Elana Fremerman's fluid fiddlin' + Whit Smith's toned guitar licks + Jake Erwin's jumping upright bass = one hot Texas cookin' combo. "Ghost Train" is an innovative ride to uncharted territory.

John saved one of his best for last. After "Down From The Mountain", he made an album of influential songs and stories he grew up with.

Before passing away, superb harmonica singer Junior Wells got back together with Buddy Guy (surprisingly good on acoustic guitar) for an excellent album of front porch blues.

"Melissa" type wonderful songs minus the typical brothers jamming mixing lightweight rock, blues and gospel. Gregg really shines on "Will The Circle Be Unbroken".

The original soundtrack was perfect for watching the movie. The additional country stars for the cd iced the cake.

Not that he needed a comeback, but Johnny went from legend back to country star with this rootsy unplugged album that roosters can even appreciate.

Judy gained a much wider audience since this time period, but she's never been better than at Newport. Theodore Bikel sings a great duet with Collins on "Greenland Whale Fisheries".

Supreme vocalist/entertainer Rhonda Vincent made the right move getting back to bluegrass. "One Step Ahead" is a nice modern blend of upbeat tunes and mountain style ballads.

Bob Dylan "Plugging In" caused quite an uproar at Newport in the mid-60's. However, some of these blues greats went electric years before him with no backash from the crowd.

With all due respect to the studio albums, the Weavers hit their recording epitome at Carnegie Hall. No skip button needed on this set list.

Phil had the unfortunate label of a 60's protest singer. A more in depth look reveals another side to his songwriting like on "Pleasures Of The Harbor".

"The Incident" aside, these young ladies went back to their early bluegrass roots making a non-commercial album that went commercial.