Jason Boland & The Stragglers

Jason Boland expands on "The Bourbon Legend" (Dec 2006)

If Jason Boland is a new name to you, chances are another more prominent name and voice -Waylon Jennings - will come to mind when you first hear him sing. But Boland is a talented singer/songwriter, and The Stragglers' new "The Bourbon Legend" CD hints that he might also be a legend in the making.. "I get that a lot," says Boland of the Jennings comparison. "And rightfully so. I loved what Waylon Jennings did. But I really like a heavy backbeat, and I'm a baritone, and when you get that kind of bounce in the music, the words come out in that flowing, baritone timbre. But it's not even a comparison, it's just a compliment."  ...