| Kate Wolf | Across the Great Divide | Gold in California | Kaleidoscope |
| Talk | | | |
| Dick Gaughan | A Different Kind of Love Song | A Different Kind of Love Song | Flying Fish |
| Ronnie Gilbert | They All Sang Bread and Roses | Love Will Find a Way | AbbeAlice Music |
| Mavis Staples | Wrote a Song for Everyone | You Are Not Alone | ANTI |
| Ry Cooder | Pinko Boogie | I, Flathead | Nonesuch |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Down on a Corner | Chronicle | Fantasy |
| Bruce Cockburn | Down Here Tonight | World of Wonders | MCA |
| Jimmy LaFave | Music From The Motor Court | Blue Nightfall | Red House Records |
| Dire Straits | Walk of Life | On the Night | Warner |
| Talk | | | |
| Ruthie Foster | If I Had a Hammer | Let It Burn | Blue Corn |
| Bonnie Raitt | Right Down the Line | Slipstream | Red Wing |
| Ry Cooder | Money Honey | Into the Purple Valley | Reprise |
| Talk | | | |
| John Gorka | Live By the Sword | So Dark You See | Red House |
| Richard Shindell | Fishing | Thirteen Songs | Amalgamated Balladry |
| Talk | | | |
| Ruthie Foster | Aim For the Heart | Let It Burn | Blue Corn |
| Bonnie Raitt | Down to You | Slipstream | Red Wing |
| Ruthie Foster | Long Time Gone | Let It Burn | Blue Corn |
| Bonnie Raitt | Not Cause I Wanted To | Slipstream | Red Wing |
| Ruthie Foster | The Titanic | Let It Burn | Blue Corn |
| Bonnie Raitt | Right Down the Line | Slipstream | Red Wing |
