2003 IBMA Awards Noms Led By BMI Writers
The list of final nominees for the 14th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards was recently announced at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. BMI affiliates dominated most award categories, including all on the Entertainer, Vocal Group and Female Vocalist lists. The event, hosted by Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski, is scheduled for Thursday, October 2 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville.
 Del McCoury Band |  Alison Krauss |
Alison Krauss + Union Station garnered the most nominations with 13, including top Entertainer, Instrumental Group, Vocal Group, Album for Alison Krauss + Union Station LIVE, Female Vocalist for Alison Krauss and individual nods for Jerry Douglas (Dobro Player), Barry Bales (Bass Player) and Ron Block (Banjo Player). Dan Tyminski received two individual nominations for Guitar Player and Male Vocalist. Members of the group also participated on three projects that were mentioned for Recorded Event of the Year.
 Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver |  Doc Watson |
The Del McCoury Band received 12 nominations, including Entertainer of the Year (which they won last year), Instrumental Group of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Male Vocalist for Del McCoury, and individual nods for Ronnie McCoury (Mandolin Player), Rob McCoury (Banjo Player), Mike Bub (Bass Player) and Jason Carter (Fiddle Player). Members of the group also appeared on other projects that received three Recorded Event mentions.
 The Lynn Morris Band |  J.D. Crowe |
The Lynn Morris Band's amassed six nominations including best Album for Shape of a Tear, Song for "Shape of a Tear" (writer Hugh Campbell), a Female Vocalist nod for Lynn Morris, Bass Player for Marshall Wilborn and Fiddle Player for Ron Stewart. Band member Jesse Brock is up for Instrumental Album of the Year with Kickin' Grass.
 Mountain Heart |  Rhonda Vincent |
Legendary guitarist and IBMA Hall of Honor Member Doc Watson gathered five nods including Guitar Player, three for his participation on albums that are up for Recorded Event (Christmas on the Mountain: A Bluegrass Christmas; Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III and Legacy) and one for top Album with Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III.
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver accumulated four nominations including Entertainer, Vocal Group, best Song for "Blue Train (Of the Heartbreak Line)" (written by John D. Loudermilk) and Gospel Recorded Performance for "The Hand Made Cross."
Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time were recognized for Song of the Year ("Anything Southbound"), Album of the Year (Songs From The Workbench), Gospel Recorded Performance ("Lost as a Ball In High Weeds") and Bass Player for Terry Eldredge.
IIIrd Tyme Out and its members have four nominations highlighted by Vocal Group honors. They are also up for Gospel Recorded Performance for Singing On Streets Of Gold and individual nods for Male Vocalist Russell Moore and Mandolin Player Wayne Benson.
Mountain Heart garnered three mentions for Entertainer, Instrumental Group and Vocal Group, plus an individual nod to mandolin player Adam Steffey.
J.D. Crowe will be inducted to IBMA's Hall of Honor. A prominent second generation bluegrass instrumentalist, he first gained national attention for his work as banjo player and baritone vocalist in Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys. In ensuing decades he continued to influence other players during an important solo performing and recording career.
Congratulations to BMI's 2003 IBMA Award nominees:
Entertainer of the Year
Alison Krauss + Union Station
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Del McCoury Band
Mountain Heart
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Instrumental Group of the Year
Blue Highway
Alison Krauss + Union Station
The Del McCoury Band
Mountain Heart
Vocal Group of the Year
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Del McCoury Band
Mountain Heart
IIIrd Tyme Out
Male Vocalist of the Year
Ronnie Bowman
Del McCoury
Russell Moore
Dan Tyminski
Female Vocalist of the Year
Dale Ann Bradley
Alison Krauss
Patty Loveless
Lynn Morris
Rhonda Vincent
Song of the Year
"A Simple Life"
Harley Allen (writer)
"Anything Southbound"
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time (artists), Larry Cordle & Mike
Anthony (songwriters)
"Blue Train (Of the Heartbreak Line)"
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists), John D. Loudermilk (songwriter)
"Long Time Gone"
Dixie Chicks (artists)
"Shape of a Tear"
The Lynn Morris Band (artists)
Album of the Year
Alison Krauss + Union Station LIVE
Alison Krauss + Union Station (artists and producers)
Shape of a Tear
The Lynn Morris Band (artists), Lynn Morris (producer)
Songs From The Workbench
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time (artists and producers)
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Matraca Berg, Sam Bush, Rodney Dillard, Jerry Douglas, Glen Duncan, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Taj Mahal, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Robbie McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Willie Nelson, Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Doc Watson, Richard Watson, Dwight Yoakam (artist); Randy Scruggs and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (producers)
Emerging Artists of the Year
Nothin' Fancy
David Peterson & 1946
Pine Mountain Railroad
Wildfire
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year
Eye of the Storm
The Isaacs (artists), Ben Isaacs/The Isaacs (producers)
I'll Meet You in the Gloryland
Paul Williams & The Victory Trio (artists); Paul Williams (producer)
"Lost as a Ball in High Weeds" (from the album Songs From The Workbench)
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time (artists and producers)
Singing On Streets of Gold
IIIrd Tyme Out (artists and producers)
"The Hand Made Cross" (from the album Hard Game of Love)
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artists); Doyle Lawson (producer)
Instrumental Album of the Year
The Bluegrass Fiddle Album
Aubrey Haynie (artist and producer)
Glen Duncan
Glen Duncan (artist and producer)
I Rest My Case
Randy Howard (artist), Randy Howard (producer)
Kickin' Grass
Jesse Brock (artist), Ron Stewart & Jesse Brock (producers)
Spider Bit The Baby
Kenny Baker (artist), Hugh Moore & Billy Troy (producers)
Recorded Event of the Year
Christmas On The Mountain: A Bluegrass Christmas Featuring The Del McCoury Band, Doc Watson, Mac Wiseman, Cyndi Wheeler, The Osborne Brothers, Ronnie McCoury and The GrooveGrass Boyz (artists); Scott Rouse (producer)
Down The Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
The Chieftains featuring Bela Fleck, Vince Gill, John Hiatt, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, The Del McCoury Band, Julie Miller, Earl Scruggs, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings and Jeff White (artists); Paddy Maloney (producer)
Legacy
Doc Watson and David Holt (artists), Steven Heller & David Holt (producers)
Old & In the Gray
David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Herb Pedersen (artist); David Grisman (producer)
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Matraca Berg, Sam Bush, Rodney Dillard, Jerry Douglas, Glen Duncan, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Taj Mahal, Jimmy Martin, Del McCoury, Robbie McCoury, Ronnie McCoury, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Willie Nelson, Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Doc Watson, Richard Watson, Dwight Yoakam (artist); Randy Scruggs & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (producers)
Instrumental Performers of the Year
Banjo
Ron Block
J.D. Crowe
Rob McCoury
Jim Mills
Dobro
Mike Auldridge
Jerry Douglas
Rob Ickes
Bass
Missy Raines
Marshall Wilborn
Fiddle
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Aubrey Haynie
Ron Stewart
Guitar
Jim Hurst
Tony Rice
Dan Tyminski
Doc Watson
Mandolin
Wayne Benson
Sam Bush
Mike Compton
Ronnie McCoury
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