Jon Wolfe

A Country Mile

Texas Platters

Jon Wolfe

It All Happened in a Honky Tonk

A George Strait clone right down to the big ol' belt buckle, Jon Wolfe redeems himself with a croon that's obviously made for singing contemporary country. Subject matter no deeper than whiskey, babes, and hanging out in honky-tonks drags him down, but weepers like "Play Me Something I Can Drink To" show off Wolfe's potential as the next starched and pressed heartthrob. **.5

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