Americana Highway #86 - August 13, 2006

The 2006 Americana Highway HEMI Awards keep rollin' on and this week on the show Jack Ryan will showcase the nominees in both the Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Male Artist categories.

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Remember that your vote determines the winners so make sure to cast your ballot online by checking your favorites in all of the categories in the section of this website on the far right hand side of the page. You can vote once every 24 hours, so make sure to come back and vote everyday. You can also email your votes by sending a message listing your choices for all of the categories to jack@americanahighway.com. Again, you may cast email ballots once every 24 hours.

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As of now, here are the online leaders:

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Favorite Female Artist - Rhonda Vincent

Favorite Male Artist - Mike Dekle

Favorite Future Female Artist - Katy Bowser

Favorite Future Male Artist - Michael O'Neill

Favorite Future Band/Duo - Lou Reid & Carolina

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However when you add in the email votes the leaders look a bit different:

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Favorite Female Artist - Dolly Parton

Favorite Male Artist - Johnny Cash

Favorite Future Female Artist - Amy Speace

Favorite Future Male Artist - Gary Kyle

Favorite Future Band/Duo - Blue Moon Rising

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All the races are very close and it will be very exciting to find out the winners come mid-September.

• The Writing's On The Wall by Michelle Nixon
• You've Still Got It by Alecia Nugent
• Train Long Gone by Claire Lynch
• Brand New Strings by Miranda Lambert
• Whiskey Lullaby by Melonie Cannon
• Oh So Sexy by Robinella
• I'd Rather Be In Love With You by Susan Haynes
• Heartbreaker's Alibi by Rhonda Vincent
• It's Not You It's Me by Nora Jones
• Satisfied by Ashley Monroe
• If I Didn't Know Any Better by Alison Krauss
• Travelin' Thru by Dolly Parton
• Ridin' That Bluegrass Train by Sam Bush
• Goin' Through Hell (Acoustic Version) by Rodney Atkins
• Size Matters by Mike Dekle
• Blue As You by Shawn Mullins
• I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now by Johnny Cash
• When I Get To Drinkin' by Jay Clark
• Just As Dead As Today by Shawn Camp
• Hillbilly Rock by Marty Stuart
• Crazy Train by Ronnie Bowman
• Say Ho by Scott Miller
• Let's Call It A Life by Darrell Scott
• Hurting Sure by John Cowan