Against The Grain

December 2025

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Artist | Song Title | Album | Record Label/Year of Release

December 31, 2025

2025 year in review and more!

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George Harrison | Ding Dong, Ding Dong | Apple Records 1974
Wanda Jackson | Let's Have A Party | Heart Trouble | CMH Records 2003
Dire Straits | My Parties | On Every Street | Warner Brothers Records 1991
Loudon Wainwright III | The End Has Begun | Grown Man | Virgin Records 1995
Van Morrison | Celtic New Year | Magic Time | Geffen Records 2005
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Eliza Gilkyson | Times Like These | Dark Ages | Realiza Records 2025
Alison Brown & Steve Martin | Dear Time (with Jackson Browne & Jeff Hanna) | Safe, Sensible and Sane | Compass Records 2025
Bruce Cockburn | Last Night of The World | Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu | True North Records 1999
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Peter, Paul and Mary | Autumn To May | Peter, Paul and Mary | Warner Brothers Records 1962
Brian Wilson | Love And Mercy | I Just Wasn't Made For These Times | MCA Records 1995
Rodney Crowell | Heaven Can You Help Us | Airline Highway | New West Records 2025
Willie Nelson | The Fly Boy & The Kid | Oh What A Beautiful World | Legacy Recordings 2025
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Robert Plant | As I Roved Out | Saving Grace with Suzi Dian | Nonesuch Records 2025
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Sierra Hull | Come Out of My Blues (with Tim O'Brien) | A Tip Toe High Wire | Sierra Hull 2025
I'm With Her | Ancient Light | Wild and Clear and Blue | Rounder Records 2025
Hayes Carll | Good People (Thank Me) | We're Only Human | Highway 87 Records 2025
Ketch Secor | Thanks Again | Story The Crow Told Me | Equal Housing Records 2025
Molly Tuttle | Easy | So Long Little Miss Sunshine | Nonesuch Records 2025
Ringo Starr | I Live For Your Love (with Molly Tuttle) | Look Up | Lost Highway Records 2025
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Mary Chapin Carpenter | Bitter Ender | Personal History | Lambent Light Records 2025
The Band | Life is A Carnival | Cahoots | Capitol Records 1971
Jesse Welles | It Don't Come Easy | With The Devil | Jesse Welles 2025
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Flo & Eddie | Keep It Warm | Moving Targets | Columbia Records 1976
The Monkees | Papa Gene's Blues | The Monkees | ColGems Records 1966
Brewer & Shipley | One Toke Over The Line | Tarkio | Kama Sutra Records 1970
Tim Hardin | If I Were A Carpenter | Tim Hardin 2 | Verve Forecast Records 1967
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Van Morrison | When The Rains Came | Remembering Now | Exile/Virgin Records 2025
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Geoff Muldaur and The Nite Lites | I Ain't Drunk | I Ain't Drunk | Hannibal Records 1980
Jonathan Edwards | Stop and Start it All Again | Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy | ATCO Records 1972
Kelsey Waldon | Lost in My Idlin' | Every Ghost | Oh Boy Records 2025
Slaid Cleaves | One Good Year | Broke Down | Philo Records 2000
Lori McKenna | Monday Afternoon | Bittertown | Signature Sounds Recordings 2004
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Squeeze | Take Me I'm Yours | Squeeze | A&M Records 1978
Wilco | Heavy Metal Drummer | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | Nonesuch Records 2002
Jeff Tweedy | Out in The Dark | Twilight Override | dBpm Records 2025
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Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives | Waiting On Sundown | Space Junk | Snakefarm Records 2025
Nick Lowe | What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love & Understanding? (acoustic version) | Demon Records single 1994
Pentangle | Will The Circle Be Unbroken | Reflection | Transatlantic Records 1971
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William Pint & Felicia Dale | Ring in The New Year (Ring It In) > Auld Lang Syne | When I See Winter Return | Waterbug Records 1997

