CALIFORNIA Female Vocalist of the Year Youth 7 - 12 Traditional Country Marie Hawkins Most Promising Female Entertainer Youth 7 - 12 Traditional Country Amanda YBarra Female Vocalist of the Year Youth 7 - 12 New Country Sara Niemietz Most Promising Female Entertainer Youth 7 - 12 New Country Lindsay Spurlock Horizon Award Female Entertainer Youth 7 - 12 New Country Sara Niemietz Most Promising Male Vocalist Youth 7 - 12 New Country Cameron Smith Male Entertainer of the Year Youth 7 - 12 New Country Cameron Smith Most Promising Female Vocalist Youth 13- 16 New Country Ashlee Graham Most Promising Female Entertainer Youth 13- 16 New Country Ashlee Graham Instrumentalist of the Year Youth 13 - 16 New Country Ashley Graham Duo of the Year Youth 7-12 New Country Lindsay Spurlock & Cameron Smith Horizon Award Female Entertainer ADULT Traditional Country Lynn Rutherford Rising Star Award Female Vocalist ADULT New Country Kelly Smith Most Promising Female Entertainer ADULT New Country Linda Apodala Male Entertainer of the Year ADULT New Country Steve Hill Horizon Award Duo ADULT Traditional Country D. Deck & Jack Leary Duo of the Year ADULT New Country Kelly Smith & Linda Apodala Vocal Group of the Year ADULT Traditional Country Ted Keith & Backwoods Creek Most Promising Vocal Group ADULT New Country Dave Storm & Thunder Creek Horizon Award Band of the Year ADULT Traditional Country Ted Keith & Backwoods Creek Band of the Year ADULT New Country Steve Hill & Hill Country Instrumentalist of the Year ADULT New Country Lyn Del Castillo Most Promising Instrumentalist of the Year ADULT New Country Mike Silver Most Promising Instrumentalist of the Year ADULT New Country Lonnie Ray Dawson Most Promising Album ADULT Country "The Country Lives In Me" Mark Newland Video of the Year ADULT Country "Mercury Blues" Jack Leary Most Promising Video of the Year ADULT Country "My 455" D. Deck Return to Home Page Return to 2001 Winners Page