Best of 2013: Music Picks from the KVNF Community
Some of you have been waiting patiently for Sugar's Picks, The Best of 2013! This year, we include the "best" lists of some of our DJ community as well.
It was a good year-
Sugar's Picks 2013, by Candy Pennetta are below:
Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite | "Get Up" |
Aaron Neville | "My True Story" |
Various Artists | "Twenty Feet From Stardom" |
Mavis Staples | "One True Vine" |
Tedeschi Trucks Band | "Made Up Mind" |
Jeff Gollub With Brian Auger | "Train Keeps On Rolling" |
Toro Y Moi | "Anything In Return" |
Poets Of Rhythm | "Anthology 1992-2003" |
Freshly Ground | "Take Me To The Dance" |
Mickey Hart | "Superorganism" |
Otis Taylor | "My World Is Gone" |
Robert Randolph Family Band | "Lickety Split' |
Allen Toussaint | "Songbook" |
Jesse Dee | "On My Mind In My Heart" |
James Hunter | "Minute By Minute" |
Garland Jeffreys | "Truth Serum" |
Alice Smith | "She" |
Detroit Memphis Experience | "Detroit Memphis Experience" |
Billie Joe & Norah Jones | "Foreverly" |
RJ & The Assignment | "The Stroke Of Midnight" |
James Booker Classified | "ReMixed" |
Booker T | "Sound The Alarm" |
Duane Allman | "Skydog: Duane Allman Comp" |
Elastic Bond | "Real" |
Luke Temple | "Good Mood Fool" |
Beth Hart/Joe Bonamassa | "SeeSaw" |
Blind Boys of Alabama | "I’ll Find A Way" |
Eric Burdon | "Til Your River Runs Dry" |
Carla Bruni | "Little French Songs" |
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "The Heist" |
Michael Franti | "All People" |
Paul Allen & The UnderThinkers | "Everywhere At Once" |
Shuggie Otis | "Wings of Love" |
Alice Russell | "To Dust" |
Cassie Taylor | "Out Of My Mind" |
Blood Orange | "Cupid Deluxe" |
Valerie June | "Pushing Against A Stone" |
Fat Freddy’s | "Drop Blackbird" |
Delfonics | "Adrian Young Presents" |
Elvis Costello & Roots | "Wise Up Ghost" |
Eric Clapton | "Old Sock" |
Jessie Ware | "Devotion" |
Trampled Under Foot | "Say That To This" |
Trombone Shorty | "Fire & Brimstone" |
Anoushka Shankar | "Traces Of You" |
Robert Glasper | "Black Radio 2" |
Van Morrison | "Moondance – Expanded" |
Dumpstafunk | "Dirty Word" |
Donny Hathaway | "Selections" |
Clairy Brown | "Baby Caught the Bus" |
And then there's DJ Lady Lu's List of tunes. That's our very own Amber McDaniel:
Artist | Album |
10. They Might Be Giants | "Nanobots" |
9. Southern Culture on the Skids | "Dig This" |
8. Tegan & Sara | "Heartthrob" |
7. Morcheeba | "Head Up High" |
6. Alice Russell | "To Dust" |
5. Everlast | "The Life Acoustic" |
4. Clairy Browne | "Baby Caught the Bus" |
3. Fitz & the Tantrums | "More than Just a Dream" |
2. Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | "Untamed Beast" |
1. Anders Osborne | "Peace" |
Fantabulous DJ "Hurricane", Hugh Carson, shares his favorites for the year as well. His picks include Jazz, Soul/Funk and Blues.
HURRICANE'S FAVORITES FOR 2013 IN SOUL/FUNKIN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY ARTIST (NO RANKING)
Artist | Song | Album |
Aaron Neville | Be My Baby' Gypsy Woman | My True Story |
Afrolicious | California Dreaming; Thursday Night Kinda Swing | California Dreaming |
Alice Russell | Citizens; To Dust | To Dust |
BEAT FUNKTION | Moon Town | Moon Town |
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa | Nutbush City Limits; See Saw | Seesaw |
Booker T. Jones | 66 Impala Featuring Poncho Sanchez And Sheila E.; Feel Good | Sound The Alarm |
Bryan Lee | Aretha (Sing One For Me); Let Me Love You Tonight | Play One For Me |
Charles Bradley | Confusion; Let Love Stand a Chance | Victim of Love |
Detroit Memphis Experience | I'm Just a Prisoner (Stereo); Open the Door to Your Heart; Straighten It out | Detroit Memphis Experience |
Jesse Dee | Boundary Line; The Only Remedy | On My Mind / In My Heart |
JJ Grey & Mofro | 99 Shades Of Crazy; Florabama; Harp And Drums; Somebody Else | This River |
Laura Rain And The Caesars | Electrified; My Love | Laura Rain & The Caesars [ Self ] |
Mavis Staples | What Are They Doing In Heaven Today | One True Vine |
Nakia | Dream Big; Pieces And Castles | Drown In The Crimson Tide |
Robert Glasper Experiment feat Brandy | What Are We Doing | Black Radio 2 |
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Jukein'; Rush Hour | Just For Today |
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects; Now I See | Stranger To My Happiness [Single] |
Sugar Blue | Miss You | Raw Sugar |
Swingadelic | Ruler of My Heart; Yes We Can Can | Toussaintville |
The James Hunter Six | Heartbreak; The Gypsy | The James Hunter 6 |
The Ney Buzz | Lonely Town Lonely Street; Played | MG's Funk Workshop |
The Relatives | Let Your Light Shine; Your Love Is Real | The Electric Word |
The Soul Of John Black | East LA Lady; High Power; Too Much Tequila | A Sunshine State Of Mind |
Toronzo Cannon | Cold World | John the Conquer Root |
Trampled Under Foot | Badlands | Badlands |
Trombone Shorty | Fire And Brimstone; Say That To Say This; Vieux Carre | Say That To Say This |
Ursula Ricks | Due; Make Me Blue | My Street |
Valerie June | Somebody To Love; Wanna Be On Your Mind | Pushin' Against A Stone |
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY ARTIST (NO RANKING)
Artist | Song | Album |
Afrolicious | Horizons | California Dreaming |
Ahmad Jamal | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Saturday Morning |
BEAT FUNKTION | Moon Town | Moon Town |
Bob James & David Sanborn | Deep In The Weeds | Quartette Humaine |
Calvin Keys | Love and Innocence | Electric Keys |
Charnett Moffett | Overpass; Natural Heritage; For Those Who Know | Spirit Of Sound |
Christian McBride & Inside Straight | Listen To The Heroes Cry; Unusual Suspects | People Music |
Chucho Valdés | Santa Cruz | Border-Free |
Dr. Lonnie Smith | Aw Shucks; Psychedelic Pi | In The Beginning |
Dupree | KC | Nuestro Camino |
Geri Allen | Itching in My Heart | Grand River Crossings: Motown and Motor City Inspirations |
Jackie Ryan With John Clayton & Friends | No One Ever Tells You | Listen Here |
Joshua Redman | Let it Be | Walking Shadows |
Lisa Hilton | Getaway; Slow Down; Stepping Into Paradise | Getaway |
M1, Brian Jackson, The New Midnight Band | (Re)Evolution | Evolutionary Minded -Furthering The Legacy Of Gil Scott-Heron |
Marc Cary | Down Here Below the Horizon; Down Here Below | For the Love of Abbey |
Marc Cary's Focus Trio | Indigenous; Boom | Four Directions |
Marquis Hill | The Poet | The Poet |
Reginald Cyntje | Respect | Love |
Roomful of Blues | Straight Jacquet | Alligator Records Presents Blues & Roots |
Roy Hargrove: The RH Factor | The Joint | Hard Groove |
Swingadelic | Up the Creek | Toussaintville |
Terri Lyne Carrington | Very Special | Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue |
