We asked Marty Scarbrough, host of Arkansas Roots on KASU in Jonesboro about some of his favorite Arkansas-connected music recorded in 2016. His show, devoted to Arkansas music and airs six days a week. His list of 2016 Arkansas musicians and bands:
- Opal Agafia and the Sweet Nothings
- Susan Erwin
- Lauren Gray
- The Silvershakers
- Barrett Baber
- Akeem Kemp
- Sky City
- Breaking Silence
- Jeklayn Carr
- Slackline
- and Zach Williams.
