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Yep, Hank Williams as well. Have you heard Dave's first hit, his fantastic re-imagining of the Smiley Lewis Blues "I Hear You Knocking" (written by Dave Bartholomew)? Dave's guitar solo on the song is one of my three all-time favorites, in which he creates an intense degree of "tension and release". Another fave is Ry Cooder's on "Lipstick Sunset" off John Hiatt's fantastic Bring The Family album. 

@edcyn, having trouble finding that exact reference (stream). Classical can be frustrating to stream, seems like it's hard to find the whole work in one, only snippets come up in searches. 

I have to say though, have a YouTube version playing while I search (sounds like a rip from an an old vinyl) and I do like it. 

Ok, "things I have learned"

Some of these classical pieces require attention and focus. Beautiful.

Dave Edmunds nails songs filtered through classic early rock influences.

Despite the shaky thread start, this has been worthwhile for me. Thanks!

iron57 -- See if you can stream Mozart's Symphony #34 with the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Neville Marriner, or Mozart's Symphonies Numbers 25 and 29 with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.  There are critics who complain about Marriner's overly polished performance and the slickness of the sound from the Philips recording label, but I think they're dandy.  Actually, any of the Neville Marriner/ASMF recordings sound damnably good.  As for the Benjamin Britten recordings of Mozart's 25 & 29, both me and the critics agree they're a couple of London/Decca Records' greatest sounding recordings.  String tone and imaging to die for. 

Does anything in this century qualify?

Or is it all classical 'red meat' that matters?  I can appreciate 'historical'  music, but one ought to strike out to 'different shores' in ones' 'journey'...