Some real classics--an original Decca Webb Pierce no less.

Three notes:

1. I thought that Ken Burns' Country Music series would fuel a rise in demand for country vinyl, especially by lesser-known artists. From what I can tell from an occasional Discogs visit, that bump hasn't materialized. I still think that a renaissance of original country vinyl and shellac will come--it's a good time to find timeless music at a decent price (as you've done several times), and I still think that investors will be rewarded for doing so.

2. Here's a gift (well, a free recommendation). Turns out that Ken ignored lots of wonderful country music, especially the old stuff, in favor of artists who embodied a good story. (Connie Smith showed up as Mrs. Marty Stuart, and Rodney Crowell appeared largely because he was married to Rosanne Cash, for example). A wonderful corrective, and a book I browse through regularly is Tony Russell's "Country Music Originals: The Legends and the Lost." It's a kind of encyclopedia of neglected but brilliant and influential artists. Not many women here (re: your "Country Women and My Daughters" article), but the few that are profiled are fascinating (especially Lily May Ledford). The book is available on Kindle, but it's the kind of compendium that is a pleasure to thumb through. It increased my appreciation of the genre a hundredfold.

3. I keep threatening to write a lengthy review of Ray Price's "Night Life" and hope to do so finally this year. A brief teaser (apologies if this is a repeat): I think it's the most fascinating concept album in any genre. The self-referential basis of the concept is Price's coming to terms with what he sees as a dead end for honky-tonk music, and an attempt to forge a new direction; it's a kind of response to Hank Thompson's earlier concept album about the honky-tonk lifestyle, "Songs for Rounders."