WINNERS OF THE 2001 BLACK ROCK RAVES AWARDS!!! 

You voted and we counted-no pregnant, dimpled nor hanging Chads here, folks.
This February, the Black Rock Coalition announced the winners for the annual
Black Rock Raves Awards. They are as follows:


*Favorite Local (NY) Band: The Family Stand 

Runner-Up: Tamar-Kali

Favorite National Band: Fishbone    

Runner-Up: Living Colour

Dream Rock Band Guitarist: Vernon Reid

Runner-Up: Jimi Hendrix

Dream Rock Band Drummer: Will Calhoun

Runner-Up: Philip "Fish" Fisher, Cindy Blackman

Dream Rock Band Female Voaclist: Sophia Ramos-Dupré

Runner-Up: Sandra St. Victor

Dream Rock Band Male Vocalist: Corey Glover

Runner-Up: Angelo Moore

Dream Rock Band Keyboard Player: Bernie Worrell

Runner-Up: Gene Williams

Dream Rock Band Bassist: Doug Wimbish

Runner-Up: Norwood Fisher

Dream Rock Band Percussionist: Danny Sadownick

Runner-Up: Sheila E.

Dream Rock Band Brass Player: Graham Haynes

Runner-Up: "Dirty" Walt Kibby

Dream Rock Band Reed Player: Don Byron

Runner-Up: John Coltrane

Dream Rock Band Poet/Spoken Word: Angelo Moore

Runner-Up: Carl Hancock Rux/Tracie Morris

Dream Rock Band Songwriter: David Ryan Harris

Runner-Up: Stevie Wonder

Favorite Black Rock Record: Fishbone's Reality Of My Surroundings

Runner-Up: The Family Stand, Moon In Scorpio

Best Live Performers: Fishbone

Runner-Up: Living Colour

Black Rock Legend: Jimi Hendrix

Runner-Up: Vernon Reid


BRC SUPPORT NETWORK AWARDS

Paid Their Dues: Wayne Livingston

Rock On (Outstanding Contribution to Black Rock) Living Colour

Lifetime Achievement: Bernie Worrell

BRC Soldiers: Kenee Lee, Jared Nickerson, Jimmy Saal

Follow Me (Leadership) Bruce Mack

Living Legend: Nona Hendryx
 

*Most of the votes came from the New York tri-state area, so those votes 
carried the day.

A lot of y'all might take issue with many of the selections (as people are 
wont to do)-I myself take issue with the fact that producers aren't being 
represented-but these were from the votes we got. Next year may be a whole 
new ball game for some of your favorites. BE SURE AND VOTE AND TELL SOME 
FRIENDS!