The 17th Annual Detroit Music Awards were held Friday night at the Filmore Theatre Downtown. Musicians from all genres were recognized for their outstanding abilities and dedication to local music.
Detroit Native Kid Rock, who has appeared at the WYCD Downtown Hoedown took home the award for Outstanding National Recording. Several of this year's WYCD Hoedown performers took home awards including The Orbitsuns, Billy Brandt, and Maggie McCabe. The award show is put on by the Motor City Music Foundation and was sponsored this year by Compuware. (Courtesy of Larry Garcia, Detroitcountrymusic.com)
Here are your 2008 Winners!
(*2008 Hoedown Artists)
ACOUSTIC/FOLK
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC FOLK ARTIST - JILL JACK
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK INSTRUMENTALIST - *BILLY BRANDT, (GUITAR, ACOUSTIC) - *BILLY BRANDT
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK RECORDING - *BILLY BRANDT, "MISSION BAND"
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK SONGWRITER - JILL JACK
OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK VOCALIST - JILL JACK
COUNTRY
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP - THE HUMMINGBIRDS
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALIST - STEPHEN GRANT WOOD, (GUITAR, ELECTRIC) - THE HUMMINGBIRDS, OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING - HUNTER BRUCKS, "MOTORCITY SOUL MEETS SOUTHERN ROCK & ROLL"
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY SONGWRITER - VINNIE DOMBROSKI
OUTSTANDING COUNTRY VOCALIST - VINNIE DOMBROSKI, (*ORBITSUNS)
GENERAL
OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COMPILATION/REISSUE - MARVIN GAYE, "HERE MY DEAR" (MOTOWN/UME)
OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCE- THE HARD LESSONS
OUTSTANDING LIVE SOUND TECHNICIAN - NEIL T. SEVER
OUTSTANDING LOCAL RECORD - LABELMACK AVE RECORDS
OUTSTANDING NATIONAL MAJOR LABEL RECORDING - KID ROCK, "ROCK N ROLL JESUS" (TOP DOG/ATLANTIC)
OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SINGLE - WHITE STRIPES, "ICKY THUMP"
OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SMALL/INDEPENDENT LABEL RECORDING - PARADIME, "SPILL AT WILL" (BEATS AT WILL)
OUTSTANDING RECORD PRODUCER - NOLAN MENDENHALL
OUTSTANDING RECORDING STUDIO - STUDIO A
WORLD MUSIC/REGGAE/SKA
OUTSTANDING REGGAE/SKA ARTIST/GROUP - ROOTS VIBRATION
OUTSTANDING WORLD ARTIST/GROUP - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA INSTRUMENTALIST - BILL KOGGENHOP, (BASS) - ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA RECORDING - ZEBULA AVENUE, "LIFE WILL BE FINE" (*MAGGIE McCABE)
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA SONGWRITER - XAVIER ROSARIO
OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA VOCALIST - LOLA MORALES, (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
CLICK HERE to see the complete listing of the 2008 Detroit Music Award Winners!
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