Gone Country

Barry Gibb (of Bee Gee's Fame) has purchased Johnny Cash's old house in Hendersonville, KY. He plans to record a country album there with his own sons.

Honestly, this is great news. It'll probably be great much like early Elton John country music was great. Sir Elton has a better country voice than most. If you don't believe me, listen and be ready to be convinced. So, Barry's considerable talents should bring forth come great music.

But I saw him in a recent interview and he commented that he had always wanted to do a country album and felt that country music was where he has always belonged. What?

After decades of being a pop music icon and being one of the kings of disco now he says this? Is that what pop artists (especially British ones) should do when they burn-out or age beyond their previous pop music demographic?

Sheryl Crow was unavailable for comment.