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Top 40 From the Americana Music Association

WGWG Top 20 for 2008

1. Belleville Outfit     Wanderin' (self)

2. Tift Merritt             Another Country (fantasy)

3. The Waybacks       Loaded (compass)

4. Malcolm Holcombe   Gamblin' House (echo Mountain)

5. Jackie Greene         Giving Up the Ghost (429)

6. John Hiatt               Same Old Man

7. The Wrights           The Wrights (ACR)

8. Hayes Carll            Trouble In Mind (Lost Highway)

9. Levon Helm           Dirt Farmer (Vangaurd)

10. Duhks                  Fast Paced World

11. Railroad Earth     Amen Corner

12. Old Crow Medicine Show    Tennessee Pusher

13. Mama Said            Take Root

14. Blind Boys of Alabama         Down in New Orleans

15. Joe Ely and Joel Guzman      Live Cactus (rock 'em)

16.Van Morrison        Keep It Simple (lost highway)

17. Kasey Chambers &

     Shane Nicholson         Rattlin' Bones

18. Carrie Rodriguez        She Ain't Me

19. Emmylou Harris        All in Intended to Be

20. Cadillac Sky              Gravity's Our Enemy

 


Roots Music

Born of the acoustic art form, Roots music, also known as Americana Music, covers a wide range of styles including Bluegrass, Alternative Country, Old Time, Folk, Blues and Roots Rock.

Roots Music songs are REAL, RAW and CREATIVE! The roots approach to music emphasizes the diversity of musical traditions while creating community through song and thought. Roots songwriters and performers forge new directions, blurring and breaking the musical limits of commercial radio.

WGWG is request friendly! If you have a request - let us know at 704-406-3525... and guess what? If we have it, we'll play it!