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Justin Townes Earle
Justin Townes Earle
American musician
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Steve Earle
Steve Earle
singer-songwriter, recording artist and producer
2
Guy Clark
Guy Clark
American singer-songwriter
3
Martyn Joseph
Martyn Joseph
British singer
4
Stephan Said
Stephan Said
American musician
5
Over the Rhine
Over the Rhine
American musical group
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
band
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Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa
American musician
8
Tim Eriksen
Tim Eriksen
American musician
9
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
10
John Moreland
John Moreland
American musician
11
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers
American folk-rock band
12
Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh
American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor
13
Band of Horses
Band of Horses
American rock band
14
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen
American country musician
15
Needtobreathe
Needtobreathe
Christian rock band
16
Allison Moorer
Allison Moorer
American country music singer and musician
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Manowar
Manowar
American heavy metal band
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Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger
American folk singer
19
Joe Henry
Joe Henry
American musician
20
Buddy Miller
Buddy Miller
American musician
21
Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
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Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quicksilver Messenger Service
American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco
23
Gillian Welch
Gillian Welch
American musician
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John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
American rock singer-songwriter, musician and painter
25
Country Joe and the Fish
Country Joe and the Fish
American psychedelic rock band
26
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham
American musician
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Craig Finn
Craig Finn
American musician
28
Jesse Malin
Jesse Malin
American musician
29
Joe Purdy
Joe Purdy
American musician
30
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson
British recording artist; singer, songwriter, guitarist
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Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter
32
Terry Callier
Terry Callier
American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and singer-songwriter
33
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien
American musician
34
Maria McKee
Maria McKee
American singer/songwriter
35
The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band
British psychedelic folk band
36
Blitzen Trapper
Blitzen Trapper
American musical group
37
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr.
American rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1984
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Brendan Benson
Brendan Benson
American musician and singer-songwriter
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Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids
band
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Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band
American country/folk band
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Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter
42
The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers
Scottish musical group
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Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
American Christian rock band
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Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
American guitarist
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Paleface
Paleface
American singer, songwriter, musician
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Ben Howard
Ben Howard
English singer and songwriter
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Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
American singer–songwriter and businessman
48
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
49
Todd Snider
Todd Snider
American singer
50
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
American singer, songwriter, musician and activist
51
Bryn Haworth
Bryn Haworth
English singer and guitarist
52
O'Death
O'Death
American alternative country band from Brooklyn, New York
53
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer-songwriter
54
James McMurtry
James McMurtry
American rock and folk-rock/americana singer-songwriter and guitarist
55
Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
British singer-songwriter
56
Chris Clavin
Chris Clavin
musician and record label owner
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William Fitzsimmons
William Fitzsimmons
American musician
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Paleo
Paleo
American folk musician
59
Viva Voce
Viva Voce
60
Dave Alvin
Dave Alvin
musician
61
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player
62
Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown
American musician
63
Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine
American musician
64
Chad Mitchell Trio
Chad Mitchell Trio
North American vocal group
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American musician

Joe Pug (born Joseph Pugliese, April 20, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter from Greenbelt, Maryland. He has released two EPs, as well as the albums Messenger, The Great Despiser, Windfall, The Flood in Color, and The Diving Sun.

While working as a carpenter in Chicago after dropping out of the University of North Carolina, Pug wrote and recorded what would eventually become his debut EP, Nation of Heat. Its literate lyrics received widespread acclaim and Pug's unorthodox promotional strategy of distributing free CDs to anyone interested in sharing his music resulted in the EP selling over 20,000 copies. After touring with Steve Earle in 2009, Pug was signed by Nashville indie label Lightning Rod Records and released Messenger in 2010. After moving to Austin, Pug released The Great Despiser in 2012.

Pug's acclaimed narrative songwriting has led critics to draw comparisons between his work and that of John Prine and Bob Dylan. His stated influences include John Hiatt, Warren Zevon, and Beck, as well as literary figures such as John Dos Passos, John Steinbeck, Raymond Carver and most notably, Walt Whitman.