14th Wammies (1999)

★ Indicates Award Recipient

BIG BAND/SWING

GROUP:

J Street Jumpers ★

Tom Cunningham Orchestra

Peaches O'Dell

Big Joe Maher

Airmen of Note


RECORDING:

Is You Is Or Is You Aint My Baby/J Street Jumpers ★

The Early Years/Chaise Lounge

Junk Mail Special/Don Junker


BLUEGRASS

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Dee Dee Wyland ★

Suzanne Thomas

Lynn Morris

Hazel Dickens

Liberty Rucker


MALE VOCALIST:

Dudley Connell ★

Moondi Klein

Randy Barrett


DUO/GROUP:

Chesapeake

Lynn Morris Band

Seldom Scene ★

Patuxent Partners

Vintage Blend


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Ira Gitlin ★

Mike Auldridge

Mike Mumford

Akira Otsuka


RECORDING:

Living a Dream/Mark Newton

You'll Never be the Sun/Lynn Morris ★

Heart of a Singer/Hazel Dickens, Ginny Hawker & Carol Elizabeth Jones


BLUES

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Janine Wilson

Mary Ann Redmond ★

Cindy Cain

Cathy Ponton King

Collen Shanley


MALE VOCALIST:

Jesse Yawn

Joe Maher

John Jackson

Robert Lighthouse

Kelly Bell

Nap Turner ★


DUO/GROUP:

Tom Principato Band ★

BluesWorks

Big Joe & The Dynaflows

Nighthawks

Cephas and Wiggins


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Tom Principato ★

Mark Wenner

Robert Lighthouse

Pete Canaras

Linwood Taylor

Rusty Bogart


RECORDING:

Alive and Kicking/Tom Principato ★

Forever More/Jesse Yawn

I'm Still Swingin/Big Joe her

No Time Like Now/Mary Shaver

I Want/Cathy Jean

Live at City Blues/Nap Turner


CHILDREN'S MUSIC

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Marcy Marxer ★

Cathy Fink

Sue Trainor


MALE VOCALIST:

Tom Paxton ★

Mike Stein

John McCutchen

Billy B.

Frank Cassel


DUO/GROUP:

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ★

Sue Trainor

Dinorock

Hot Soup


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Marcy Marxer ★

Mike Stein

Cathy Fink

Sue Trainor

Bonnie Rideout

Bruce Hutton


RECORDING:

Under Tables Out Back Doors/Sue Trainor ★

Four Seasons:Spring Song/John McCutcheon

Songs For Llama Lovers/Diane White-Crane


CHORAL

GROUP:

Washington Bach Consort

Lesbian and Gay Chorus

Gay Men's Chorus D.C.

Master Chorale of Washington

Washington Men's Camerata

Choral Arts Society ★


CLASSICAL

INSTRUMENTALIST:

Risa Browder

John Moran

Charlie Byrd ★

Phil Mathieu

Scott Reiss

Tina Chancey

James Jelasic


VOCAL SOLOIST:

Robert Petillo

Barbara Hollinshead

Amanda Balesrierk

Mary Meyers

Denyce Graves ★


CHAMBER ENSEMBLE:

Hesperus ★

Washington Guitar Ensemble

Peabody String Quartet

Kirkwood Flute Ensemble


ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE:

Violins of Lafayette

National Symphony Orchestra ★

National Chamber Orchestra

Arlington Symphony

20th Century Consort

Fairfax Symphony


CONDUCTOR

Ryan Brown

Leonard Slatkin ★

Piotr Gajewski


COUNTRY

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Ruthie Logsdon

Diana Quinn

Terri Allard ★

Marge Calhoun

Melinda Root


MALE VOCALIST:

Mark Noone

Eric Brace ★

Mike Woods

Bill Kirchen

Geff King


DUO/GROUP:

Ruthie & the Wranglers ★

Honky Tonk Confidential

Last Train Home

Oklahoma Twisters

Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Dave Geigerich

Phil Mathieu

Mike Woods

John Jennings ★

Bill Kirchen


RECORDING:

