Joe had been a supervisor on the line at Gibson, and had left before I started there in '91. He became a highly sought-after demo singer by the many songwriters and producers around town back then, and was able to develop those networking connections into a record deal. Was one of those guys that remained more or less normal through it all. In his post 'big label deal' days after Garth and Shania demolished everything, a nephew played keys in his road band and was very complimentary about him. Gonna be missed, there's always a nice guy shortage !
This was always my favorite cut, the very-Texas-sounding 'If the Devil Danced in Empty Pockets' :
