RUNNERS-UP: Paul Glasse (mandolin); Erik Hokkanen (Fiddle, Offbeats); John Hagen (cello); Kim Wilson (blues harp, Fabulous Thunderbirds); James Fenner (percussion, Dan Del Santo); Gary Primich (blues harp, Mannish Boys); Johnny Gimble (fiddle); John Ely (pedal steel); Brenda Thompson (triangle)

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