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Modern Covers of Classics
That whole Cat Power Sings Dylan recreation of the Royal Albert Hall is just great.  
Modern Covers of Classics
Cat Power - Visions of Johanna  
Useless Things
Or maybe that the “something “ that didn’t do what you planned may do something else that’s still useful.   
4th of July Music
Richie Havens - Freedom Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues / Wave That Flag Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers of America Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World  / American Dream Steve Miller Band - Livin' in the USA Simon & Garfunkel - American Tun... 
What was the first CD with great drums??
Dave Brubeck’s Take Five album with Joe Morello comes to mind. And Santana Abraxas.   
Bob Weir: "George Jones is my favorite musician."
When you talk 2 part harmony singers I think you have to include Crosby & Nash. Also Richard & Linda Thompson, Simon & Garfunkel, Alison Krause and Robert Plant. And of course there are way too many bluegrass harmonizers to list them a... 
A great video on an artist you may not be aware of. Participants include Elvis Costello.
I did a vacation trip to Nashville several years ago to catch Lucinda Williams at the Ryman on her 20th Anniversary of Car Wheels tour. Great concert and Jim Lauderdale sat in on a couple of songs, as did Buddy Miller and Emmylou Harris. While in ... 
Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama
Will you explain why you didn’t do that in the first place instead of threatening to sue him? Forgot that little tidbit. I’m not a lawyer and don’t have any special expertise in libel/slander laws, but I’m guessing that before taking legal acti... 
Best Covers
Dylan did a slew of covers when he played a famous 4 hour show at Toad's Place in New Haven in 1990 including: Help Me Make It Through The Night Key to the Highway Lonesome Whistle Dancing in the Dark Across the Borderline Oh Babe It Ain't N... 
Best Covers
  @immatthewj "I am like you in the respect that I like good covers...." There was a poster on the dimeadozen torrent site several years ago who was a huge Dylan fan and he put together a compilation series of various artists performing live ve... 
Best Covers
The hits keep coming: Can't Find My Way Home - Bonnie Raitt, Lowell George, Freebo In My Room - Danny Gatton (from 88 Elmira St.) A Song For You -Leon Russell Season of the Witch - Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper (Super Session) Don't Let The... 
Best Covers
The entire Playing for Change series on YouTube. Amazing covers of many songs including The Weight, Gimme Shelter, Ripple, Doctor My Eyes, When the Levee Breaks, Soulshine, Higher Ground, Stir It Up, and others. https://www.youtube.com/results?se... 
Best Covers
Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert (Cat was born to sing Dylan. Visions of Johanna is haunting) http://tinyurl.com/jfydcjas Jerry Garcia Band Live: After Midnight>Eleanor Rigby>After Midnight   Lucinda William... 
Newer Blues Artists or Recordings
If you're looking for more traditional blues, I'd like to call attention to the website for MusicMaker.org. This is a charitable foundation that's devoted to providing a wide range of assistance to artists in need who are primarily older Carolina ... 
Newer Blues Artists or Recordings
I'm surprised that the Tedeschi Trucks Band hasn't been mentioned yet. They're not quite a straight ahead blues band as they blend a variety of other genres including R&B, funk, jazz, soul and rock. Derek Trucks, the former child prodigy, cut ...