Rhonda Vincent and Doyle Lawson Top 2007 IBMA Nominee List
BMI bluegrass luminaries Rhonda Vincent and Doyle Lawson lead the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) 2007 list of nominees presented Thursday, August 16. The 2007 IBMA Awards will be handed out Thursday, October 4, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.
Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent & the Rage secured an impressive 11 individual IBMA award nominations, including nods for Entertainer, Vocal Group, Female Vocalist, Song of the Year for “All American Bluegrass Girl” and Album of the Year for the project by the same name. Band member Hunter Berry received a nomination for Fiddle Player of the Year; and his solo debut Wow Baby is nominated for both Instrumental Album of the Year and Recorded Event of the Year. Mickey Harris was nominated for Bass Player of the Year, and both Vincent and Kenny Ingram are in the running for Recorded Event of the Year for their work on New Songs, Old Friends and BMI affiliate Tony Trischka’s Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, respectively.
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Six-time recipients of IBMA’s Vocal Group of the Year, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are nominated for this award again, along with Entertainer of the Year, Song of the Year for “Sadie’s Got Her New Dress On” written by BMI songwriter Connie Leigh, Album of the Year for More Behind the Picture than the Wall, two nominations for Gospel Recorded Event (for songs “We Shall Inherit” and “He Lives in Me”) and Mandolin Player of the Year (Lawson). Guitarist/vocalist Jamie Dailey and Lawson will vie separately for Recorded Event of the Year, for their contributions to New Songs, Old Friends and Hunter Berry’s Wow Baby respectively–bringing the band’s collective tally to nine nominations.
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Longtime BMI affiliates Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas and The Del McCoury Band each received seven nominations.
The Del McCoury Band
In addition to Entertainer, Instrumental Group and Gospel Recorded Event of the Year, individual members of The Del McCoury Band earned nods for Mandolin Performer (Ronnie McCoury) and Recorded Event of the Year. The McCoury Music label also garnered an Album of the Year nomination for legendary artist Larry Sparks’ new project, The Last Suit You Wear, co-produced by Sparks.
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas picked up nominations for Entertainer, Vocal Group, Female Vocalist and Instrumental Group of the Year. The prolific Jerry Douglas is nominated for Dobro Player of the Year, and vocalist/guitarist Dan Tyminski was also included in the Recorded Event of the Year category for his contributions to Wow Baby.
Kentucky Thunder is nominated for Instrumental Group of the Year–an award they have taken home eight times since 1998, while their album Instrumentals is up for Instrumental Recording of the Year. Band member Darrin Vincent earned two individual nods: he contributed to Recorded Event of the Year nominee Wow Baby and produced Album of the Year contender All American Bluegrass Girl. Smilin’ Jim Mills received a nod for Banjo Performer of the Year - an award he has walked away with six times since 1999.
Additional nominees include Ronnie Bowman for Male Vocalist of the Year; The Infamous Stringdusters for Song, Album and Emerging Artist of the Year; Tony Trischka for the year’s top Recorded Event, Instrumental Album and Banjo Player; Russell Moore for Male Vocalist of the Year; J.D. Crowe & The New South for Album and Song of the Year; fiddler extraordinaire Michael Cleveland & his band Flamekeeper for Instrumental Group honors; Blue Highway and The Isaacs for Vocal Group of the Year; Jim VanCleve for Instrumental Album and Fiddle Player of the year; Mark Johnson & Emory Lester for Instrumental Album of the Year; newcomers Cadillac Sky for Emerging Artist honors; Cia Cherryholmes for top Banjo picker and Mickey Harris for Bass Performer of the Year.
The late Carl Story will enter the Bluegrass Hall of Fame this year. Affectionately dubbed the “Father of Bluegrass Gospel Music,” Story pioneered the genre alongside bluegrass royalty like Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley.
Guitar stylist Mike Auldridge and Homespun Tapes’ Happy Traum will both receive Distinguished Achievement Awards. IBMA’s Distinguished Achievement Award, an honor which recognizes individuals in the bluegrass music industry who have fostered the music’s image with developments that broaden the genre’s recognition and accessibility.
