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Author: SEBA Board of Directors (Oct 28, 2005)
CherryholmesVOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverINSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky ThunderFEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Rhonda Vincent
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Larry Sparks
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
40 by Larry Sparks, produced by Don Rigsby on Rebel Records
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Me and John and Paul”, by The Grascals, written by Harley Allen
RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
40 by Larry Sparks, produced by Don Rigsby on Rebel Records
GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
?Praise His Name? by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
on Crossroads Records, produced by Doyle Lawson
INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Slide Effects by Phil Leadbetter on Pinecastle Records,
produced by Phil Leadbetter and Scott Vestal
EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Grascals
BANJO
Jim Mills
DOBRO
Phil Leadbetter
BASS PLAYER
Mike Bub
FIDDLE PLAYER
Stuart Duncan
GUITAR PLAYER
Bryan Sutton
MANDOLIN PLAYER
Adam Steffey
BROADCASTER
Cindy Baucom
BLUEGRASS EVENT
Wintergrass
PRINT MEDIA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Stephanie P. Ledgin
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR RECORDED PROJECT
Wayne Brezinka for The Unbroken Circle, The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family On Dualtone Records
BEST LINER NOTES FOR RECORDED PROJECT
Jon Hartley Fox for Lonesome & Blue: The Complete County Recordings by Red Allen on Rebel Records
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