Hey CMT Crossroads, How about These Combos?

If you're not familiar with CMT's Crossroads, the premise is simple: hook up country music musicians with artists from other music genres to perform each others songs on stage together.

Officially, the show's logline is this:

"Great music knows no boundaries. CMT Crossroads shows the far-reaching roots of country music by pairing country artists with musicians from other genres. Each episode will feature a different set of stars playing together, swapping stories and sharing their common love of music," reads CMT's Web site.

The pairings are really no stretch at all. There's been a couple of great ones, Dolly Parton/Melissa Ethridge and Wynona Judd/Heart. I might put Martina McBride/Pat Benatar and Ryan Adams/Elton John in my next category, good.

Still, the show lacks really knock your socks off combos. Here's my suggestions for CMT's Crossroads:

Big & Rich/Beyonce Knowles

Faith Hill/Justin Timberlake

Tim McGraw/Bette Midler

Allison Krauss & Union Station/Gwen Stefani

Jo Dee Messina/Usher

Sammy Kershaw/Queen Latifah

Lonestar/B.B. King