Our Kind of Country
Jim and Jesse McReynolds are best known for the classic  bluegrass records they made in the early 1960s, on which they blended  instrumental virtuosity with their exquisite harmony vocals. OnOur  Kind of Country, they trade their acoustic bluegrass band for an  electric country group and show they could have just as easily become  great honky-tonkers in the tradition ofErnest Tubb. The  selections include classics likeRay Price's  "Heartaches by the Number" and "Invitation to the Blues," earlyBuck Owenstunes  like "Under Your Spell Again," and theJohnny Paychecknumber "Lovin' Machine," which features lead vocals by Jesse's grandson  Luke McKnight. The McReynolds brothers are backed by the Grand Ole Opry  stage band, musicians who have mastered the subtle art of the country  shuffle. Bluegrass purists will probably wince at the piano, drums, and  electric guitars onOur Kind of Country--like they did in the  late 1960s when the duo experimented with electric sounds--but when Jim  and Jesse join their voices in harmony, they produce so much down-home  feeling they could make a kazoo orchestra sound country.--Michael  Simmons