RUNNERS-UP: Craig Hillis (Christmas Collection, Steve Fromholz); Richard Mullen (Stevie Ray Vaughan); John Viehweg (Zeitgeist); Patrick Keel (The Pool, Randy Franklin); Spot (Big Boys, Offenders, Tailgators); Steve Mendell (Bobby Mack, Gwen Newsome); Chris Gates (Poison 13, Doctors’ Mob); Joe Gracey (Kimmie Rhodes, Jon Emery, Butch Hancock); Dino Lee; Kerry Crafton (Roky Erickson); Dan Del Santo; Andy Murphy (Chalres Kirkley); Mike Alvarez; Mark Hallman (Cry Wolf)

This article appears in March 14 • 1986.

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