The International Bluegrass Music Association
Awards 1999: Nominees

Bluegrass Hall of Honor Inductee for 1999: Kenny Baker

1999 International Bluegrass Music Award Nominees

• Entertainer of the Year:
  Blue Highway; Lonesome River Band; The Del McCoury Band; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder,IIIrd Tyme Out
• Instrumental Group of the Year:
  Blue Highway; J.D. Crowe & The New South; Lonesome River Band; The Del McCoury Band; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
• Vocal Groupof the Year:
  Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Lonesome River Band;The Del McCoury Band; Nashville Bluegrass Band;IIIrd Tyme Out
• Female Vocalist of the Year:
  Alison Krauss; Laurie Lewis; Claire Lynch; Lynn Morris; Rhonda Vincent
• Male Vocalist of the Year:
  Ronnie Bowman; Dudley Connell; James King; Del McCoury; Russell Moore; Ricky Skaggs
• Song of the Year:
  • Three Rusty Nails; Ronnie Boman (artist); R. Bowman; T. Campbell; J.Nettuno (writers)
  • Bed By The Window; James King (artist); Rob Crosby; Marine L. Wilson (writers)
  • Walls Of Time; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder (artists); Bill Monroe; Peter Rowan (writers)
  • Red Clay Halo; Valerie Smith (artist); Gillian Welch; David Rawlings (writers)
  • What Was I Supposed To Do? IIIrd Tyme Out (artists); Sam Humphrey; Paul Williams (writers)
• Album of the Year:
  • The Man I'm Tryin' To Be; Ronnie Bowman; Sugar Hill
  • Finding The Way; Lonesome River Band; Sugar Hill
  • The Family; The Del McCoury Band; Ceili Music
  • Ancient Tones; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; Skaggs Family.
  • Clinch Mountain Country; Ralph Stanley & Friends; Rebel
• Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year:
  • Spirited; Eddie & Martha Adcock; Pinecastle
  • Three Rusty Nails; Ronnie Bowman; Sugar Hill
  • Increase My Faith; The Isaacs; Horizon
  • Gospel Radio Gems; Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver; Sugar Hill
  • New Highway; Larry Sparks; Mountain Home/ Horizon
• Instrumental Album of the Year:
  • Bluegrass '98; J. Autry; W. Benson; A. Haynie; R. Kohrs; M. Schatz; S.Vestal; Pinecastle
  • Howlin' At The Moon; Sam Bush; Sugar Hill
  • Bound To Ride; Jim Mills; Sugar Hill
  • My Place in the Sun; Missy Raines; M.R. Records
  • Heroes; Don Wayne Reno; Pinecastle
• Instrumental Performers of the Year--
  • Banjo: J.D. Crowe; Rob McCoury; Jim Mills; Sammy Shelor; Scott Vestal
  • Bass: Barry Bales; Mike Bub; Missy Raines; Mark Schatz; Marshall Wilborn
  • Dobro: Mike Auldridge; Jerry Douglas; Josh Graves; Rob Ickes; Gene Wooten
  • Fiddle: Jason Carter; Stuart Duncan; Aubrey Haynie; Bobby Hicks; Randy Howard
  • Guitar: David Grier; Tony Rice; Kenny Smith; Bryan Sutton; Doc Watson
  • Mandolin: Wayne Benson; Sam Bush; Ronnie McCoury; Ricky Skaggs; Chris Thile
• Recorded Event of the Year:
  • The Mountain; Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band; E-Squared
  • Clinch Mountain Country; Ralph Stanley and Friends (with J. Anderson; J.Brown; BR5-49; Diamond Rio; J. Diffie; B. Dylan; V. Gill; V. Gosdin; B.Isaacs; J. Isaacs; S. Isaacs; G. Jones; H. Ketchum; A. Krauss; J.Lauderdale; L. Lewis; P. Loveless; C. Lynch; The Marshall Family; K.Mattea; T. O'Brien; D. Phelps; D. Rawlings; The Raybon Brothers; R.Skaggs; C. Smith; R. Stanley II; M. Stuart; R. Vincent; P. Wagoner; G.Welch; The Whites and D. Yoakam); Rebel
  • Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts; Suzanne Thomas (featuring Dry Branch Fire Squad; G. Duncan; B. Evans; J. Forbes; J. Hartford; J. Hurst; L. Lewis; Lonesome River Band; M. Raines; Seldom Scene and IIIrd Tyme Out); Rounder
  • Home Sweet Home; Doc & Merle Watson (with S. Bush; T.M. Coleman; A. O'Bryant and M. Stuart); Sugar Hill
  • Mac; Doc and Del; Del McCoury; Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman; Sugar Hill
• Emerging Artist of the Year:
  BlueRidge; Pam Gadd & The Long Road; Mountain Heart; Nickel Creek; Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike

Winners to be announced Oct. 21 at the Palace Theater in Louisville; Ky.

6th Sept 1999