17th Wammies (2002)
★ Indicates Award Recipient
A CAPPELLA
GROUP
DaVinci's Notebook ★
Reverb
Sweet Honey in the Rock
The Chromatics
RECORDING
Astro Capella 2.0, The Chromatics
Brontosaurus, Davinci's Notebook ★
BIG BAND/SWING
VOCALIST
Carmen Velarde
Dave Boleyn
Doc Scantlin
Flat Foot Sam Peightal
Peaches O'Dell ★
Robin Gordon
GROUP
Doc Scantlin Orchestra
J Street Jumpers ★
Radio King Orchestra
Swing Shift
Tom Cunningham Orchestra
BLUEGRASS
VOCALIST
Bob Perilla
Dede Wyland
Dudley Connell ★
Lou Reid
Lynn Morris
Randy Barrett
Sally Love
DUO/GROUP
Bob Perilla and Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
Dill Pickers
Good Deal Bluegrass Band
Lynn Morris Band
Mark Newton Band
Orange Line Special
Patuxent Partners
Seldom Scene ★
INSTRUMENTALIST
Akira Otsuka ★
Ben Eldridge
Dave Giegerich
Ira Gitlin
Keith Dill
Lea Coryell
Mike Auldridge
Mike Munford
Ronnie Simpkins
Tom Mindte
RECORDING
Charlie Lawson's Still, Mark Newton Band
Cruisin the 8, Emory Lester
In the Grove, Satyr Hill Band
Lights of Home, Randy Barrett ★
One Starry Night, Dill Pickers
Our Old House, Sally Love and Gary Ferguson
BLUES
VOCALIST
Cathy Ponton King
Deanna Bogart ★
Janine Wilson
Jesse Yawn
Julie Edgeworth
Maryann Redmond
Melanie Mason
Ruby Hayes
Tommy Lepson
Whop Frazier
DUO/GROUP
Big Joe and the Dynaflows
Bobby Thompson Band
Cephas and Wiggins
Daryl Davis Band
Deanna Bogart Band ★
Janine Wilson Band
Kenny Haddaway Trio
Melanie Mason Band
Nighthawks
INSTRUMENTALIST
Pete Kanaras
Deanna Bogart
Melanie Mason
Paul Bell ★
Linwood Taylor
Tom Principato
Bobby Parker
Bobby Thompson
Daryl Davis
Mark Wenner
Steve Jacobs
RECORDING
AM 53, Tommy Lepson Band ★
Live At Cada Vez, Nap Turner
Mama Tried, Mark Wenner
Nighthawks Live Tonight, Nighthawks
One Step - Live at IMT, Bluesworks
This Time, Colleen Shanley
Timing is Everything, Deanna Bogart
CHILDREN'S MUSIC
VOCALIST
Cathy Fink ★
Don Bridges
Joe Thompson
Marcy Marxer
Michele Valeri
Sue Trainor
DUO/GROUP
CAJE
Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer ★
Dino Rock
Hot Soup
Nada Brahma
RECORDING
Astro Capella 2.0, The Chromatics
Pocketful of Stardust, Fink and Marxer ★
Your Shoes My Shoes, Tom Paxton
CHORAL
GROUP
Fairfax Choral Society
Festa Della Voce
Gay Men's Choir
Howard University Choir ★
Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington
New Dominion Chorale
The Choral Arts Society of Washington
Washington Chorus
CLASSICAL
INSTRUMENTALIST
Brian Ganz
Bruno Nasta
Lambert Orkis
Larry Snitzler
Myrna Sislen
Nicki Lehrer
Nurit Bar Josef
Phil Mathieu ★
Santiago Rodriguez
Scott Reiss
VOCAL SOLOIST
TIE
Antonio Giuliano
Denyce Graves ★
