Some of my favorite songs are......

Curtis Mayfield: People Get Ready (including covers by Persuasions and Eva Cassidy)
Paul Simon: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Jackson Browne: Before the Deluge
Bob Dylan: Pick any one of a dozen or more
The Band/Robbie Robertson- The Weight, Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

I'll add more later

Cowboy Junkies:Sweet Jane
Chris Isaak:Solitary Man
John Hiatt:Somebody Stopped Calling you Angel
Richard & Linda Thompson:Shoot out the Lights
Elvis Costello:Alison

My current favorite songs:

Duke Ellington and Louie Armstrong: Duke's Place
Neal Young: Harvest Moon
Roxy Music: Dance Away
Jennifer Warnes: The Nightingale
Blood Sweat and Tears: Just One Smile
The Wailing Souls: Heartbeat Accelerating
Bob Marley: Three Little Birds
Talking Heads: Whispering Winds
Tom Tom Club: Say I Am