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George Graham's Best of 2003 Albums List
This is a the list of albums featured during the ten-part Best of 2003 series presented during December on Mixed Bag, heard on WVIA-FM. These albums were selected by series host George Graham from the over 500 CDs featured during the year on the New Releases segments presented daily on Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag musical styles include rock, folk, blues, reggae, world music, Celtic, electronic, and other varieties presented on the program. The emphasis is on records that received little or no attention in the commercial media. Selection criteria include originality, uniqueness of sound, and quality of musicianship.
The lists are arranged chronologically by month of release. Recordings featured on the on the Mixed Bag Weekly Album Review (Wednesdays at 9:00 PM) are linked to the review on this website. Following the chronological list is another list of albums by artists who have appeared on the Homegrown Music series (Tuesdays at 9:00 PM).
January
February
March-
THE PIECES (Benchmark)
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Steve James: FAST TEXAS (Burnside)
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Fred: NOTES ON A PICNIC (World In Sound)
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Roomful of Blues: THAT'S RIGHT (Alligator)
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Marcus Eaton & the Lobby: THE DAY THE WORLD AWOKE (Uninhibited)
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Terry Evans: LIVE LIKE A HURRICANE (Audioquest)
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The String Cheese Incident: ON THE ROAD TRAVELOGUE FALL 02 (SCI Fidelity)
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Dave Hole: LIVE IN PERTH AND CHICAGO (Alligator)
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Dennis Chambers: OUTBREAK (ESC)
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Lyle Lovett: SMILE SONGS FROM THE MOVIES (Curb)
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Celso Fonseca: NATURAL (Six Degrees)
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Jimmy Thackery: GUITAR (Blind Pig)
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Allman Brothers Band: HITTIN' THE NOTE (Peach/Sanctuary)
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Paddy Keenan Tommy O'Sullivan: THE LONG GRAZING ACRE (Compass)
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Everything But the Girl: LIKE DESERTS MISS THE RAIN (Atlantic/Sire)
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Procol Harum: THE WELL'S ON FIRE (Eagle)
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JAKE ARMERDING (Compass)
April
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Acoustic Syndicate: TERRA FIRMA (Sugar Hill)
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King Johnson: HOT FISH LAUNDRY MAT (Landslide)
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GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY: Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan [various] (Columbia)
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Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield: FILLMORE EAST: THE LOST CONCERT TAPES
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(Columbia)
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Marcia Ball: SO MANY RIVERS (Alligator)
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Sean Watkins: 26 MILES (Sugar Hill)
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Gotan Project: LA REVANCHA DEL TANGO (XL)
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Widespread Panic: BALL (Sanctuary)
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Bill Frisell: THE INTERCONTINENTALS (Nonesuch)
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A MIGHTY WIND: soundtrack (Columbia)
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John Hiatt: BENEATH THIS GRUFF EXTERIOR (New West)
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Rhonda Vincent: ONE STEP AHEAD (Rounder)
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Etta James: LET'S ROLL (Private Music)
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Paso Fino: SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A PONY (I-Town)
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Terri Binion: FOOL (Richter)
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Third World: AIN'T GIVIN' UP (Shanachie)
May
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COVER THE WORLD: [various artists] (Putumayo)
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Ethan Daniel Davidson: DON QUIXOTE DE LA SURURBIA (Times Beach)
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John Scofield Band: UP ALL NIGHT (Verve)
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Jesse Harris: THE SECRET SUN (Blue Thumb)
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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile: INTO THE CAULDRON (Sugar Hill)
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Lynn Morris Band: SHAPE OF A TEAR (Rounder)
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Gillian Welch: SOUL JOURNEY (Acony)
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Old Blind Dogs: THE GAB O MEY (Green Linnet)
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Bryan Sutton: BLUEGRASS GUITAR (Sugar Hill)
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Steve Winwood: ABOUT TIME (SCI Fidelity)
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Stephan Smith: NEW WORLD WORDER (Schronic)
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Hamilton Loomis: KICKIN' IT (Blind Pig)
June
July
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Richard X. Heyman: RIGHTOVERS (Turn-Up)
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Howard Tate: REDISCOVERED (Private Music)
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Adam Levy: GET YOUR GLOW ON (Los Wax)
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Minibar: FLY BELOW THE RADAR (Foodchain)
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Tim O'Brien: TRAVELER (Sugar Hill)
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Keller Williams: HOME (SCI Fidelity)
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Shane Fontayne: WHAT NATURE INTENDED (Mile End)
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Harper: WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE (On Core)
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Earl Scruggs/Doc Watson/Ricky Skaggs: THE THREE PICKERS (Rounder)
August
September
October
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Jim's Big Ego: THEY'RE EVERYWHERE (bigego.com)
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Big Bill Morganfield: BLUES IN THE BLOOD (Blind Pig)
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SHOUT SISTER SHOUT: [various artists] (M.C.)
