 | Drum Hat Buddha by Dave Carter
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $5.49 The best kept secret in music. American radio wake up and smell the coffee!
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 | Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.56 Bonus tracks that actually make an album better. "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" was the first Country Rock record ever made by a big name act.
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 | Portraits by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $40.49 / Used from: $21.94 Not big on covers, but the legend is one of the best at doing them. This is an excellent career highlight box set, second only to the Elvis 50's masters.
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 | Live at the Philharmonic by Kris Kristofferson
Buy used from: $1.95 A good live album with Rita, Gatlin and some unknown guy named Willie. People forget before acting, he played the Big Rock Festivals in the early seventies.
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 | Naked Songs by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.71 From earthy Pop to the real deal for one brief moment. Rickie Lee performs an artistic solo with lots of emotion on a hot night of music in San Francisco.
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 | Concerts For A Landmine Free World by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $0.01 Country Folk "Rebels With A Cause" nail it - Unplugged.
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 | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.44 One for the Heartland, Route 66, Flying 'A' Gas, Prairie Dogs and Mayberry. Put this in the "Luck Of The Draw" and "Stones In The Road" catagory of music.
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 | Pontiac by Lyle Lovett
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.93 Outstanding Country Folk with a sprinkle of Swing, Blues and Jazz. "Pontiac" was the statement album that brought him to star status.
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 | Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons by Various Artists
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $4.94 "Grievous Angel", Richard Thompson's "Beat The Retreat" and the Woody Guthrie "Til We Outnumber 'Em" are the best of the "Tributes".
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 | Live At McCabes' Guitar Shop by Nancy Wilson
Buy used from: $6.94 Heartfelt songs and return to Folk Roots. I'm glad the drummer took the day off.
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 | Return to Hicksville: The Best of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks -- The Blue Thumb Years 197 by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.99 Like the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, ahead of their time. A nice mix of Swing, Bluegrass and "Manhattan Transfer".
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 | For the Record: 43 Legendary Hits by Merle Haggard
Buy used from: $5.30 The second time around improved background music and saloon piano. Merle's voice has a little growl, but he's still "The Hag".
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 | Confessions of a Blues Singer by Rory Block
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $2.89 Strongly influenced by Mississippi Fred McDowell, Rory can sit in a chair and Blues you out.
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 | Live from Mountain Stage by John Hartford
Buy used from: $13.14 A fun live set of his best known songs that is somewhat like a Hartford greatest hits.
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 | Out in California by Dave Alvin
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.35 For every walking billboard, it's nice to know we still have genuine players like Alvin playing gutsy "Roots Music". Dave and his Guilty Men shine in the Golden State with live variety.
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 | The Austin Sessions by Kris Kristofferson
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $2.69 Kristofferson's recording swan song? These remakes have a driving Texas flavor that exceed the original versions. Kris and his allstar cast score a knockout.
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 | Mountain Soul by Patty Loveless
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.63 Patty pays a nice tribute to her roots and Kentucky miners. A good one to own, even if your not a Loveless fan.
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 | Now Again by Flatlanders
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $2.24 A band more than a legend. Jimmie, Butch, and Joe take the fun filled route making for a nice contrast to the classic 1st one. "Now Again" is radio friendly without being over produced.
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 | Roses in the Snow by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.00 Harris pushed the envelope in 1980 making a successful Bluegrass album when it wasn't the "In" thing. A must for the "O Brother" fans.
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 | Merle Haggard - 20 Greatest Hits by Merle Haggard
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.93 An excellent single disc of all originals. No guests, duos or filler, just Mr. Haggard at his singing best.
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 | Guitar Town (Remastered)(Bonus Track) by Steve Earle
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.91 The re-release has new liner notes written by Earle and a live bonus track "State Trooper". Steve and Dwight Yoakam rejuvenate Country Rock in the late 80's.
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 | Kind Hearted Woman by Michelle Shocked
Buy used from: $0.77 A deep introspective piece of work heard best on a rainy day under blackened skies.
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 | The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 by Bob Dylan
Buy new: $22.97 / Used from: $19.00 Bootlegs are generally regarded as canned music that belong in the vaults. Someone forgot to tell Dylan. This collection of alternate takes is something special.
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 | When I Go by Dave Carter with Tracy Grammer
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.27 "Postmodern Mythic American Music" - The chemistry of a songwriting genius from Oklahoma & Texas and a talented singer/violinist from California.
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