We’re going to take a step away from vintage releases in our first episode of 2016 and look back at last year’s Americana releases, focusing on tributes and covers from some of the very best performers of the time. We’ll hear from Happy Traum, Jorma Kaukonen, Robert Earl Keen Jr., the Alvin Brothers, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Edwards and many others as the cover music from the past century. While most are those of tradition, we’ll also hear covers of Stephen Foster, Carter Family, and Woody Guthrie for good measure. Tribute albums include Bob Dylan’s Shadows in the Night and Asleep at the Wheel’s “Still The King” Bob Wills tribute. Lots of territory to cover so I hope you’ll join in!

No.	Artist	Title	Album	Buy
1	Mavis Staples	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Your Good Fortune (EP)
2	Jorma Kaukonen	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Ain't In No Hurry
3	Jorma Kaukonen	Sweet Fern	Ain't In No Hurry
4	Darryl Holter	California Stars	Radio Songs
5	Darryl Holter	Do Re Mi	Radio Songs
6	Jonathan Edwards	Mole	Tomorrow's Child
7	Hamilton County Ramblers	Hard Times	Hamilton County Ramblers
8	Emmylou Harris	Bury Me Beneath The Willow	Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited
9	Larry Cordle & The Virginia Luthiers	Train On The Island	Orthophonic Joy
10	The Cox Family	Cash On The Barrelhead	Gone Like The Cotton
11	Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	Footprints in the Snow	Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions
12	Lyle Lovett; Robert Earl Keen, Jr.	T For Texas	Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions
13	Asleep at the Wheel	Time Changes Everything (with Buddy Miller)	Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
14	Asleep at the Wheel	Faded Love (with The Time Jumpers)	Still the King: A Celebration of the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
15	Robbie O'Connell	Pretty Saro	Dear Jean: Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie
16	Happy Traum	Careless Love Blues (feat. Jerry Marotta, Byron Isaacs & John Sebastian)	Just For the Love Of It
17	Happy Traum	I Aint Got No Home (feat. John Sebastian, Byron Isaacs & Jerry Marotta)	Just For the Love Of It
18	Spuyten Duyvil	Keep your Skillet Good and Greasy	Social Hour Music
19	Spuyten Duyvil	Make Me A Pallet	Social Hour Music
20	Charlie Gracie	Just A Closer Walk With Thee	Angel on My Shoulder
21	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	Cherry Red Blues	Lost Time
22	Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin	World's In A Bad Condition	Lost Time
23	The Mavericks	Nitty Gritty	Mono
24	Bob Dylan	That Lucky Old Sun	Shadows in the Night
25	Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson	Don't Think Twice, It's Alright	Django and Jimmie
26	Billy Gibbons And The BFG's	Treat Her Right	Perfectamundo
27	Larry Campbell	Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning	Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams