HISTORY OF WINNING BAMMIES ARTISTS
(Since 1977)

Outstanding Album - (Album sobresaliente)

Forever Blue, Chris Isaak & Silvertone ('95), Dookie, Green Day ('94), San Francisco Days, Chris Isaak ('93); Harvest Moon, Neil Young ('92); Metallica, Metallica ('91); Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, M.C. Hammer ('90); Freedom, Neil Young ('89); ...And Justice for All, Metallica ('88) In the Dark, Grateful Dead ('87); Fore!, Huey Lewis & the News ('86); Centerfield, John Fogerty ('85); Street Talk, Steve Perry ('84); Sports, Huey Lewis & the News ('83); No Control, Eddie Money ('82); Escape, Journey ('81); Middle Man, Boz Scaggs ('80); Evolution, Journey ('79); Earth, Jefferson Starship ('78); Moonflower, Santana ('77)

Outstanding Blues Album

Chill Out, John Lee Hooker ('95), In My Time, Charlie Musselwhite ('94), Boom Boom, John Lee Hooker ('93); I Was Warned, Robert Cray Band ('92); Mr. Lucky, John Lee Hooker ('91); Midnight Stroll, Robert Cray Band ('90); The Healer, John Lee Hooker ('89); The Swamp Boogie Queen, Katie Webster ('88); Bluenotes ('87)*; Zulu Spear ('86); Freaky Executives ('85); Ron Thompson & the Resistors ('84); John Lee Hooker ('83); Ron Thompson & the Resistors ('82); John Lee Hooker ('81); Mark Naftalin's Rhythm & Blues Revue ('80); Queen Ida & the Bon Temps Zydeco Band ('79); Taj Mahal ('78) *Prior to 1988, this category honored artists, not albums.

Outstanding Debut Album or EP - (Album debut o EP sorbesaliente)

The Streets Of San Francisco, Swingin' Utters ('95), Let's Go, Rancid ('94), August and Everything After, Counting Crows ('93); Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, 4 Non Blondes ('92); The Storm, The Storm ('91); Belly Button, Jellyfish ('90); Bad English, Bad English ('89); Beatnik Beatch, Beatnik Beatch ('88); Life, Love & Pain, Club Nouveau ('87); KBC, KBC Band ('86); K.U.S.A., Uptones ('85); I Do It for You, Eddie & the Tide ('84); Sucker for a Pretty Face, Eric Martin Band ('83); Steel Breeze, Steel Breeze ('82); Untold Passion, Neal Schon & Jan Hammer ('81); Huey Lewis & the News, Huey Lewis & the News ('80); The Durocs, The Durocs ('79); Jesse Barish, Jesse Barish ('78); Lovin in the Valley of the Moon, Norton Buffalo ('77)

Outstanding Group - (Grupo sorbesaliente)

Chris Isaak & Silvertone ('95), Green Day ('94), Chris Isaak & Silvertone ('93); Metallica ('92, '89); Huey Lewis & the News ('91, '88, '87, '85, '84, '83); Faith No More ('90); Journey ('86, '80); Jefferson Starship ('82, '81); Santana ('79); Grateful Dead ('78); Steve Miller Band ('77)

Outstanding Hard Music Album

Insomniac, Green Day ('95), Stoner Witch, Melvins ('94), Pork Soda, Primus ('93);The Ritual, Testament ('92); Metallica, Metallica ('91); Souls of Black, Testament ('90); The Great Radio Controversy, Tesla ('89)

Outstanding Independent Album or EP

A Glorious Lethal Euphoria, The Mermen ('95), Acoustic Planet, Craig Chaquico ('94), Acoustic Highway, Craig Chaquico ('93); Slanted and Enchanted, Pavement ('92); Jerry Garcia/David Grisman, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman ('91); Frizzle Fry, Primus ('90); Suck on This, Primus ('89); Those Who Know History Are Doomed to Repeat It, Henry Kaiser ('88); Looters, Looters ('87); Old Time Out, Cris Loiter & the Hangouts ('86); The Pitts Bear Down, Zasu Pitts Memorial Orchestra ('85); I Do It for You, Eddie & the Tide ('84); Hot Tonight, Hush ('83); Show You, Ian Shelter ('82); It's a Condition, Romeo Void ('81); Doing That Unholy Roll, Cornell Hurd ('80); Imagine My Surprise, Holly Near ('79); Linda Tillery, Linda Tillery ('78); Listen Featuring Mel Martin, Listen ('77)

For Outstanding Independent Single Or Ep*:

Maybe I'll Get Lucky, Eddie & the Tide ('83); Never Say Never, Romeo Void ('81); Back in the Saddle, Back in the Saddle ('80); "Drivin'," Pearl Harbor & the Explosions ('79) *Prior to 1984, awards were given to independent albums in a category separate from EPs and singles.

