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Best Austin Musicians1986-1987

Best Acoustic Guitar
Eric Johnson

Joe Ely
David Halley
Greg Schilling
Darden Smith
Mickey White
Scott McKenzie
Steve Parkess
Lyle Lovett
Gretchen Phillips

Best Bass Guitar
Alex Napier (Will and the Kill)

Bruce Hughes
Keith Ferguson
John Howard
Sarah Brown
Vic Gerard
Brian Beattie
Danny Swinney
Jeff Duke
Ryan Walker

Best Drums/Percussion
George Rains

Jeff Boaz
Rey Washam
Fred Howard
Rock Savage
Fran Christina
Garrett Williams
Tommy Taylor
Chris Staples
Mike Buck

Best Electric Guitar
Eric Johnson

Stevie Ray Vaughan
David Grissom
Jimmie Vaughan
Will Sexton
John Veledez
Don Lamb
Evan Johns
Paul Leary
David Woody

Best Female Vocals
Lou Ann Barton

Angela Strehli
Marcia Ball
Kris McKay
Elouise Burrell
Kim Longacre
Eliza Gilkyson
Karen Kraft
Diana Cantu
Kelly Rene
Gwen Newsome
Nanci Griffith
Julie Burrell
Pam Peltz
Kathy Murray

Best Horns
Tomás Ramírez Tasmanian Devil

Joe Sublett
Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff
Kirk Whalum
Bill Averbach
Mighty Big Horns
Donnie Bonner
Bobby Keys
Nathan Gates
John Mills

Best Keyboards
Marcia Ball

Mel Brown
Neil Pederson
Rob Noxious
Glover Gill
Jeff Clark
Mike Ramos
Reese Wynans
Philip Duke
Rich Harney

Best Male Vocals
Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds)

Greg Schilling
Will Sexton
Joe Ely
Randy "Biscuit" Turner
Bobby Johnson
Bruce Spellman
Scott Hoyt
W.C. Clark
Dan Del Santo
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Johnson
Arthur Brown
Roky Erickson
Brian Beattie

Best Miscellaneous Instrument
Ponty Bone

Randy Banks
Kim Wilson
Eric Hokkanen
James Fenner
Eliza Gilkyson
Tony Airoldi
T-Bone Herndon

Best Songwriter
Pat MacDonald

Bill Carter
Greg Schilling
Daniel Johnston
Mark Luke Daniels
Tony Airoldi
Eliza Gilkyson
John Croslin
Richard Patureau
Butch Hancock

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