Bäst 2011

1. Tom Waits: Bad As Me (Anti)
2. Lucinda Williams: Blessed (Lost Highway)
3. Gillian Welch: The Harrow & The Harvest (Acony)
4. Grayson Capps: Lost Cause Minstrels (Royal Potato Family)
5. Nick Lowe: The Old Magic (Proper)
6. Glen Campbell: Ghost On The Canvas (Surfdog)
7. Connie Smith: Long Line Of Heartaches (Sugar Hill)
8. Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues (Rounder)
9. Seasick Steve: You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Play It Again Sam)
10. John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns (New West)
11. Freebo: Something To Believe (Poppabo)
12. Tom Russell: Mesabi (Proper)
13. Merle Haggard: Working In Tennessee (Vanguard)
14. Waterboys: An Appointment With Mr Yeats (Proper)
15. Nicole Atkins: Mondo Amore (Proper/Cosmos)
Också mycket bra:
• Jude Johnstone: Quiet Girl (BoJak)
• Eilen Jewell: Queen Of The Minor Key (Signature Sounds)
• Ry Cooder: Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down (Nonesuch)
• Steve Earle: I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (New West)
• Hot Tuna: Steady As She Goes (Red House)
• Jimmie Vaughan: Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Proper)
• Donal Hinley: The Famous Rocket Cage (Atom)
• Fur Dixon & Steve Werner: Songs Of The Open Road, Vol 1 (Grass And Gravel)
• Dex Romweber Duo: Is That You In The Blue? (Bloodshot)
• Dale Watson & The Texas Two: The Sun Sessions (Red House)
• Dave Alvin: Eleven Eleven (Yep Roc)
Utom tävlan:
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live At The Main Point 1975 (Left Field Media)
• Nick Lowe: Labour Of Lust (Proper)
• Richard Lindgren: Memento - Best of + rare & unreleased tracks 1994-2010 (Rootsy)
• Little Feat: 40 Feat. The Hot Tomato anthology 1971-2011 (Proper)
• The Long Ryders: Native Sons/10-5-60/Radio Tokyo/5 By 5 (Deluxe reissue) (Prima)
• Rockpile: Live At Montreux 1980 (Eagle)
• Anders F Rönnblom Band In Concert: Live Från Välfärden + bonus-cd: Tambourines & Lovers (F-Records)
2. Lucinda Williams: Blessed (Lost Highway)
3. Gillian Welch: The Harrow & The Harvest (Acony)
4. Grayson Capps: Lost Cause Minstrels (Royal Potato Family)
5. Nick Lowe: The Old Magic (Proper)
6. Glen Campbell: Ghost On The Canvas (Surfdog)
7. Connie Smith: Long Line Of Heartaches (Sugar Hill)
8. Gregg Allman: Low Country Blues (Rounder)
9. Seasick Steve: You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Play It Again Sam)
10. John Hiatt: Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns (New West)
11. Freebo: Something To Believe (Poppabo)
12. Tom Russell: Mesabi (Proper)
13. Merle Haggard: Working In Tennessee (Vanguard)
14. Waterboys: An Appointment With Mr Yeats (Proper)
15. Nicole Atkins: Mondo Amore (Proper/Cosmos)
Också mycket bra:
• Jude Johnstone: Quiet Girl (BoJak)
• Eilen Jewell: Queen Of The Minor Key (Signature Sounds)
• Ry Cooder: Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down (Nonesuch)
• Steve Earle: I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive (New West)
• Hot Tuna: Steady As She Goes (Red House)
• Jimmie Vaughan: Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites (Proper)
• Donal Hinley: The Famous Rocket Cage (Atom)
• Fur Dixon & Steve Werner: Songs Of The Open Road, Vol 1 (Grass And Gravel)
• Dex Romweber Duo: Is That You In The Blue? (Bloodshot)
• Dale Watson & The Texas Two: The Sun Sessions (Red House)
• Dave Alvin: Eleven Eleven (Yep Roc)
Utom tävlan:
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Live At The Main Point 1975 (Left Field Media)
• Nick Lowe: Labour Of Lust (Proper)
• Richard Lindgren: Memento - Best of + rare & unreleased tracks 1994-2010 (Rootsy)
• Little Feat: 40 Feat. The Hot Tomato anthology 1971-2011 (Proper)
• The Long Ryders: Native Sons/10-5-60/Radio Tokyo/5 By 5 (Deluxe reissue) (Prima)
• Rockpile: Live At Montreux 1980 (Eagle)
• Anders F Rönnblom Band In Concert: Live Från Välfärden + bonus-cd: Tambourines & Lovers (F-Records)
Skrivet av Bengt O Tedeborg