Hoo-Ryoung
Laura Mann
Placido Domingo ★
Rosa Lamoreux
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
Ensemble Galilei
Folger Consort
Hesperus
Lyric Brass Quintet
Quintango ★
ORCHESTRAL ENSEMBLE
Alexandria Symphony
Arlington Symphony
Fairfax Symphony
National Gallery Orchestra
National Chamber Orchestra
Opera House Orchestra/Kennedy Center ★
CONDUCTOR
George Manos
Heinz Fricke
Kim Alan Kluge
Leonard Slatkin ★
Robert Shafer
Ruben Vartanyan
Tom Beveridge
RECORDING
Berlioz Requiem, The Washington Chorus
Crescendo, Nicki Lehrer
Dvorak: Stabat Mater, The Washington Chorus
Mosaic, Alexandria Guitar Trio
I Dream of a Time, Gay Men's Chorus of Washington DC ★
COUNTRY
VOCALIST
Diana Quinn
Geff King
J.P. McDermott
Mark Noone
Mike Woods
Ruthie Logsdon ★
Ty Braddock
Greg Hardin
DUO/GROUP
Honky Tonk Confidential ★
Ruthie and the Wranglers
J.P. McDermott and Western Bop
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
Dennis Jay
Oklahoma Twisters
INSTRUMENTALIST
Andy Rutherford
Bill Kirchen ★
Bobby Martin
Casey O'Neal
Dave Giegerich
Mike Woods
Phil Mathieu
RECORDING
Blue Texas Sky, Kenny Holcomb
This Time, Colleen Shanley
What You See, Dennis Jay
Your Trailer or Mine, Honkytonk Confidential ★
FOLK - Contemporary
VOCALIST
Cletus Kennelly
Dulcie Taylor
Joanne Juskus
Lisa Moscatiello ★
Lori Kelley
Marge Calhoun
Michelle Swan
Mike Holden
Morrigan
Tom Prasado-Rao
DUO/GROUP
Carey Colvin Band
Cerulean Groove
Eddie From Ohio ★
ilyAIMY
Joanne Juskus and Near Oblivion
Kennedys
Lori Kelley and Cletus Kennelly
We're About 9
INSTRUMENTALIST
Avril Smith
Franklin Taggart
Gina DeSimone
John Landau
Lisa Taylor
Tom Prasado-Rao ★
RECORDING
Chasing Solace, CommonbonD
Diamonds and Glass, Dulcie Taylor ★
Exhibit A, Mike Holden
Falling All The Way, Franklin Taggart
Twisted Tales of Passion and Pain, Marge Calhoun
Unbearably Sweet, Morrigan
FOLK - Traditional
VOCALIST
Brooke Parkhurst
Cathy Fink
Franklin Taggart
Grace Griffith ★
Lea Coryell
Marcy Marxer
Rowan Corbett
Seamus Kennedy
Steve Key
Tom Paxton
DUO/GROUP
Al Petteway and Amy White ★
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
Celtic Thunder
Homespun Ceilidh Band
Hot Soup
Magpie
Pyrates Royale
Tinsmith
INSTRUMENTALIST
Al Petteway ★
Bonnie Rideout
Brooke Parkhurst
Cathy Fink
Franklin Taggart
Marcy Marxer
Sue Richards
RECORDING
A Winter's Night, Ensemble Galilei
Jigsaw, Tinsmith
Scottish Reflections, Bonnie Rideout ★
Somos el Mar, Pat Chen and Friends
Spinning Reels, Homespun Ceilidh Band
GO GO
TALKER
Big G / Genghis
Chuck Brown ★
Donnel Floyd
James Funk
Lil Benny
Ms. Spice
DUO/GROUP
911 Band
Backyard Band
Chuck Brown ★
