What do Christ Whitley, Mark Lanegan, Kurt Cobain, Screaming Trees, Patty Griffin, Social Distortion, 16 Horsepower, School of Fish, Soulsavers, Elbow, ZZ Top, Madrugada, Placebo, Stevie Ray, Wovenhand, Otis Rush, Gorillaz, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Queens of the Stone Age, Sonia Dada, Catherine Wheel, Bomb the Bass, Otis Redding, The Sundays, Arbouretum, Sam Cooke, Corrosion of Conformity, Fury in the Slaughterhouse, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Gary Moore, The Handsome Family, Fred Neil, Mazzy Star, and Jeff Buckley have in common? Not much except their presence in this little list of mine.

Blues, rock, folk, country, and a smattering of other stuff for your listening pleasure. Hopefully.