RUNNERS-UP: 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

This article appears in March 14 • 1986.

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