Mel McDaniel

It's crazy that Mel McDaniel released what was arguably his best hit, "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On," in 1993, because by then the whole urban cowboy movement had been swept under the rug for the big hatted new traditional movement of the early '90s. But that song is so delightfully anachronistic, you'll want to watch Debra Winger's seductive mechanical bull ride all over again (thank you, NetFlix).

McDaniel's marginal distinction doesn't depend on the marginal cleverness of songsmiths, but if his hits don't equal his high points, they're not his low points either. "Hello Daddy, Good Morning Darling" is a heart-tugger that would work for anybody from Ronnie Milsap to George Strait, but his commercial specialty is the mild raunch of "Louisiana Saturday Night," "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On," and "Stand Up," where he invites all the mild raunch fans to testify and tempts non-believers to forgive "Do You Want to Say Goodbye." (Grade - B+)