Life Savings/Ruthie and the Wranglers ★

Honky Tonk Confidential/HTC

Greetings Fron The District of Country/Various

Loose Change, Spare Parts/Terri Allard

Raise a Ruckus/Bill Kirchen


FOLK - Contemporary

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Lisa Moscatiello ★

Debi Smith

Maura Kennedy

Julie Sanderson

Carey Colvin

Rachel Ann Cross


MALE VOCALIST:

Tom Prasada-Rao ★

Kevin Johnson

Garth Ross

Bill Parsons

Bill Baker


DUO/GROUP:

The Kennedys ★

Red Letter Day

Eddie From Ohio

Rachel and Jaqui

Al Petteway and Amy White


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Pete Kennedy ★

Al Petteway

John Jennings

Amy White

Jaqui MacMillan


RECORDING:

The Righteous Ones/Toshi Reagon

I Belong to You/John Jennings

Devon/Devon

Angel Fire/The Kennedys

Special Delivery/Bill Parsons

Looking Out of the Fishbowl/Eddie From Ohio ★


FOLK - Traditional

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Hazel Dickens

Grace Griffith ★

Cathy Fink

Barbara Ryan


MALE VOCALIST:

Tom Paxton ★

Neal Walters

Bruce Molskey

Bob Gramman

Greg Artzner


DUO/GROUP:

Gypsy Strings

Mill Run Dulcimer Band

Magpie

Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer ★

Big Hoedown


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Bruce Molskey

Bruno Nasta

Greg Artzner

Jody Marshall

Robin Bullock ★


GO GO

DUO/GROUP:

Rare Essence

Junkyard Band

Backyard Band

Chuck Brown ★

Northeast Groovers

Maiesha and the Hip Huggers


GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Yolanda Adams

Kate Jackson

Bernice Johnson-Reagon ★


MALE VOCALIST:

Virgil Taylor

William Becton

John Stoddart

Richard Smallwood ★


DUO/GROUP:

Sweet Honey n the Rock ★

William Becton & Friends

DC Talk

Richard Smallwood Singers

WPAS Men, Women of Gosp.

2 of a Kind


IRISH/CELTIC

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Grace Griffith

Lisa Moscatiello ★

Connie McKenna

Barbara Ryan

Amy White


MALE VOCALIST:

Seamus Kennedy ★

Brian Gaffney

Danny Doyle

Dominick Murray


DUO/GROUP:

Irish Breakfast Band

Al Petteway and Amy White ★

Celtic Thunder

Roaring Mary

Moonfire

Iona


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Brendan Mulvehill

Al Petteway ★

Bonnie Rideout


RECORDING:

Sean's Treasure/Irish Breakfast Band ★

Roaring Mary/Roaring Mary

Celtic Roots/Hesperus

Sound of Iona/Iona

Traveler's Dream/Maggie Sansone


JAZZ - Contemporary

VOCALIST:

Pam Bricker ★

Nicki Gonzalez

Imani

Debbie Kirkland

Patrick deSantos

Amikaeyla Gaston


DUO/GROUP:

Dan Reynolds & Never Alone'

Peter Fraize Quartet ★

Bottomland

Spur of the Moment

Michael Fath's Le Jazz


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Peter Fraize

Dan Reynolds

Gary Grainger ★

Davey Yarborough


JAZZ - Traditional

VOCALIST:

Sharon Clark

Cindy Cain

Marianna Preveti ★

Deater O'Neill

Sunny Sumter

Chuck Brown

Loston Harris


DUO/GROUP:

Ron Holloway Trio ★

Steve Wolf Swing Speak

Cindy Cain Group

Mariana Previti Band

Martini Red

Billy Taylor Trio


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Ron Holloway ★

John Previti

Steve Wolf

John Cocuzzi


RECORDING:

Turning Point/Croty and O'Neill

Third Attention/Peter Fraize Trio

Groove Update/Ron Holloway ★

Debbie Kirkland In Session /Debbie Kirkland


LATINO

VOCALIST

Nicki Gonzalez ★

Patrick De Santos

Lilo nzalez

Michael Wheaton

Patrick Alban


DUO/GROUP:

Mambo Combo

Origem

Rumba Club ★

Ritmo Junction

Bio Ritmo

Jaleo

Patrick Alban and Noche Latina


NEW AGE

VOCALIST:

