 | Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons by Various Artists
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.23 My all-time favorite tribute album. Gram Parsons's songwriting is amazing, this is a collection of some of my favorite artists, and nearly every cover is amazing.
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 | Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute by Various Artists
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $0.79 Looking over the artist list, this seems like an unlikely group of musicians to cover Hank Williams' material. But trust me, they get it right.
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 | Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt by Various Artists
Buy used from: $5.78 A wonderful collection that evokes the spirit of Townes. Some of these musicians knew Townes, and others have been inspired by his legacy. Nearly every cut is good.
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 | Going Driftless: An Artist's Tribute to Greg Brown by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $7.54 This is an unusual tribute album, in that the covers here are far better than the originals by Greg Brown himself.
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 | Folkways: A Vision Shared - A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly by Various Artists
Buy used from: $1.75 An interesting collection of covers of two of folk music's most important forefathers.
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 | Mermaid Avenue Vol. II by Billy Bragg & Wilco
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $3.36 The "Mermaid Avenue" CDs aren't really tribute albums, they are lyrics by Woody Guthrie set to music by Billy Bragg and Wilco.
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 | Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg & Wilco
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.41 The first "Mermaid Avenue" CD is almost as good as the second one, but not quite.
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 | Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska by Various Artists
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.74 A unique concept for a tribute album, this is artists taking turns covering songs from a single album. It works because Nebraska was such a wonderful album.
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 | 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration by Bob Dylan
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.32 Unlike the other tribute albums on this list, this is a recording of a single concert event. Most of the covers are great.
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 | Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead by Various Artists
Buy used from: $6.79 I don't think this is a popular album among most die hard deadheads. But I like it. Lots of fun.
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 | Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt by Various Artists
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $3.50 A wonderful tribute to one of the greatest country blues musicians.
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 | Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard by Various Artists
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.28 A little inconsistent, but parts of this are incredible.
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 | A Hillbilly Tribute to Mountain Love by Hayseed Dixie
Buy used from: $2.96 OK, I'm just kidding. This isn't one of the greatest tribute albums of all time, but it's really funny. Also check out their tributes to AC/DC and Kiss.
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