Best Contemporary Band
The Richard
Day-Reynolds Band
The Rose
City Kings
The Strange Tones
Best Drums
Jimi
Bott
Jeff
Minnick
Johnny Moore
Best Rhythm & Blues Act
The
Linda Hornbuckle Band
The Lloyd
Jones Struggle
The
Norman Sylvester Band
Best Traditional Blues Act
Kinzel & Hyde
(Hall of Fame Inductee!)
Bill
Rhoades and the Party Kings
The Original Snakeboy
Best Keyboards
Janice
Scroggins
D.K.
Stewart
David
Vest
Best New Act
Ben Rice
& The Youth Of Blues
Robbie
Laws' Hoodoo Nation
The Ward Stroud Band
Best Horns
Drew Baird
Rudy Draco
Peter
Moss
Best Regional Blues Act
Henry
Cooper
The Randy Oxford Band
Too
Slim & The Taildraggers
Best Blues Venue
Best Female Vocalist
Rae Gordon
Linda Hornbuckle
Ellen Whyte
Best Northwest Recording
Robbie Laws, Deep Ellum Blues
Michael Osborn, Touch Tone
Curtis Salgado, Strong Suspicion
Best Male Vocalist
Best National Recording
Eric
Clapton, Me
& Mr. Johnson
Nick Curran, Player
Keb' Mo', Keep It Simple
Bobby Rush, Folk Funk
Watermelon Slim, Up Close And Personal
Jody Williams, You Left Me In The Dark
Best Electric Guitar
Peter Dammann
Robbie Laws
Michael
Osborn
Phil
"Suburban Slim" Wagner
Performance Of The Year
The Strat Daddies at the Waterfront Blues Festival
Hubert Sumlin at the Waterfront Blues Festival
Robert
Belfour at
the Waterfront Blues Festival
Best
Acoustic Guitar
Alan
Hager
Aric Riley
Terry
Robb
Northwest Blues Event Of The Year
Blues By
The Sea
Cathedral Park Friday Night Blues
Kalama Blues Festival
Waterfront
Blues Festival
Best Bass
Dave
Kahl
Jim Miller
Albert Reda
Lifetime Achievement
Ray Charles
Rick Hall
Robbie Laws
Frankie
Redding, Jr.
Bill Rhoades
Mel Solomon
Back What You Believe In Award
Jimmy Hale
For his work in the Blues In The Schools program.