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35th Annual SPBGMA

BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS

– & 26th NATIONAL CONVENTION –

February 12-13-14-15, 2009

Held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

 

2009 NOMINEES

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Darrel Adkins
2. Sterling Belcher
3. John Hutchinson
4. Terry Lease
5. Calvin Mickey
6. Bertie Sullivan
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

1. WBBC-FM – Blackstone, VA
2. WBRF-FM – Galax, VA
3. WBZI-AM – Xenia, OH
4. WDVX-FM – Knoxville, TN
5. WPAQ-AM – Mount Airy, NC
6. WQDR-FM – Raleigh, NC
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR

1. Jay Allen (WBRF-FM)
2. Tim Frye (WPAQ-AM)
3. Brenda Lawson (WBBC-FM)

4. Joe Mullins (WBZI-AM))
5. Larry Nixon (WQDR-FM)
6. Freddy Smith (WDVX-FM)
4. BLUEGRASS CLUB NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR
1. "Pow'r Pickin'" – Colorado Bluegrass Music Society
2. "The Pickin' Post" – Louisville Bluegrass Music Association
3. "Bluegrass Express" – Oregon Bluegrass Association
4. "The Hornpipe" – Seven Mountains Bluegrass Association
5. "The SEBA Breakdown" – Southeastern Bluegrass Association
6. "Bluegrass Soundboard" – Southwest Bluegrass Association
5. BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Mike Andes
2. Tom T. Hall / Dixie Hall
3. Aubrey Holt
4. Tim Stafford / Steve Gulley
5. Wayne Taylor
6. Rhonda Vincent
6. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "DAILEY & VINCENT" – by Dailey & Vincent / Rounder Records
2. "GOOD THING GOING" – by Rhonda Vincent / Rounder Records
3. "HELP IS ON THE WAY" – by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Horizon Records
4. "IRON & DIAMONDS" – by The Gibson Brothers / Sugar Hill Records
5. "KEEP ON WALKIN'" – by The Grascals / Rounder Records
6. "THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A TRAIN" – by Blue Highway / Rounder Records
7. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Jamey Booher
2. Mike Bub
3. Mickey Harris
4. Frances Mooney
5. Tony Shorter
6. Darrin Vincent
8. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Mike Auldridge
2. Jerry Douglas
3. Tim Graves
4. Rob Ickes
5. Randy Kohrs
6. Phil Leadbetter
9. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Gary Farris
2. Steve Gulley
3. Kenny Smith
4. Tim Stafford
5. Darrell Webb
6. Josh Williams
10. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Mike Andes
2. Alan Bibey
3. Doyle Lawson
4. Ronnie McCoury
5. Danny Roberts
6. Larry Stephenson

11. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Kristin Scott Benson
2. J.D. Crowe
3. Jason Davis
4. Mitchell Davis
5. Kenny Ingram
6. Aaron McDaris

12. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Jason Barie
2. Hunter Berry
3. B.J. Cherryholmes
4. Michael Cleveland
5. Chris Sexton
6. Ron Stewart
13. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)

1. Heather Berry
2. Dale Ann Bradley
3. Carrie Hassler
4. Sonya Isaacs
5. Alison Krauss
6. Rhonda Vincent
14. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. Lorraine Jordan
2. Claire Lynch
3. Michelle Nixon
4. Alecia Nugent
5. Valerie Smith
6. Jeanette Williams
15. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Mike Andes
2. Ronnie Bowman
3. Jamie Dailey
4. Steve Gulley
5. Russell Moore
6. Larry Stephenson
16. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. James King
2. Dan Paisley
3. Don Rigsby
4. Junior Sisk
5. Larry Sparks
6. Dan Tyminski
17. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Dailey & Vincent
2. Harvest Wind
3. The Isaacs
4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
5. The Marksmen
6. NewFound Road
18. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Carolina Sonshine
2. The Churchmen
3. The Easter Brothers
4. The Lewis Family
5. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
6. Paul Williams & The Victory Trio
19. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Dailey & Vincent
2. The Grascals
3. Grasstowne
4. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
5. Nothin' Fancy
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
20. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. The Circuit Riders
2. The Grascals
3. Grasstowne
4. The Infamous Stringdusters
5. Rick Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
21. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. J.D. Crowe & The New South
2. Dailey & Vincent
3. The Grascals
4. Grasstowne
5. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
22. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. "BLUEGRASS SATURDAY NIGHT" – by Rhonda Vincent / Rounder Records
2. "BY THE MARK" – by Dailey & Vincent / Rounder Records
3. "HELP IS ON THE WAY" – by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver / Horizon Records
4. "IRON & DIAMONDS" – by Gibson Brothers / Sugar Hill Records
5. "PRESS ON O' PILGRIM" – by Larry Stephenson / Pincastle Records
6. "SAD WIND SIGHS" – by The Grascals / Rounder Records
23. ENTERTAINING GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Cherryholmes
2. J.D. Crowe & The New South
3. Dailey & Vincent
4. The Gibson Brothers
5. The Grascals
6. Nothin' Fancy
24. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

1. Mike Andes
2. Jamie Dailey
3. Del McCoury
4. Michelle Nixon
5. Rhonda Vincent
6. Blake Williams