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Gallery of Gibson Guitar Award Winners
by Reno Kling

Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Musical Instruments, presents a Gibson Award at the Hard Rock Cafe, Los Angeles. Click on each thumbnail to see the whole picture. John Fogerty Best Rock Guitarist Steve Earle and Mike Ward (Wallflowers) Best Acoustic Guitarist and Les Paul Horizon Award winner Courtney Love Best Rock Guitarist Lisa Loeb Best Acoustic Guitarist Deanna Carter Best Country Guitarist Mike Wanchic, Dave Berryman, Pres. of Gibson and Leni Stern - Best Jazz Guitarist Randy Scruggs, Deanna Carter and Steve Wariner Best Country Guitarists Melissa Auf de Maur (Hole), Dave Berryman, and Jim Creegan (Barenaked Ladies) Best Bassists Courtney Love, Lisa Loeb, Deanna Carter, and Melissa Auf de Maur David Strickland from "Suddenly Susan," the award show's emcee. Mike Ward (Wallflowers) Les Paul Horizon Award -- Most Promising New Guitarist Brian Setzer with his new Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award winner Brian Setzer and Steve Wariner A Stray Cat and a Nashville Cat For the full story look here: World's top guitarists chosen at 1999 Gibson Awards; Brian Setzer wins Lifetime Achievement honor