The meteoric success of The Tractors was the Arista label's biggest surprise of the year. The boogie-woogie country-rock band plowed through the slick pop country market to pick up a double platinum album and a Grammy nomination.

It goes to show that America was starved for that home town kind of music that makes you feel like eating fried chicken and dancing around the kitchen with your favorite Aunt.

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