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2001-2002Best Austin Musicians

Best Acoustic Guitar
Monte Montgomery

Eric Johnson
Mark Del Castillo, Del Castillo
Rick Del Castillo, Del Castillo
T'eye
Scrappy Jud Newcomb
A.J. Vallejo
Sara Hickman
Ian Moore
Casper Rawls
Bob Schneider
Patrice Pike
Rich Brotherton
Ginger Mackenzie
Stephen Bruton

Best Bass Guitar
Chris Maresh, Alien Love Child

Lucky, Kissinger
Omar Vallejo, Vallejo
Bruce Hughes, the Scabs
Albert Bestiero, Del Castillo
Pat Fogarty, Pushmonkey
Tommy Shannon
Yoggi Musgrove
Ann Marie Harrop, Shelley King Band
Lonnie Trevino

Best DJ
Trey Lopez, le Privilege

DJ Organic
That Mysterious Honey
DJ Nicknack
Govinda
DJ Damon
Rev. Kathy Russell
DJ Baby G
DJ Mel
Scorpio Rising

Best Drums/Percussion
Bill Maddox

Alien Love Child

O3, Kissinger
Alex Vallejo, Vallejo
Darwin Keys, Pushmonkey
Yogi Maxwell, Cruiserweight
Brannen Temple, Blaze
J.J. Johnson
Perry Drake, Shelley King Band
Frosty
David Fore, the Eggmen
Chris Layton
Paul Pearcy
Mambo John Treanor
Belen Oliva
Nina Singh, Goudie, Kitty Gordon

Best Electric Guitar
Eric Johnson

Jimmie Vaughan
Steve Garvey, Kissinger
Keith Clark
Scrappy Jud Newcomb
Urny Maxwell, Cruiserweight
Roger Blevins Jr., Mingo Fishtrap
Monte Montgomery
Will Hoffman, Pushmonkey
Ian Moore
Doyle Bramhall II
Wayne Sutton
Mitch Watkins
Kyle Judd
Billy Harvey
Redd Volkaert
Howie Behrens, Pushmonkey
Mike Barnes
Zak Loy, Damesviolet
Mark Del Castillo, Del Castillo

Best Female Vocals
Toni Price

Lisa Tingle
Patrice Pike
Stella Maxwell, Cruiserweight
Ginger Mackenzie
Kelly Willis Shelley King
Terri Hendrix
Patty Griffin
Caroline Herring
Sara Hickman
Eliza Gilkyson
Carolyn Wonderland
Trish Murphy
Beth Richard, Quatropaw
Suzi Stern
Marcia Ball
Lucinda Williams
Beth Black
Lou Ann Barton

Best Horns
Grooveline Horns

Mingo Fishtrap Horns
Ephraim Owens, Blaze
Omar Vallejo, Vallejo
Tony Park, Pushmonkey
The Triggermen
Fabian Hernandez
Joseph Serrato, Grupo Fantasma
La Tribu Horns
Tony Campise

Best Keyboards
Bukka Allen

David Boyle, the Scabs
Aeron Riordon, Mingo Fishtrap
James Spear
Byron Westbrook
Ginger Doss, Dreamtrybe
Daymon Jones
Earl Poole Ball
Marcia Ball
Cole El-Saleh

Best Male Vocals
Bob Schneider

Chopper, Kissinger
A.J. Vallejo, Vallejo
Roger Blevins Jr., Mingo Fishtrap
Eric Johnson
Jimmy LaFave
Malford Milligan
Tony Park, Pushmonkey
Monte Montgomery
Kevin Fowler
Ian Moore
Alejandro Escovedo
Beaux Loy, Damesviolet
Guy Forsyth
Jackson Blacklock, Schrödinger's Cat
Jimmie Vaughan
Alex Ruiz, Del Castillo
Hector Vasquez
Marc Gunn, Brobdingnagian Bards
Sean Neal, Dynamite Boy

Best Miscellaneous Instrument
Diego Simmons, percussion

Guy Forsyth, musical saw
Mambo John Treanor, washboard
Andrew McKee, recorder
Danny Young, rub board
J.P. Allen, harmonica
Lynda Millard, flute
Lloyd Maines, steel
Pops Bayless, ukulele
Ian Moore, sitar

Best Singer-Songwriter
Bob Schneider

Eric Johnson
Jimmy LaFave
Shelley King
Patrice Pike
Monte Montgomery
Terri Hendrix
Kevin Fowler
Sara Hickman
Slaid Cleaves
Bruce Robison
Beaver Nelson
Ginger Mackenzie
Jon Dee Graham
A.J Vallejo
Lisa Tingle
Alejandro Escovedo
Eliza Gilkyson
Jeff Klein
Caroline Herring

Best Songwriter
Bob Schneider

Eric Johnson
Jimmy LaFave
Shelley King
Bruce Robison
Terri Hendrix
Chopper
Kevin Fowler
Monte Montgomery
Vallejo
Ginger Mackenzie
Alex Ruiz
Sara Hickman
Slaid Cleaves
Patrice Pike

Best Strings
Tosca

Champ Hood, fiddle
Marc Gunn, autoharp
Will Taylor, viola
Warren Hood, fiddle
Brian Standefer
Amy Farris, violin
Cody Braun
Erik Hokkanen
Roberto Riggio

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