Top 5 Academy of Western Artist Awards 2017

TOP FIVE AWA 2017

 

YOUNG ARTIST

Wyatt Aleman

Hailee Nixon

Abby Payne

Jack Phillips

Leah Sawyer

 

INSTRUMENTALIST

Jake Hooker

Junior Knight

Joey McKenzie

Rose Sinclair

Hank Singer

 

PURE COUNTRY

MALE

Gary Ash

Chuck Cusimano

Bobby Marquez

Jake Penrod

Jeff Woolsey

 

PURE COUNTRY FEMALE

Leddy Bragg

Loraine Chavana

Janice Maynard

Myra Rolen

Cathy Whitten

 

DUO/GROUP

Rocky King Band

Brady Honeycutt Band

Landon Dodd/Dancehall Drifters

Jeff Woolsey/Dancehall Kings

Will Banister/Modern Day Ramblers

 

ALBUM

Teea Goans-Swing, Shuffle And Sway

Steve Griggs-Fort Worth To Bakersfield

Richard Lynch-Mending Fences

Leslie Tom-Leslie Tom

Justin Trevino-A Salute To Ray Price And The Cherokee Cowboys

 

SONG

Will Banister-What A Way To Live

Brad Howard-Girls From The Liquor Store

Dennis Ledbetter-Tell Me I’m Wrong

Jay Parr-Coming Soon

Cathy Whitten-Please Blue Moon

WESTERN SWING

MALE

Doug Boggs

Bobby Flores

Billy Mata

Leon Rausch

Paul Schlesinger

 

FEMALE

Susie Blue

Leddy Bragg

Cheryl Deseree

Stacey Lee Guse

Kristyn Harris

 

DUO/GROUP

Rocky King Band

Bobby Flores/Yellow Rose Band

Brady Bowen/Swing Country

Western Flyers

Rick & The All Star Ramblers

 

 ALBUM

Hot Texas Swing Band-Off The Beaten Path

Kim Blakey-Dancin On Daddy’s Boots

Rick & All Star Ramblers-Welcome To Our Vermont

Bret Raper-Somewhere Near Austin

Leon Rausch-Time Changes Everything

 

SONG

Gary Ash-Swing Me Back Home

Hot Texas Swing Band-Ain’t Dead Yet

Kim Blakey-Bucket List

Susie Blue/Lonesome Fellas-A Thousand Good Nights

Cherokee Maidens/Sycamore Swing-Longing For Tulsa And You

WESTERN MUSIC

MALE

Rex Allen Jr

Dennis Jay

Bob Marshall

Rick Pickren

Matt Robertson

 

FEMALE

Almeda Bradshaw

Mikki Daniel

Kristyn Harris

Carol Markstrom

Jeneve Rose Mitchell

 

DUO/ GROUP

Junction 5-12

High Country Cowboys

Hanson Family

Sisters Of The Silver Sage

The Cowboy Way

 

ALBUM

High Country Cowboys-Cowboy

Dan McCorison-Montana Moon

Donnie Poindexter-Cowboy Life

Matt Robertson-Makin’ History

Cowboy Way-Cowboy Way

 

SONG

Panhandle Cowboys-Coyote Swing

Dennis Jay-A Cowboy Tune

Dan McCorison-Montana Moon

Gary/Jean Prescott-He Always Rode Good Horses

3 Trails West-Silent Trails