December 24, 2025

Christmas Eve with St Nick

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Vince Gill | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Let There Be Peace On Earth | MCA Records 1993
The Beach Boys | Little Saint Nick | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Capitol Records 1964
Mark Cameron | Nick's Place | Nasty Business | Mark Cameron 2023
Dwight Yoakam | Santa Claus is Back in Town | Come On Christmas | Reprise Records 1997
Carlene Carter | Rockin' Little Christmas | Giant Country Christmas Volume 1 | Giant Records 1994
The Three Wise Men (aka XTC) | Thanks For Christmas | Virgin Records single 1983
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John Hartford | On Christmas Eve | Headin' Down into the Mystery Below | Flying Fish Records 1978
Hasa Ortego | Christmas Eve on The Big Bayou | Merry Cajun Christmas | Swallow Records 1978
Rockin' Dopsie & The Zydeco Twisters | Jingle Bells | A Creole Christmas | Epic Records 1990
Aaron Neville | Such A Night | Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas | A&M Records 1993
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The Doohickeys | Merry Happy Whatever (featuring the Wolves of Glendale) | Merry Happy Whatever | Forty Below Records 2025
Van Morrison | Glad Tidings | Moondance | Warner Brothers Records 1970
Nikki Lane | Falalalalove Ya | An Americana Christmas | New West Records 2014
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks | Carol of The Bells | Crazy For Christmas | Surfdog Records 2010
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Maria Sangiolo | All We Need | Blue Earth | Signature Sounds Recordings 1998
Jim Henry | The Tree | Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration | Signature Sounds Recordings 2002
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Nick Lowe | Children Go Where I Send Thee | Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection For All The Family | Proper Records 2013
Buddy & Julie Miller | Away in A Manger | To: Kate (a benefit for kate's sake) | Western Beat Records 2005
The Roches | Angels We Have Head On High | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Real Live Records 1989
Bruce Cockburn | Mary Had A Baby | Christmas | True North/Columbia Records 1993
T Bone Burnett | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Acoustic Christmas | Columbia Records 1990
The Band | Christmas Must Be Tonight | Islands | Capitol Records 1977
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Lyle Lovett | Christmas Morning | The Road to Ensenada | Curb/MCA Records 1996
Kate Campbell | Dear Little Stranger (Christmas Lullaby) | Wandering Strange | Eminent Records 2001
Dar Williams | The Christians and The Pagans | Mortal City | Razor & Tie Records 1996
Jackson Browne | The Rebel Jesus | The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne | Elektra Records 1997
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The Hooters | Silent Night | Acoustic Christmas | Columbia Records 1990
John Prine | Silent Night All Day Long | A John Prine Christmas | Oh Boy Records 1993
Jerry Jeff Walker | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Christmas Gonzo Style | Rykodisc 1994
NRBQ | Christmas Wish | Christmas Wish | Rounder Records 1986
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Robert Earl Keen | Happy Holidays Y'all | Walking Distance | Arista Records 1998
Jill Sobule | Merry Christmas From The Family | You Sleigh Me | Atlantic Records 1995
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Mark Erelli | This Ain't No Time of Year to Be Alone | Wonderland: A Winter Solstice Celebration | Signature Sounds Recordings 2002
Ella Fitzgerald | Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney | Decca Records single 1950
Buck Owens and his Buckaroos | Here Comes Santa Claus Again | Christmas with Buck Owens | Capitol Records 1965
Edd "Kookie" Byrnes | Yulesville | Warner Brothers Records single 1960
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders | Cool Yule | Decca Records single 1953
Melissa Carper | Cruisin' in Santa's Sleigh | A Very Carper Christmas | MAE Music 2025
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Bob Rivers Comedy Corp | O Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads | Twisted Christmas | ATCO Records 1987
The Grateful Dead | Stagger Lee | Shakedown Street | Arista Records 1978
Slaid Cleaves | You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch | Holiday Sampler | Philo Records 2001
Thea Gilmore | That'll Be Christmas | Strange Communion | Fulfill Records 2009
Eddie Lawrence | The Merry Old Philosopher | The Kingdom of Eddie Lawrence | Coral Records 1958
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Bob Dylan | A Visit from St Nicholas | Theme Time Radio Hour | Columbia Records 2006
The Beatles | Christmas Time (Is Here Again) | Apple Records
The Pogues | Fairytale of New York (featuring Kirsty MacColl) | If I Should Fall from Grace with God | Island Records 1988
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The Pretenders | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Holiday EP | Pretenders 2008
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | The Light of Christmas Day | Love The Coopers soundtrack | Republic Records 2015
Ella Fitzgerald | The Secret of Christmas | His Masters Voice single 1959

