Americana Highway #92 -September 24, 2006

And the winner is...

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Tonight we reveal the winners in the 2006 Americana Highway HEMI Awards! Jack Ryan will announce the Top 3 vote-getters in each of this year's categories and then after announcing the winner you'll hear from the victorious artist with his or her or their award-winning song!

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Congratulations to all the 2006 Americana Highway HEMI Award Winners:

Favorite Local Male - Phil Leadbetter

Favorite Local Female - Karen E. Reynolds

Favorite Local Band/Duo - Lone Mountain Station

Favorite Local Song - Papaw Taught Me by Blue Moon Rising

Favorite International Artist - The Greencards

Favorite Future Female - Tresa Jordan

Favorite Future Male - Michael O'Neill

Favorite Future Band/Duo - Lou Reid & Carolina

Favorite Acoustic Performance - Within by Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Favorite Song From A Movie - Jackson from Walk The Line

Favorite Special Event Recording - Being Me by The Grascals with Dierks Bentley

Favorite Cover Song - Runaway Train by Darcy Lynne Ward

Favorite Songwriter - Doug & Telisha Williams

Favorite Instrumental Performance - Unionhouse Branch by Alison Krauss + Union Station

Favorite Gospel Song - Jesus Built A Bridge To Heaven by Rhonda Vincent

Favorite Band/Duo - Blue Moon Rising

Favorite Male Artist - Mike Dekle

Favorite Female Artist - Rhonda Vincent

Favorite Song - Step Out Of The Shade by Amy Speace

Favorite Album - This World Is Not My Home by Amy LaVere

The Americana Highway Hall of Fame Inductee - Dolly Parton

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Thanks to everyone who made the first ever Americana Highway HEMI Awards a tremendous success. We hope that it was as much fun for you as it was for us. Congratulations to not only the winners...but to all the nominees. And thanks to all of the artists for making such great music. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve the awards for 2007, please send an email to jack@americanahighway.com.

• California Cotton Fields by Phil Leadbetter (with Marty Raybon)
• Convince My Heart by Karen E. Reynolds
• In The Pines by Lone Mountain Station
• Papaw Taught Me by Blue Moon Rising
• Time by The Greencards
• Angels Cry by Tresa Jordan
• Who's Bad Now by Micheal O'Neill
• Time by Lou Reid & Carolina
• Within by Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Jackson by Reese Witherspoon & Joaquin Phoenix
• Being Me by The Grascals with Dierks Bentley
• Runaway Train by Darcy Lynne Ward
• Rope Around My Heart by Doug & Telisha Williams
• Unionhouse Branch by Alison Krauss + Union Station
• Jesus Built A Bridge To Heaven by Rhonda Vincent
• This Old Martin Box by Blue Moon Rising
• Size Matters by Mike Dekle
• Heartbreaker's Alibi by Rhonda Vincent (with Dolly Parton)
• Step Out Of The Shade by Amy Speace
• Never Been Sadder by Amy LaVere
• Travelin' Thru by Dolly Parton