Recently, I was scrolling through my iTunes library trying to decide who should be honored with my next theme week (it’s a big honor, you know… you should see the stack of mail I have from performers asking to be featured). And I was shocked to realize I’d gone this far without spending a week on Josh Rouse.

It’s not that he’s a household name — on the contrary, he probably has family members who aren’t aware he records albums. But in my household, he’s as well-regarded as any Hall of Famer. Rouse is one of those artists whose entire discography I cycle through every other month or so. When I’m grabbing CDs to load up the car stereo, he’s always represented and usually over-represented.

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