1996 Winners

Contemporary Blues Act
    Duffy Bishop Band

Traditional Blues Act
Sheila & Backwater Blues

Rhythm & Blues Act
    The Lloyd Jones Struggle

Regional Blues Act
    Too Slim and the Taildraggers

New Act
    Jim Wallace & the Lucky Devils

Female Vocalist
    Duffy Bishop

Male Vocalist
     Curtis Salgado

Electric Guitarist
     Robbie Laws

Acoustic Guitarist
Terry Robb 

Blues Harp
    Paul deLay

Keyboardist
Janice Scroggins

Bass
Albert Reda

Drums
    Boyd Small

Horns
    Bob "Housewine" Roden

Best Blues Venue
     Melody Ballroom

Northwest Recording
    "Trouble Monkey", Lloyd Jones Struggle

Northwest Blues Event of the Year
     Waterfront Blues Festival

National Recording
     "Just Like You",  Keb' Mo'

Performance of the Year
     Little Charlie and the Nightcats
at the Trail's End Saloon

Lifetime Achievement
    John Lee Hooker

Back What You Believe In
Rick Hall, President of the CBA Board of Directors

© 1999 Cascade Blues Association