1. Doug Sahm: The Return Of Wayne Douglas *TG/*GS/*JSn/*BW/*EW 
   
   
2. Johnny Cash: Solitary Man *BF/*RH/*BL/*JSp 
   
   
3. Slaid Cleaves: Broke Down *DJ/*MM 
   
   
4. Dave Alvin: Public Domain *JE/*JHo/*BR 
   Neko Case & Her Boyfriends: Furnace Room Lullaby *AB/*DY/*CZ 
   
   
5. Dwight Yoakam: Tomorrow’s Sounds Today *MP/*JZ 
   
   
6. Ted Roddy & The Tearjoint Troubadors: Tear Time *DF/ChL/*MT 
   
   
7. Merle Haggard: If I Could Only Fly *WH 
   
   
8. Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-Fonics: Rhyme, Rhythm & Truth *VL/*RS 
   
   
9. Tom Armstrong Sings Heart Songs *KF/*TF 
   
   
10. Steve Earle: Transcendental Blues *WR 
    
    
11. Marti Brom: Feudin’ & Fightin’ With The Cornell Hurd Band 
    
    
12. Marah: Kids In Philly *RC/*ST 
    
    
13. The Gourds: Bolsa de Agua *DT 
    Kelly Hogan & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts: Beneath The Country Underdog *TJ 
    
    
14. Elizabeth Cook: Elizabeth Cook 
    Justin Trevino: Loud Music & Strong Wine 
    
    
15. Emmylou Harris: Red Dirt Girl *RD 
    Dave Stuckey & The Rhythm Gang: Get A Load Of This *SH 
    Dallas Wayne: Big Thinkin’ *KD 
    
    
16. VA: O Brother, Where Art Thou? *SJ 
    
    
17. Kasey Chambers: The Captain 
    
    
18. Pat Haney: Wrong Rite Of Passage *EB 
    Terri Hendrix: Places In Between *PP 
    
    
19. Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys: Night Tide 
    Cornell Hurd Band: A Stagecoach Named Desire 
    Alison Moorer: The Hardest Part 
    Susanna Van Tassel: The Heart I Wear 
    
    
20. VA: Big D Jamboree Live *JH 
    
    
21. Ryan Adams: Heartbreaker 
    Jimmie Dale Gilmore: One Endless Night 
    The Hangdogs: Beware Of Dog 
    John Hiatt: Crossing Muddy Waters 
    Houston Marchman & The Contraband: Tryin’ For Home 
    Gurf Morlix: Toad Of Titicaca 
    Cary Swinney: Martha 
    
    
22. 16 Horsepower: Secret South *AL 
    John Hartford: Live From Mountain Stage *SG 
    Joel Rafael Band: Hopper *LW 
    Ruthie & The Wranglers: Live At Chick Hall’s Surf Club *TS 
    Johnny Staats Project: Wires & Wood *KR 
    Uncle Lightnin’: Sunday Breakfast *RP 
    VA: The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988 *MR 
    Carl Vaughan: Six Feet Deep In The Heart Of Texas *ER 
    Rhonda Vincent: Back Home Again *MA 
    Waco Brothers: Electric Waco Chair *PD 
    
    
23. Audrey: The Fallen 
    Sam Bush: Ice Caps 
    Ray Condo & His Ricochets: High & Wide 
    James Intveld: Somewhere Down The Road 
    The Lucky Stars: Hollywood & Western 
    The Spurs: Go Boy Go 
    VA: Shuffle Town; Western Swing On King 1946-50 
    
    

FEMALE VOCALIST 

1. Marti Brom 
2. Kelly Hogan 
3. Susanna Van Tassel 
4. Elizabeth Cook 
5. Emmylou Harris 
6. Neko Case 
7. Terri Hendrix / Laura Cantrell 

MALE VOCALIST 

1. Justin Trevino 
2. Merle Haggard
3. Ted Roddy 
4. Dave Alvin /  Doug Sahm / Dwight Yoakam
5. Slaid Cleaves 
6. Tom Armstrong 
7. Jimmie Dale Gilmore 

SONGWRITER

1. Cary Swinney 
2. Slaid Cleaves 
3. Terri Hendrix 
4. John Hiatt 
5. Dwight Yoakam