I’m a little eclectic in my music tastes (everything from Classical to Punk), but the “Defeated Joy” challenge bought together for me some of the best singer/songwriters over the past several decades from old timers like John Hiatt and Warren Zevon to newer faces like Kristen Black and Paul Thorn (about half of his songs are Defeated Joy).

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