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