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Listening to the upcoming album by Lucinda Williams, Little Honey, I was thrilled to come across the voice of Elvis Costello on a song called "Jailhouse Tears." Country/rock duets have a pretty long history and even some commercial success (see Jon Bon Jovi with Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles). But recently, they've also gotten pretty damn cool. Here are the best country/rock duets of recent years (and a few don't even involve Emmylou Harris):

Mark Knopfler will tour North America this summer in support of his most recent CD, Shangri-La.

Shangri-La is currently available in a deluxe edition that includes both the CD and a DVD featuring behind-the-scenes interviews and performances of four songs including the previously unreleased track, "Summer Of Love."

Dates Include:

6/24 - Portsmouth, Va. - N NTELOS Pavilion Harbor Center
6/25 - Philadelphia, Pa. - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
6/26 - Vienna, Va. - The Filene Center
6/28 - Newark, N.J. - New Jersey Performing Arts Center
6/29 - New York, N.Y. - Radio City Music Hall
6/30 - Florence, Mass. - Pines Theatre
7/1 - Boston, Mass. - Fleet Boston Pavilion
7/2 - Montreal, Quebec - Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier/Place des Arts
7/3 - Ottawa, Ontario - National Arts Centre
7/5 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
7/7 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
7/8 - Rochester Hills, Mich. - MeadowBrook Amphitheater
7/9 - Kettering, Ohio - Fraze Pavilion at Lincoln Park Center
7/12 - Atlanta, Ga - Chastain Park Amphitheater
7/13 - Nashville, Tenn. - Ryman Auditorium
7/14 - Indianapolis, Ind. - Murat Theatre
7/15 - Chicago, Ill. - Auditorium Theatre
7/16 - Milwaukee, Wis. - Milwaukee Theater
7/17 - Minneapolis, Minn. - Orpheum Theatre
7/19 - Morrison, Colo. - Red Rocks Amphitheater (with William Topley)
7/20 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Abravanel Hall (with William Topley)
7/21 - Las Vegas, Nev. - The Joint (with William Topley)
7/22 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Greek Theatre (with William Topley)
7/23 - Berkeley, Calif. - Greek Theatre – Berkeley(with William Topley)
7/24 - San Diego, Calif. - Copley Symphony Hall (with William Topley)
7/27 - Saratoga, Calif. - The Mountain Winery (with William Topley)
7/28 - Jacksonville, Ore. - Britt Pavilion (with William Topley)
7/29 - Portland, Ore. - Schnitzer Concert Hall (with William Topley)
7/30 - Woodinville, Wash. - Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery (with William Topley)
7/31 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre (with William Topley)