Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time

Bluegrasser gets away with murder (Jan 2000)

With a long list of country songs already bearing his name on writer credits, you'd think Larry Cordle wouldn't be especially surprised to have a hit record himself. Nevertheless, the bluegrass-singing songwriter didn't expect to see his "Murder On Music Row" (Shellpoint) firmly lodged in the Top 10 of Gavin's Americana chart - in fact, he wasn't sure what to expect at all. "We're trying to figure out what this all means. I guess it can't be anything really bad," he laughs, "so I'm tickled about it."  ...