ARTIST, "Song"  (Label)
BRAVE COMBO, “Mambo In a Brand New Year” (DenTone)
ORANJ SYMPHONETTE, “Baby Elephant Gunn” (Gramavision)
ALLEN TOUSSAINT, “Yes We Can Can” (Nonesuch)
LOU PRIDE, “Love Will Make It Alright” (Severn)

ARETHA FRANKLIN, “Good To Me As I Am To You” (Rhino)
BETTYE LAVETTE, “Down To Zero” (Anti)
GEORGE JONES, “If You’re Gonna Do Me Wrong” (Bandit)
BOBBY BARE, “Are You Sincere” (Dualtone)
TOM RUSSELL BAND, “Waterloo” (Philo)

CARY SWINNEY, “Parades Down Main Street” (Johnson Grass)
TRUE BELIEVERS, “Train Around the Bend” (Ryko)
MAGIC SAM, “San-Ho-Zay” (Delmark)
LINK WRAY, “Dixie Doodle” (Rhino)
BILL KIRCHEN, “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” (Hightone)

ALLEN TOUSSAINT, “Turvalon” (Rhino/Work Song/Hear Music)
JOHNNY “GUITAR” WATSON, “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (Shout! Factory)
SLAMMIN ALL-BODY BAND, “Thank You/Just Be Thankful/What Is Hip” (Crosspulse)
CHARLIE HUNTER QUARTET, “Lively Up Yourself” (Blue Note)

CINDY CASHDOLLAR, “Something I Can’t Do” (Silver Shot)
HADDA BROOKS, “Swingin’ the Boogie” (HOB)
JIMMY BRYANT W/ SPEEDY WEST, “Stratosphere Boogie” (Bug/Capitol)
LITTLE ESTHER, “Mainliner” (Ace)
CARI LEE & THE CONTENDERS, “Little Red Rooster” (Star Tone)
DAVE ALVIN & THE GUILTY MEN, “So Long Baby Goodbye” (YRPS)

MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO., “The Night Shift Lullaby” (Secretly Canadian)
RICH DELGROSSO, “Early In the Morning” (Mandolin Blues)
SNOOKS EAGLIN, “High Society” (Smithsonian/Folkways)