Ken Tucker

Rock critic Ken Tucker says The Traveling Wilburys' new, ironically titled second is filled with annoying jokes. But the band gives the members of the group a chance to relax and let loose -- which gives this album some charm.

Rock critic Ken Tucker examines the new traditionalism trend in country music, exemplified in new albums by Garth Brooks and Rosanne Cash.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Family Style by the late blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother Jimmie. Tucker says the irony is that, on his last recording before his untimely death, Stevie Ray Vaughan was finally coming into his own as a songwriter and performer.