WNCW'S TOP 100 ARTISTS OF THE PAST 20 YEARS
BOB DYLAN VOTED #1 WNCW ARTIST OF THE PAST 20 YEARS.
THE RESULTS ARE IN. HERES OUR LIST OF THE TOP 100 WNCW ARTISTS OF THE PAST 20 YEARS. WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND LISTENERS AND MEMBERS CAST THEIR VOTES. THANKS TO EACH OF YOU WHO HELPED US COMPILE OUR LIST. THE TOP 20 ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
| DYLAN, BOB |
| AVETT BROTHERS |
| GARCIA, JERRY/GRATEFUL DEAD |
| KRAUSS, ALISON |
| CASH, JOHNNY |
| ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE |
| BEATLES (JOHN, PAUL & GEORGE LISTED SEPARATELY) |
| WATSON, DOC (+ MERLE) |
| YOUNG, NEIL |
| ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND (+ GREGG, DUANE, DICKEY BETTS...) |
| WILLIAMS, LUCINDA |
| WELCH, GILLIAN (+ DAVID RAWLINGS) |
| BAND, THE (+ LEVON HELM, ROBBIE ROBERTSON, ETC.) |
| BUSH, SAM |
| PRINE, JOHN |
| EARLE, STEVE |
| HARRIS, EMMYLOU |
| OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW |
| DONNA THE BUFFALO |
| McCOURY, DEL |
| MORRISON, VAN |
| FLECK, BELA (+ FLECKTONES) |
| ZAPPA, FRANK |
| MARLEY, BOB |
| TWEEDY, JEFF (WILCO, UNCLE TUPELO) |
| MCMURTRY, JAMES |
| CASE, NEKO |
| ADAMS, RYAN (+WHISKEYTOWN) |
| WAITS, TOM |
| KEEN, ROBERT EARL |
| O’BRIEN, TIM (+ HOT RIZE) |
| DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS |
| BECK |
| NELSON, WILLIE |
| CLAPTON, ERIC |
| WIDESPREAD PANIC |
| CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH (+ SOLO WORKS, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD) |
| CALE, J.J. |
| CLARK, GUY |
| LOVETT, LYLE |
| SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE |
| BLUE HIGHWAY |
| HARTFORD, JOHN |
| COSTELLO, ELVIS |
| HIATT, JOHN |
| RICE, TONY |
| STEEP CANYON RANGERS |
| BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA |
| DAVIS, MILES |
| VAN ZANDT, TOWNES |
| TALKING HEADS/DAVID BYRNE |
| GOURDS |
| COHEN, LEONARD |
| HARPER, BEN |
| BRODSKY, CHUCK |
| KNOPFLER (+ DIRE STRAITS) |
| MAHAL, TAJ |
| HAYNES, WARREN (+ GOV'T MULE, ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, ETC.) |
| R.E.M. |
| ROLLING STONES (INCLUDING SOLO PROJECTS) |
| FLATT & SCRUGGS/EARL SCRUGGS (+ SOLO PROJECTS) |
| LED ZEPPELIN |
| INDIGO GIRLS |
| GRIFFIN, PATTY |
| THOMPSON, RICHARD |
| SIMON, PAUL (+ SIMON & GARFUNKEL) |
| NICKEL CREEK/CHRIS THILE/SARA & SEAN WATKINS |
| LOS LOBOS |
| HENDRIX, JIMI |
| BE GOOD TANYAS |
| VAUGHAN, STEVIE RAY |
| RAITT, BONNIE |
| IRON & WINE |
| FRANTI, MICHAEL |
| COCKBURN, BRUCE |
| YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND |
| LITTLE FEAT |
| DOUGLAS, JERRY |
| MITCHELL, JONI |
| GRIFFITH, NANCI |
| TEDESCHI, SUSAN |
| STANLEY, RALPH (+ STANLEY BRO'S) |
| ZEVON, WARREN |
| BROWNE, JACKSON |
| HARRELL, MICHAEL RENO |
| COWBOY JUNKIES |
| SNIDER, TODD |
| PETTY, TOM |
| JAYHAWKS |
| COLTRANE, JOHN |
| ARMSTRONG, LOUIS |
| BURNSIDE, R.L. |
| GRISMAN, DAVID (+ QUINTET, OLD & IN THE WAY, ETC.) |
| SCOTT, DARRELL |
| TRUCKS, DEREK |
| HAGGARD, MERLE |
| CROWELL, RODNEY |
| DUHKS |
| BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (+ SOLO PROJECTS) |
| KING, B.B. |
WNCW TOP 100 OF 2008
Scroll down to see the top regional, bluegrass, reggae, jazz, celtic, and blues releases of the year.
