MBA Winners:

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Acoustic Act of the Year: Rick Fines (above)

Multi MBA winner Colin James (L) accepts the
Music Manufacturing Services Recording of the Year award.
He is joined by Lindsay Gillespie of MMS, and
presenter Murray McLauchlan. (below)

Mark Monahan, organizer of the Ottawa Blues Festival accepts this year's
Toronto Blues Society Blues Booster of the Year Award. (above left)

TBS exec director Barbara Isherwood (aka Vanna White) (L) and
Producer and Songwriter of the Year, Colin Linden. (above R)

Female Vocalist of the Year Rita Chiarelli (L) shares a laugh at the podium
with presenter Molly Johnson. (above left)

Drummer of the Year Maureen Brown (L) is congratulated by
emcee John Northcott. (above right)

The Winners 1998

Acoustic Act of the Year
RICK FINES

Electric Act of the Year
COLIN JAMES AND THE LITTLE BIG BAND

Stony Plain New Artist of the Year
TYLER YAREMA AND HIS RHYTHM

Warner Music Canada International
Artist of the Year
B.B. KING

Male Vocalist of the Year
COLIN JAMES

Female Vocalist of the Year
RITA CHIARELLI

Producer of the Year
COLIN LINDEN

Long and McQuade Guitarist of the Year
COLIN JAMES

Harmonica Player of the Year
CARLOS DEL JUNCO

Piano/Keyboard Player of the Year
VAN “PIANO MAN” WALLS

Horn Player of the Year
CHRIS WHITELEY

Drummer of the Year
MAUREEN BROWN

Bassist of the Year
TERRY WILKINS

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
COLIN LINDEN

Music Manufacturing Services
Recording of the Year
COLIN JAMES AND THE LITTLE BIG BAND II (WEA)

Entertainer of the Year
COLIN JAMES

Blues Booster of the Year
MARK MONAHAN (organizer of the Ottawa Blues Festival)

Blues With A Feeling Award
JACKIE WASHINGTON