1. THE ROLLING STONES
2. TRAVIS
3. BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS
4. PORTISHEAD
5. THE DUKE SPIRIT
6. THE FLAMING STARS
7. JUNE TABOR
8. SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS
9. RICHARD THOMPSON
10. WATERSON:CARTHY
Close but no cigar: Deke Dickerson, Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man, Freakwater, Lyle Lovett, Congregation, The A-Bones, Neil Young, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Van Dyke Parks, Erykah Badu, Bob Neuwirth, Aaliyah, Social Distortion, Palm Springs, Jean Grae, Oasis, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Marissa Nadler, Morrissey, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Geoff Muldaur, Holly Golightly, Chuck Prophet, The White Stripes, Television, Neko Case, The Detroit Cobras, Wreckless Eric, Nina Nastasia, Buddy Guy, Tindersticks, Laura Marling, Solomon Burke…
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