julie Miller (Buddy’s wife and collaborator) has a similar quality (she’s a great songwriter, and her albums with Buddy are fantastic), as did Victoria Williams. Some also have a "problem" with Iris Dement’s voice, but she’s my absolute favorite living musical artist. I learned of her in an interview with Merle Haggard in the early-90’s, who was raving about her. His recording of her heartbreaking "No Time To Cry" (the best song I’ve heard in a long, long time) is good, but hers is imo much better. You have GOT to get her My Life album.
For a stand-out recent-ish recording of an old Country song, listen to Buddy Miller’s absolutely superb version of Tom T. Hall’s great "That’s How I Got To Memphis". Classic is an understatement! Buddy sings it SO good, and the musicians on the recording are as good as they come.
Speaking of good musicians: Emmylou Harris for years had had one of the best bands in the world, commonly known as The Hot Band. Here are some of the players who have been members: Vince Gill, Tony Brown, Rodney Crowell, guitar greats Albert Lee and James Burton (he was in Ricky Nelson’s band in the late-50’s/early-60’s, and later played for Elvis), pianist Glen Hardin, drummer John Ware (who studied with The Band’s Levon Helm in ’67), pedal steel guitarist Hank DeVito (writer of ""Queen Of Hearts", a hit for Juice Newton but done better imo by Dave Edmunds), and bassist Emory Gordy Jr. (who was also in Dylan’s band for quite a while). Buddy Miller has served as Emmylou's bandleader/guitarist/harmony singer for a number of years now.
