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Rock 'n' Roll -- UPI Arts & Entertainment

By JOHN SWENSON, United Press International
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The following is a list of the best records of 2001 that I've selected. This list is presented in alphabetical order, artist, title of CD and record company:


MY TOP TEN:

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Boozoo Chavis, "Down Home On Dog Hill" (Rounder)

Continental Drifters, "Better Day" (Razor and Tie)

Dr. John, "Creole Moon" (Blue Note)

Bob Dylan, "Love and Theft" (Columbia)

Gov't Mule, "The Deep End Vol.1" (BMG)

Anders Osborne, "Ash Wednesday Blues" (Shanachie)

Papa Grows Funk, "Doin' It" (Independent)

The Radiators, "The Radiators" (Rattlesby Records)

Ronnie and the Rex, "Return of the Fabulous Poodle" (Independent)

Mem Shannon, "Memphis in the Morning" (Shanachie)


TOP TEN RE-ISSUES:

Buffalo Springfield, "The Buffalo Springfield Box Set" (Atco/Elektra/Rhino)

Elvis Costello, "My Aim Is True" (Rhino)

Mimi & Richard Farina, "The Complete Vanguard Recordings" (Vanguard)

Four Tops, "Fourever" (Motown)

The Grateful Dead, "The Golden Road (1965-1973)" (Warner Bros./Rhino)

Ian & Sylvia, "The Complete Vanguard Studio Recordings" (Vanguard)

Simon & Garfunkel, "The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964-1970" (Columbia/Legacy)

Various artists, "Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America" (Rhino)

Various artists, "The Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary" (Vanguard)

Various artists, "The '70s Soul Experience" (Rhino)

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