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Aquarium Rescue Unit: THE CALLING (Inio)
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Seth Horan: NOTWITHSTANDING (Benchmark)
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Hot Club of Cowtown: CONTINENTAL STOMP (Hightone)
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Randy Newman: THE RANDY NEWMAN SONGBOOK VOL. 1 (Nonesuch)
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Dixie Hummingbirds: DIAMOND JUBILATION (Rounder)
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Van Morrison: WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PIICTURE (Blue Note)
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Allman Brothers Band: LIVE AT ATLANTA INT'L POP FESTIVAL 1970 (Epic)
November
December
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Rob Gonzalez: THE RUSH FOR YOUR TOUCH (Tons of Fun)
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Kevin Fisher: NOUN VERB NOUN (Stone Poet)
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Daude: NEGUINHA TO AMO (Realworld)
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French Cafe: [various artists] (Putumayo)
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Rory Block: LAST FAIR DEAL (Telarc)
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Kila: LUNA PARK (World Village)
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Ricardo Silveira: NOITE CLARA (Adventure Music)
CDs released by regional artists who have appeared on the Homegrown Music series.-
Bent Blue: BENT BLUE (Funeral Fan)
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Debbie Davies: KEY TO LOVE (Shanachie)
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Townhall: THE NEW SONG (Redeye)
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Plus 3: HAPPY LITTLE ACCIDENTS (independent)
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Lanky: INNER ONRIGHTER (Imposter)
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Mighty Fine Wine: NOW HEAR THIS (MFW Music)
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Jack Hardy: BANDOLIER (Great Divide)
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The Villas: SET FOR LIFE (Think Tank)
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E.G. Kight: SOUTHERN COMFORT (Blue South)
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Stacie Rose: THIS IS MINE (Enchanted)
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George Wesley: SAILING ON THE SEAS OF FATE (Joy & Harmony)
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HAZY MALAZE (Morebarn)
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Professor & Maryann: RUNAWAY FAVORITE (Happy Thighs)
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One Alternative: PENDULUM (independent)
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B.D. Lenz: SIMPLE LIFE (Apria)
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The Brilliant Mistakes: DUMB LUCK (Aunt Mimi's)
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John Dillon: CALLING ME HOME (Mother Ditch)
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Relative Sight: MORE THAN ONE LIFE (independent)
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Dave Isaacs: PRODIGAL SON (independent)
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Carbondale: CAUSE 7 ATE 9 (RCA)
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Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: THE IRIDIUM CONTROVERSY (Cuneiform)
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Mike Dugan & Blues Mission: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (Top Shelf)
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Nadas: TRANSCEIVER (Authentic)
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Lex Romane: DIGGIN' DUSTY DIAMONDS (Lucky Duck)
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The Fat Handsome: UNCLE HANK'S ATTIC VOL. 1 (independent)
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Carla Ulbrich: PRFESSIONAL SMART ALECK (Official Seal)
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Van Wagner: IF TIME COULD STAND ALONE (independent)
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Plus 3: BAD MATH (independent)
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Joe Charles: WAR AND DANCING (S.A.M.)
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