Article: Reviews of new country/roots, jazz, classical and pop releases.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Country/roots:

JOHNNY BUSH "Lost Highway Saloon" (Lone Star, 3 stars); "Johnny Bush Sings Bob Wills" (Lone Star, 3 stars)

Count Johnny Bush among the old pros _ including Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Porter Wagoner and Hank Thompson _ who showed no signs of fading away in 2000. "Lost Highway Saloon" is another reminder that there's a lot more to the inveterate Texas honky-tonker than "Whiskey River," the Bush tune that has become a Willie Nelson concert staple.

"Saloon" serves up shuffles and ballads just the way you'd expect, in an uncompromisingly traditional, no-frills style. And Bush sings in a warm, rough-around-the-edges baritone that ...

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