The Heart of Country

Meanwhile, the Americana Radio Network has just hired Wayne to be the host of an upcoming daily syndicated radio program. He intends to play songs by some of his favorite Americana artists -- he mentions Emmylou Harris, Kelly Willis and Buddy and Julie Miller -- but he also promises "lots of classic country." It's a safe bet that Faith Hill and Shania Twain won't make the playlist.

For Wayne, the best part is that he'll be able to record the show from his Cupertino home -- or even on that Silver Eagle bus if he ever takes it on the road again. "All I need is a quiet place to do it," he says.

Hey, watch where you're pointing that thing: Dallas Wayne aims his guitar.

Hey, watch where you're pointing that thing: Dallas Wayne aims his guitar.

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A few weeks ago, Wayne sat down to watch the annual Country Music Association awards, which opened with a stunt double for Shania Twain roaring down the aisle of the Grand Ole Opry on a Harley. The real Twain then broke into her latest bit of pop-country confection, "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" Wayne admits that, at that point, he nearly hit the "off" button on his remote control, but he stuck it out, mainly because he wanted to see the induction of one of his early musical heroes, Porter Wagoner, into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

"I'd done a show with Porter about a month and a half ago in Nashville," he says, "and the buzz was out then that he was going to be inducted. I wanted to see it. Porter's an ornery old bastard, but he's put out some consistently good stuff over the years."

As for the rest of the show, Wayne noticed a few of the performers, including Alan Jackson, reaching back to country's honky-tonk roots. "I don't think they pulled it off, but that's okay," he says. "This music always changes. It always evolves. The people we think of as traditional were groundbreakers in their day. I just don't think I see anybody on the horizon today who'll warrant a listen in thirty years."