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Title: They call Vern "The Voice." Here's why.
Review: "Set 'Em Up Joe" (a honky-tonker about a man wearing out an Ernest Tubb 45 -- remember them?) was the hit, and sounded just right coming out of a jukebox at 1:00 AM. But the prime cut here is "Chiseled In Stone," which to my mind rivals Jones's "He Stopped Loving Her Today" as the most heart-breaking recording of all time. In between there's lots of filler, but Vern Gosdin's filler beats out just about anything you're likely to hear on country radio in these benighted times. Stone country -- snap it up while it's still in print.
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