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Everyone makes their standard "best of's," top 10s" and "year in review" lists, but each December we like to take that model a couple of steps further. We go straight to the artists to see where they found inspiration over the past twelve months, and we don't stop with just album choices. We dig a bit deeper and go for a broader picture of the past year in art. From classic moments on the road to their guilty pleasure confessions, this is a panoramic snapshot of "the best of 2006," and a peek into what to expect in '07.

Adem Bukue One - emcee/graffiti artist/skateboarder Matt Butler - Everyone Orchestra Kevin Calaba - Stars of Track and Field Victoria Cecilia - Gliss Champ - emcee from Move.meant Jim Van Cleve Michael Rivard - Club d’Elf Roger Clyne - Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers The Colour Keeley Davis - Sparta The Dears Brett Dennen Jesse Dixon - Signal to Noise Dr. Dog Shawn Eckels - Speakeasy Colin Edwards - Tack Benjy Ferree Fonseca

Marc Friedman - The Slip Del the Funky Homosapien Tom Gray - Gomez John Gros - Papa Grows Funk Carla Hassett Skip Heller Will Johnson - Centro-Matic Joe King - The Queers Jamie Masefield - Jazz Mandolin Project John Mullins - ekoostik Hookah Napoleon Maddox - ISWHAT?! Nick 13 - Tiger Army Grace Potter - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals Brandi Shearer Jason Smart - Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Ryan Stasik - Umphrey’s McGee Michael Timmins - Cowboy Junkies Zera Vaughan Dave Watts - The Motet

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Jim Van Cleve

Best Albums of 2006 John Mayer: Continuum Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain: Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain Rascal Flatts: Me and My Gang   Favorite Live Performance of 2006 When Mountain Heart played Grey Fox and RockyGrass   Your Personal Favorite On-stage Moment/Show of 2006 On Stage at the ACM Awards Show with Sara Evans   Best Film You Saw This Year V for Vendetta   Classic Artist You Discovered This Year Jabo Smith - GREAT Jazz horn player from the 1920’s   What Song From The Past Year Do You Wish You Wrote “What Hurts the Most” by Jeffrey Steele and Steve Robison   Artist You Are Most Excited About In 2007 Mountain Heart!   Favorite Site On The Net www.Wholenote.com   A memorable/humorous/classic moment on the road in 2006 The bus filled up with dust to where we couldn’t see from the front to the back while leaving Bear Trap Mountain in Casper, Wyoming. We rode a dirt road in our 45 foot tour bus for about 45 miles…very NOT RECOMMENDED!! We cleaned the dust out of the bus for weeks afterwards.

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