Outstanding Jazz Album

: Bing, Bing, Bing!, Charlie Hunter Trio ('95), Charlie Hunter Trio, Charlie Hunter Trio ('94), So Near, So Far; Musings for Miles, Joe Henderson ('93); Lush Life, Joe Henderson ('92); Dream, Tuck & Patti ('91); Multikulti, Don Cherry ('90); Love Warriors, Tuck & Patti ('89); Simple Pleasures, Bobby McFerrin ('88); Yesterday's Memories, Tomorrow's Dreams, Pete Escovedo ('87); Spontaneous Inventions, Bobby McFerrin ('86); Live at Montreux, Anger & Higbie Quintet ('85); The Dreams of Children, Shadowfax ('84); Vital Information, Steve Smith ('83); Winter Into Spring, George Winston ('82); The Dolphin, Stan Getz ('81); Quintet, David Grisman ('80); Hot Dawg, David Grisman ('79); Bishop's Bag, Bishop Norman Williams ('78); Listen featuring Mel Martin, Listen ('77)

Outstanding Song - (Cancion sobresaliente)

"Somebody's Crying," Chris Isaak & Silvertone ('95), "Mr. Jones," Counting Crows ('94), "What's Up," Four Non Blondes ('93); "To Be With You," Mr. Big ('92); "Enter Sandman," Metallica ('91); "Epic," Faith No More ('90); "The Doctor," Doobie Brothers ('89); "This Note's for You," Neil Young & the Bluenotes ('88); "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now," Starship ('87); "Take Me Home Tonight," Eddie Money ('86); "Power of Love," Huey Lewis & the News ('85); "I Want a New Drug," Huey Lewis & the News ('84); "She's a Beauty," the Tubes ('83); "867-5309," Tommy Tutone ('82); "The Breakup Song," Greg Kihn ('81)

Outstanding Urban/Contemporary Album

Layin' Low in the Cut, Alphabet Soup ('95), Don't Fight the Feelin', Rappin' 4Tay ('94), Sons of Soul, Tony Toni TonŽ ('93); Funky Divas, En Vogue ('92); Too Legit to Quit, Hammer ('91); Sex Packets, Digital Underground ('90); Let's Get It Started, M.C. Hammer ('89)

Musician of the Year - (Musico del año)

Neil Young ('94, '93, '89), Carlos Santana ('92, '88, '78), Chris Isaak ('95,'91), M.C. Hammer ('90), Jerry Garcia ('87, '79), John Fogerty ('86), Huey Lewis ('85, '84, '83), Eddie Money ('82), Greg Kihn ('81), Paul Kantner ('80), Sammy Hagar ('77)

Club Band of the Year - (Banda de club sobresaliente)

Inka Inka ('95), Tommy Castro Band ('94, '93), Overwhelming Colorfast ('92), Sister Double Happiness ('91), Primus ('90), Faith No More ('89), Chris Isaak & Silvertone ('88, '87, '86), Eddie & the Tide ('85, '84), Eric Martin Band ('83), Huey Lewis & the News ('82), Y & T ('81), Tazmanian Devils ('80), Pearl Harbor & the Explosions ('79), Greg Kihn Band ('78, '77)

Outstanding Male Vocalist - (Vocalista masculino sobresaliente)

Chris Isaak ('95), Adam Duritz ('94), Sammy Hagar ('93, '92, '91, '88, '87), Mike Patton ('90), Todd Rundgren ('89), Steve Perry ('86, '84, '80, '79), Huey Lewis ('85, '83), Eddie Money ('82), Marty Balin ('81), Van Morrison ('78), Boz Scaggs ('77)

Outstanding Female Vocalist

Penelope Houston ('94), Linda Perry ('93), En Vogue ('92, '90), Sheila E. ('91, '86, '85, '84), Linda Ronstadt ('89), Pebbles ('88), Bonnie Hayes ('87), Grace Slick ('83, '82, '80, '77), Juice Newton ('81), Joan Baez ('95,'79, '78)

Outstanding Guitarist - (Guitarrista sobresaliente)

Carlos Santana ('95,'94, '93, '91, '81, '77), Kirk Hammett ('92), Joe Satriani ('90, '89, '88), Jerry Garcia ('87), Neal Schon ('86, '84, '78), Chris Hayes ('85), Brad Gillis ('83), Dave Meniketti ('82), Ronnie Montrose ('80), David Bromberg ('79)

Outstanding Bassist - (Bajista sobresaliente)

Mike Dirnt ('94), Les Claypool ('95, '93, '91, '90) Jason Newsted ('92, '89), Mario Cippollina ('88, '85), Phil Lesh ('87, '80, '77), Jack Casady ('86, '79), Jack Blades ('84), Ross Valory ('83, '78), David Freiberg ('82), Pete Sears ('81), Rob Wasserman (Outstanding Jazz Bassist, '81)

Outstanding Reed/Brass - (metales sobresalientes)

Clarence Clemons ('95, '94, '93, '92, '90, '89, '88), Johnny Colla ('91, '87, '86, '85, '84), Pee Wee Ellis ('80), Pharoah Sanders ('79), Jules Broussard ('78), John Handy ('77)

Outstanding Drummer/Percussionist - (baterista/percusionista sobresaliente)

Tre Cool ('95, '94), Kenney Dale Johnson ('93), Lars Ulrich ('92, '91, '89) Mike Bordin ('90), Sheila E. ('88, '85), Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann ('87), Bill Gibson ('86, '84), Prairie Prince ('83), Larry Lynch ('82), Aynsley Dunbar ('81, '79, '77), Keith Knudsen ('80), Mickey Hart ('78)

Outstanding Keyboardist - (Tecladista sobresaliente)

Booker T. Jones ('95, '94, '93), Roddy Bottum ('92, '90), Gregg Allman ('91), Todd Rundgren ('89), Sean Hopper ('88, '87, '85), Jonathan Cain ('86, '83, '82, '81), Alan Fitzgerald ('84), Gregg Rollie ('80), Corny Bumpus ('79), Cory Lerios ('78), Michael Cotton ('77)

Outstanding Alternative Album

Truth Walks In Sleepy Shadows/SF Seals ('95)

Outstanding Punk Band

Swingin' Utters ('95)

Outstanding Alternative Americana Band

Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats ('95)

Outstanding Alternative Cabaret/Lounge Act

The Fabulous Bud E. Love Show ('95)