Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band

While from the outset Lyle Lovett sounded like a hard artist to pigeonhole, his sponsors at Curb Records and MCA Records seemed determined to sell him as a country artist, though the blues and retro-jazz leanings of Lovett's second album, Pontiac, suggested that strategy would only be practical for so long. With his third album, 1989's Lyle Lovett And His Large Band, Lovett seemingly sidelined any career aspirations as a mainstream country act he or his handlers may have held. Read More