Deuces is a clever title for a collection of duets between
Charlie Daniels and a bunch of other country stars, ranging from
Gretchen Wilson to
Vince Gill,
Dolly Parton to
Brad Paisley. Although the song selection may be a little bit too predictable -- he likely never needs to cut another version of "Long Haired Country Boy," no matter how good that version might be --
Deuces isn't about the songs, it's about the performances, and there's a bunch of great ones here, with the
CDB always sounding in top form, sometimes really catching fire with their guests, as when they dig into "Evangeline" with
the Del McCoury Band, trade riffs with
Paisley on "Jammin' for Stevie," and lay into "God Save Us All from Religion" with
Marty Stuart.