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    Highway Star

    Dec 17, 2019 5 minutes
    BY MARTIN McQUADE

    A SCOTTISH ADAGE states, “The child born on Christmas will have a special fortune.” Steve Wariner is living proof. The Musician’s Hall of Fame in Nashville inducted the four-time Grammy winner on October 22, in recognition of decades of virtuoso guitar playing, singing and songwriting. Although he is a renowned country music legend, Wariner is fundamentally, to turn a phrase, an eclectic electric artist. To borrow the title of his 2011 album, his chart-topping career has been a “guitar laboratory,” with varied styles in the mix. The Hall of Fame accolade comes as Wariner, on his retrospective Back on Life’s Highway tour, approaches his 65th birthday. Although never one to rest on his laurels, he agreed to reflect on his journey thus far.

    What does the induction mean at this juncture in your life and career?

    The biggest thing is I’m being honored solely as a musician,

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