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Dwight Yoakum Sets the Standard for Today's Country Music

Rock critic Ken Tucker has never really liked the country singer's music, but he's long admired him. Yoakum's new album If There Was a Way stands out among the genre's recent, lackluster releases.

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Other segments from the episode on February 4, 1991

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, February 4, 1991: Interview with Roger Fisher and Orville Schell; Review of Dwight Yokum's album "If There Was a Way"; Interview with Ronald Brownstein; Review of the…

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