His sound epitomized the strain of commercial country that dominated his era: updated honky tonk and Southern-fried country-rock on the uptempo tunes, well-polished, adult contemporary-tinged pop on the ballads.

• 麦克劳的声音成为了主导那个年代的商业化乡村音乐的缩影：流行的乡村乐伴着南方的乡村摇滚乐和欢快的曲调，悦耳还时尚；情歌中加入流行乐的诸多因素。