2012 Western Music Association Award Winners

Western Swing Album of the Year: Dancin’ in Denver by Patty Clayton

Western Album of the Year:Twelve Mile Road by Dave Stamey

Pioneer Trail Award: Robert Shelton, owner and developer of Old Tucson

Instrumentalist of the Year:Rich O’Brien

Cowboy Poetry CD of the Year: Western Wordsmith by Susie Knight

Cowboy Poetry Book of the Year: Christmas on the Range by Yvonne Hollenbeck

Male Poet of the Year: Les Buffham

Female Poet of the Year: Sam DeLeeuw

Curly Musgrave Silver Buckle Award: Janet McBride

Group Harmony Award: Simple Gifts

Duet Harmony: Miss Devon and The Outlaw

Marilyn Tuttle Harmony Award(Best of the Best): Mustang Mikki and Leah Sawyer

Male Yodeling: Earl Gleason

Youth Yodeling:Mustang Mikki

Janet McBride Yodeling Award (Best of the Best): Mustang Mikki

Bill Wiley Award: David and Sharon Chesmore,Kansas Chapter

Radio DJ/Radio Program of the Year: Marvin O’Dell, DJ for “Around the Campfire”

Crescendo Award: Kristyn Harris

Songwriter of the Year:Dave Stamey

Song of the Year: “No Wilder Place” by Les Buffham and Mary Kaye

Female Performer of the Year: Belinda Gail

Male Performer of the Year: Dave Stamey

Duo or Group of the Year: The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers

Entertainer of the Year: Dave Stamey

Hall of Fame: Dick Foran, Ken & Nora Griffis

Les Gagnants des Award 2012 de la Western Music Association

WESTERN ALBUM of THE YEAR

• Twelve Mile Road – Dave Stamey

WESTERN SWING ALBUM of THE YEAR

• Dancin’ in Denver – Patty Clayton

SONG of THE YEAR

• No Wilder Place - Written by Les Buffham & Mary Kaye/Recorded by Mary Kaye

INSTRUMENTALIST of THE YEAR

• Rich O’Brien

MALE PERFORMER of THE YEAR

• Dave Stamey

FEMALE PERFORMER of THE YEAR 

• Belinda Gail

DUO or GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers

ENTERTAINER of THE YEAR

• Dave Stamey

SONGWRITER of THE YEAR

• Dave Stamey

CRESCENDO AWARD 

• Kristyn Harris

RADIO DJ/RADIO PROGRAM of THE YEAR

• Marvin O’Dell – Around the Campfire

COWBOY POETRY CD of THE YEAR

• Susie Knight – Western Wordsmith

COWBOY POETRY BOOK of THE YEAR

• Yvonne Hollenbeck – Christmas on the Range

MALE POET of THE YEAR

• Les Buffham

FEMALE POET of THE YEAR

• Sam DeLeeuw

DUET HARMONY CHAMPION of THE YEAR

• Miss Devon & The Outlaw

TRIO HARMONY CHAMPION of THE YEAR

• Simple Gifts

MARILYN TUTTLE HARMONY AWARD

• Mustang Mikki & Leah Sawyer

MALE YODELING CHAMPION of THE YEAR

• Earl Gleason

YOUTH YODELING CHAMPION of THE YEAR

• Mustang Mikki

JANET McBRIDE YODELING AWARD

• Mustang Mikki

HALL OF FAME

• Ken & Nora Griffis
• Dick Foran

PIONEER TRAIL AWARD

• Robert Shelton

BILL WILEY AWARD

• David & Sharon Chesmore