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42nd Annual SPBGMA

BLUEGRASS MUSIC AWARDS

– & 33rd NATIONAL CONVENTION –

February 4-7, 2016

Held at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee

 

2016 NOMINEES

1. BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
1. Homer Boyd
3. Norman Adams/Adams Bluegrass LLC
5. D.A. Callaway
2. Ryan Frankhouser
4. Dwight Dillman
6. Bertie Sullivan
2. BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR

1. WPAQ – Mt. Airy, NC
3. WQDR – Raleigh, NC
5. WKXR – Asheboro, NC
1. Sirius XM 61 – Bluegrass Junction
4. WBRF – Galax, VA
6. WSM – Nashville, TN
3. BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR

1. Kyle Cantrell – Sirius XM 61
3. Larry Nixon – WQDR – Raleigh, NC
5. Freddy Smith – WDVX – Knoxville, TN

2. Tim Frye – WPAQ-AM – Mt. Airy, NC
4. Judith Burnette – WBRF – Galax, VA
6. Bobby Fanklin – WKXR – Asheboro, NC
4. BLUEGRASS SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Junior Sisk
3. Tim Jamison
5. Becky Buller
2. Daryl Mosley
4. Louisa Branscomb
6. Donna Ulisse
5. BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1. "IT'S ABOUT TYME" Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out on Break A String
2. "ANOTHER DAY FROM LIFE" Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers on Rebel Records
3. "RUNAWAY TRAIN" Flatt Lonesome on Mountain Home Music Company
4. "TURN ON A DIME" Lonesome River Band on Mountain Home Music Company
5. "COUNTRY LIVIN" Big Country Bluegrass on Rebel Records
6. "COUNTRY GRASS" Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road on Pinecastle Records
6. BASSFIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Tony King
3. Matt Wright
5. Barry Bales
2. Barry Reed
4. Tim Surrett
6. Mickey Harris
7. DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Gaven Largent
3. Tim Graves
5. Jerry Douglas
2. Phil Leadbetter
4. Rob Ickes
6. Brent Burke
8. GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Keith Tew
3. Marty Raybon
5. Bryan Sutton
2. Junior Sisk
4. Josh Williams
6. Eddie Gill
9. MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Johnathan Dillon
3. Tommy Sells
5. Larry Stephenson
2. Danny Roberts
4. Jesse Brock
6. Lorraine Jordan

10. BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Lynwood Lunsford
3. Kenny Ingram
5. Ben Greene
2. Jason Davis
4. Bennie Boling
6. Morris Herbert

11. FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

1. Greg Moore
3. Jason Barie
5. Michael Cleveland
2. Jamie Harper
4. Tim Laughlin
6. Hunter Berry
12. FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Overall)

1. Rhonda Vincent
3. Teresa Sells
5. Sonya Isaacs
2. Michelle Nixon
4. Lorraine Jordan
6. Jeanette Williams
13. MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Johnny Williams
3. Marty Raybon
5. Russell Moore
2. Junior Sisk
4. Eddie Gill
6. Daryl Mosley
14. BLUEGRASS GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Jr. Sisk & Ramblers Choice
3. Mountain Faith
5. Big Country Bluegrass
2. The Farm Hands
4. Larry Stephenson Band
6. Fret High
15. VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Remington Ryde
3. Larry Stephenson Band
5. Balsam Range
2. Jr. Sisk & Ramblers Choice
4. Big Country Bluegrass
6. The Farm Hands
16. INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
1. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
3. Larry Stephenson Band
5. Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
2. The Farm Hands
4. Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road
6. Big Country Bluegrass
17. BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (Overall)
1. Jr. Sisk & Ramblers Choice
3. Big Country Bluegrass
5. The Farm Hands
2. Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
4. Flatt Lonesome
6. Larry Stephenson Band
18. ENTERTAINER(s) OF THE YEAR

1. Jr. Sisk & Ramblers Choice
3. Rhonda Vincent
5. Big Country Bluegrass
2. Lil' Roy Lewis
4. Nothin' Fancy
6. The Farm Hands
19. SONG OF THE YEAR
1. "YOU'RE THE ONE" by Flatt Lonesome on Mountain Home Music Company
2. "TURN ON A DIME" by Lonesome River Band on Mountain Home Music Company
3. "I GOT MEXICO" by Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road on Pinecastle Records
4. "THE BLUEFIELD WEST VIRGINIA BLUES" by Big Country Bluegrass on Rebel Records
5. "MOON OVER MEMPHIS" by Balsam Range on Mountain Home Music Company
6. "THE LAST PARADE" by Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers on Rebel Records