I've had the big ups and the big downs.

But these days, I get a lot more attention and airplay from the Adult Contemporary and country radio stations, and I feel comfortable saying I'm a part of that.

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.

I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.

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

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

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