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Alt. Country Specialty Chart Playlist End of 2024: 

Here’s a little series for you called Bands You Should Know: 13 Songs. The premise being, these artists/bands are the core that make up Alt. Country. The catalog, no matter how large, was crunched down to 13 songs worth checking out. We hope this encourages you to explore these bands catalogs further, but for now, here is a sampler of the finest Alt. Country has to offer. Enjoy.

Spanic Boys

Guy Clark

Kenny Roby

Ray Wylie Hubbard
Jon Dee Graham 

Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles

Kinky Friedman

Billy Joe Shaver

Alejandro Escovedo

American Aquarium

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Susanna Clark

Chatham County Line

Brandi Carlile

Gram Parsons

Emmylou Harris

Kris Kristofferson

Tom Waits
Sturgill Simpson

Steve Earle

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Drive-By Truckers

John Prine

Jerry Jeff Walker

Tom T. Hall

Johnny Cash
Mojo Nixon

Mulehead

Justin Townes Earle

Todd Snider

Lucero

Lyle Lovett

Woodbox Gang

Chris Knight

Kathleen Edwards

Dave Alvin

Shinyribs

Whiskeytown

Waco Brothers

Mary Gauthier

Bobby Bare Jr.

Rench

Townes Van Zandt

Hayes Carll

Elizabeth Cook

Robert Earl Keen

Joe Ely

Jimmy Buffett
Tim Easton

Uncle Tupelo

Bottle Rockets

KD Lang

Gourds

Robbie Fulks

Old 97’s

James McMurtry

Lucinda Williams

John Hiatt

Slobberbone

Jason & the Scorchers

6 String Drag

Neko Case

Backsliders

Bad Livers

Nanci Griffith

Two Dollar Pistols

Cory Branan

Lydia Loveless

Phil Lee

Scott H. Biram

Malcolm Holcombe