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Best Country/Rock - Poll

I recently started picking up more and more music I would loosely describe as "country/rock". A couple of recent purchases (namely Jackson Brown "Solo Acoustic", and Gene Clarke & Carla Olson "So Rebelious a Lover") caused me to look for a "Best Country/Rock" thread for more ideas. I couldn't find one, so I'm starting one here.

General guidelines
1) Don't hang up on what is country rock. If you think it is, ok.
2) Identify particularly well recorded , but don't leave anything off if it's good.
3) No limit or minimum - name your favorites.

Here are some of my my favorites in no particular order:
(* = excellent recording)

Gene Clark: "No Other" * and "White Lightening" *
Gene Clarke @ Carla Olson "So Rebelious a Lover"
Jackson Brown "Solo Acoustic" *
Willie Nelson "Stardust" SACD *
Neil Young "Prairie Wind" *
Cowboy Junkies - most all of their stuff, but especially "One Soul Now" , "Lay it Down" , "Mile From Our Home". "Trinity Sessions" *
bdgregory

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bdgregory OP
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Thanks for all of the recommended groups. How about specific releases you're fond of - especially those with lifelike production/recording? . . . and yes this is suppose to be best of - albums , not just artists

Here's another few I like:

EmmyLou Harris - "Wrecking Ball"
Patty Griffin - "Living with Ghosts"
Johny Cash - "American Recordings"
Lyle Lovette - "Pontiac"
bdgregory OP
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dcisok, waltersalas - thanks! I now have a shopping list.
bdgregory OP
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" . . . and if you're a Flying Burritos and Gram Parker fan you have absolutely gotta' listen to "Return of the Grevious Angel" which is an incredible compilation put together by Emylou Harris."

ok, I have many some of the artists recommended here, and as a result of the above posts went out and bought many more. Among them is Gram Parsons and The Flying Burrito Brothers, which I like. Based on Sit's recommendation above, I purchased "Return of the Grevious Angel", and Man, is it great. The recording quality and playing will blow you away.

The quote above is right on . . . it's a must have, and good demo disk too.
bdgregory OP
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I just picked up Neko Case ("Blacklised" and "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood"), and Gillian Welch ("Revival"). All excellent , both of them fantastic voices.
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