RUNNERS-UP: Bill Averbach (Trained Ants); Nathan Gates (Big Boys, Dharma Bums, Doctors’ Mob); Mike Mordecai (Fairlanes, Michael M Quartet, Dan Del Santo); John Blondell (Non-Ego, Willie Nelson); Kent Winking (K-Tels); Jim Fritzler (Jaws of Life); Bob Meyer (Concept Orchestra, Fairlanes); Keith Winking (K-Tels); Gary Vagjrt (Delbert McClinton, Tex Thomas)

This article appears in March 8 • 1985.

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

SUPPORT US