I'm not a music buff -- in fact, I take too little time to listen to music. But I like the Blues and I am fascinated with country music.

One of my favorites in Blues is Mose Allison. He's a Mississippian who went to Ole Miss and is now singing all over the nation -- and I understand is becoming very popular abroad. In one of his songs he says, "I fooled around and got to feeling good, messed around and got humanized. You may think I'm ill advised, but I've gotten humanized." In another he says, "Well, I'm nothing but a sentimental fool. I used to think I had to be cool, then I became a capitalist tool, now I'm looking for the Golden Rule." He has some profound commentary on human life.

Now country music runs the gamut. Some of it awful, some silly, some heart gripping, some very profou…