Americana Spirit

8/21/2007 Stephen L. Betts Ryan Adams has the top Americana album again this week with Easy Tiger, while the rest of the Top 5 spots on the airplay chart remain the same as last week: Kelly Willis at No. 2, Translated from Love; Subdudes’ Street Symphony at No. 3; Compadres: An Anthology of Duets from Marty Stuart at No. 4; Doug Spartz, The One Who’s Leaving at No. 5. Major movers include Terri Hendrix’ The Spiritual Kind, jumping from No. 16 to No. 7, and Mark Olson’s Salvation Blues, vaulting from 29 to 17. The top debut on the chart this week: The Derailers’ Under the Influence of Buck, coming in at No. 20. In our “You Need This Music NOW” dept.: Get ready to hear a LOT more from a tremendously talented singer named Mike Farris. His soul-stirring Salvation in Lights is a modern marvel that’s unforgettable from first listen. One of the year’s best in any genre.