The Travelin' McCourys are the Led Zeppelin of bluegrass, and "Quicksburg Rendezvous" is their "Stairway."

Imagine you're driving down a country road toward a mountain destination. Your early '90s, 4-door Volvo rambles merrily along, wind whipping through the wide-open windows.

A real-life Mitch and Mickey duo, the Gordons are a husband and wife team that proves simpler really is better. Demonstrating folk music at its finest and purest, Gary and Roberta Gordon combine perfectly as musicians to create a timeless sound.

Time for a blues chemistry lesson. Take a little Bonnie Raitt soul, mix it with some Tom Waits grit, add a bit of a southern jaunt and you've got the music of blues rocker Paul Thorn.