Ray LaMontagne's Till the Sun Turns Black tops Musicbox-Online.com’s list of readers' favorites during 3rd Quarter 2006

Oak Park, IL — October 20, 2006 — Popular magazine The Music Box has released the ranking of its readers' favorites for the third quarter of 2006. Topping the list is Ray LaMontagne's Till the Sun Turns Black. Trailing the album are Tom Petty's Highway Companion, Gov't Mule's High & Mighty, and Bob Dylan's Modern Times. Said The Music Box's founder John Metzger, "This has been a remarkably good year for music, and while little of it has been groundbreaking, both veteran acts and newcomers have been delivering some very consistent recordings." These rankings are compiled from sales and traffic statistics through The Music Box's web site.

The Music Box, which is now in its 13th year of operation, covers a wide array of music, including blues, jazz, country, bluegrass, folk, and the many configurations of rock 'n' roll. Subscribers to The Music Box's e-mail list and regular visitors to its web site are treated to reviews of the latest albums, DVDs, movies, books, and concerts as well as in-depth interviews and articles, daily music news, and concert listings. In addition, members of its e-mail list are eligible to win a variety of items. This month's giveaways include CDs from Gomez, Lindsey Buckingham, Peter Frampton, and Shawn Colvin as well as a vinyl picture disc from Jet and John Le Carre's latest novel The Mission Song. Each year, several million guests visit the site, which recently surpassed 3,300 pages of information.

The Music Box can be found online at http://www.musicbox-online.com

Readers' Favorites - 3nd Quarter 2006:

1) Ray LaMontagne - Till the Sun Turns Black
2) Tom Petty - Highway Companion
3) Gov't Mule - High & Mighty
4) Bob Dylan - Modern Times
5) Indigo Girls - Despite Our Differences

6) Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways
7) Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Me
8) Willie Nelson - The Complete Atlantic Sessions
9) Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing
10) Ramblin' Jack Elliott - I Stand Alone

11) Eliot Morris - What's Mine Is Yours
12) David Gilmour - On an Island
13) The Pinder Brothers - Jupiter Falls
14) Everclear - Welcome to the Drama Club
15) John Fogerty - The Long Road Home in Concert

16) Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy - Adieu False Heart
17) Various Artists - Dead Man Walking Soundtrack
18) Hem - Funnel Cloud
19) Gin Blossoms - Major Lodge Victory
20) Old Crow Medicine Show - Big Iron World

21) Bruce Cockburn - Life Short Call Now
22) Billy Joel - 12 Gardens Live
23) P.F. Sloan - Sailover
24) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
25) Ima Robot - Monument to the Masses