| Sing Out reflects on this new year through music, | from capitol insurrection to today's house vote to impeach, | and salutes those who have recently died: Alto Reed, Eugene Wright, | Frank Kimbrough , Claude Bolling |
| John McCutcheon | All God's Critters | Howjadoo | Rounder |
| Richie Havens | Follow | Mixed Bag | Verve |
| Paul Pena | New Train | New Train | Hybrid Recordings |
| Talking Heads | Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (live) | Stop Making Sense (soundtrack) | Sire / Warner Bros |
| Leon Bibb | Deep River / I've Known Rivers / Mirey | Leon & Eric Bibb: A Family Affair | Manhaton Records |
| Gary Bartz | I've Known Rivers | I've Known Rivers And Other Bodies | UMG - Fantasy Records |
| Nanci Griffith | From A Distance | One Fair Summer Evening | UMG - Geffen* |
| Grateful Dead | Standing On The Moon | Built to Last | Grateful Dead/Rhino |
| Monty Python | I'm So Worried | Monty Python Sings | Virgin |
| Lou & Peter Berryman | Why Am I Painting the Living Room? | What, Again?! | Cornbelt Recording |
| Mutants | New Dark Ages | Fun Terminal | White Noise Records |
| Hank Williams,Luke The Drifter | Everything´s Okay | Hank Williams · His best songs from A to Z | BELIEVE - G.O.P. |
| The Stanley Clarke Band | Born In The U.S.A. | Original Album Classics | SME - Epic/Legacy |
| A few more topical songs: | | |
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| The Brains | Money Changes Everything | The Brains | Mercury |
| Ry Cooder | Take Your Hands Off It | Election Special | Nonesuch |
| David Crosby | My Country 'Tis Of Thee | Oh, Yes I Can | A&M |
| The Carla Bley Band | Spangled Banner Minor And Other Patriotic Songs | European Tour 1977 | UMG - Watt |
| Kronos Quartet;Sam Amidon;Aoife O'Donovan;Lee Knight;Brian Carpenter | Turn, Turn, Turn | Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings |
| Claude Bolling ad Jean-Pierre Rampal | Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano, first movement | Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano | Sony Classical |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Unsquare Dance | For All Time | Columbia |
| James Taylor and Howard Johnson (on tuba),The Sesame Street Kids | Jellyman Kelly | Sesame Street: Songs of the Street, 35 Years of Music (box) | Sony Wonder |
| Taj Mahal with Howard Johnson on Tuba | Cake Walk Into Town | An Evening Of Acoustic Music | Tradition & Moderne |
| Taj Mahal, with Howard Johnson on pennywhistle | Ain´t Gwine To Whistle Dixie Anymo´ | An Evening Of Acoustic Music | Tradition & Moderne |
| Taj Mahal with Howard Johnson on tuba | Texas Woman Blues | An Evening Of Acoustic Music | Tradition & Moderne |
| Maria Schneider Orchestra featuring pianist Frank Kimbrough | Three Romances: Dança Ilusória | Concert in the Garden | mariaschneider.com |
| Bob Seger (saluting saxophonist Alto Reed, who died last week) | Old Time Rock And Roll (Live) | Nine Tonight (2011 Remaster) | Bob Seger |
| Mos Def,Jill Scott | Love Rain | Jill Scott Collaborations | UMG - Hidden Beach Records |
