Patti Page, 1927-2013

Patti Page, 'Tennessee Waltz' Singer, Dead at 85

Patti's "Tennesse Waltz" sold 10 million copies, unheard of for a country record at the time. Among those who covered the classic tune was David Bromberg, whose 1972 recording featured Jerry Garcia and four other members of the Grateful Dead.

The French Girl

Three silver rings
On slim hands waving
Flash bright in candle light
Till Sunday's early morn

Wow.  By Ian Tyson, released by Ian and Sylvia in 1966 on their Vanguard album Play One More.

Record Fiend provides a good overview of the classic album, and where the influential Canadian duo's musical karma was at the time.

Released in 1966, Play One More marks a transitional stage of the pair's career in between their earlier, more straightforward folk albums and the baroque folk rock/country efforts that came afterward. Even though some tracks feature the all-acoustic instrumentation that typified the sound of previous Vanguard releases, others are conspicuous by their inclusion of organ or orchestral arrangements.

None other than Bob Dylan recorded, but never released The French Girl, twice - first at Big Pink with the Hawks (soon to be known as The Band), and later with the Grateful Dead: