MY ANNUAL AWARDS:
● MUSIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Kacey Musgraves; Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga (tie)
● MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Aaron Lee Tasjan; Bruce Springsteen (tie)
● FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Kacey Musgraves; Lady Gaga (tie)
● DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
● MUSIC COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: ABBA (released their first album of new material in 40 years, received a Grammy nomination, became one of the all-time biggest pre-ordered albums in much of Europe and debuted at #1 in 20+ countries).
● MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR: “An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: One Last Time” at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY * Tony Bennett’s final concert (Aug. 5)
● CONCERT OF THE YEAR: “An Evening with Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: One Last Time” at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY * Tony Bennett’s final concert (Aug. 5)
● BENEFIT CONCERT/EVENT OF THE YEAR: “15th Annual Stand Up For Heroes” Benefit (Bob Woodruff Foundation) ft. Bruce Springsteen, Brandi Carlile & others at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City, NY (Nov. 8); The 7th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit ” ft. Steve Earle & The Dukes with guests: Bruce Springsteen, Rosanne Cash, Willie Nile, The Mastersons & Matt Savage (An event benefiting The Kesswell School and education about Autism) at Town Hall in New York City, NY (Dec. 13)(tie)
● AWARDS EVENT OF THE YEAR: “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony” at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, OH (Oct. 30)
● CONCERT TOUR OF THE YEAR: Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill 25th Anniversary Tour” with guests Garbage and Cat Power; Genesis “The Last Domino? Tour”(tie)
● MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR: The Firefly Music Festival ft. Billie Eilish, The Killers, Cage The Elephant, Phoebe Bridgers, etc. at “The Woodlands” of Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE (Sept. 23 & 24)
● MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR DEDICATED TO SONGWRITING: Mississippi Songwriters Festival in Ocean Springs/Gautier, MS (Sept. 16 – 19)
MUSIC VENUES:
● FAVORITE MUSIC “INDOOR” VENUE (Club, Intimate Size Establishment): Callaghan’s Irish Social Club in Mobile, AL; The Peoples Room of Mobile in Mobile, AL (tie)
● FAVORITE MUSIC “INDOOR” VENUE (Midsize Establishment): Rams Head On Head in Annapolis, MD; The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ (tie)
● FAVORITE MUSIC “INDOOR” VENUE (Theatre or Large Concert Hall): Beacon Theatre (New York City, NY); Radio City Music Hall (New York City, NY)(tie)
● FAVORITE MUSIC “INDOOR” VENUE (Large Arena or Stadium): Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY
● FAVORITE MUSIC “OUTDOOR” VENUE (Intimate Size Establishment): The Frog Pond at Blue Moon Farm in Silverhill, AL
● FAVORITE MUSIC “OUTDOOR” VENUE (Amphitheater or Large Outdoor Pavilion):
Coastal Credit Union Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
MUSIC MEDIA/TELEVISION/FILM/RADIO:
● FAVORITE MUSIC FILM/TELEVISION PRODUCTION: “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts” starring Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and edited by Springsteen’s longtime collaborator Thom Zimny (2021); “Tina” Directed by T. J. Martin & Daniel Lindsay (2021, HBO Documentary Films)(tie)
● FAVORITE SIRIUS XM PROGRAM: Bruce Springsteen: From My Home To Yours (E Street Radio); E Street Radio with Jim Rotolo (E Street Radio); Live from E Street Nation with Dave Marsh (E Street Radio); 80’s at 8 Big 40 Countdown (80s On 8)
● FAVORITE ORIGINAL SONG USED IN A FILM or TELEVISION PRODUCTION: “Call Me Cruella” (from the movie “Cruella”) – Florence + the Machine
● FAVORITE MUSIC EVENT ON BROADWAY: Springsteen On Broadway “The 2021’s Return for a limited engagement” at St. James Theatre in New York City, NY
MUSIC:
● ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
● SINGLE/ALBUM TRACK OF THE YEAR: “Another Lonely Day” – Aaron Lee Tasjan
● EP OF THE YEAR: Pastimes – Dylan LeBlanc
● AMERICANA ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band
● BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE TEAR: A Tribute To Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters
● BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR: I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside
● COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 1 – Barry Gibb & Friends (Country music artists)
● FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR: They’re Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
● HIP HOP/RAP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Donda – Kanye West
● JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR: A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle – John Coltrane
● LIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR – The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
● METAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Senjutsu – Iron Maiden
● POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
● R&B ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.
● ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR: No The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
☆ MY FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2021:
● 1. The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
● 2. Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 1 – Barry Gibb & Friends
● 3. Star-Crossed – Kacey Musgraves
● 4. Love For Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
● 5. Paint The Roses: Live in Concert – Larkin Poe with Nu Deco Ensemble
● 6. In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
● 7. Hail Satin – Dee Gees (Foo Fighters) * released on July 17, 2021 for Record Store Day.
● 8. Raise The Roof – Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
● 9. Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! – Aaron Lee Tasjan
● 10. True Stories and Other Lies – Stephen Lee Veal
● 11. Psychedelics – Lauren Murphy
● 12. 30 – Adele
● 13. The Bridge – Sting
● 14. The Horses and the Hounds – James McMurtry
● 15. Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band
● 16. The Marfa Tapes – Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall
● 17. Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
● 18. They’re Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
● 19. Voyage – ABBA
● 20. Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
● 21. The Ballad of Dood & Juanita – Sturgill Simpson
● 22. Have a Seat – Maggie Rose
● 23. Still Woman Enough – Loretta Lynn
● 24. Pressure Machine – The Killers
● 25. Lately – Lilly Hiatt
● 26. Few Stars Apart – Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
● 27. Chemtrails Over the Country Club – Lana Del Rey
● 28. Triage – Rodney Crowell
● 29. Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters
● 30. No Gods No Masters – Garbage
● 31. Future Past – Duran Duran
● 32. Delta Kream – The Black Keys
● 33. When You See Yourself – Kings of Leon
● 34. J.T. – Steve Earle
● 35. I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside
● 36. Live in the UK: Agony is Alright – Abe Partrdige
● 37. I Know I’m Funny haha – Faye Webster
● 38. The Immediate Family – The Immediate Family
● 39. Georgia Blue – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
● 40. Time Well Spent – Lilly Winwood
● 41. Tempting Fate – Carolyn Wonderland
● 42. CARNAGE – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
● 43. Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent
● 44. Valentine – Snail Mail
● 45. Reckless – Morgan Wade
● 46. Kid A Mnesia – Radiohead
● 47. If I Could Make It Go Quiet – girl in red
● 48. Deadpan Love – Cautious Clay
● 49. Death by Rock And Roll – The Pretty Reckless
● 50. For Free – David Crosby
● 51. Path of Wellness – Sleater-Kinney
● 52. Consequences – Joan Armatrading
● 53. Blue Banisters – Lana Del Rey
● 54. Fire It Up – Steve Cropper
● 55. These 13 – Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird
● 56. Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne
● 57. Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.
● 58. The Atlas Underground Fire – Tom Morello
● 59. From Dreams to Dust – The Felice Brothers
● 60. Things Take Time, Take Time – Courtney Barnett
● 61. That’s Life – Willie Nelson
● 62. Good Woman – The Staves
● 63. The Tears of Hercules – Rod Stewart
● 64. Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Dylan – Chrissie Hynde
● 65. Be Here Instead – Parker Millsap
● 66. To the Passage of Time – Jason Eady
● 67. For Louisiana – Rod Gator
● 68. Faster – Samantha Fish
● 69. The Last of the Better Days Ahead – Charlie Parr
● 70. Good Whiskey & Bad Decisions -The Jollies
● 71. Sad Dimension – Mark Mann
● 72. The Waylon Sessions – Shannon McNally
● 73. Pinky’s Blues – Sue Foley
● 74. Blue Weekend – Wolf Alice
● 75. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
● 76. Alvarado – The Wild Feathers
● 77. You Get It All – Hayes Carll
● 78. I Don’t Live Here Anymore – The War on Drugs
● 79. The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers – Valerie June
● 80. Time in the Sun – Susto
● 81. First Agnostic Church Of Hope And Wonder – Todd Snider
● 82. The Girls Are Back in Town – Chapel Hart
● 83. Lindsey Buckingham – Lindsey Buckingham
● 84. Hey What – Low
● 85. In the Blossom of Their Shade – Pokey LaFarge
● 86. Rosegold – Ashley Monroe
● 87. 662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
● 88. How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? – Big Red Machine
● 89. Outside Child – Allison Russell
● 90. Comfort to Me – Amyl & The Sniffers
● 91. Blow – Colin Linden
● 92. We Are – Jon Batiste
● 93. Ignorance – The Weather Station
● 94. Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
● 95. The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers – Valerie June
● 96. Late Night TV Gold – Shinyribs
● 97. An Overview on Phenomenal Nature – Cassandra Jenkins
● 98. Yard Sale – Suzanne Santo
● 99. 29: Written In Stone – Carly Pearce
● 100. Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
☆ Some Additional Albums Enjoyed in 2021 (in alphabetical order):
● Acoustic Hymms Vol 1 – Richard Ashcroft
● All of Your Stones – The Steel Woods
● American Siren – Emily Scott Robinson
● Backslider – Elvie Shane
● Barn – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
● The Bitter Truth – Evanescence
● Blessings and Miracles – Santana
● Blood – Juliana Hatfield
● The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York (1980-1985) – Bob Dylan
● Bright Green Field – Squid
● Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator
● Catspaw – Matthew Sweet
● Dance Songs For Hard Times – Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
● Detroit Stories – Alice Cooper
● The Devil In Me – Suzi Quatro
● Different Kinds of Light – Jade Bird
● Doom Crew Inc. – Black Label Society
● Doomin’ Sun – Bachelor
● Dreamers Are Waiting – Crowded House
● Electro Melodier – Son Volt
● Encore – Wanda Jackson
● Exit Wounds – The Wallflowers
● For the First Time – Black Country, New Road
● Firebird – Natalie Imbruglia
● The Future – Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
● The Golden Casket – Modest Mouse
● The Gospel Truth (2 CD Set) – Mike Bloomfield
● Hardware – Billy F Gibbons
● Heavy Load Blues – Gov’t Mule
● Home Video – Lucy Dacus
● Hope – Jim Lauderdale
● How Many Times – Esther Rose
● Hunter And The Dog Star – Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
● I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – Colin Hay
● In Another World – Cheap Trick
● Into the Blue – The Joy Formidable
● It’s a Beautiful Day and I Love You – Jillette Johnson
● Keys – Alicia Keys
● Kick Ass – A Bryan Adams
● La Cruzada – Alejandro Escovedo
● Latest Record Project: Volume 1 – Van Morrison
● Live At The Troubadour – Daryl Hall & John Oates
● Live Down Under – Billy Joe Shaver & Kinky Friedman (Remastered 2021 Version)
● The Lockdown Sessions – Elton John
● Long Lost – Lord Huron
● A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle – John Coltrane
● Love Will Be Reborn – Martha Wainwright
● Maybe We Never Die – Anderson East
● The Million Things That Never Happened – Billy Bragg
● Music City USA – Charley Crockett
● Music of the Spheres – Coldplay
● My Bluegrass Heart – Bela Fleck
● My Morning Jacket – My Morning Jacket
● Native Sons – Los Lobos
● Obviously – Lake Street Dive
● Ocean To Ocean – Tori Amos
● OK Human – Weezer
● Once Twice Melody: Chapter 1; Once Twice Melody: Chapter 2 – Beach House
● One to Grow On – Mike and the Moonpies
● Other You – Steve Gunn
● Plan 9 Music July 13, 2006 – Drive-By Truckers
● Play Loud – The Record Company
● Prioritise Pleasure – Self Esteem
● Queens Of The Summer Hotel – Aimee Mann
● Quietly Blowing It – Hiss Golden Messenger
● Reclaiming My Time – John Hall
● Renewal – Billy Strings
● Ruthless – Gary Allan
● Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin – Lainey Wilson
● Screen Violence – Chvrches
● See You Next Time – Joshua Ray Walker
● Senjutsu – Iron Maiden
● Setting The Dogs On The Post Punk Postman – Luke Haines
● Sharecropper’s Son – Robert Finley
● She Walks In Beauty – Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis
● Signs of Life – Foy Vance
● Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers, Vol. 1 – American Aquarium
● Sling – Clairo
● Smoke from the Chimney – Tony Joe White
● Sob Rock – John Mayer
● Soberish – Liz Phair
● Solar Power – Lorde
● A Southern Gothic – Adia Victoria
● Stand for Myself – Yola
● Sugarcane – Charlie Worsham
● Sympathy for Life – Parquet Courts
● Time Clocks – Joe Bonamassa
● A Tribute To Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters
● Turn Up That Dial – Dropkick Murphys
● Typhoons – Royal Blood
● The Ultra Vivid Lament – Manic Street Preachers
● Van Weezer – Weezer
● A Very Lonely Solstice – Fleet Foxes
● Way Down in the Rust Bucket – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
● When You Found Me – Lucero
● The Willie Nelson Family – Willie Nelson
● Working With God – Melvins
● You and Me – Nancy Wilson
● You Hear Georgia – Blackberry Smoke
● Young Shakespeare – Neil Young
☆ MY FAVORITE SINGLES/TRACKS OF 2021:
● 1. “Another Lonely Day” – Aaron Lee Tasjan
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● 2. “Justified” – Kacey Musgraves
● 3. “Wasted Days” – John Mellencamp & Bruce Springsteen
● 4. “Chaise Longue” – Wet Leg
● 5. “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
● 6. “Easy On You” – Adele
● 7. “Shades of Pink” – Chaislyn
● 8. “You Should Be Dancing” – Dee Gees (Foo Fighters)
● 9. “Dustland” – The Killers ft. Bruce Springsteen
● 10. “Like I Used To” – Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen
● 11. “I’ll Call You Mine” – girl in red (Marie Ulven Ringheim)
● 12. “Blue Ribbon Love” – Phil & Foster
● 13. “Curious” – Summerlyn Powers & Michelle Raybourn
● 14. “I Get a Kick Out of You” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
● 15. “Your Power” – Billie Eilish
● 16. “Going to California” – Dylan LeBlanc
● 17. “Latter Days” – Big Red Machine (Anaïs Mitchell)
● 18. “Don’t Shut Me Down” – ABBA
● 19. “Angel In The Alleyways” – Dion with Patti Scialfa & Bruce Springsteen
● 20. “Canola Fields” – James McMurtry
● 21. “I Remember You” – Lauren Spring
● 22. “I Still Have Faith in You” – ABBA
● 23. “Star-Crossed” – Kacey Musgraves
● 24. “Mr. Haze” – Texas
● 25. “Love Thing” – Summerlyn Powers
● 26. “The Great Divide” – Royal Horses
● 27. “All For You” – Madison Grace
● 28. “Avalon” – Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi
● 29. “I Don’t Live Here Anymore” – The War on Drugs
● 30. “Words of a Fool” – Barry Gibb with Jason Isbell
● 31. “29” – Carly Pearce
● 32. “Love for Sale” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
● 33. “You Can Call Me” – Texas
● 34. “Him” – Chaislyn
● 35. “Camera Roll” – Kacey Musgraves
● 36. “Only Love Can Save Me Now” – The Pretty Reckless
● 37. “More Than A Woman” – Dee Gees (Foo Fighters)
● 38. “For Your Consideration” – Maggie Rose
● 39. “Go Your Way” – Robert Plant & Allison Krauss
● 40. “Rae Street” – Courtney Barnett
● 41. “Mandolin Rain” – Sugarcane Jane
● 42. “Where Did You Go” – Savannah Ray
● 43. “Breadwinner” – Kacey Musgraves
● 44. “Automate” – Snail Mail
● 45. “When You See Yourself, Are You Far Away?” – Kings of Leon
● 46. “Shadow Dancing” – Dee Gees (Foo Fighters)
● 47. “Night Fever” – Dee Gees (Foo Fighters)
● 48. “Serotonin” – girl in red (Marie Ulven Ringheim)
● 49. “Just a Notion” – ABBA
● 50. “Oh the Night” – Courtney Barnett
● 51. “Back Of My Hand” – Bachelor
● 52. “Hard Drive” – Cassandra Jenkins
● 53. “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” – Lana Del Rey
● 54. “That Funny Feeling” – Phoebe Bridgers
● 55. “Be Sweet” – Japanese Breakfast
● 56. “Fair Warning” – The Immediate Family
● 57. “Why the Bright Stars Glow” – Valerie June ft. Mavis Staples
● 58. “Tragedy” – Dee Gees (Foo Fighters)
● 59. “I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God” – Halsey
● 60. “In His Arms” – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram
● 61. “Propinquity (I’ve Just Begun to Care)” – Mickey Dolenz
● 62. “Good Wife” – Kacey Musgraves
● 63. “Nothing Else Matters” – Phoebe Bridgers
● 64. “Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
● 65. “Hey” – Low
● 66. “Down” – St. Vincent
● 67. “Bunny Is A Rider” – Caroline Polachek
● 68. “Simple Times” – Kacey Musgraves
● 69. “Baby Grand” – Anna B. Savage
● 70. “White Dress” – Lana Del Rey
● 71. “Broken Horses” – Brandi Carlile
● 72. “I Feel the Earth Move” – Maggie Rose
● 73. “Mercy” – Suzanne Santo
● 74. “Silk Chiffon” – MUNA feat Phoebe Bridgers
● 75. “Amoeba” – Clairo
● 76. “Oxytocin” – Billie Eilish
● 77. “You Can Have Him Jolene” – Chapel Hart
● 78. “Bells in Santa Fe” – Halsey
● 79. “Hot N Heavy” – Jessie Ware
● 80. “Chasing After You” – Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd
● 81. “If You Say The Word” – Radiohead
● 82. “Just About Over You” – Priscilla Block
● 83. “How Low” – Heartless Bastard
● 84. “Wilder Days – Morgan Wade
● 85. “Dear Miss Loretta” – Carly Pearce ft Patty Loveless
● 86. “French Summer Sun” – Jason Eady
● 87. ‘Call Me a Fool” – Valerie June ft. Carla Thomas
● 88. “Tumbleweed” – Early James
● 89. “Vunerable” – Parker Milsap
● 90. “Living in the Heart of Love” – Rolling Stones
● 91. “Thirstier” – Torres
● 92. “Tried to Tell You” – The Weather Station
● 93. “Things a Man Oughta Know” – Lainey Wilson
● 94. “Kiss of Life” – Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware
● 95. “A Beautiful Life” – Heartless Bastards
● 96. “Hall of Mirrors” – Let’s Eat Grandma
● 97. “Posing in Bondage” – Japanese Breakfast
● 98. “Cheers” – Faye Webster
● 99. “Delicious Things” – Wolf Alice
● 100. “Call me Cruella” – Florence + the Machine
☆ The Musicians Seen in 2021:
