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"These selections of CDs represent best new artist, album of the year, contemporary album of the year, soul-blues album of the year, and blues-rock album of the year. "
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by Tim Holek 
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Thought you might be interested to know what I've selected as my top ten of 2006. Here they are in no particular order:
Bobby Rush with Shawn Kellerman
Raw To The Bone, (Indepedent)
Cephas & Wiggins
Shoulder To Shoulder, (Alligator)
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
Rattleshake, (Alligator)
Mannish Boys
Live & In Demand, (Delta Groove)
Lil' Dave Thompson
Got To Get Over You, (Electro-Fi)
Junior Wells
Live At Theresa's 1975, (Delmark)
Otis Rush
Live ...And In Concert From San Francisco, (Blues Express)
Magic Slim / Joe Carter
That Ain't Right, (Delmark)
Harmonica Shah
Listen At Me Good, (Electro-Fi)
Glamourpuss
Bluesman's Prayer, (NorthernBlues)
Tim Holek
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by Jan Eckerl 
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Here is my top ten in no particular order.
Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
Traveling Man, (Sound Of New Orleans Records)
C. J. Chenier
Desperate Kingdom Of Love, (Harmonia Mundi)
Bugs Henderson & The Shuffle Kings
Electric Snow "The Best Of", (Taxim)
Chris Ardoin and NuStep
M.V.P., (NuStep4Lyfe Entertainment)
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble
Free Your Mind, (Louisiana Soul Records)
J. Paul Jr. & The Zydeco Nubreedz
Scorpio, (JP)
Tab Benoit
Brother to the Blues, (Telarc)
Joe Satriani
Super Colossal, (Epic)
Gov´t Mule
High & Mighty, (ATO Records)
Joe Bonamassa
You and Me, (Provogue )
Jan Eckerl
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by Norman Darwen 
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Here are my top 10 albums of 2006, in NO particular order:
Drink Small
Blues Doctor Live & Outrageous!, (Erwin)
Jackie Edwards
I Feel So Bad, (Castle Music)
Guy Davis
Skunkmello, (Red House)
Dion
Bronx In Blue, (SPV)
Willie Walker
Memphisapolis, (Haute)
Jo' Buddy
Grits 'N' Rattles (Ram-Bam)
Philipp Fankhauser
Watching From The Safe Side, (Funk House Blues)
Lil' Son Jackson
Rockin 'N' Rollin' Volume 1, (Document)
Joe Louis Walker
Playin' Dirty, (JSP)
Freddie Roulette
Man Of Steel, (Tradition & Moderne)
Norman Darwen
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by Fritz Svacina
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Here is my top ten in no particular order.
BUGS HENDERSON & The Shuffle Kings
Electric Snow "The Best Of", TAXIM TX1061-2TC
LIL’ ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS
Rattleshake, Alligator ALCD 4909
THE HOLLYWOOD BLUE FLAMES
Road To Rio, Delta Groove DGPCD 107
PHILIPP FANKHAUSER
Watching From The Safe Side, Sony BMG 92106000002
FREDDIE ROULETTE
Man Of Steel, Tradition & Moderne TM 036
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE
Delta Hardware, 09463-60122-2-3 Real World; Music from EMI
THE LOST LEGENDS
Demo Electric Snake Studio, SCode 8-37101 21462-9
WATERMELON SLIM
& The Workers, Northern Blues Music NBM0032
C.J. CHENIER
The Desperate Kingdom of Love, WORLD VILLAGE ASIN: B000F9RLDU
SHERMAN ROBERTSON & Bluesmove
Guitar Man - Live, Crosscut ccd 11090
Fritz Svacina
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by Brian Harman
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My "Top Ten" for 2006; Which, are in no particular order, are as follows;
Chuck Berry
"Reelin'and Rockin'" The Very Best of... Chess Records 9832354
Bob Margolin
"In North Carolina," Steady Rollin' Records SRR001
Irma Thomas
"After The Rain," Rounder Records 11661-2186-2
Candi Staton
"His Hands," Honest Jons Records HJRCD23
Various Artists
"Big City Rhythm Vol. 2," CeePeeVee Records CPVCD1101
Various Artists
"The Sound Stage Seven Story," Charly SNAJ734CD
Link Wray
"Wray's Three Track Shack," Acadia (Evangeline) ACAD8082
Lorraine Ellison
"Sister Love," The Warner Bros. Years.. Warner Bros/Rhino Records RHM2 7717
Watermelon Slim
& The Workers, Northern Blues Music NBM0032
Jackie Edwards
"I Feel So Bad," Castle Music/Sanctuary CMQCD1370
Brian Harman
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