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Wednesday February 27th, 2002

U2, Scotty Moore, Earl Scruggs win Gibson Guitar Awards

The Edge, Adam Clayton and U2 each won awards yesterday at the Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards held yesterday at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood. Rock guitar pioneer Scotty Moore and legendary banjo great Earl Scruggs received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award, the programs top honor.

Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz and actor/comedian Mark DeCarlo hosted the annual awards luncheon attended by many of the nominees, past and current winners as well as Gibson and music industry executives. The nominations included over 50 artists in 10 categories that encompass guitar-driven music genres of rock, blues, folk, country and jazz.

The annual Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards are traditionally presented on the day before the Grammy Awards to recognize guitar players (and players of related fretted instruments) for their artistic accomplishments and to honor musicians who reflect the spirit of Orville H. Gibson (1856-1918) and his belief in quality, innovation and tradition. Nominees and winners are voted upon by members of the music media.

Winners of the 2002 Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards are:

Best Guitar Band U2	Best Rock Guitarist The Edge (U2)
Best Acoustic Guitarist (Male) Dave Matthews	Best Acoustic Guitarist (Female) India.Arie
Best Country Guitarist (Male) Brad Paisley	Best Country Guitarist (Female) Gillian Welch
Best Blues Guitarist Keb' Mo'	Best Jazz Guitarist Acoustic Alchemy - Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale
Best Bassist Adam Clayton (U2)	Les Paul Horizon Award (Most Promising Up and Coming Guitarist) Pete Yorn

Here are exclusive photos from the awards presentation:

The shows host was actor/comedian Mark DeCarlo.

Acoustic Alchemy warms up the crowd.

Gillian Welch with her Best Country Guitarist award.

Brad Paisley thanks Gibson for its impact on musical styles.

Acoustic Alchemy accepting the Best Jazz Guitarist award.

Keb' Mo' humbly acknowledges the other great artists nominated for Best Blues guitarist.

Pete Yorn examines his Horizon Award.

Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz introduces the Lifetime Achievement Award winners.

Earl Scruggs and Scotty Moore graciously accept their Lifetime Achievement Awards

Each legend was presented with a special instrument.

Everyone gathered for a group photo.

Scotty Moore, Henry Juszkiewicz and Keb' Mo' sat in with Paul E Tone and friends.

Scotty plays a solo on "Heartbreak Hotel."

Just a click away. . . Orville H. Gibson Gibson Custom, Art, & Historic division The Winners... U2       Gillian Welch      Pete Yorn The Edge       Keb' Mo'      Brad Paisley Dave Matthews      Acoustic Alchemy India.Arie      Adam Clayton Earl Scruggs Scotty Moore Past Winners and Nominees 2001 Gibson Guitar Awards 2001 Gibson Awards photo gallery 2000 Gibson Guitar Awards 2000 Gibson Awards photo gallery 1999 Gibson Guitar Awards 1999 Gibson Awards photo gallery Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Foundation Grammy Awards Knitting Factory

The Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards are presented by Gibson Guitar Corp. and also serve to benefit, through financial assistance, the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Foundation, which helps disabled children through music therapy clinics, research and programs throughout the world.

Orville H. Gibson made the first Gibson instruments in 1894, and since then the Gibson company has produced classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins and banjos. Headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.s family of brands includes Epiphone, Dobro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Slingerland, Maestro, Baldwin, Chickering and Wurlitzer.

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