Junkyard Band
Malenium Band
Rare Essence
Soulo
Uncalled 4 Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Andre Johnson
Bryan Mills
Cherie Mitchell
Chuck Brown ★
Lil Benny
Stan Cooper
RECORDING
Blueprint, 911 Band
Put Your Hands Up: Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown, Chuck Brown (DVD) ★
Suttle Thoughts, Suttle Thoughts
GOSPEL/INSPIRATIONAL
VOCALIST
Bernice Johnson Reagon ★
Jane Sparks Tatum
Lisa Fenstermacher
Ysaye Barnwell
QUARTET/GROUP
Glad
Reverb
Sweet Honey in the Rock ★
The Reid Project
JAZZ
VOCALIST
Bill Holland
Esther Haynes
Julia Nixon
Nicki Gonzales ★
Pam Bricker
Patrick de Santos
Sharon Clarke
Shirley Horn
DUO/GROUP
Bill Holland & Rent's Due ★
Dan Reynolds Group
Hokum Jazz
Larry Brown Quartet
Marcus Johnson Project
Nicki Gonzalez Band
Ron Holloway Group
Swing Speak
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bill Holland
Chuck Underwood
Chuck Redd
Dan Reynolds
Jaared Arosemena
John Cocuzzi
Larry Brown
Ron Holloway ★
Steve Wolf
Wayne Wilentz
RECORDING
All This and Heaven Too, Chuck Redd
By Heart, Bill Holland
Small Medium Large, WPG Trio
The Long Goodbye, Larry Brown Quartet ★
LATINO
DUO/GROUP
Mambo Combo
Origem
Orquestra La Romana
Orquestra La Sensual
Patrick Alban & Noche Latina
Peligro
Rumba Club ★
Sacasa
Sin Miedo
Young and Rollins
INSTRUMENTALIST
Alejandro Lucini ★
Alfredo Mojica
Danny Alexander
Didier Prossaird
Edwin Ortiz
Steve Bloom
RAP/HIP HOP
RAPPER
Asheru
Cy Young
Head-Roc
Naturalaw-DP
Storm the unpredictable ★
DUO/GROUP
Miscellaneous Flux ★
Opus Akoben
Poem-cees
Unspoken Heard
DJ
Celo ★
DJ Enferno
DJ Dirty Handz
DJ Stylus
RECORDING
A Prelude to "The Return of Black Broadway," Head-Roc
Dead In Dreams, Miscellaneous Flux
Get Your Weight Up, Storm the unpredictable ★
Raw Life, Opus Akoben
Soon Come, Asheru and Blue Black of The Unspoken Heard
REGGAE
VOCALIST
Andre Nicholas
Dawit
Jacob Hemphill
Kango David ★
Orlando Phillips
Willy Paul
DUO/GROUP
Carl Maalcolm & Positive Vibration
DKGB
Jah Works ★
Johnstone
Meleket
Moja Nya
Soldiers of Jah Army
INSTRUMENTALIST
Avon Lucas
Frank Javois
Ichele Cole
Joseph Straws
Junior Marvin ★
Michael McHenry
ROCK - Rock
VOCALIST
Aaron Cunningham
Danny Schools
Esmirelda
Jake Flack
Jon Kaplan
Nils Lofgren
Patty Reese
Paula Bellenoit
Phil Clayman
Phil Kominski
Tommy Lepson ★
DUO/GROUP
Bicycle Thieves
Esmirelda
Human Factor
Lloyd Dobler Effect
Oddbox
Rhodes Tavern Troubadors ★
Sev
The Taildraggers
Virginia Coalition
INSTRUMENTALIST
Blake Althen
Chris Stewart
Dave Chappell ★
Jim Driggers
Max Alley
Nils Lofgren
Paul Bell
Phil Kominski
RECORDING
TIE
All These Dreams, Sev
Any Time Now, O.A.R.
