And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by what radio and the record companies tell them to buy.

I've been lucky. I've had this history of having an appeal to more than one type of audience.

In between that time, I've done book narrating, you know, books on tape for Dove Audio.

Artists in not only country but other genres usually make four or five albums, then they change producers to keep their sound moving forward.

My biggest successes were mainly in the pop market during the 80s.

Songs like the Buck Owens tune, for example, are very simple and straightforward, and recording it really gave me a chance to get into and get a sense of Buck's personality, a feel for that whole Bakersfield sound.

As you know, the business is cyclic with styles. It's no different from clothing styles.