Photograph: Courtesy RT n' the 44s

Echo Country Outpost says: We used to worry that RT was being undermined by his own talent. His voice—so old and deep and weathered and wise—sings songs so thoughtful, traditional, sad and funny that you might guess he's doing old country/western standards. Some revivalist thing. But he's not. He just happens to have one of the most sincere and beautiful voices we've ever heard. And they're his songs too, not standards. Together with his best bud Swimmy and the rest of the band, he's the hardest working music man in LA. It's the time he dedicates to RT n' the 44s—along with running his own farm and family homestead, making his own instruments, recording his own records, busking corners, owning loyal followings all over the Southland, and remaining steadfastly dedicated to playing live music as often as possible—for which we should all be very thankful. Download Most Wanted [Explicit] on Amazon