The Ameripolitan Awards Announce Their 2018 Nominees

This week The Ameripolitan Awards announced the nominees for their 2018 awards show.

“I’m excited about this year’s nominees and as I’m sure you will find as well, there are some folks I’ve heard of and some folks I haven’t,” says Ameripolitan founder Dale Watson. “I’m very glad it’s the fans’ job to decide the winners, as this is an amazing list of nominees. They should all be considered winners to be nominated with such worthy, talented peers.”

Honky Tonk Male

Luke Bell
Tilford Sellers
Zephaniah Ohora
Casey James Prestwood
Charley Crockett

Honky Tonk Female

Brennen Leigh
Kristina Murray
Tommy Ash
Whitney Rose
Emily Nenni

Honky Tonk Group

The Country Side of Harmonica Sam
The Rhyolite Sound
The Lawrence Peters Outfit
Green Line Travelers
The Reeves Brothers

Outlaw Male 

James Carothers
Scott H. Biram
Prag Padilla
Steve Griggs
Cody Jinks

Outlaw Female

Summer Dean
Andrea Colburn
Rebecca Jed
Nikki Lane
Sarah Gayle Meech

Outlaw Group

Bucksnort Beauties
Whitey Morgan and the 78s
Barnyard Stompers
Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts
Jenny Don’t & The Spurs

Rockabilly Male

Levi Dexter
Bloodshot Bill
Josh Sorheim
Al Dual
Art Adams

Rockabilly Female

Rockin’ Bonnie
Bailey Dee
Lindsay Beaver
Anita O’Night
Lily Locksmith

Rockabilly Group

The Go Getters
Matt & The Peabody Ducks
The Kokomo Kings
Don Diego Trio
The Twilight Drifters

Western Swing Male

Jason Roberts
Billy Mata
Kyle Eldridge
Keenan Wade
Bobby Flores

Western Swing Female 

Sophia Johnson
Wendy Newcomer
Carolyn Sills
Grace Adele
Stacey Lee Guse

Western Swing Group

Mike Penny & His Moonshiners
The Farmer and Adele
The Carolyn Sills Combo
The Western Toneflyers
The Railhouse band

Venue

Don the Beachcomber, Huntington Beach CA
American Legion Hall Post 82, Nashville TN
Southgate House Revival, Newport KY
Lee’s Liquor Lounge, Minneapolis MN
The Nashville Palace, Nashville TN
Skinny Dennis, Brooklyn, NY
Knuckleheads, Kansas City MO
The White Water Tavern, Little Rock AR
4 Corners Music Hall, Untermeitingen Germany
Sportsmen’s Tavern, Buffalo NY

D.J.

Colonel Paco Chaos, 88.1fm WRFL
W.B. Walker, Old Soul Radio Show Podcast
Bailey George, 105.7fm WBCM
Woody Adkins, 89.5fm KOPN
Jimi Palacios, 102.3fm WHIV

Festival

Screamin’ Festival, Calella, Spain
The Rockabilly Rave, England UK
Summer Jamboree, Senigallia Italy
New England Shake Up, Sturbridge MA
Rockin’ Race Jamboree, Torremolinos-MálagSpain

Musician

Chris Scruggs
Mike Bernal
Peter Andersson
Rose Sinclair
Katie Shore