Down East Country Music Association

Pioneers Award

1981           Yodelin' Slim Clark
1982           Dick Curless
1983      Ken MacKenzie
1984           Hal "Lone Pine" Breau
1985           Ray and Ann Little
1986           Florence Rich
1987           Gene and Flo Hooper
1988           Curly O'Brien
1989           Jack and Louise Thurlow
1990           Dick Carney
1991            Betty Gribbin
1992           Betty Cody
1993           Ruth Dennet
1994           Daddy Frank Pierce
1995            Rusty Rogers
1996            Al Hawkes
1997           Howard Allen
1998            Rose Rio
1999           Evans Fitch
2000            "Tennessee" Ted Varney
2001            Oliver "Nick" Nicholas
2002            Ginger Mae Dyer
2003            Norman " Norm" DeCoteau
2004            Gary Leet
2005            Burt Truman
2006            Herbert "Deak" Hamilton
2007            Jim Crocker
2008           "Country" Jim Palmer