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The Diplomats and Common Grace Quartet Added as Performers for 2005 SGN Music Awards Celebration
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Lamp Music Group recording artists The Diplomats and Common Grace Quartet were recently added as performers for the 2005 SGN Music Awards Celebration. The Awards Celebration is set to take place on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. The location of the event is set for Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN.
The Diplomats are based out of Carrollton, GA. Group members consist of Jimmy Pearson, Rita Pearson, Corey Pearson, Lamar Newton, and Kevin Cooke.
Common Grace Quartet is based out of Cartersville, GA. Group members consist of Chris Elrod, Mark Hooker, Brian Morse, and Harold McVey.
Additional performers already announced for the Awards Celebration are Gold City, Mike Bowling, Hoskins Family, McRaes, Gerald Crabb, Three Bridges, Hope’s Call, Christlike, Jonathan White, and Calvary Construction Company.
The official sponsors for the 2005 SGN Music Awards Celebration are DJ Man Promotions, Lamp Music Group, and Sweetest Song I Know ~ A Tribute to the Happy Goodmans, the brand new solo recording from Johnny Minick.
More information on the 2005 SGN Music Awards Celebration can be found at http://www.southerngospelnews.com.
More information on DJ Man promotions can be found at http://www.djmanpromotions.com.
Lamp Music Group’s home on the web is http://www.lampmusic.com.
Product ordering information and booking contact information for Johnny Minick can be found at http://www.johnnyminick.com.
The Crabb Family led all nominees with 9 nominations this year. Following right behind the Crabb Family were the Isaacs, McRaes, and Jody Brown Indian Family with eight nominations apiece. LordSong, Mercy’s Mark Quartet, and the Perrys all received seven nominations. Receiving six nominations apiece were Hope’s Call, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound and Gold City. Mike Bowling and CrossWay both have five nominations. Three Bridges earned 4 nods. Earning double nominations were the Whisnants, Talleys, Hoppers, Dove Brothers Quartet, Christlike, Booth Brothers, and producer/songwriter Kevin Stokes.
Stephanie Brown of the Jody Brown Indian Family earned the most individual nominations, landing in the Female Vocalist of the Year, Musician of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year (Artist) categories.
The Pacesetter Award is awarded to any artist, individual, or organization which has shown great strides in the industry and has raised the bar for others. This year’s nominees for Pacesetter are Kathy Crabb (manager for the Crabb Family), Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, the McRaes, the Perrys, and the Quartet Legacy Tour (featuring the Dove Brothers Quartet and Charlie Waller).
A partial list of nominees is listed below:
PACESETTER: Kathy Crabb, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, McRaes, Perrys, the Quartet Legacy Tour (featuring the Dove Brothers Quartet & Charlie Waller)
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Even In the Valley” (Whisnants), “Halfway” (Hope’s Call), “He Came Looking for Me” (Crabb Family), “Heat of the Battle” (Mike Bowling), “Heroes” (Isaacs), “His Life for Mine” (Talleys), “I Wish I Could Have Been There” (Perrys), “If It Had Not Been the Lord” (McRaes), “It Looks Like Love to Me” (CrossWay), “Jerusalem” (Hoppers)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Driven (Crabb Family), God Writes Our Story (Jody Brown Indian Family), Heroes (Isaacs), Life of Love (Perrys), Mercy’s Mark Quartet (Mercy’s Mark Quartet), Soul Food (LordSong), Stand Your Ground (Three Bridges), This I Know (CrossWay), Traveling On (McRaes), Where I Stand (Mike Bowling)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Donna Beauvais (Hope’s Call), Kelly Bowling (Crabb Family), Stephanie Brown (Jody Brown Indian Family), Kim Lord (LordSong), Annie McRae (McRaes)
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: Mike Bowling, Loren Harris (Perrys), Eddie Harrison (Hope’s Call), Michael Lord (LordSong), Matt McFarland (CrossWay), Jonathan White
MALE GROUP OF THE YEAR: Booth Brothers, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Gold City, Mercy’s Mark Quartet, Three Bridges
FEMALE GROUP OF THE YEAR: Beloved, McRaes, Rejoice, Ruppes, Third Promise
MIXED GROUP OF THE YEAR: Crabb Family, Hope’s Call, Isaacs, LordSong, Perrys
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Bowlings, Calvary Construction Company, Christlike, Jody Brown Indian Family, Mercy’s Mark Quartet
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (ARTIST): Stephanie Brown (Jody Brown Indian Family), Gerald Crabb, Becky & Sonya Isaacs (Isaacs), Kyla Rowland (Kyla Rowland & Deliverance), Daryl Williams (Daryl Williams Trio)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (PROFESSIONAL): Zane King, Joel Lindsey, Rebecca J. Peck, Sue C. Smith, Kevin Stokes
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: Nick Bruno, Garry Jones, Daniel & Doug Riley, Kevin Stokes, Kevin Ward
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: Stephanie Brown (Jody Brown Indian Family), Channing Eleton (Gold City), Sonya Isaacs (Isaacs), Garry Jones (Mercy’s Mark Qaurtet), Jason Webb (studio musician)
BEST LIVE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: Booth Brothers, Crabb Family, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Jody Brown Indian Family, Three Bridges
A complete list of nominees in all 23 categories can be found at SouthernGospelNews.com.
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Reader Comments
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We first heard the Diplomats sing approximately 4-5 years ago. From the moment you are introduced to any member of the Diplomat family, you will feel as if you have known them forever. Every time we have the opportunity to see the Diplomats in concert; we truly receive a blessing! We encourage everyone to see and hear the Diplomats Quartet.
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