RUNNERS-UP: Stevie Ray Vaughan, “Love Struck Baby”; Dan Del Santo, “Open Your Eyes”; Fabulous Thunderbirds, “How Do You Spell Love?”; Willie Nelson, “Pancho and Lefty”; Rank and File, “Rank and File”; ZZ Top, “Sharp Dressed Man”; Big Boys, “Fun Fun Fun”; Steve Marsh, “Who Is the Beast?”; Pool, “Dance It Down”

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