Steve Azar is a roots music artist whose songs are steeped in the influences of the American South. Blending country, blues, folk, and rock flavors, Mississippi-born Azar vivifies his songs of love, perseverance, and the particulars of Southern living with soulful vocals and evocative instrumental work that's dynamic and a fine match for his potent lyrical imagery. Azar's country side was strongest on early albums such as 1996's Heartbreak Town and 2002's Waitin' On Joe, while blues and soul were more dominant on 2009's Slide On Over Here, and 2017's Down at the Liquor Store f...