That little rhetorical flourish I put at the end “I rest my case” ..was not meant to be taken too seriously, and I’m gald ya didn’t. I know it’s all opinion, and not gospel, lol.

But I totally endorse the Grady quote, and have used it before, (no doubt)…The man knows his stuff! ;) I can’t help but wonder if Patty would have chosen to stay at Sony if John Grady were still president over there.

Just messin’ with ya, Steve.:)

I knew you were waiting for this one.

I’d like to affirm the previous choices of Vince Gill and Tony Brown, as well as Dwight Yoakam and Pete Anderson…Shania and Mutt were great as well, though their style of Pop Country was not my absolute favorite.

But my favorite team of all is Patty Loveless and husband/producer Emory Gordy Jr..by far and hands down. Patty and Emory are a match made in Heaven, on multiple levels..I love this quote from former Sony Nashville president John Grady:

” In all of the time I’ve worked in Nashville, the two people that have consistently made the best records in town are Patty Loveless and Emory Gordy Jr.”

I rest my case. ;)

I also agree with Garth Fundis & Trisha Yearwood, since her best albums have been produced or co-produced with him.

In addition to Moot’s records, there is Adam Hood’s record which made a big splash in Texas.

a Chris Jones (who is a bluegrass artist and sirius satellite radio dj) country record.

and Curt Kirkwood (from the Meat Puppet’s) solo record.

Pete also produced the upcoming Tanya Tucker record for Saguaro Road.

Anderson produced both of Moot Davis’ albums. If you enjoyed his work with Yoakam, you’ll probably like these albums too – Moot Davis (2004) and Already Moved On (2007). Good old school Bakersfield type stuff.