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7th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards

The 7th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards were held on September 26, 1996, at RiverPark Center, Owensboro, Kentucky. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. 5 awards were won by either Del McCoury or his sons and they were nominated in 10 of the categories.

Award winners
;Entertainer of the YearThe Del McCoury BandIIIrd Tyme OutAlison Krauss & Union StationLonesome River BandNashville Bluegrass Band ;Vocal Group of the YearIIIrd Tyme OutAlison Krauss & Union StationLonesome River BandDel McCouryNashville Bluegrass Band ;Instrumental Group of the YearThe Del McCoury BandRichard Greene & The Grass Is GreenerAlison Krauss & Union StationNashville Bluegrass BandTony Rice Unit ;Male Vocalist of the YearDel McCouryRonnie BowmanDudley ConnellRussell MooreAlan O'Bryant ;Female Vocalist of the YearLynn MorrisSuzanne CoxAlison KraussLaurie LewisClaire Lynch ;Song Of The Year • '''"Mama's Hand"''' • Hazel Dickens, songwriter (Lynn Morris) • "Another Place, Another Time" • Jerry Chestnut, songwriter (Ronnie & Rob McCoury) • "In The Gravel Yard" • Malcolm Pulley, songwriter (Blue Highway) • "Tear My Stillhouse Down" • Gillian Welch, songwriter (The Nashville Bluegrass Band) • "Wing and a Prayer" • Kim Williams, Sam Login & Jim Olander, songwriters (David Parmley, Scott Vestal & Continental Divide) ;Album of the Year • '''''It's A Long Long Road - Blue Highway' • Blue Highway, producer • ''Mama's Hand'' - Lynn Morris • Lynn Morris, producer • One Step Forward - The Lonesome River Band • The Lonesome River Band, producer • Ronnie & Rob McCoury - Ronnie & Rob McCoury • Ronnie McCoury, producer • Unleashed - The Nashville Bluegrass BandJerry Douglas, producer ;Recorded Event of the Year • '''''Bluegrass '95 - Scott Vestal, Aubrey Haynie, Adam Steffey, Wayne Benson, Barry Bales & Clay Jones' • David Parmley, producerFiddle And A Song - Byron Berline • Byron Berline, producer • Rose Of Old Kentucky - Byron Berline featuring Vince Gill • Byron Berline, producer • 60 Years of Bluegrass with My Friends - Curly Seckler • Billy Henson, producer • That High Lonesome Sound - Old & In the WayDavid Grisman, producer ;Instrumental Recording of the Year • '''Ronnie & Rob McCoury - Ronnie & Rob McCoury''' • Ronnie McCoury, producer • ''An American Original - The '94 Sessions'' - Chubby WiseSonny Osborne, producer • Dancing In The Hog Trough - Lynn Morris • Lynn Morris, producer • Southern Comfort - The Lonesome River Band • The Lonesome River Band, producer • ''Wolves A' Howlin''' - Richard Greene & The Grass Is Greener • Richard Greene, producer ;Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year • '''''There's A Light Guiding Me - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver' • Doyle Lawson, producerGlory Train - Southern Rail • Bob Dick and Southern Rail, producers • I Can Call Jesus - Lynn Morris • Lynn Morris, producer • My God Made It All - Bass Mountain Boys • Butch Baldassari, producer • Pathway To Heaven - The McPeak Brothers • The McPeak Brothers, producers ;Emerging Artist of the YearBlue HighwayLaurel Canyon RamblersChris Jones & The Night DriversWyatt Rice & Santa Cruz • The Sidemen Instrumental Performers of the Year ;Banjo Player of the YearSammy ShelorScott VestalRon BlockJ.D. CroweRob McCoury ;Dobro Player of the YearRob IckesMike AuldridgeJerry DouglasSally Van MeterGene Wooten ;Bass Player of the YearMike BubRoy Huskey Jr.Gene LibbeaMissy RainesMark Schatz ;Fiddle Player of the YearStuart DuncanByron BerlineJason CarterAlison KraussChubby Wise ;Guitar Player of the YearTony RiceDavid GrierDel McCouryLarry SparksDoc Watson ;Mandolin Player of the YearRonnie McCouryButch BaldassariSam BushBill MonroeAdam Steffey ==References==
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