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1985-1986Best Austin Musicians

Best Acoustic Guitar
Eric Johnson

Dan Del Santo
Daniel Johnston
Willie Nelson
Butch Hancock
Mickey White
Will Indian
David Halley
Joe Ely
Scott Wilson

Best Bass Guitar
Keith Ferguson (Tailgators)

Sarah Brown (The Antones)
Bruce Hughes (Skank, Arthur Brown)
Ted Sweeney (Extreme Heat)
John Keller (White Trash Revue)
John Blondell
Jesse Sublett
Roscoe Beck
Lonnie Hutchinson
Chris Maresh (Trik-Trax)
Craig Neitfeld (Van Wilks)
Brian Beattie (Glass Eye)
Clark Ellison (Diana Cantu Band)
Bruce Jones
Loose Reed
Danny Swinney
Courtney Major (Pressure)
Cola Rodriguez
Dennis Ford (51/50)
Steve Zirkel

Best Drums/Percussion
George Rains (The Antones)

Rock Savage
Eddie Cantu
Mike Navarro & Hector Munoz
Glenn Benavides
Tommy Taylor
Rey Washam
Jon Howard
Chris Skiles
Rusty Trapps
Darby Smotherman
Garrett Williams
Scott Lanningham
Paul Pearcy
John Treanor
Mike Ford
David Fore
David Duffy
Ian Bailey
Bobby Jones

Best Electric Guitar
Eric Johnson

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Denny Freeman (Antones)
Jon Dee Graham (True Believers)
Will Indian (Rhythm Rust)
Jimmie Vaughan (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Michael English (Wynnd, Fuzz Brothers, Dino Lee)
Evan Johns (H-Bombs, Big Guitars)
Mitch Watkins
Dave Grissom (Lou Ann Barton)
Dan Del Santo
Mark Ross (Flex)
Brad Schultz (Trik-Trax)
John Inmon (Lost Gonzo Band)
Van Wilks
Bill Jones (Kathy & the Kilowatts)
John Logan (Bayou Bandits)
Brad Shaffer (51/50)
Mark Jungers
Jum Butler (51/50)

Best Female Vocals
Angela Strehli

Lou Ann Barton
Marcia Ball
Lisa Gamache
Elouise Burrell
Kim Longacre
Kellye Gray
Karen Kraft
Kathy Murray
Diana Cantu
Jam & Jelly Girls
Eliza Gilkyson
Mellissa Cobb
Paula Helene
Suzie Elkins
Nanci Griffith
Sheryl Jones
Kelly Rene
Penny Hanna
Sabrina Cummings

Best Horns
John Mills (Beto, Minor Miracle, Dino Lee, Dan Del Santo)

Tomas Ramirez
Derrick Edmondson
Paul Constantine
The Mighty Big Horns
Nathan Gates
Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff
Joe Sublett
Kirk Whalum
Paul Ostermayer
Bill Averbach
Johnny Reno
Don Silverman
Richard Hardy

Best Keyboards
Neil Pederson (Extreme Heat)

Mel Brown
Mike Ramos
Riley Osbourne (Shake Russell)
Glover Gill
Marcia Ball
Robert Skiles (Beto y los Fairlanes)
Rodney Lee
Stella Weir (Glass Eye)
Patrick Keel (The Pool)
Jeff Clark
Rich Harney
Gayle Blade
Reese Wynans (Double Trouble)
Greg Lee

Best Male Vocals
Dino Lee

Kent "Omar" Dykes
Bruce Spellman
Kim Wilson
Joe Ely
Jesse Sublett
Steve Collier
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stanley Hall
Scott Hoyt
Ted Martin
Jim Butler
Rolan Ramos
Robert Kelly
Ernie Sky
Richard Patureau
Charlie Sexton

Best Miscellaneous Instrument
Ponty Bone (accordion, Squeezetones, Dino Lee)

Kim Wilson (blues harp, Fabulous Thunderbirds)
James Fenner (percussion, Sweaters, Dan Del Santo)
Gary Primich (harmonica)
Paul "Tex" Sweeney (mandolin, Grassmatics)
Paul Glasse (mandolin)
Eric Hokkanen (fiddle)
Spider Johnson (saw, Butch Hancock)
Brian Sokoff (bongos, the Urge)
T-Bone Herndon (harmonica, Carolina)
Alvin Crow (fiddle, Pleasant Valley Boys)
Michael Johnson
John Hagen
Dean Oldencott
Chris Dennis

Best Songwriter
Daniel Johnston

Butch Hancock
Doyle Bramhall
Dino Lee
Jesse Sublett
Stephen Doster
Tex Thomas
John Croslin
Julia Austin
David Halley
Stanley Hall
Richard Patureau
Dennis Ford/Jim Butler
Eddie Pantell/Lisa Gamcahe
Steve Collier
Willie Nelson
Sylvester Jones
Will Indian
Ronnie Dittmar

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