The Claudettes | Chin-Up Tango | Infernal Piano Plot...Hatched! |
Wayne Shorter Quartet | Plaza Real | Without A Net [Live] |
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet | La Habana | Latin Jazz - Jazz Latin |
Wide Hive Players | Turnstyle | Turnstyle |
Will Calhoun | Brother Will; King Tut Strut; Spectrum | Life in This World |
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY ARTIST (NO RANKING)
Artist | Song | Album |
Ana Popovic | Can't You See What You're Doing to Me; Object of Obsession; Ana's Shuffle | Can You Stand the Heat |
Beth Hart | I'd Rather Go Blind | Bang Bang Boom Boom |
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa | Close To My Fire | Seesaw |
Bobby Rush | Boogie In The Dark | Down In Louisiana |
Cassie Taylor | No Ring Blues | Out Of My Mind |
Cassie Taylor | Out Of My Mind; That's My Man; Lay My Head On Your Pillow | Out Of My Mind |
Charles Bradley | Hurricane | Victim of Love |
Eric Burdon | Medicine Man | 'Til Your River Runs Dry |
Eric Clapton | Gotta Get Over | Old Sock |
Harmonica Shah | Honey, I Ran Out Of Lies; Death Bell Tollin' | Havin' Nothin' Don't Bother Me |
James Booker | Professor Longhair Medley: Tipitina/Bald Head; Lonely Avenue; If You're Lonely | Classified: Remixed And Expanded |
James Cotton | Cotton Mouth Man | Alligator Records Presents Blues & Roots |
Jeff Strahan | Texas Flood; Love Me Right Away | Live At Sealy Flats |
JJ Grey & Mofro | This River; Write A Letter | This River |
John Fogerty With Bob Seger | Who'll Stop The Rain | Wrote A Song For Everyone |
John Fogerty With Jennifer Hudson Feat. Allen Toussaint & Rebirth Brass Band | Proud Mary | Wrote A Song For Everyone |
Kelly Richey | Workin' Hard Woman; I Went Down Easy | Sweet Spirit |
Mavis Staples | I Like The Things About Me; Every Step | One True Vine |
North Mississippi Allstars | Boogie; Jumper On The Line; Turn Up Satan | World Boogie Is Coming |
Otis Taylor | Never Been To The Reservation; Blue Rain In Africa; My World Is Gone; Huckleberry Blues; Gangster And Iztatoz Chauffer | My World Is Gone |
Pete Anderson | Rock in My Shoe; Red Sunset Blues | Birds Above Guitarland |
Popa Chubby | Danger Man | Universal Breakdown Blues |
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters | Vernice's Boogie; Robert Nighthawk Stomp | Just For Today |
Roomful Of Blues | Blue, Blue World | 45 Live |
Roosevelt Sykes | Running The Boogie | The Original Honeydripper |
Rusty Wright Band | Trouble And The Marryin' Kind | This, That & The Other Thing |
Sena Ehrhardt | Buried Alive; Cold Cold Feeling | All In |
Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses) | The Low Highway | The Low Highway |
Studebaker John's Maxwell Street Kings | In Case Of Fire | Kingsville Jukin |
Sugar Blue | Krystalline; Miss You | Raw Sugar |
Sugaray Rayford | Goin' Back to Texas | Dangerous |
Tedeschi Trucks Band | It's So Heavy | Made Up Mind |
The Hound Kings | You Gotta Move | Unleashed |
The Mighty Mojo Prophets | The Gambler | Flyin' Home From Memphis |
The Slide Brothers | Catch That Train | Robert Randolph Presents:The Slide Brothers |
The Soul Of John Black | East LA Lady | A Sunshine State Of Mind |
Tony Joe White | Sweet Tooth | Hoodoo |
Toronzo Cannon | Sweet, Sweet, Sweet | John the Conquer Root |
Trampled Under Foot | Badlands; Dark Of The Night; Trampled Under Foot | Badlands |
Trombone Shorty | Vieux Carre | Say That To Say This |
Trudy Lynn | Down in Memphis | Royal Oaks Blues Cafe |
Valerie June | Pushin' Against A Stone | Pushin' Against A Stone |
Walter Trout | All the King's Horses; Freedom; Bad Love; I'm Back; Move from the Hood | Luther's Blues – A Tribute to Luther Allison |
Watermelon Slim & The Workers | Blue Freightliner | Bull Goose Rooster |
Zac Harmon | I'm A Healer | Blind Racoon Collection Volume 1 |