The J. D. Crowe and the New South version has Tony Rice singing lead. He is usually about as good as it gets.

Steve Young did it about 1970, making him perhaps the first Alt Country singer ever.

Kate Wolf does the song, trading lead voice with her bass player. Works for me.

There is a CD called "Red Hot and Country" that came out in the 1990s. You can get a copy for about $1 on eBay any day you want one. It has Folk, Country and Rock people working together and most cuts are really good.

However, the Sammy Kershaw version of "Fire and Rain" is simply awful. I suggest you re-record the songs you like on another CD and skip the few stinkers.

Johnny Cash doing Dylan's "Forever Young" is slow and plodding but powerful. Other song have Jackson Browne, Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Matea, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Alison Krauss, et al.