Abe Partridge, Alanis Morissette, Alexander Simone & Whodat, American Aquarium, Andrea Bocelli, Andrew Duhon, Barry Manilow, Billie Ellish, Billy Joel, Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters, Black Flamingos, Blue Mother Tupelo, Brandi Carlile, Brandon Green, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Bruce Springsteen, Buck Allen, Cage The Elephant, Carole King, Cary Hudson & Katrina Miller, Cat Power, Catfish Peacock, Chaislyn, Chip Herrington Jazz 5, Chris Botti, Chris Wallin, Christina Aguilera, Chuck Cannon, Cole Hill, The Collection, Corky Hughes Trio (Corky Hughes, Mark Pfaff & Jim Roebuck), Dallas Remington, Dave Chappelle, Dirty Blue Halo, DJ Andy, Doobie Brothers (with Michael McDonald), Don Sampson, Double Dee, Dylan Hartigan, Earth, Wind & Fire, Eminem, Eric Bolander & Seth Murphy, Eric Erdman, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Gary Clark Jr., Genesis, Ghost Hounds, The Go-Go’s, Graham Parker, Gram Rea, Grayson Capps & Corky Hughes, Griffin House, H.E.R., Hindsight, Howling Mob, Hunter Lott, The Immediate Family (Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Steve Postell & Waddy Wachtel), Jack Russell’s Great White, Grits & Greens, Jay Megginson, JAY-Z, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Douglas Band, Jim “Moose” Brown, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Jimmy Lumpkin, John Calvin Abney, John Conlee, John Hiatt, Johnny Sansone & John Fohl, The Jollies, Jon Anderson (from Yes) with the Paul Green Rock Academy, Jon Batiste, Journey, JP Saxe & Julia Michaels, Kane Brown, Katie Pruitt, Keith Urban, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, The Killers, KISS, Lady Gaga, Larkin Poe, Lisa Mills, LL Cool J & Friends (including Grandmaster Melle Mel & Scorpio, Busta Rhymes & Spliff Star, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, French Montana, Fat Joe & Remy Ma), Louisiana’s LeRoux, Love & War, Low Cut Connie, Madison Grace & Jared Messenger, Maggie Rose, Mark Sherrill, The Marlow Boys, The Mastersons, Matt Savage, Max Weinberg, Mickey Guyton, Mississippi Marshall, Molly Thomas (solo), Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds (John Keuler, John Milham & Rick Hirsch), Molly Thomas & Rick Hirsch (duo), New York Philharmonic (conducted by Marin Alsop), Night Ranger, Patti Scialfa, Paul McCartney, Phoebe Bridgers, Phil & Foster “Phil Procter & Stan Foster” (with friends including Jose Santiago, Rick Hirsch, Donna Hall Foster, Sister Sara, Tim Dennis, Sal Canzone, Tim Dennis, Dr. Pete and more), Polo G, Randy “19th Street Red” Cohen, Reatha Pitman, Red & The Revelers, Red Clay Strays, Rod Stewart, Rodney Crowell, Rolling Stones, Rosanne Cash, Ross Graham (Alabama Gandalf), Ross Newell, Royal Horses, ROZY, R.T. Hall, Sammy Hagar & The Circle (Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham & Vic Johnson), Santana (with guests Rob Thomas & Wyclef Jean), Savannah Ray, Sean Gasaway, Serabee, Sergio Rangel & Satin Dogs, Sleater-Kinney, Sophia Meadows, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Stefan Heuer, Stephen Lee Veal, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Steve Forbert & The New Renditions, Sting, Squeeze, Sugarcane Jane, Summerlyn Powers, Taylor Cook (Blacksheep Troubadour), Taylor Craven, Taylor Swift, Them Vibes, Tim Reynolds, Tommy Barnes, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, A Transparent Gallery Alumni Jam led by Danny Clinch & Rachel Ana Dobken with “Special Guests, Tricia Walker, Truitt Williams, Waiting On Mongo, Walking Iris, Wester The Band, Wilco, Will Kimbrough, Willie Nile, Winger….and at least couple dozen more.
● CLICK HERE FOR THE SOUTHLAND MUSIC LINE 2021: A YEAR IN REVIEW
● CLICK HERE FOR JOHNNY’S COMPLETE LIST OF SHOWS IN 2021
● CLICK HERE FOR JOHNNY’S FAVORITE SHOWS, CONCERTS & EVENTS OF 2021
● CLICK HERE FOR 2021 PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE STEPHEN ANDERSON COLLECTION
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