Here’s Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris paying tribute to Johnny Cash with a cover of a classic country tune:
You’d be forgiven if you thought that was an old folk song, but it’s actually a 1959 Lefty Frizzell song, covered by many artists including the Man in Black. It also has what is surely the rare distinction of being cited in an opinion by a federal appeals court; see the Wikipedia link for the details. Another heavyweight act to take on this song is the Chieftains, with Mick Jagger on lead vocals:
The album that’s from, which features the redoubtable Irish group in harness with a bunch of other music stars, is called “The Long Black Veil”, and it’s very much worth adding to your collection, even if you’re not all that crazy about Irish music. It’s that good. What’s your favorite version of this song?
I can’t think of a better version than The Band’s version from the Big Pink album