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WNCW's Top CD of 2008
Avett Brothers -
The Second Gleam |
WEEKDAY MIX
Rank CD
1 Avett Brothers - The Second Gleam
2 Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
3 Old Crow Medicine Show - Tennessee Pusher
4 Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark
5 Wood Brothers - Loaded
6 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
7 James McMurtry - Just Us Kids
8 Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
9 Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
10 Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet - (self-titled)
11 B.B. King - One Kind Favor
12 Belleville Outfit - Wanderin'
13 My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
14 Tyler Ramsey - A Long Dream About Swimming Across The Sea
15 Al Green - Lay it Down
16 Dehlia Low - Dehlia Low
17 Emmylou Harris - All I Intended to Be
18 Beck - Modern Guilt
19 Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers
20 Donna the Buffalo - Silverlined
21 Blind Boys of Alabama - Down in New Orleans
22 Felice Brothers - (self-titled)
23 JJ Grey & Mofro - Orange Blossoms
24 Blue Highway - Through the Window of a Train
25 Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers
26 Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static
27 Nikki Talley - To Be a Bird
28 Mad Tea Party - Found a Reason
29 Railroad Earth - Amen Corner
30 David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
31 Black Crowes - Warpaint
32 Ani DiFranco - Red Letter Year
33 Michael Franti & Spearhead - All Rebel Rockers
34 Mudcrutch - (self-titled)
35 Ray LaMontagne - Gossip in the Grain
36 Vampire Weekend - (self-titled)
37 Susan Tedeschi - Back to the River
38 Tim O'Brien - Chameleon
39 Dan Tyminski - Wheels
40 Infamous Stringdusters - (self-titled)
41 Darrell Scott - Modern Hymns
42 Randy Newman - Harps and Angels
43 Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With the Blues
44 Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
45 Duhks - Fast Paced World
46 Black Keys - Attack & Release
47 Otis Taylor - Recapturing the Banjo
48 Buena Vista Social Club - At Carnegie Hall
49 Toubab Krewe - Live at the Orange Peel
50 She & Him - Volume One
51 Hank Williams III - Damn Right Rebel Proud
52 Calexico - Carried to Dust
53 Biscuit Burners - Take Me Home
54 Malcolm Holcombe - Gamblin' House
55 High Windy - A Greater Storm
56 Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
57 Todd Snider - Peace Queer
58 Cat Power - Jukebox
59 Chuck Brodsky - Two Sets
60 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals - Cardinology
61 Earl Scruggs with Family & Friends - (self-titled)
62 Jackson Browne - Time the Conqueror
63 Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Momofuku
64 Dar Williams - Promised Land
65 Waybacks - Loaded
66 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass
67 Mavis Staples - Live: Hope at the Hideout
68 Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Revisited
69 Crooked Still - Still Crooked
70 John Hiatt - Same Old Man
71 Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future
72 Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
73 Chatham County Line - IV
74 McCoy Tyner - Guitars
75 Sam Bush - On The Road
76 Van Morrison - That's Entertainment
77 Tift Merritt - Another Country
78 John Mellencamp - Life Death Love and Freedom
79 David Kraai & The Saddle Tramps - High & Lonesome
80 Hayes Carll - Trouble in Mind
81 Brett Dennen - Hope For the Hopeless
82 North Mississippi Allstars - Hernando
83 Yonder Mountain String Band - Mountain Tracks: Vol. 5
84 Rodney Crowell - Sex & Gasoline
85 B-52's - Funplex