Hosted by Sam Bush, the 2007 IBMA Awards will take place during World of Bluegrass week, slated for October 1-7 in Nashville. Tickets for the IBMA award ceremony are available through the Grand Ole Opry House box office (1-800-733-6779) and all Ticketmaster outlets. The show will also be broadcast live on XM Satellite Radio’s “Bluegrass Junction” Channel 14. For more information, please visit www.ibma.org.
2007 BMI IBMA Nominees
Bluegrass Hall of Fame Inductee
Carl Story
Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
Mike Auldridge
Happy Traum
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Cherryholmes
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Del McCoury Band
Rhonda Vincent & the Rage
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blue Highway
The Isaacs
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Blue Highway
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
The Del McCoury Band
Paul Brewster and Darrin Vincent of Kentucky Thunder
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Ronnie Bowman
Russell Moore
Larry Sparks
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dale Ann Bradley
Sonya Isaacs
Alison Krauss
Claire Lynch
Rhonda Vincent
SONG OF THE YEAR
Song Title, Artist(s), Songwriter(s)
“All American Bluegrass Girl”
Rhonda Vincent (artist & songwriter)
“Fork In The Road”
The Infamous Stringdusters (artists),
Co-written by Chris Jones & John Pennell
“Lefty’s Old Guitar”
J.D. Crowe & The New South (artists)
Co-written by Dave Maggard & Jack Spencer
“Sadie’s Got Her New Dress On”
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists)
Written by Connie Leigh
“The Last Suit You Wear”
Larry Sparks (artist)
Co-written by Larry Shell & Larry Williams
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
All American Bluegrass Girl
Rhonda Vincent (artist)
Produced by Darrin Vincent & Rhonda Vincent
Fork In The Road
The Infamous Stringdusters (artists)
Produced by Tim Stafford & The Infamous Stringdusters
Lefty’s Old Guitar
J.D. Crowe & The New South (artists)
Produced by J.D. Crowe & The New South
More Behind The Picture Than The Wall
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists)
Produced by Doyle Lawson
The Last Suit You Wear
Larry Sparks (artist)
Produced by Larry Sparks
RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Vassar Clements, Tony Rice & The Low Country All Star Band
Featuring Tony Rice & The Low Country All-Star Band (artists)
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Tony Trischka with Earl Scruggs, Kenny Ingram, Tom Adams, Bela Fleck, Noam Pikelny, Alison Brown, Scott Vestal, Steve Martin & Bill Emerson (artists)
Produced by Tony Trischka & Bela Fleck
New Songs, Old Friends
Featuring Vince Gill, Doyle Lawson, Oak Ridge Boys, Rob Ickes, Del McCoury, Sonya Isaacs, Rhonda Vincent, Stuart Duncan, Larry Cordle, Keith Sewell, Ben Isaacs (artists)
Wow Baby
Hunter Berry with Tony Rice, Doyle Lawson, Dan Tyminski, Marty Stuart, Bobby Osborne, Sonya Isaacs, Rhonda Vincent, Buddy Spicher, Ronnie Stewart, Darrin Vincent, Bob Moore (artists);
Produced by Darrin Vincent
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Acoustic Rising
Mark Johnson & Emory Lester (artists)
Produced by Mark Johnson & Emory Lester
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Tony Trischka (artist)
Produced by Tony Trischka & Bela Fleck
No Apologies
Jim VanCleve (artist),
Rural Rhythm Records
Produced by Jim VanCleve
Wow Baby
Hunter Berry (artist),
Produced by Darrin Vincent
GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
“He Lives In Me”
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists)
Produced by Doyle Lawson
“The Promised Land”
The Del McCoury Band (artist)
Produced by Del McCoury & Ronnie McCoury
“We Shall Inherit”
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists)
Produced by Doyle Lawson
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Cadillac Sky
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
The Infamous Stringdusters
Williams & Clark Expedition
INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR
BANJO
Cia Cherryholmes
J.D. Crowe
Jim Mills
Tony Trischka
BASS
Mickey Harris
Missy Raines
Marshall Wilborn
FIDDLE
Hunter Berry
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Ron Stewart
DOBRO
Mike Auldridge
Jerry Douglas
Rob Ickes
Randy Kohrs
GUITAR
Jim Hurst
Tony Rice
Larry Sparks
MANDOLIN
Sam Bush
Doyle Lawson
Ronnie McCoury
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