Recent Awards For Excellence Winners and Nominees

Recent Awards For Excellence Winners and Nominees

Each year we recognize individuals, duos and groups for the talents in promoting and preserving western music and poetry.

2020 Songwriter of the Year
Ron Christopher

Ron Christopher

2020 Working Cowboy Song of the Year
One More River to Cross

Brad Exton

Brad & Bonnie Exton

2020 Cowboy Poetry CD of the Year
They Come Prancin'

A.K. Moss

2020 Cowboy Poetry Book of the Year
Good Medicine - Read Two Poems and Call Me in the Morning

Doc Mehl

(tie)

Reflection

Tom Swearingen

Al Mehl Tom Swearingen

2020 Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the Year
Texas Star

Lori Beth Brooke

Lori Beth Brooke

2019

2019 Bill Wiley Award
Ann Saunders

2019 Hall of Fame Inductees
Cowboy Joe Babcock, Lynn Anderson

Cowboy Joe Babcock Lynn Anderson

2019 Entertainer of the Year
Kristyn Harris

2019 Male Performer of the Year
Gary Allegretto

Gary Allegretto

2019 Female Performer of the Year
Kristyn Harris

2019 Songwriter of the Year
LeeLee Robert

2019 Working Cowboy Song of the Year
The Outside Circle

2019 Song of the Year
It’s a Cowboy I Will Be

Jim Jones

2019 Duo or Group of the Year
The Cowboy Way

Doug Figgs Jim Jones Mariam Funke

2019 Traditional Album of the Year
Go West

The Cowboy Way

2019 Western Swing Album of the Year
Plains, Trains and Also Bob Wills

Miss Devon & The Outlaw

Miss Devon & The Outlaw

2019 Instrumentalist of the Year
Hailey Sandoz

2019 Radio DJ / Radio Program of the Year
Campfire Café

Bobbi Jean Bell Gary Holt

2019 Male Poet of the Year
Tom Swearingen

2019 Female Poet of the Year
Teresa Burleson

Teresa Burleson

2019 Cowboy Poetry CD of the Year
The Truth

A.K. Moss

2019 Liz Masterson Crescendo Award
Alice Black

2019 Curly Musgrave Silver Buckle Award
Peggy Malone

2019 President's Award
Syd Masters

2019 Pioneer Trail
Red Steagall

2019 Harmony Award
Youth: Kacey & Jenna Thunborg
Overall: Miss Devon & The Outlaw

Jenna Thunborg Kacey Thunborg Miss Devon & The Outlaw

2019 Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the Year
“Plains, Trains, and Also Bob Wills”

Miss Devon & The Outlaw Miss Devon & The Outlaw

2019 Poetry Contest
P.W. Conway