Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, the Mavericks, LeAnn Rimes + others – Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute to Motley Crue (2014)
There’s not nearly enough “outlaw” here to justify the name of this album.

There’s not nearly enough “outlaw” here to justify the name of this album.

The intrigue of compilations like this is when seemingly incongruent artists successfully combine, or when somebody turns a familiar tune inside out.

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