Ray's Top 10
Top-Ten (Plus One) Alt-Country Classics
- International Submarine Band—Safe at Home /a>
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Bob Dylan—John Wesley Harding
- Byrds—Sweetheart of the Rodeo
- Poco—Pickin' Up the Pieces
- Flying Burrito Brothers—Gilded Palace of Sin
- John Stewart—California Bloodlines
- Gene Clark—Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark
- Linda Ronstadt—Hand Sown, Home Grown
- Michael Nesmith—Magnetic South
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band—Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy
- John Hartford—Aereo-Plain
Top-Ten (Plus One) Keepers of the Alt-Country Flame
- Paul Siebal—Blood Oranges
- John Prine—John Prine
- Flatlanders—More a Legend Than a Band
- Jerry Jeff Walker—Viva Terlingua!
- Sir Douglas Quintet—Texas Rock for Country Rollers
(Sadly, not available, so we’ll settle on a best of release.)
- Guy Clark—Old No.1
- Townes Van Vandt—Flyin' Shoes
- Meat Puppets—II
- Steve Earle—Train a Comin'
- Ryan Adams—Heartbreaker
Top-Ten (plus One) Pre-Alt-Country Cornerstone Alt-Country Classic Singles
- "Move it On Over" Hank Williams
- "Blue Moon of Kentucky" Elvis Presley
- "Crazy Arms" Jerry Lee Lewis
- "Suzi Q." Dale Hawkins
- "Under Your Spell Again" Buck Owens
- "I'll Cry Instead" The Beatles
- "Bye Bye Love" The Everly Brothers
- "Mr. Spacman" The Byrds
- "Time Between" The Byrds
- "One Hundred Years From Now" The Godsin Brother
- "Papa Gene's Blues" The Monkees
- "Sweet Young Thing" The Monkees