You can also hear a Bob Dylan influence the smartness of the lyrics on songs like "The Good doctor's Double Vodka Blues." There is a little blues in Witham does, but not the loud Chicago variety that oftentimes fuels White. Witham also knows how to play the cowboy well, which he does during the two-stepping "Last Plea to Ashley Ann." The latter, however, reveals a little weakness in Witham's singing voice, which really sounds strained here. Perhaps his voice was just worn out when he recorded this one, so we'll give him the benefit of a doubt.

Witham's greatest skill is not singing, though, but storytelling. He has a way of drawing you into his musical scenarios that his irresistible. Storytelling is quickly becoming a lost art in contemporary music, and that leaves Witham one of the treasured endangered species.