Amy White ★

Ariana Lightningstorm

Vyktoria Pratt Keating


DUO/GROUP:

Al Petteway & Amy White ★

Kiva

Mama Muti

Flutar


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Amy White

Al Petteway ★

David Bach

Peter Kater


RAP/HIP HOP

RAPPER:

Toni Blackman

MeShell Ndegeocello ★

DJ Kool

Black Indian


DUO/GROUP:

3LG ★

Daughters of Cipher

Section 8 MOB

Opus Akoben


REGGAE

DUO/GROUP:

Black Sheep ★

Mojo Nya

Mama Jama

Jah Works


ROCK - Alternative Rock

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Lisa Walker

Erica Bardot

Valerie Mullin

Terri Seymour

Mary Prankster ★


MALE VOCALIST:

Matt Rowe

Todd Watts ★

Joel Langley

David Connely


DUO/GROUP:

Jane Doe

The Huge

Honey Pole

emmet swimming

EBO

Jimmies Chicken Shack ★


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Jeorge Seder

Norman Vander Sluys

Damion Wolfe

Andy Hamburger ★

Susan Jones

Erik Wenberg

David Connelly


ROCK - Metal/Hard Rock

DUO/GROUP:

555

Adam West ★

Lesbian Boy

Maven


ROCK - Rock/Pop

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Carey Colvin

Maura Kennedy ★

Diana Quinn

Patty Reese


MALE VOCALIST:

Kevin Johnson ★

Michael Sheppard

Granger Helvey

Tony Grasso

Joel Langley

Pat McGee


DUO/GROUP:

Soul Purpose

2nd Story

The Kennedys ★

Eddie From Ohio

Michael Sheppard Band


INSTRUMENTALIST

John Jennings

Pete Kennedy ★

Dan Leonard


RECORDING:

Writings on the Wall/Soul Purpose

Angel Fire/The Kennedys ★

Everybody Rides/Villa Rosie

Magnet/Magnet

You and Everybody Else/Fighting Gravity


ROCK - Roots Rock/Traditional R&B;

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Ruth Logsdon

Melinda Root

Dianna Quinn

Mary Ann Redmond ★

Janine Wilson

Deanna Bogart


MALE VOCALIST:

Tommy Lepson

Bill Kirchen

David Kitchen

Alan MacEwen

Eric Brace ★

Kevin Johnson


DUO/GROUP:

The Grandsons

Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun

Towering Boufants

Ruthie and the Wranglers

Jumpin Jupiter

Dusk to Dawn

Last Train Home ★


INSTRUMENTALIST:

TIE

Bill Kirchen ★

Chris Watling

Mike Woods

Paul Bell

Deanna Bogart ★


RECORDING:

Raise a Ruckus/Bill Kirchen ★

Life Savings/Ruthie and the Wranglers

Pan-American Shindig/The Grandsons

Parole Music/Kevin Johnson


ROCK - Ska

DUO/GROUP:

Pietasters ★

Eastern Standard Time

Checkard Cabs

Skalicious

Shenanigans

The Decepticons


ROCK - Techno/Ambient/Electronic/Industrial

DUO/GROUP/SOLO:

Darkangeles

Arthur Loves Plastic ★

Thievery Corp.

Thunderball


ROCK - Underground/Hardcore/Punk

VOCALIST

Esmirelda ★

Regina Tust

John Stabb


DUO/GROUP:

Esmirelda

Spur

Fugazi ★

Betty Blue

SEV


URBAN CONTEMPORARY

VOCALIST:

Mya ★

Juanita Williamsr

Julia Nixon

Dawn Robinson

Nicki Gonzalez


DUO/GROUP:

Grainger

Dru Hil ★

Congregation

Spur of the Moment


WORLD MUSIC

FEMALE VOCALIST:

Rachel Cross ★

Amikaeyla Gaston

Zoe Handerson

Wendy Lanxner

Carol Takufiji


MALE VOCALIST:

Mo Nelson ★

Henry Cross

Itadi Bonney

Mahina Bailey

Djimo Kouyate

Patrick deSantos


DUO/GROUP:

