Great country recording

Merle Haggard "Serving 190 Proof"

Just got this in. What a great songwriter!

Allison Krauss is always a good bet and her later albums like "So Long So Wrong" are extremely well recorded with very well done arrangements. Agree with the recommendation of Dwight Yoakum, he manages to combine the core of country music's appeal with very sophisticated presentation and exceptional production.

Steve Earle, “The Mountain”
Emmylou Harris, “Wrecking Ball”
Kasey Chambers, “Wreck & Ruin”
Doc Watson, “Pickin’ the Blues”
Gillian Welch, “Soul Journey”

Bonnie Raitt,Charlie Daniels,Willie Nelson,Waylon Jennings,Reba McIntyre.

Yeah does it have to be country country or can it be "country" like Mark Knopfler/Chet Akins? Allison Krauss, New Favorite? Nancy Bryan, Lay Me Down? 

One good thing about country music it seems for whatever reason they kept up higher recording standards or at least didn't sink down the hole a lot of em like Santana have. New Favorite, Lay Me Down, Luck of the Draw and Nick of Time are awesome recordings, whatever genre you want to call em.