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Deeply poetic and emotionally profound, the best Damien Rice songs prove that folk balladry is the best vessel for our melancholic impulses.

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Setting the template for country-rock, the best Gram Parsons songs remains transcendent examples of the tragic icon’s vision of Americana.

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With his debut album, ‘Pretty Little Poison’, Warren Zeiders finds the antidote to a broken heart, and emerges a country icon in the making.

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From duets to covers and her own originals, the best Emmylou Harris songs chart the development of one of country music’s greatest singers.

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Fearlessly critical, with emotional breadth and depth, the best Randy Newman songs go to places other songwriters wouldn’t dare.

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Majestic yet understated, ‘Raise The Roof’, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ long-awaited second album, upped the ante on ‘Raising Sand’.

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Joni Mitchell’s eighth album, ‘Hejira’ was dominated by themes of wanderlust. It remains the peak of her 70s musical experiments.

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Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Time’ album might have featured a short-lived line-up, but Christine McVie’s songs shine through.

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The best Proclaimers songs are pop anthems immune to fads and fashions – and they’re all the stronger for it.

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