On the lost, lonesome country-and-western highway, the veterans of hard times and heartbreak—think George Jones, Wynonna Judd, Lee Ann Womack, Merle Haggard—are making it through the night and telling tales with new talent such as Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Julie Roberts, and Shooter Jennings. Honky-tonk angels and hillbilly heroes, ethereal or outlaw, these stars sing us back home.