LB won "Best Rock Guitarist" in 1998!

[seteca]

I never knew this until I just happened to be reading old news articles on the Gibson site. Nice to see that LB got recognition for his fantastic guitar work on the Dance, from a very respectable and prestigious company.

The following is taken from http://www.gibson.com/whatsnew/pressrelease/1998/feb24a.html

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Fourteen celebrated guitarists picked up 1998 Gibson Guitar Awards today at a stellar celebration at New York City's Hard Rock Cafe. Winners included Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, pop songstress Sheryl Crow, slide queen Bonnie Raitt as well as hit maker Dave Matthews and newcomer Johnny Lang. Gibson Musical Instruments CEO Henry Juszkiewicz presented rock icon John Fogerty the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award.

"This is a tremendous honor for me," Fogerty said. "In recent years I've spent a lot of time honing my skills as a guitarist, which shows that the learning process is an ongoing one."

The award is determined each year from nominations by editors of leading guitar magazines with the winner in each category chosen by music critics from around the country. Proceeds from the award ceremony benefit the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Foundation, which aids severely handicapped children through the use of improvisational music.


Best Rock Guitarist - Male Lindsey Buckingham
Best Rock Guitarist - Female Sheryl Crow
Best Acoustic Guitarist - Male Dave Matthews
Best Acoustic Guitarist - Female Shawn Colvin
Best Blues Guitarist - Male Luther Allison
Best Blues Guitarist - Female Bonnie Raitt
Best Jazz Guitarist - Male Mike Stern
Best Jazz Guitarist - Female Leni Stern
Best Country Guitarist - Male Lee Roy Parnell
Best Country Guitarist - Female Anita Cochran
Best Bassist - Male Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing)
Best Bassist - Female Me'Shell Ndgeocello
Les Paul Horizon Award (most promising) Johnny Lang
Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award John Fogerty

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[madformac]

Yes, I remember being very pleased finding out a couple of years ago that "our boy" won best male rock guitarist 1998 at the Gibson awards, the "guitarists" guitarists awards.

I had totally forgotten about that until now.

And what a surprise! Wherever a member of Mac is, Sheryl Crow is not too far away! :laugh: :laugh:

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[sulamith]

There's actually a picture form that night on Corbis.com. Lindsey has on jeans, a black shirt (surprise) and a brown jacket. He's holding the award in front of him.
Maybe someone who knows how could post it.

[seteca]

Thanks a lot for that link Sulasmith!

Here ya go everyone!

http://pro.corbis.com/images/watermark/67/11344693/BE072965.jpg

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[wondergirl9847]

SOMEONE WITH A BRAIN!! Best rock guitarist....OF COURSE!! :nod::thumbsup: Thanks seteca for posting that article and the pic...I've never seen that one before. He looks absolutely DELIGHTED! :laugh:

[Jessica Leigh]

how cool for him... i did not know this....
how come MY hard rock never has cool things like this? we have breakfast with santa, who is a big 20 something bald guy in a funny suit smelling of alcohol.