Best Tributes, Covers, Dedications


There have been some fine tribute, cover, and dedication albums. A few examples in pop include:

The Bridge-A Tribute to Neil Young
Hank Williams-Timeless
Till The Night Is Gone-A Tribute to Doc Pomus
Shangrila-A Tribute to the Kinks

I would include albums of original material in which the dedications are presented thematically, like Lou Reed's "Magic & Loss"(Doc Pomus), or Lou Reed with John Cale "Songs for Drella"(Warhol).

The idea could be stretched into a general list of "best of" cover albums. I nominate Matthew Sweet's recent "Under the Covers Vol. I & II.

Any other good examples in pop, jazz, or classical?
dgarretson
Nice thread! A couple more:

Kindred (Cash Tribute)
Poet (Townes Van Zandt Tribute)
Timeless (Hank Tribute), already mentioned, seems to me a better than average recording.

Just ordered the Shannon McNally Cover record, "Run for Cover," which I expect to be a treat.

John
Merle Haggard tribute "Tulare Dust"(1994). Respectful unadorned covers by Dwight Yoakam, Iris Dement, Joe Ely, John Doe, Marshall Crenshaw, Lucinda Williams.