RUNNERS-UP: Derek O’Brien & Toni Price, Swim Away; Mas Palermo & Dave McNair, Monte Warden; Mark Hallman, Skeleton Keys, Iain Matthews; Ray Benson, Bob Wills Tribute; Betty Elders, Mitch Watkins, Gene Elders, Peaceful Existence; Stuart Sullivan, Moonlight Towers by Coffee Sergeants; Chris Burns, Explosions in Texas; Steve Wilkison & Greg Johnson, Pastures of Plenty; Jimmy LaFave, Austin Skyline

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