Candy's picks for the best of 2016, all genres. A tradition at KVNF. Enjoy.
JOE COCKER - THE LIFE OF A MAN
BONNIE RAITT - DIG IN DEEP
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND- LET ME GET BY
JAMES HUNTER SIX- HOLD ON
DAVID BOWIE- BLACKSTAR
JAMES TRUDELL- WAZI’S DREAM
EDWARD SHARPE- NO LOVE LIKE YOURS
LAKE STREET DIVE- SIDE PONY
MAVIS STAPLES- LIVIN' ON A HIGH NOTE
ESPERANZA SPALDING- EMILY’S D+EVOLUTION
PETER WOLF- A CURE FOR LONELINESS
CYNDI LAUPER- DETOUR
FELA RANSOME - KUTIAND HIS KOOLA LOBITOS
MAYER HAWTHORNE- MAN ABOUT TOWN
ALLEN STONE- RADIUS
SNARKY PUPPY- CULCHA VULCHA
ELI PAPERBOY REED- MY WAY HOME
PJ HARVEY- HOPE 6 DEMOLITION
FANTASTIC NEGRITO- LAST DAYS OF OAKLAND
CLAYPOOL LENNON- MONOLITH OF PHOBOS
MICHAEL FRANTI- SOUL ROCKER
MUDCRUTCH- 2
ALLEN TOUSSAINT- AMERICAN TUNES
NEKO CASE, KD LANG, LAURA VEIRS- CASE/LANG/VEIRS
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS- THE GETAWAY
RAGING FYAH- EVERLASTING
JEFF BECK- LOUD HAILER
ERIC KRASNO- BLOOD FROM A STONE
GET RIGHT BAND- WHO’S IN CHARGE
VARIOUS ARTISTS- QUIERO CREEDENCE
NICK WATERHOUSE- NEVER TWICE
MACY GRAY -STRIPPED
SHARON JONES- MISS SHARON JONES
FRIGHTNERS- NOTHING MORE TO SAY
BLIND PILOT- AND THEN LIKE LIONS
SPIRITUAL REZ- SETTING IN THE WEST
MELISSA ETHERIDGE- MEMPHIS ROCK & SOUL
WILCO- WILCO SCHMILCO
BOB WEIR- BLUE MOUNTAIN
VARIOUS ARTISTS- THE MUSICAL MOJO OF DR JOHN: CELEBRATING MAC & HIS MUSIC
ST PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES - SEA OF NOISE
LEE FIELDS- SPECIAL NIGHT
WAX TAILOR- BY ANY BEATS NECESSARY
KAN WAKAN- MOLASSES
SMOOVE & TURRELL- CROWN POSADA
OLYMPIANS- OLYMPIANS
VAN MORRISON- KEEP ME SINGING
NICENESS- SUNSHINE
JAMIE LIDELL- BUILDING A BEGINNING
ROLLING STONES- HAVANA MOON
DELFEAYO MARSALIS & THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA - MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
DAVID GRAY- BEST OF DAVID GRAY
VARIOUS ARTISTS- SONGS OF LAHORE