Byline: Keith Lawrence
Aug. 17--The Charlie Sizemore Band. "Good News." Rounder. 14 tracks.
At 46, Charlie Sizemore is a veteran of more than 30 years in bluegrass.
He had already toured with The Goins Brothers before Ralph Stanley hired the then-16-year-old to replace Keith Whitley as his lead singer three decades ago.
Sizemore stayed with Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys for nearly a decade before going out on his own.
But he also took time out to get a degree in political science (with honors) from the University of Kentucky, attend law school and establish a solo practice in a Nashville suburb.
So, it's been a long wait for fans since his last ...