Springsteen recovered from "Born in the U.S.A." but Merle Haggard had no such luck after "Okie from Muskogee".

I'm A Lonesome Fugitive is still my favourite country record (and one no James Burton fan should be without), and he's surely due for a reappraisal before he gets too old and lives up to his name.

is a track called 'If I could Only Fly' which was on a free Uncut cd and it is heartbreakingly good in my etc. Where should I look for more of the same?

“Made In Sheffield”, covers of songs by the Human League, Jarvis, Monkeys etc.
I think Christie’s a bit of a ham though.
Is Don Maclean still alive?

the imminent re-issue of 'Stardust' is all you need to remind of his genius.

And oh boy, does he need a career re-evaluation! However trust Donovan to be the one to have already squandered the chance offered by the Rick Rubin route to new glories!

Prior to working the magic for Johnny Cash, Rick Rubin produced a back-to-basics acoustic album with Donovan. 'Sutras' should have been a chance to re-capture the greatness Donovan had during the Mickie Most years - some great songs, and some great supporting players, but woefully underpromoted by Don it sank without trace. His first and last for Def American - Rubin took the same idea to others with far greater success.

Is it too late for someone to give Donovan another chance?

I'd like to see Van the Man submit to a good producer (hardly likely I know) and do a covers album . I would kick off with covers of Mike Scott's "This Is The Sea' and Donovan's "Sunny Goodge Street" any other suggestions????

I remember reading the story somewhere about Elvis Costello being interested in producing a Rod Stewart record. Can you imagine how good that could be?

Any chance of Barbra Streisand getting a Diamondesque makeover? Or perhaps Linda Ronstadt?

It worked for Loretta Lynn, working with Jack White.

Never needed for Dolly or Emmylou.

acoustic guitars, a small drum kit and a piano. An old 8 track console. One week to record 12 songs.

He's done a few songs on his most recent albums where it's just him and a guitar/ukelele. A full album of just that would be great and would hopefully show him to be the national treasure that he so rightly is!

...OK, not crooners, but I'd like them to do one last flab-free album. All of their albums since 'Voodoo Lounge' have been overlong and padded out as a consequence of that. They need a fresh producer- maybe something like Nigel Godrich did with Paul McCartney on the 'Chaos And Creation...' album, telling them when the songs simply aren't strong enough.

I'd like to hear Tom Jones have a go at a stripped down blues/soul album. He's had more than a few comeback albums over the years already, though.

Willie Nelson has already done it, he made an album with Ryan Adams And The Cardinals.