27th Annual
SPBGMA
National Bluegrass Music Awards
and Eighteenth National Convention
Sheraton Music City - Nashville, Tennessee
SPBGMA Fans Choice Nominees

NOMINEES 2001

BLUEGRASS PROMOTER OF THE YEAR:
Marty Stevens || Norman Adams || Edgar Kitchen
Dwight Dillman || Darrel Adkins || Terry Lease

BLUEGRASS RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR:
WECI - FM Richmond, IN || WDCB - FM Glen Ellyn, IL
WAMU - FM Washington D.C. || WOBO - FM Batavia, OH
WKZV - AM Washington, PA

BLUEGRASS DJ OF THE YEAR:
Eddie Stubbs (WSM - AM) || Larry Robinson (WDCB - FM)
Ray Davis (WAMU - FM) || Sherry Boyd (WPAQ - AM)
Mark Poe (WECI - FM) || Matthew Gillian (WSM - AM)

BLUEGRASS CLUB NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR:
KENTUCKY FRIENDS OF BLUEGRASS NEWSLETTER - Kentucky Friends of Bluegrass
CENTRAL INDIANA BLUEGRASS NEWSLETTER - Central Indiana Bluegrass Assn.
SEBA BREAKDOWN - Southeastern Bluegrass Assn.
SPRING CREEK BLUEGRASS NEWSLETTER - Spring Creek Bluegrass Club
BLUEGRASS GAZETTE - Northern Indiana Bluegrass Assn.
BAMA GRASS - Alabama Bluegrass Music Assn.

BLUEGRASS SONG WRITER OF THE YEAR:
Larry Cordle & Larry Shell || Wayne Taylor || Billy Smith
Tim Stafford || Carl Jackson || Aubrey Haynie

BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
TALKIN' TO MYSELF - by Lonesome River Band on Sugar Hills Records
FOLLOW ME BACK TO THE FOLD - by Mark Newton on Rebel Records
BACK HOME AGAIN - by Rhonda Vincent on Rounder Records
MURDER ON MUSIC ROW - by Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time on Shell Point Records
JOHN & MARY - by IIIrd Tyme Out on Rounder Records
THERE'LL ALWAYS BE A ROCKING CHAIR - by David Parmley & Continental Divide on Pinecastle Records

BLUEGRASS BASS FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Wayne Taylor || Marshall Wilburn || Mike Bub
Mike Anglin || Ray Deaton || Missy Raines

BLUEGRASS DOBRO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Gene Wooten || Jerry Douglas || Rob Ickes
Tim Graves || Josh Graves || Phil Leadbetter

BLUEGRASS GUITAR PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
James Alan Shelton || Tim Stafford || Bryan Sutton
Kenny Smith || John Chapman || Tony Rice

BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Don Rigsby || Shawn Lane || Ronnie McCoury
Alan Bibey || Ricky Skaggs || Wayne Benson

BLUEGRASS BANJO PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Steve Dilling || Jim Mills || Rob McCoury
Sammy Shelor || J D Crowe || Terry Baucom

BLUEGRASS FIDDLE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR:
Stuart Duncan || Mike Hartgrove || Jason Carter
Glen Duncan || Rickie Simpkins || Aubrey Haynie

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (CONTEMPORARY):
Sonya Isaacs || Tina Adair || Rhonda Vincent
Laurie Lewis || Alison Krauss || Jeanette Williams

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (TRADITIONAL):
Dale Ann Bradley || Lynn Morris || Claire Lynch
Polly Lewis || Suzanne Thomas || Valerie Smith

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (CONTEMPORARY):
Barry Scott || Russell Moore || Charlie Waller
Larry Stephenson || Steve Gulley || Ronnie Bowman

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR (TRADITIONAL):
Larry Sparks || Vern Young || Del McCoury
James King || Don Rigsby || David Parmley

GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (CONTEMPORARY):
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver || The Isaacs || Sitze Family
Mountain Heart || IIIrd Tyme Out || Marksmen Quartet

GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (TRADITIONAL):
Jerry & Tammy Sullivan || Lewis Family || Village Singers
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers || Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Paul Williams & The Victory Trio

GOSPEL GROUP OF THE YEAR (OVERALL):
The Isaacs || Lewis Family || Marksmen Quartet
Mountain Heart || Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver || IIIrd Tyme Out

BLUEGRASS VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Blue Highway || Lonesome River Band || Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Mountain Heart || IIIrd Tyme Out || Larry Stephenson Band

BLUEGRASS INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR :
Lonesome River Band || Del McCoury Band || Blue Highway
David Parmley & Continental Divide || Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder || IIIrd Tyme Out

BLUEGRASS BAND OF THE YEAR (OVERALL):
IIIrd Tyme Out || Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver || Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
Del McCoury Band || Lonesome River Band || David Parmley & Continental Divide

ENTERTAINING GROUP OF THE YEAR:
David Parmley & Continental Divide || Lonesome River Band || IIIrd Tyme Out
Rarely Herd || Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver || Goldwing Express

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Little Roy Lewis || Larry Sparks || Jeff Weaver
Ron Thomason || Del McCoury || Randall Hylton

SONG OF THE YEAR:
"JOHN & MARY" - by IIIrd Tyme Out Written by Wayne Benson, Russell Moore, Donnie Carver on Rounder Records
"MURDER ON MUSIC ROW" - by Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time Written by Larry Cordle, Larry Shell on Shell Point Records
"DON'T COME OUT OF THE HOLE" - by Blue Highway Written by Wayne Taylor on Ceili Records
"HEARTBREAK TOWN" - by Ronnie McCoury Written by Ronnie McCoury on Rounder Records
"LONESOME WIND BLUES" - by Rhonda Vincent Written by Wayne Raney on Rounder Records
"THERE'LL ALWAYS BE A ROCKING CHAIR" - by David Parmley & Continental Divide Written by Billy Smith on Pinecastle Records