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Gordon's rich voice and earthy folk-pop struck a chord with pop and country fans; these 20 songs bring you the best from both charts. Includes "Sundown," "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," "If You... more

Ochs was such a prolific songwriter that many of his compositions never made it to an album during his brief life. This collection of rare and unreleased tracks is dominated by Warner/Chappell demos... more

Woody's son carved out his own place in modern American folk music with these breakthrough recordings. His career-making 18-minute marathon "Alice's Restaurant Massacre" and his 1972 hit "The City of... more

Joni was 25—and already a revered songwriter—when this 1969 classic made her a star. Her first Top 40 LP, it boasts her original Both Sides Now and Chelsea Morning plus I Don't Know Where I Stand;... more

WAY OUT WEATHER demonstrates a radical widescreen evolution for Steve Gunn, featuring a larger band and lusher, more expansive sonics than TIME OFF (2013). This is the virtuosic... more

A mentor to everyone from Bob Dylan to Suzanne Vega, "The Mayor of MacDougal Street" was a treasured figure in the Greenwich Village scene for four decades. His autobiography and its portrait of the... more

It's more than an instrument—it's a symbol of the American South. Here are 30 prime examples of banjo artistry from more than 300 LPs (44-page booklet, too): "Bright Sunny South" Dock Boggs; "Johnson... more

This 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee led listeners on a trip through psychedelic nights and meditative days some 45 years earlier. These tracks were nothing less than cultural touchstones;... more

The legendary Rose Maddox was known as the Queen of California Country Music and was also the first woman to record an all bluegrass album. She spent much of her later years playing with bluegrass... more

"The Times They Are A-Changin'" was the first Dylan album to consist solely of his own compositions, and what compositions they were: "One Too Many Mornings," "Boots of Spanish Leather," "The... more

19 tracks and nearly 80 minutes of CS&N classics! Includes "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Long Time Gone," "Our House," "Teach Your Children," "Wooden Ships," "Guinnevere," "Just a Song Before I Go,"... more

A hit-packed 20-cut collection PLUS a bonus disc containing four unreleased tracks (the original, acoustic version of "Leaving on a Jet Plane," "The Weight" and acoustic versions of "Annie's Song"... more

You'd have to do some heavy cross-licensing to put together a proper single-disc Randy Newman collection. Well, Rhino did just that, squeezing "Short People," "I Love L.A.," "It's Money That I Love,"... more

Featuring every single charting hit, this album also includes liner notes by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Halberstam, as well as rare and unpublished photos. Remastered from the absolute... more

Includes "Urge for Going," "Chelsea Morning," "Big Yellow Tax," "Woodstock," "The Circle Game," "Free Man in Paris," "Help Me," "Both Sides Now," "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio," "Carey," "California,"... more

California Bloodlines is John's 1969 solo debut, recorded with a killer Nashville band (Fred Carter, Jr., Lloyd Green, et al). And all but two tracks of 1970's Willard, his Peter Asher-produced... more

This 1976 best of concluded John's run on Atlantic Records, pulling together a dozen prime Prine cuts on a single CD. "Sweet Revenge," "Sam Stone," "Saddle in the Rain," "Sonald and Lydia," "Dear... more

Prine started veering rock 'n' roll on this 1973 album, and the result was one of the toughest "folk" albums ever recorded.

25 tracks that span their entire career including some hard-to-find solo work! Includes "Leaving on a Jet Plane," "Puff, the Magic Dragon," "Blowin' in the Wind," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,"... more

The first-ever career-spanning single CD compilation from the woman who pretty much defines the last three decades of American roots music. Includes "Love Hurts" (with Gram Parsons); "Together... more