December 17, 2025

Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night

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Simon & Garfunkel | I Am A Rock | Sounds of Silence | Columbia Records 1966
Kelly Willis | Time Has Told Me | What I Deserve | Rykodisc 1999
Nick Drake | Time of No Reply (outtake) | Five Leaves Left | Island Records 1968
Fotheringay | Winter Winds | Fotheringay | Island Records 1970
Richard Thompson | Let It Blow | Front Parlour Ballads | Cooking Vinyl 2005
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The Head and The Heart | Winter Song | The Head and the Heart | SubPop Records 2011
Patty Loveless | Christmas Time's A-Comin' | Bluegrass & White Snow: A Mountain Christmas | Epic Records 2002
Watkins Family Hour | Hanukkah Dance | Hanukkah+ | Verve Forecast 2019
Brave Combo | It's Christmas, Man! | Rounder Records 1992
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Mumford & Sons | Winter Winds | Sigh No More | Island Records 2009
Shawn Colvin | Windy Nights | Holiday Songs and Lullabies | Columbia Records 1998
Harry Chapin | Taxi | Heads & Tales | Elektra Records 1972
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Peter Case | If You Got a Light to Shine | Beeline | Vanguard Records 2002
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Wilco | You Never Know | Wilco (The Album) | Nonesuch Records 2009
The Jayhawks | Tailspin | Rainy Day Music | Lost Highway/American Recordings 2003
Mudcrutch | The Other Side of The Mountain | Mudcrutch 2 | Reprise Records 2016
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Christmas All Over Again | A Very Special Christmas 2 | A&M Records 1992
Dave Edmunds | Run Rudolph Run | Columbia Records single 1982
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Little Feat | All That You Dream (Alternate Version) | The Last Record Album (Deluxe Edition) | WB 1975 / Rhino 2025
Los Lobos | Dream in Blue | Kiko | Slash / WB 1992
KT Tunstall | Suddenly I See | Eye to the Telescope | Relentless Records 2004
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Joe Ely | Wind's Gonna Blow You Away | Streets Of Sin | Rounder Records 2003
Joe Ely | I Will Lose My Life | Twistin' In The Wind | MCA Records 1998
Robert Earl Keen | The Road Goes On Forever | West Textures | Sugar Hill Records 1989
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The Neville Brothers | Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) | Walkin' In The Shadow Of Life | Back Porch Records 2004
The Temptations | My Christmas Tree | The Temptations Christmas Card | Gordy Records 1970
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Ryan Adams | Carolina Rain | 29 | Lost Highway Records 2005
The Grateful Dead | Dire Wolf | Workingman's Dead | Warner Brothers Records 1970
The Sadies | Translucent Sparrow | Favourite Colours | Outside Music 2004
New Riders of The Purple Sage | It's Alright With Me | The Adventures of Panama Red | Columbia Records 1973
Hayes Carll | Grateful For Christmas | KMAG YOYO | Lost Highway Records 2011
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Bill Morrissey and Greg Brown | You Can't Always Get What You Want | Friend of Mine | Philo Records 1993
The Rolling Stones | You Got the Silver | Let It Bleed | London Records 1969
David Bowie | Song for Bob Dylan | Hunky Dory | RCA Records 1971
Bob Dylan | The Christmas Blues | Christmas in the Heart | Columbia Records 2009
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Beth Orton | Dolphins (with Terry Callier) | Best Bit (EP) | Heavenly Records 1997
Iggy Pop | Everybody's Talkin' | Après | Thousand Mile Inc 2012
Nick Lowe | Time I Took a Holiday | Dig My Mood | Upstart Records 1998
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James Taylor | Sweet Baby James | Sweet Baby James | Warner Brothers Records 1970
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway (feat Ketch Secor) | Fairytale of New York | Nonesuch Records single 2025