Click, A Month of Sundays
Ecstasy Sold Here, Lloyd Dobler Effect
Get It Right, Kennedys
Human Factor, Human Factor
Somewhat of An Anthology, Slickee Boys ★
Uncle Chunky, Uncle Chunky ★
Welbilt, Welbilt
ROCK - Roots Rock/Traditional R&B
VOCALIST
Alan McEwan
Bill Kirchen
David Kitchen
Diana Quinn
Eric Brace ★
J.P. McDermott
Julie Edgeworth
Karl Straub
Mike Woods
Ruthie Logsdon
Tommy Lepson
DUO/GROUP
American Song
Beth Allison and the Well Strung Boys
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
Grandsons
J.P. McDermott and Western Bop
Last Train Home ★
Little Pink
Ruthie and the Wranglers
The Fabulettes
Tommy Lepson Band
INSTRUMENTALIST
Andy Rutherford
Bill Kirchen ★
Chris Watling
Daryl Davis
David Kitchen
Eric Rose
Helen Hausmann
Jeff Sarli
Johnny Castle
Mike Woods
Phil Mathieu
RECORDING
AM 53, Tommy Lepson ★
Live at the Barns, Grandsons
Snap Shots, Beth Allison and the Well Strung Boys
This Time, Colleen Shanley
Timing is Everything, Deanna Bogart
Your Trailer or Mine, Honkytonk Confidential
Electronica
DUO/GROUP
Arthur Loves Plastic ★
Aubergine 3
Boboroshi and Kynz
BT
Deep Dish
Hitchcock Blonde
Thievery Corporation
Thunderball
DJ
Bev Stanton ★
Bobby Jae
Christine Moritz
Deep Dish
DJ Taha
DJ Julius
DJ Sam Burns
Rob Garza & Eric Hilton
RECORDING
Delights of the Garden, Desmond Williams
Richest Man in Babylon, Thievery Corporation ★
URBAN CONTEMPORARY
VOCALIST
Afi
Amikaeyla Gaston
Dawn Robinson
Deborah Bond
Julia Nixon
K'Alyn
Me'Shell Ndegeocello ★
Mya
Raheem Devaughn
Verlette Simon
W Ellington Felton
DUO/GROUP
Annie Sidley Band
Crossrhodes
Fertile Ground
No Illusion
Oktberworld
Spur of the Moment ★
Urban Ave 31
Zwei
INSTRUMENTALIST
Ben Tyree
Gary Grainger ★
Gina DeSimone
Steve Sidley
Wayne Bruce
Will Rast
RECORDING
History, Annie Sidley
Limited Budget, Unlimited Quality, Crossrhodes
Seasons Change, Fertile Ground ★
The Healing, Urban Ave 31
WORLD MUSIC
VOCALIST
Alicia Deeny ★
Amekela Gaston
Ariana Lighteningstorm
Carol Takafuji
Jaqui MacMillan
Patrick De Santos
DUO/GROUP
Alexandria Kleztet
Aloha Boys
Gypsy Strings
Hula Monsters ★
Image Band
Jabali Afrika
Kiva
Manny Bobenrieth Ensemble
INSTRUMENTALIST
Bruno Nasta
Dave Giegerich
Ichelle Cole
Jaqui MacMillan ★
Manny Bobenrieth
Seth Kibel
Tom Teasley
RECORDING
A Call To Beauty, Kiva
Delusions of Klezmer, Alexandria Kleztet ★
GENERAL AWARDS
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Bill Holland
Blake Althen
Bonnie Rideout
Chuck Redd
Dave Chappell
David Kitchen
Deanna Bogart ★
John Previti
Jon Kaplan
Keter Betts
Pam Bricker
Paul Bell
Sanjay Mishra
SONG OF THE YEAR
A Million Ways, Lloyd Dobler Effect, Phil Kominski
AM 53, Tommy Lepson, Tommy Lepson
DC's the Telecaster Town, Rhodes Tavern Troubadors, Jake Flack
Encore, Bicycle Thieves, Jon Kaplan
Endless Circle, Colleeen Shanley, Colleen Shanley
Get Your Weight Up, Storm the unpredictabe, Dwayne Henry
Keepers of Our Souls, Human Factor, Paula Bellenoit/Blake Althen
Pee Wee's Gone, Honky Tonk Confidential, Geff King
Same Old Song, Sev, Sev
Still The Girl in the Band, Deanna Bogart, Deanna Bogart ★
ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Solo/Duo/Group)
Bicycle Thieves
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun
Citizen Cope
Fertile Ground
Honky Tonk Confidential
Last Train Home ★
Rhodes Tavern Troubadors
Seldom Scene
Sev
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Thievery Corporation
Tommy Lepson Band
Virginia Coalition
NEW ARTIST (Solo/Duo/Group)
Beth-Allison and the Well Strung Boys ★
Blue Rhythm Boys
Candlestick Ashtray