86 Laura Blackley - Love and Monsters
87 Billy Bragg - Mr. Love & Justice
88 Dailey & Vincent - (self-titled)
89 Hold Steady - Stay Positive
90 Taj Mahal - Maestro
91 Pretenders - Break Up the Concrete
92 Langhorne Slim & The War Eagles - (self-titled)
93 Jerry Douglas - Glide
94 Allison Moorer - Mockingbird
95 Willie Nelson - Moment of Forever
96 Conor Oberst (self-titled)
97 Dr. John & The Lower 911 - City That Care Forgot
98 Josh Phillips Folk Festival - Wicker
99 Widespread Panic - Free Somehow
100 Ralph Stanley - Old-Time Pickin-: A Clawhammer Banjo Collection
Top 30 Regional
Rank CD
1 Avett Brothers-The Second Gleam
2 Tyler Ramsey - A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea
3 Malcolm Holcombe - Gamblin' House
4 Toubab Krewe - Live at the Orange Peel
5 Chuck Brodsky - Two Sets
6 Trainwreks- Ready to Die
7 Shane Pruitt Band- Shane Pruitt Band
8 Nikki Talley- To Be A Bird
9 Valorie Miller- Autumn Eyes
10 Josh Phillips Folk Festival- Wicker
11 Free Planet Radio- The Unraveling
12 Mad Tea Party- Found a Reason
13 Charles Hedgepath- Instruments of Peace
14 Brian McGee and the Hollow Speed-Brian McGee and the Hollow Speed
15 Jazz the Ripper- Funky and Fresh
16 Galen Kipar Project - Paper Sailer
17 Hope Massive- Itany
18 David Earl and the Plowshares- Local Anesthesia
19 Don Dixon and the Jump Rabbits- The Nu-Look
20 Jonathan Scales- Plot/Scheme
21 Aaron Burdett- Resolve
22 Pond Brothers- Pond Brothers
23 J. Scott Hinkle- Blueridge Martini
24 Arizona- Glowing Bird
25 Turbo Pro Project- Daydream
26 Scoot Pittman- (Sooner or Later, These Will Be) Smash Hits vol. 1
27 Dana and Susan Robinson- Round My Door
28 Paco Shipp- One in a Million
29 Andy Pond- Andy Pond
30 George Pond-Warpexter Cosmoverse
Top 50 Bluegrass
Rank CD
1 Infamous Stringdusters - Infamous Stringdusters
2 Blue Highway - Through the Window of a Train
3 Jim Lauderdale - Could We Get Any Closer
4 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder - Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass
5 Grascals - Keep On Walkin'
6 Rhonda Vincent - Good Thing Going
7 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Help Is On The Way
8 Town Mountain - Heroes and Heretics
9 Lonesome River Band - No Turning Back
10 Dan Tyminski - Wheels
11 High Windy - Greater Storm
12 Steeldrivers - (self-titled)
13 Dailey and Vincent Band - (self-titled)
14 Gibson Brothers - Iron and Diamonds
15 Kenny & Amanda Smith Band - Live and Learn
16 Larry Sparks - I Don't Regret A Mile
17 Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper - Leavin' Town
18 Laurie Lewis and The Right Hands - Live
19 Sierra Hull - Secrets
20 Blue Moon Rising - One Lonely Shadow
21 Daughters of Bluegrass - Bluegrass Bouquet
22 Baker Boys - Lonesome Weary Heart
23 Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice -Blueside of the Blue Ridge
24 Longview - Deep In The Mountains
25 Danny Paisley And The Southern Grass - The Room Over Mine
26 Darin Aldridge and Brooke Justice - I'll Go With You
27 Valerie Smith and Becky Buller - Here's a Little Song
28 Kristen Scott Benson - Second Season
29 Snyder Family Band Featuring Samantha and Zeb Snyder - (self-titled)
30 Charles Wood - Banjology
31 James King - Gardens In The Sky
32 Paul Williams & The Victory Trio - What A Journey
33 Primitive Quartet - 35th Anniversary
34 Tom Godleski - Fresh Preserves
35 Surefire - The Old, Old House
36 Redwine - Winter's Come And Gone
37 Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad - Pickin', Praisin' and Singin'/
Hymns From The Mountain
38 Beth Stevens and Edge - Strong Enough
39 Darrell Webb - Live at Bellamys
40 Mountain Harmony - On Our Way
41 The Hagars Mountain Boys - A Better Way
