Bobby Bare...

my guess for yours is--muddy waters

what about this...

"rosie you're alright, you wear my ring....

Doug and The Slugs...another great Canadian band. The line is from Tomcat Prowl. Not sure if it got much play in the US.

I think yours is Jackson Browne maybe???

How about...

Dear Abby, dear Abby, you won't believe this
My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks...

you would be correct...

that would be one of my definite top 10's, the angel from montgomery himself...john prine

okay, this is too easy for you...i should have looked at your localle...

anyway, this dude is in my top 5, maybe top 3...

"i was thinking about what a friend had said, hoping it was a lie"

I tried and failed to get tickets for the John Prine Toronto concert in September. He sold out in 8 hours...bummer.

Neil Young.

"Is there no one on this planet to even challenge me?"

...what movie?

i have a friend here who was his roommate back in the day...got to meet him in Dallas...outerbody experience...wish i could have remembered more of it..