During 2024, AmericanaMusic.com’s first year of publication (starting in May), we brought you a weekly Artist You Should Know. These included interviews, music videos and a quote from these amazing Americana Artists, that we scoured through playlists, social media, and the internet to bring you some amazing music that is out there. We then made a Spotify playlist of all these artists. Counting down to number one, this list consists of the top 5, according to page views, of “Artists You Should Know”.

Desi and Cody

Desi and Cody are where pop sensibilities meets folk and country, and laid back California meets Tulsa underground cool. Their harmonies are individual and iconic. Their sound is unmistakable and their upcoming album with the last few singles as teasers has unleashed a force of nature developed from years of songwriting chops and performing. They’re true to what’s been know in northeastern Oklahoma as The Tulsa Sound since the legendary Leon Russell roamed Trenton and 3rd street at his recording studio. Read the interview with Cody Clinton of Desi and Cody here.

Edie Carey

One of AmericanaMusic.com’s favorite artists is Edie Carey. Her smooth vocals, silky melodies, and heartfelt, skilled songwriting chops are enough to catch yourself listening to her music for hours. Read the interview with Edie Carey here.

sad Daddy

Making her Opry debut July of last year, Melissa Carper slaps the upright bass while singing Evil Eva at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. Playing along and taking turns singing lead throughout the night are Rebecca Patek on Fiddle; Brian Martin on guitar, harmonica, and kazoo; and Joe Sundell on banjo and harmonica. The four piece “jug” band, as they call themselves, make up the group called Sad Daddy. Their music has an old time sound with earworms to rival pop radio. Their YouTube videos enhance their yesteryear country feel. Singing off the dock of a lake, a man next to them is fishing and drinking whiskey as though they weren’t even there. You can hear dogs bark while they play in font of or inside a cabin, clearly used and not a prop, gives their music the background it deserves real, country, and Arkansas. In another video they are playing on a farm next to hogs, oinks and all. Sad Daddy is as refreshing and real as it gets, and might I say a damn good band. Here’s our interview with Sad Daddy.

Kyle Dillingham

Skateboarder, ambassador, and fiddle player are three impressive words you could use to describe Kyle Dillingham. What is even more jaw dropping is watching Dillingham take on all three at the same time. Whether it’s on the Grand Ol’ Opry stage or while singing and fiddling “Take Me Back to Tulsa” skateboarding out in front of Cain’s ballroom, the venue that housed Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during their glory years, Kyle is a one of a kind entertainer. As “Oklahoma’s Musical Ambassador” Kyle has performed in 42 countries in front of a King, a Princesses, and other Government leaders across the globe. His latest album Homa songs which feature songs like “Orphan Train” that show off Kyle’s fiddling acrobatics and bluesy meets toe tapping song called “Freedom Bells”. Listen to these songs and other artists you should know on our Spotify Playlist. Here’s our interview with Kyle Dillingham.

summerlyn powers

Finalist in the Kerrville New Folk Competition, Summerlyn Powers is based out of Nashville, TN. This young artist has already shown up in CMT’s Next Women of Country Playlist. Her latest EP is called The Hive. The number four song on Summerlyn’s EP is a song called “Nana and Papa’s House”. It moves past the obvious nostalgia the title implies and draws on imagery that weaves into a story of emotions creating a solid radio ready song. Read our interview with Summerlyn Powers here.