30th Annual
SPBGMA
BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS
- & 21st NATIONAL CONVENTION -

FEBRUARY 5, 6, 7, 8, 2004
Sheraton Music City - Nashville, Tennessee

NOMINEES 2004

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Dwight Dillman
2. Steve Dittman
3. John Hutchinson
4. Jordan / Dilling Entertainment
5. Edgar Kitchen
6. Dreama Stephenson
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

1. WKIX-FM –- Burlington, NC
2. WBZI-AM – Xenia, OH
3. WDVX-FM –- Clinton, TN

4. WPAQ-AM – Mount Airy, NC
5. WSM-AM –- Nashville, TN
6. WXGI-AM – Richmond, VA
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR

1. D.J. Barnett (WXGI-AM)
2. Sherry Boyd (WPAQ-AM)
3. Alex Leach (WDVX-FM)

4. Paul "Moon" Mullins (WBZI-AM)
5. Buddy Michaels (WKIX-FM)
6. Eddie Stubbs (WSM-AM)

4. BLUEGRASS CLUB NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR
1. "The Baba Bulletin" – Bay Area Bluegrass Association
2. "Bama Grass" – Alabama Bluegrass Music Association
3. "Bluegrass Ramblin's" – Missouri Area Bluegrass Committee
4. "Fireball Mail" – Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association
5. "Inside Bluegrass" – Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association
6. "Pickin' Post" – Louisville Bluegrass Music Association
5. BLUEGRASS SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Harley Allen
2. Bill Castle
3. Larry Cordle
4. Tom T. Hall & Dixie Hall
5. Carl Jackson
6. Wayne Taylor
6. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "COLDEST PART OF WINTER" – by Larry Sparks / Rebel Records
2. "ONE STEP AHEAD" – by Rhonda Vincent / Rounder Records
3. "SHAPE OF A TEAR" – by The Lynn Morris Band / Rounder Records
4. "SINGING ON STREETS OF GOLD" – by IIIrd Tyme Out / CMG Records
5. "SONGS FROM THE WORKBENCH" – by Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time / Shell Point Records
6. "STARTING OVER" – by Ronnie Bowman / Sugar Hill Records
7. BASS FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Barry Bales
2. Mike Bub
3. Ray Deaton

4. Terry Eldredge
5. Missy Raines
6. Marshall Wilborn
8. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Jerry Douglas
2. Josh Graves
3. Tim Graves

4. Rob Ickes
5. Randy Kohrs
6. Phil Leadbetter
9. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. John Chapman
2. Jim Hurst
3. Tony Rice

4. Kenny Smith
5. Tim Stafford
6. Bryan Sutton
10. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Wayne Benson
2. Alan Bibey
3. Vernon Hughes

4. Ronnie McCoury
5. Adam Steffey
6. Larry Stephenson

11. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Terry Baucom
2. Greg Corbett
3. J. D. Crowe

4. Rob McCoury
5. Aaron McDaris
6. Sammy Shelor

12. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Hunter Berry
2. Jason Carter
3. Michael Cleveland

4. Glen Duncan
5. Stuart Duncan
6. Ronnie Stewart
13. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)

1. Honi Deaton
2. Kathie Goad
3. Sonya Isaacs

4. Alison Krauss
5. Patty Loveless
6. Rhonda Vincent
14. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. Dale Ann Bradley
2. Polly Lewis
3. Lynn Morris

4. Michelle Nixon
5. Valerie Smith
6. Jeanette Williams
15. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. Ronnie Bowman
2. Larry Cordle
3. Russell Moore
4. Mark Newton
5. Jim Stack
6. Larry Stephenson
16. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Traditional)

1. James King
2. Del McCoury
3. Don Rigsby

4. Larry Sparks
5. Ralph Stanley
6. Dan Tyminski
17. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Contemporary)
1. The Churchmen
2. The Isaacs
3. The Marksmen
4. New Found Road
5. Larry Stephenson Band
6. IIIrd Tyme Out
18. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Traditional)
1. Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
2. Green Valley Grass
3. The Lewis Family
4. Jerry & Tammy Sullivan
5. The Village Singers
6. Paul William & The Victory Trio
19. GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. The Lewis Family
2. The Marksmen
3. Mountain Heart
4. New Found Road
5. The Village Singers
6. Paul Williams & The Victory Trio
20. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Blueridge
2. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
3. Mountain Heart
4. Rarely Herd
5. Larry Stephenson Band
6. IIIrd Tyme Out
21. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Blue Highway
2. Blueridge
3. Lonesome River Band
4. Del McCoury Band
5. IIIrd Tyme Out
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
22. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Blue Highway
2. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
3. Lonesome River Band
4. Mountain Heart
5. IIIrd Tyme Out
6. Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
23. ENTERTAINING GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Carolina Road
2. Cherryholmes
3. Goldwing Express
4. Del McCoury Band
5. Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show
6. IIIrd Tyme Out
24. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

1. James King
2. Doyle Lawson
3. Little Roy Lewis

4. Del McCoury
5. Rhonda Vincent
6. Jeff Weaver
25. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. "A SIMPLE LIFE" – by Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder / Skaggs Family Records
2. "HARLAN" – by Michelle Nixon & Drive / Pinecastle Records
3. "KENTUCKY BORDERLINE" – by Rhonda Vincent / Rounder Records
4. "SHAPE OF A TEAR" – by The Lynn Morris Band / Rounder Records
5. "THAT BLUEGRASS MUSIC" – by The Gibson Brothers / Sugar Hill Records
6. "YOU AIN'T LIVED" – by Larry Sparks / Rebel Records


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