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1998-1999Best Austin Musicians

Best Acoustic Guitar
Monte Montgomery

George Devore
Jud Newcomb
Guy Forsyth
Patrice Pike
Britt Daniel
David Holt
John Reed
Mike Barnes
Terri Hendrix
Jake Andrews
Alejandro Escovedo
David Grissom
Marvin Denton Dykhuis
Rich Brotherton

Best Bass Guitar
Tommy Shannon

Yoggi
Darrell Phillips
Glen Fukunaga
Pat Fogarty
Bruce Hughes
George Reiff
Tony Scalzo
Brad Fordham
Edwin Livingston
Omar Vallejo
Mark Rubin
Sarah Brown
Speedy Sparks
Amy Boone

Best Drums/Percussion
Chris Layton

J.J. Johnson
Sean Phillips
Frosty
Brannen Temple
Darwin Keys
Tommy Taylor
Paul Pearcy
Eddie Cantu
David Robinson

Best Electric Guitar
David Grissom

David Volt
Jimmie Vaughan
Eric Johnson
Derek O'Brien
Mike Barnes
Jon Dee Graham
Jesse Taylor
Will Hoffman
David Abeyta
A.J. Vallejo
Howie Behrns
Chris Duarte
Ian Moore
Mitch Watkins

Best Female Vocals
Patrice Pike

Toni Price
Kelly Willis
Juliana Sheffield
Trish Murphy
Abra Moore
Patti Griffin
Lou Ann Barton
Lisa Tingle
Janet Lynn
Shawn Colvin
Ana Egge
Sarah Dashew
Beth Black
Lucinda Williams
Ginger Mackenzie
Jyl Hershman
Kacy Crowley
Sara Hickman
Paula Nelson

Best Horns
TIE: Grooveline Horns and The Scabs

Ephraim Owens
Tony Park
John Mills
Elias Haslanger
Jon Blondell
Tomas Ramirez
Kaz Kazanoff
Ed Vizzard
Kyle Turner

Best Keyboards
Bukka Allen

Riley Osborn
Marcia Ball
Glover Gill
David Boyle
Floyd Domino
Pete Gordon
Ian McLagan
Ginger Doss
Marilyn Rucker

Best Male Vocals
Malford Milligan

Bob Schneider
George Devore
Tony Park
Guy Forsyth
David Garza
Don Walser
Joe Ely
MC Overlord
Jon Dee Graham
Monte Montgomery
Jimmy LaFave
A.J. Vallejo
Britt Daniel
Alejandro Escovedo

Best Miscellaneous Instrument
Guy Forsyth, Saw

Lloyf Maines, pedal steel
Cody Braun, mandolin
Ponty Bone, accordion
Wammo, washboard
Glover Gill, accordion
Steve Rees, bagpipes
Lynda Millard, flute
Flaco Jimenez, accordion
Mambo John Treanor, washboard

Best Singer-Songwriter
Terri Hendrix

Trish Murphy
Patrice Pike
Ana Egge
Beaver Nelson
George Devore
Alejandro Escovedo
Blu
Bruce Robison
Willie Nelson
David Garza
Jon Dee Graham
Bob Schneider
David Grissom
Kacy Crowley
Lucinda Williams
Monte Montgomery
Paula Nelson
Sara Hickman
Stephen Bruton

Best Songwriter
David Grissom, "Without You," Storyville

Patrice Pike, "Know What You Mean," Sister 7
Bob Schneider, "Boom Boom Baby," Ugly Americans
George Devore, "Wait"
Terri Hendrix, "Gravity"
Bruce Robison, "Angry All the Time"
Britt Daniel, "Car Radio," Spoon
Tony Scalzo, "The Way," Fastball
David Garza, "Discoball World"
Jon Dee Graham
Alejandro Esvovedo
Kelly Willis
MC Overlord
Beaver Nelson
Monte Montgomery

Best Strings
Champ Hood, fiddle

Erik Hokkanen, fiddle
Amy Tiven Farris, fiddle
Howard Kalish, fiddle
Cody Braun, mandolin
S. Ames Asdell, viola
Alvin Crow, fiddle
Danny Levin, mandolin
Gene Elders, fiddle
Will Taylor, viola

Best of the Year
Hall of Fame
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