RUNNERS-UP: Pepper, Butthole Surfers; That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas), Lyle Lovett; SRV, Eric Johnson; Pavillion, Eric Johnson; Cowboy Lloyd Cross, Dale Watson; Vulcan Death Grip, Ugly Americans; White Thread, Breedlove; <Boogie Man, Vallejo; Loner, Pushmonkey; Braver Newer World, Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Walking Backward, Lisa Tingle; Get Out of This House, Shawn Colvin; You Turn Me On, Ugly Americans; Fountain of Tears, Natalie Zoe

This article appears in March 14 • 1997 and March 14 • 1997 (Cover).

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