It was without question a natural progression. All of the attributes that country inherited from gospel, blues, and jazz resulted in what amounted to competition in the charts (and in some mid-century cultural clashes). Although The Beatles had suggested a kinship with mid-sixties tributes to Buck Owens and Chet Atkins, the only comfortable way to make the marriage work was to have it come from other directions…specifically from cultural prods of Nudie suits, coupled with folk and country nudges, and the inevitable respect for the music. Gram Parsons’ influence on the late sixties rise of something they called ‘country rock’ is easy to find but Dylan’s John Wesley Harding album from 1968, The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Leon Russell’s alter-ego Hank Wilson opened the doors to a sound that swept the charts. We’ll hear some originals, covers, and a whole lot more in this week’s Deeper Roots. Hope y’all can join us.

No.
1	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
2	Gram Parsons	Streets Of Baltimore	G.P. / Grievous Angel
3	Gram Parsons	The New Soft Shoe	G.P. / Grievous Angel
4	The Beatles	Act Naturally	Help! [UK]
5	Buck Owens	Act Naturally	Remember the Titans: An Original Walt Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film)
6	The Byrds	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere	Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns – The Soundtrack [Disc 2]
7	The Byrds	The Christian Life	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
8	The Louvin Brothers	The Christian Life	Long Play Collection
9	Tex Ritter	Blue Canadian Rockies	Have I Stayed Away Too Long
10	The Byrds	Blue Canadian Rockies	Sweetheart of the Rodeo
11	Bob Dylan	John Wesley Harding	John Wesley Harding
12	Leon Russell	She Thinks I Still Care	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
13	Leon Russell	I'll Sail My Ship Alone	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
14	Leon Russell	Uncle Pen	Hank Wilson's Back [Bonus Tracks]
15	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Uncle Pen	Decca Country Classics 1934-1973 [Disc 2]
16	Moon Mullican	I'll Sail My Ship Alone	The Very Best Of
17	George Jones	She Thinks I Still Care	Swingers [Original Soundtrack]
18	Emmylou Harris & Gram Parsons	Love Hurts	Duets
19	The Louvin Brothers	The Angels Rejoiced Last Night	Close Harmony [Disc 4]
20	Emmylou Harris/Gram Parsons	The Angels Rejoiced Last Night	Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems Disc 1
21	Hank Williams	Half as Much	24 Greatest
22	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Half As Much	At The Ryman [Live]
23	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Cattle Call	At The Ryman [Live]
24	Tex Owens	Cattle Call	Cattle Call-Early Cowboy Music And It's Roots
25	Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers	Get Up John	At The Ryman [Live]
26	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys	Get Up John	Bill Monroe: Anthology
27	Neil Young	Oh, Lonesome Me	After the Gold Rush
28	Various Artists	Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol 7
29	Jackson Browne	Red Neck Friend (LP Version)	For Everyman
30	Eagles	Take It Easy	Selected Works 1972-1999: The Early Years
31	Bob Dylan	I'll Be Your Baby Tonight	John Wesley Harding
32	Linda Ronstadt	I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)	Fifty Years Of Hits – Vol. 4
33	Asleep at the Wheel	Ida Red	A Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills (Dance Versions)
34	George Jones	You're Still On My Mind	Complete Collection 1960-1962 [Disc 4] individual albums