Big Village

Hula Monsters ★

Snap Culture

Bottomland

Gypsy Strings

Mahina and Polynesians


INSTRUMENTALIST:

Jaqui MacMillan ★

Dave Giegerich

Asha Sussman Hall

Rachel Cross

Dave Chappell

Henry Cross


GENERAL AWARDS

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:

Al Peteway

Ron Holloway ★

John Jennings

Bill Kirchen

Paul Bell


SONG OF THE YEAR:

Take It Away/The Huge

Honkytonk 101/Honky Tonk Confidential

High in the Music/Bottomland

What Mama Don't Know/Ruthie and the Wranglers ★

Girlfriend/Bill Kirchen and Louise Kirchen

Do Right /Jimmies Chicken Shack

My First Night With You/Mya


VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

Do Right/Jimmies Chicken Shack

My First Night With You/Mya

Almost Home/Mary Chapin Carpenter ★


ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group):

Esmirelda

Ruthie and the Wranglers ★

EBO

Eddie From Ohio

Emmet Swimming

Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun

Jimmies Chicken Shack

Pat McGee Band

Sweet Honey in the Rock

Mya

Thievery Corporation


NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group):

Mary Sue Twohy ★

Roaring Mary

Devon

Snap Culture

Garth Ross

Lea


ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

Infiltrating the Masses/The Huge

Life's Savings/Ruthie and the Wranglers ★

Honkytonk Confidential/Honkytonk Confidential

Greetings From The District of Country/Various Artists

Angel Fire/The Kennedys

Raise a Ruckus/Bill Kirchen

Groove Update/Ron Holloway

25/Sweet Honey in the Rock

Fugazi

Parole Music/Kevin Johnson


SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:

Ruth Logsdon

Pete and Maura Kennedy ★

Esmirelda

Bill Kirchen

Rachel Ann Cross

Louise Kirchen

Susan Graham White

Tom Paxton

Geff King


DEBUT RECORDING:

Sean's Treasure/Irish Breakfast Band

Honkytonk Confidential/Honkytonk Confidential ★

Devon/Devon

Training Butterflies/Mary Sue Twohy


RECORD DESIGN:

Sean's Treasure/Irish Breakfast Band

Life's Savings/Ruthie and the Wranglers

Infiltrating the Masses/Arlin Godwin/The Huge

Greetings From The District of Country/Various

Pan-American Shindig/The Grandsons ★


MANAGER OF THE YEAR:

Tom Carrico ★

Alan Stewart

Sherrie Fornoff

Ted Smouse

Kathleen Cloutier

CD Enterprises (Carol Kirkendall,

Darryll Brooks, Gerald Scott

Richard Burgess


WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY:

Maggies Music ★

Teen Beat

Dischord

Maple Shade

Too Many Dogs

Adelphi

Green Goose Records

Right on Rhythm

Fowl

18th Street Lounge Music


PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:

TIE

Marco Delmar ★

Gordon Stevens

Jeff Severson

Doug Derryberry

Marcy Marxer

Charlie Pilzer

Pete Kennedy

John Alagia ★


LIVE SOUND ENGINEER:

Tracy Foust

Art Issacs

Jimmy Barnett

Sara Landymore ★

Tim Kidwell

Henry Cross


STUDIO ENGINEER:

Shannon Walton

Jim Robeson

Bob Dawson

Marco Delmar ★

Doug Johnston

Steve Carr


RECORDING STUDIO:

Bias ★

Cue

Recording Arts

Walton Recording

Omega


EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:

Daryl Friedman/NARAS ★

John Simson, Esq /League Mgt

Susan Munsat, Esq/WALA

Jay Rosenthal, Esq/Berliner, Corcoran and Rowe

Terri Seymour/Women in Rock

Phylis Barney/Folk Alliance

Ken Kauffman, Esq/Davis Wright Tremaine

Hilary Rosen/RIAA


MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC:

Mary Cliff

Damian Einstein

Eric Brace ★

Richard Harrington

Susie Mudd

Terri Seymour


HALL OF FAME:

Bill Harrell

Joe Stanley

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT:

Davey Yarborough

Hilary Rosen