Blog: Hyperbolium

Tanya Tucker: My Turn

Tanya Tucker: My Turn Gritty, heartfelt country covers tribute to Tucker's father The wear that Tucker's voice has accumulated over the years, the burnish of life, drugs, drink and age, has only made her sound tougher. There isn't a waver in her pitch as she relives this dozen country classics. Even rougher, she takes on songs that were originally the emotional province of male singers, showing that while times have changed (women wearing pants!), it still takes an unusually strong woman to stand toe-to-toe with iconic classics waxed by Faron Young, Hank Williams, Buck Owens, Ray Price, Conway [...]