December 10, 2025

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Fleetwood Mac | Albatross | Blue Horizon Records single 1968
Nanci Griffith | Ten Degrees and Getting Colder | Other Voices, Other Rooms | Elektra Records 1993
Gordon Lightfoot | Song for A Winter's Night | The Way I Feel | United Artists Records 1967
Fleetwood Mac | Bare Trees | Bare Trees | Reprise Records 1972
The Christmas Jug Band | Christmas Time is Here | Rhythm On The Roof | Globe Records 1997
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Paul Simon | The Late Great Johnny Ace (original acoustic demo) | Hearts and Bones | Warner Brothers Records 1983
Paul McCartney | Here Today | Tug Of War | Capitol Records 1982
George Harrison | All Those Years Ago | Somewhere in England | Dark Horse Records 1981
John Lennon | Hold On | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | Apple Records 1970
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Lucinda Williams | We've Come Too Far to Turn Around (with Norah Jones) | World's Gone Wrong | Highway 20 Records 2026
Melissa Carper | Christmas in New Orleans | A Very Carper Christmas | Mae Music 2025
Doug Kershaw | Louisiana Man | The Cajun Way | Warner Brothers Records 1969
the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Diggy Diggy Lo | Stars & Stripes Forever | United Artists Records 1974
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Jakob Dylan | Lend A Hand | Women + Country | Columbia Records 2010
Ringo Starr | Thankful (with Alison Krauss) | Look Up | Lost Highway Records 2025
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Rodney Crowell | Christmas Everywhere (with Lera Lynn) | Christmas Everywhere | New West Records 2018
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks | I've Got Christmas By The Tail | Crazy For Christmas | Surfdog Records 2010
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks | Sure Beats Me | Last Train to Hicksville...the home of happy feet | Blue Thumb Records 1973
Louise Taylor | Call My Name | Velvet Town | Signature Sounds Recordings 2003
Joni Mitchell | Impossible Dreamer | Dog Eat Dog | Geffen Records 1985
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Loudon Wainwright III | Not John | I'm Alright | Rounder Records 1985
Suzanne Vega | Flying With Angels | Flying With Angels | Cooking Vinyl Records 2025
High Highs | Open Season | Open Season | Fine Time/Sony 2013
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Bonny Light Horseman | Jane Jane | Bonny Light Horseman | 37d03d Records 2020
Chad & Jeremy | My How the Time Goes By | Chad & Jeremy Sing for You | World Artists 1965
The Lovin' Spoonful | Money | Everything Playing | Kama Sutra Records 1967
The Grateful Dead | Money Money | Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel | Grateful Dead Records 1974
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The Clash | Jimmy Jazz | London Calling | Epic Records 1979
Traffic | Paper Sun | Mr. Fantasy | Island Records 1967
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Wilco | I'm The Man Who Loves You | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | Nonesuch Records 2002
Steve Forbert | I Know What I Know | Rocking Horse Head | Revolution Records 1996
John McVey | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For | Circle Of Friends | Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment 1997
The Mavericks | If You Only Knew | Music for All Occasions | MCA 1995
The Mavericks | What A Crying Shame | What A Crying Shame | MCA 1994
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Nikki Lane | Big Mouth | Highway Queen | New West Records 2017
Gram Parsons | Big Mouth Blues | GP | Reprise Records 1973
Squeeze | Trust Me to Open My Mouth | Babylon And On | A&M Records 1987
Elvis Costello | From A Whisper to A Scream (with Glenn Tilbrook) | Trust | Columbia Records 1981
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Cream | I'm So Glad | Fresh Cream | Reaction Records 1966
The Who | I Can See For Miles | The Who Sell Out | Decca Records 1967
Dick Van Dyke | They All Laughed | Songs I Like by Dick Van Dyke | Command Records 1963
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Bob Dylan | Roll On John | Tempest | Columbia Records 2012

