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5. Cary Hudson (Blue Mountain and solo)

For bringing a rollicking, Southern-mountain energy to the guitar-driven music of Blue Mountain, Cary Hudson earns a place in the Top 10. For definitive moments, check out the rolling, infectious riffing on "Poppa" from 1999's Tales of a Traveler, or the fuzzed-out neo-Southern-rock of "Room 829" from the same album. This is the kind of playing that offers a one-hit definition of alt-country guitar; the twang is there, for sure, but it dwells amid equal helpings of amped-up dirt and devil-may-care punk energy. The good news: after breaking up in 2002 following the divorce of Hudson and Blue Mountain bassist Laurie Stirratt (twin sister of Wilco bassist John Stirratt), Blue Mountain reformed last year to play some live dates, and a new CD is reportedly in the works.