Crossrhodes
Human Factor
Lloyd Dobler Effect
Morrigan
Oddbox
Rotoscope
Ruby Hayes
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Post Cards, Fink and Marxer
Sweet Freedom, Sweet Honey in the Rock
All These Dreams, Sev
AM 53, Tommy Lepson
Dead In Dreams, Miscellaneous Flux
Ecstacy Sold Here, Lloyd Dobler Effect
Exhibit A, Mike Holden
From the Underground, Various Artists
Twisted Tales of Passion and Pain, Marge Calhoun
Your Trailer or Mine, Honkytonk Confidential ★
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Esmirelda
Deanna Bogart ★
Geff King
Georgie Jessup
Jake Flack
Jon Kaplan
Marge Calhoun
Michelle Swan
Mike Holden
Paula Bellenoit
Phil Kominski
Steve Key
Tommy Lepson
DEBUT RECORDING
Slow Down, Michelle Walker
Somos el Mar, Pat Chen and Friends
Spinning Reels, Homespun Ceilidh Band
Dead In Dreams, Miscellaneous Flux
Exhibit A, Mike Holden
Human Factor, Human Factor
Snapshots, Beth Allison and the Well Strung Boys
Unbearably Sweet, Morrigan
Uncle Chunky, Uncle Chunky ★
RECORD DESIGN
AM 53, Tommy Lepson, Rip Bang Pictures
By Heart, Bill Holland, Rip Bang Pictures
Exhibit A, Mike Holden, Taylor Martin
Mama Tried, Mark Wenner, Dick Bangham
This Time, Colleen Shanley, Lawrence Marie Inc.
Your Trailer or Mine, Honkytonk Confidential, Rip Bang Pictures ★
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
TIE
Anne Harrison
CD Enterprises
Chris Keith
Diana Stagnato
Kathleen Cloutier
Louise Kirchen ★
Rich Flint
Richard Burgess
Ted Smouse
Tom Carrico ★
WASHINGTON AREA RECORD COMPANY
18th Street Lounge
Adult Swim
Black Liberty
BOS Music, L.L.C.
Dischord
Hungry for Music ★
Liaison Records
Maggie's Music
RAS Records
Severn
Yoshitoshi
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Blake Althen
Bob Dawson
Diana Quinn
Jim Robeson
John Alagia
Marco Delmar ★
Mark Noone
Pete Ragusa
Phillip Stevenson
LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
Art Isaacs
Dave Gevanthor
Jimmy Barnett ★
Scott Twiford
Tracy Faust
STUDIO ENGINEER
Bill Wolf ★
Bob Dawson
Eamon Loftus
Jeff Juliano
Jim Fox
Jim Robeson
Marco Delmar
Mike Harvey
Steve Carr
William Vaughn
RECORDING STUDIO
Actiondale
Bias ★
Cue Studio
Hit and Run
Lion and Fox
Omega
Recording Arts, LLC
ARTIST WEBSITE
anniesidley.com, John Trupp
chrissymusic.com, Syscon Solutions
fabulettes.com, Diana Quinn
honkytonkconfidential.com, Diana Quinn
hungryformusic.com, Tom Sakell
janinewilson.com, Kristin Griffin
joannejuskusmusic.com, Joanne Juskus
lloyddoblereffect.com, Scott Shaw
mikeholdenmusic.com, Jen Black
rotoscope.com, Meticulous
ruthieandthewranglers.com, Ruthie Logsdon/Billy Shelton ★
sevmusic.com, Max Alley
sojamusic.com, Kenyah Brownell
totushek.com, Meticulous
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Daryl Friedman, Exec. Dir., NARAS
James Currie, Publisher On Tap
Jay Rosenthal, Esq., Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe
Jeff Campbell, Exec. Dir., HFM ★
Jenny Toomey, Future of Music
John Simson, Esq. Exec. Dir. SoundExchange
Manuel Palau, Attorney, WALA
Neeta Ragoowansi, Kennedy Center
MOST SUPPORTIVE OF WASHINGTON MUSIC
Damian Einstein
Eric Brace
Jay Rosenthal
Jeff Campbell
Maria Villafana ★
Mary Cliff
Steve Key
Wayne Kahn
2002 HALL OF FAME
Billy Stewart
2002 HALL OF FAME
Rare Essence
SPECIAL APPRECIATION
Chuck Levin
SPECIAL APPRECIATION
Michel Wright
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Eric Brace
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT
Billboard Magazine
Tim White / Bill Holland
SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Thievery Corporation