WHO VOTED: The following critics voted in this year’s poll: Tom Alesia, Don Allred, Billy Altman, Brian Atkinson, Dave Bagdade, Mike Berick, Jim Bessman, Bliss Bowen, Jon Bream, David Cantwell, Joe Caramanica, Matt Cibula, Howard Cohen, Rick Cornell, Greg Crawford, Kandia Crazy Horse, Michael Deeds, Kerry Dexter, Corey duBrowa, Anthony Easton, Chuck Eddy, Dan Ferguson, Timothy Finn, Chet Flippo, Bill Friskics-Warren, Tom Geddie, Holly George-Warren, Gary Graff, Devin Grant, Stacy Harris, Shane Harrison, Randy Harward, Will Hermes, Geoffrey Himes, Lorie Hollabaugh, Keith Howerton, Edd Hurt, Tom Inskeep, Josh Jackson, Roy Kasten, Hunter Kelly, Thomas Kintner, Frank Kogan, Jeff Leven, Joshua Love, Barry Mazor, Michael McCall, Barry McCloud, Sam McDonald, Don McLeese, Kendra Meinert, Fred Mills, Rick Mitchell, Robert Morast, Darryl Morden, Stuart Munro, Chris Neal, Ralph Novak, Rob O’Connor, Kevin Oliver, George Paul, Rick Petreycik, Linda Ray, Bobby Reed, David Royko, Kim Rueh, Lloyd Sachs, Makkada Selah, Ed Shane, Pam Shane, Craig Shelburne, Hazel Smith, David Sokol, Michael Sudhalter, Bruce Sylvester, Katie Vesser, John Walker, Ron Warnick, Ellis Widner, Tom Wilk, Kent Wolgamott, Mikael Wood, Greg Yost, Sarah Zupko
THIS YEAR’S VOTERS WROTE FOR THESE PUBLICATIONS IN 2006: ABC News Radio, About.com, All About Jazz, Amazon.com, American Profile, American Songwriter, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baltimore City Paper, Best in Texas Music, Billboard, Blender, Bluegrass Unlimited, BMI Music World, Boston Globe, Buzzine, Charleston Free Times, Charleston Post & Courier, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, CMA Close Up, CMT.com, Columbia Free Times, Countrymusicfactsandnews.com, Country Standard Time, Country Weekly, Creative Loafing, Denver Westword, Detroit Free Press, DISH Magazine, Downbeat, Entertainment Weekly, Freelance Mentalists, Gannett Journal News, Global Rhythms, Goldmine, Grammy Magazine, Green Bay Press-Gazette, Guitar World, Harp, Hartford Courant, Have Fun, HearSay, Hollywood Reporter, Houston Chronicle, Idaho Statesman, ilX, Independent Weekly, Jazz Times, Kansas City Star, Knoxville Voice, Lincoln Journal Star, Los Angeles Daily News, Magnet, Mean Street, Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Minneapolis City Pages, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Music Monthly, Mojo, Motif Magazine, Music City News, Nashville Scene, Newport News Daily Press, New York Times, No Depression, Offbeat, Ontario Daily Bulletin, Oregonian, Orlando Weekly, Oxford American, Paper Thin Walls, Paste, People, Perfect Sound Forever, Performing Songwriter, PopMatters, Relix, Riverfront Times, Road King, Rolling Stone, Salt Lake City Weekly, San Antonio Current, San Bernardino Sun, Sauk Valley Newspapers, Seattle Weekly, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Sound & Vision, Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, Spin, Stereophile, Stylus, Texas Music Magazine, Texas Music Times, Urge, Vibe, Village Voice, Washington Post, Wisconsin State Journal, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, and Y’all Magazine.
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