Consider these 4 all of whom had recordings after 60 (and 2 over 70) that stand with anything in their careers: (1) Bob Dylan--Together Through Life a quickly-cut, rough-edges kinda sloppy and thoroughly delightful trip through SouthWestern moods and modes. Aided materially by David Hidalgo on accordion. (2) Willie Nelson-- American Classic taking pages from the Great American Songbook and doing it like only Willie can. Superior arranging and playing--all those other guys are mere poseurs. (3) Merle Haggard--I Am What I Am And what he is is a top-notch American artist who's medium happens to be country--REAL country. (4) Johnny Cash American Recordings Vol. I-VI not a mere career summing-up or an old man's gripes and groans--and no leftovers either, these may be the best work he ever did, may in fact be the best sustained work ever done by anybody. Period. And I say that as a big fan of Vince Gill's 4-CD set a couple of years ago
_________________ "A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED
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