December 3, 2025

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Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives | California Pt.1 (Bobbie Gentry, Please Call Home) | Space Junk | Snakefarm Records 2025
Jackson Browne | Running On Empty | Running On Empty | Asylum Records 1977
Gregg Allman | These Days | Laid Back | Capricorn Records 1973
The Stone Poneys | December Dream | Evergreen Vol. 2 | Capitol Records 1967
Merle Haggard | If We Make it Through December | Capitol Records single 1973
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Neil Young | From Hank to Hendrix | Harvest Moon | Reprise Records 1992
Robert Earl Keen | I'll Be Here For You | Walking Distance | Arista Records 1998
Hank Williams | Window Shopping | MGM Records single 1952
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Robert Plant with Suzi Dian | It's A Beautiful Day Today | Saving Grace | Nonesuch Records 2025
Moby Grape | 8:05 | Moby Grape | Columbia Records 1967
Martin Sexton | Casino Foundation | Wonder Bar | Atlantic Records 2000
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Aimee Mann & Michael Penn | Christmastime | Just Say Noel | Geffen Records 1996
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Oscar Isaac | You Ain't Goin' Nowhere | 10 Years (soundtrack) | Relativity Music 2012
Peter, Paul and Mary | Too Much Of Nothing | Late Again | Warner Brothers Records 1968
Fairport Convention | Million Dollar Bash | Unhalfbricking | Island Records 1969
Flatt & Scruggs | Down in The Flood | Changin' Times | Columbia Records 1968
Bob Dylan & The Band | Nothing Was Delivered | The Basement Tapes (recorded in 1967) | Columbia Records 1975
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Levon Halm | The Mountain | Dirt Farmer | Vanguard Records 2007
The Band | Acadian Driftwood | Northern Lights – Southern Cross | Capitol Records 1975
Mark Knopfler | The Ragpicker's Dream | The Ragpicker's Dream | Warner Brothers Records 2002
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Jerry Garcia & David Grisman | Dreadful Wind and Rain | Shady Grove | Acoustic Disc 1996
The Grateful Dead | Cold Rain and Snow | Grateful Dead | Warner Brothers Records 1967
Neko Case | Stinging Velvet | Blacklisted | Bloodshot Records 2002
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Harry Nilsson | Joy -> Turn On Your Radio | Son Of Schmillson | RCA Records 1972
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Mott The Hoople | All the Way from Memphis | Mott | Columbia Records 1973
Faces | Memphis | A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse | Warner Brothers Records 1971
Eric Clapton and Tom Petty | Rock and Roll Records | The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale | Surfdog Records 2014
J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton | Anyway The Wind Blows | The Road to Escondido | Reprise Records 2006
Tom Petty | The Old Man and Me | The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale | Surfdog Records 2014
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The Who | The Kids Are Alright | My Generation | Decca Records 1965
The Rolling Stones | Get Off My Cloud | December's Children (And Everybody's) | London Records 1965
The Beatles | You Won't See Me | Rubber Soul | Capitol Records 1965
The Byrds | Lay Down Your Weary Tune | Turn! Turn! Turn! | Columbia Records 1965
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The Black Crowes | Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye | The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion | Def American Recordings 1992
Robbie Fulks | Pretty Little Poison (with Lucinda Williams) | Let's Kill Saturday Night | Geffen Records 1998
David Olney | Little Bit of Poison | Through A Glass Darkly | Philo Records 1999
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Rickie Lee Jones | Up From the Skies | Pop Pop | Geffen Records 1991
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Ain't No Telling | Axis: Bold As Love | Reprise Records 1967
the doors | Soul Kitchen | the doors | Elektra Records 1967

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