42 Good Shepherd Quartet - Surely, God Is Able
43 Mashville Brigade - Bluegrass Smash Hits Volume 1
44 Alan Munde Gazette - Made To Last
45 Last Road - Highway
46 Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road - Why Don't You Give Jesus a Try
47 Jason Davis - Steppin' Out
48 Jeanette Williams - Thank You For Caring
49 Dewey Farmer - My Old Favorites
50 Churchmen - I'll Be Long Gone
Top 20 Reggae
Rank CD
1 Burning Spear - Jah is Real
2 Hope Massive - Itany
3 John Brown's Body - Amplify
4 Lee "Scratch" Perry - The End of an American Dream
5 Rockamovya - Rockamovya
6 Soldiers of Jah Army - Stars and Stripes EP
7 Beat Pharmacy - Wikkid Times
8 Augustus Pablo - The Rockers Story
9 Cocoa Tea: Reggae Anthology - The Sweet Sound of Cocoa Tea 2CD
10 Ancient King- Judgement
11 Tuff Lion - Ten Strings
12 Luciano - Jah Is My Navigator
13 Various Artists: Roots Garden Records - Showcase Part 1
14 Junior Delgado - Brothers
15 Telepath - Contact
16 Army- Zion Sodiers Chant
17 Kenyatta "Culture" Hill - Pass the Torch
18 Zeb - Zeb Step EP
19 Jah Rubal - Fire Chariot
20 Midnite & Desmond Williams - Kayamagan
Top 25 Jazz
Rank CD
1 Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With The Blues
2 Medeski Martin and Wood - Let's Go Everywhere
3 Pat Metheny - Day Trip
4 Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Classified
5 McCoy Tyner - Guitars
6 Medeski Martin and Wood - Radiolarians I
7 Maceo Parker - Roots and Grooves
8 Sonny Rollins - Road Shows, Vol. 1
9 Sun Ra - The Night Of The Purple Moon
10 Stanley Jordan - State of Nature
11 Jeff Coffin Mu'tet - Mutopia
12 Stanton Moore Trio - Emphasis On Parenthesis
13 Dave Holland Sextet - Pass It On
14 Hot Club Of Detroit - Night Town
15 Mary Lou Williams - A Grand Night For Swinging
16 Bob Mintzer Big Band - Swing Out
17 David Fathead Newman - Diamondhead
18 Jacqui Naylor - You Don't Know Jacq
19 Will Bernard - Blue Plate Special
20 Bill O'Connell - Triple Play
21 Jonathan Scales - Plot/Scheme
22 Jenny Scheinman - Crossing the Field
23 Bill Heid - Asian Persuasion
24 Joey Defrancesco - Joey D!
25 Rebecca Martin - The Growing Season
Top 20 Celtic
Rank CD
1 Gaelic Storm-What's the Rumpus
2 Flogging Molly - Float
3 Juniper - Live From the Appalachians
4 Solas - For Love and Laughter
5 Dervish-Travelling Show
6 Karan Casey - Ships in the Forest
7 Capercaillie - Roses & Tears
8 Thistledown Tinkers - Red Clay Celtic Revue
9 Lunasa - The Story So Far
10 Various Artists - Putumayo Celtic Dreamland
11 Various Artists - Absolutely Irish
12 Aidan O'Rourke - Sirius
13 Kevin Burke & Cal Scott - Across the Black River
14 Kate Rusby-Awkward Annie
15 Archie Fisher - Windward Away
16 Dick Gaughan - Live! At the Trades Club
27 Daithi Sproule - The Crow in the Sun
28 Buille - self-titled
29 Patrick Street - On the Fly
20 Breabach-The Big Spree
Top 20 Blues
Rank CD
1 B.B. King - One Kind Favor
2 Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
3 Susan Tedeschi - Back to the River
4 Blind Boys of Alabama - Down in New Orleans
5 North Mississippi Allstars - Hernando
6 Mavis Staples - Live: Hope at the Hideout
7 Otis Taylor - Recapturing the Banjo
8 Elvin Bishop - The Blues Rolls On
9 Marcia Ball - Peace, Love & BBQ
10 Cedric Burnside & Lightnin- Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew
11 Pinetop Perkins & Friends - (self-titled)
12 Watermelon Slim and the Workers - No Paid Holidays
13 Jimmy Thackery - Inside Tracks
14 Tab Benoit - Night Train to Nashville
15 Irma Thomas - Simply Grand
16 Cephas & Wiggins - Richmond Blues
17 Robin Rogers - Treat Me Right
18 David Grissom - Loud Music
19 Afrissippi - Alliance
20 Lightnin' Wells- Shake 'Em On Down
