Booth Brothers and Crabb Family the Night’s Big Winners
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The 2006 SGN Awards were handed out last night at a special concert celebration in Smyrna, Tennessee. The Booth Brothers were this year’s big winner, winning a record setting eight awards, including Song of the Year (“He Saw It All”), Album of the Year (The Blind Man Saw It All), Male Group of the Year, Traditional Southern Song of the Year (“He Saw It All”), and Fan Favorite Artist of the Year. Lead vocalist Ronnie Booth was awarded the coveted Male Vocalist of the Year, and Jim Brady was awarded Songwriter of the Year (Artist). The Booth Brothers were also given the Pacesetter Award – the evening’s biggest award that honors any artist, song, album, individual, company, etc. that raised the standard in the industry for the previous year.
The Crabb Family was awarded three awards last night. The group was given its fourth consecutive Mixed Group of the Year honor, as well as awards in the categories of Special Event Project of the Year (for Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle) and Best Live Performer.
Several artists and individuals were awarded two Ovations during the awards program, including the Collingsworth Family who won Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Musician of the Year (for Kim Collingsworth). Ernie Haase & Signature Sound received Ovations in the categories of Traditional Southern Album of the Year (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound) and Progressive Southern Song of the Year (“Do You Want to Be Forgiven?”). Gold City tied with Ernie Haase & Signature Sound in the category of Traditional Southern Album of the Year (for Heaven), while group member Daniel Riley won his third consecutive Producer of the Year (Artist) award. Doug Riley posthumously won two awards as well, including winning Producer of the Year (Artist) with his brother Daniel and Traditional Southern Album of the Year for producing Gold City’s Heaven. Songwriter Daryl Mosley won two SGN Music Awards for writing the Song of the Year and Traditional Song of the Year “He Saw It All”. Producer Phil Johnson was awarded two Ovations for his production work in the categories of Album of the Year (The Blind Man Saw It All) and Progressive Southern Album of the Year (for Karen Peck & New River’s Good To Be Free).
The event was hosted by singer/songwriter/comedienne Sondra Burnett and Chris D. Unthank, Chart & Awards Coordinator for SouthernGospelNews.com and co-owner of SSE Group. The evening featured knock-out performances from the Crabb Family, the Isaacs, the Booth Brothers, Lauren Talley, Karen Peck & New River, the McRaes, Charlotte Ritchie, Hope’s Call, the Ruppes, The Imperials, Gordon Mote, the Collingsworth Family, and host Sondra Burnett.
“We thought that our first year would be hard to top, but the 2006 SGN Music Awards Celebration blew last year’s awards ceremony out of the water,” said Deon Unthank, owner of SouthernGospelNews.com. “All of the performers were fantastic and the evening was just very relaxed and ministry oriented. We couldn’t have asked for a better Awards Celebration.”
The SGN Music Awards are an annual award handed out each year by the staff at SouthernGospelNews.com. Each January, the staff decides upon the nominees in over twenty categories. In February of that year, the readers of the site are then allowed to vote for their favorites. This is the fourth year the awards have been in existence, but it is the first year for an awards ceremony.
The official sponsors for the 2008 SGN Music Awards Celebration were Bev McCann (Loan Officer for American Home Mortgage), H&B Builders, and Bev McCann Ministries.
2005 SGN Music Award Winners:
SONG OF THE YEAR:
“He Saw It All” – Booth Brothers (written by Daryl Mosley)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
The Blind Man Saw It All – Booth Brothers (produced by Phil Johnson & Barry Weeks)
PACESETTER:
Booth Brothers
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Collingsworth Family
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Ronnie Booth (Booth Brothers)
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Lauren Talley (Talley Trio)
MALE GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Booth Brothers
FEMALE GROUP OF THE YEAR:
McRaes
MIXED GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Crabb Family
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (Artist):
Jim Brady (Booth Brothers)
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (Professional):
Rebecca J. Peck
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Artist):
Daniel & Doug Riley
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Professional):
Bubba Smith
MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
Kim Collingsworth (Collingsworth Family)
BEST LIVE PERFORMER:
Crabb Family
TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN SONG OF THE YEAR:
“He Saw It All” – Booth Brothers (written by Daryl Mosley)
TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
TIE: Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (produced by Lari Goss)
and
Heaven – Gold City (produced by Doug Riley)
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Do You Want to Be Forgiven?” – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (written by Rodney Griffin)
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Good To Be Free – Karen Peck & New River (produced by Phil Johnson & Michael Sykes)
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Friend Til the End” – Isaacs (written by Rebecca Isaacs Bowman & Sonya Isaacs)
COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
There Is Love…Then There Is His Love – Mark Bishop (produced by Mark Bishop & Jeff Collins)
SPECIAL EVENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR:
Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle – Crabb Family (produced by Kelly Bowling, Aaron Crabb, Adam Crabb, and Jason Crabb)
BEST ALBUM COVER:
Sweet Forever – Ruppes (design by Chad Smith)
BEST ARTIST/INDUSTRY WEBSITE:
Vocalive.com – Donna Beauvais & Jessica Harrison
FAVORITE RADIO PROMOTER:
Jim Stover, Crossroads Music
FAN FAVORITE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Booth Brothers
More information on the SGN Music Awards and past winners can be found at http://southerngospelnews.com .
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Author: Chris D. Unthank
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Congrats to the Booth Brothers on all of their awards. A very deserving group.
God is good all the time & all the time God is good.
Elaine Harcourt
Congrats! These guys are the very best in the Biz!
Congrats to the Collingsworth Family on their awards. You guys are doing a fantastic job! Kim, your latest piano solo recording is out of this world. Now, if we could just get the NQC to wake up and smell the coffee...
The evening WAS ministry oriented - we look forward to seeing this event continue to grow by leaps and bounds!
BRAVO BOOTH BROTHERS!!!!! It is an absolute thrill to see that Ronnie has been acknowledged for his AWESOME voice and as a group,WOW!!!! I couldn't be happier for them, these guys are very deserving!!!!
The awards ceremony last night was excellent! I enjoyed it very much. Congrats to the Booth Brothers for their very deserved awards. Congrats also to the Collingsworth Family for their awards. I would have liked to have heard Kim play the piano since she received the Musician of the Year Award. Her Playing is awesome! Great job, Everyone!
Love in Christ,
Dennis Lay
Lead singer
River City Quartet
Congrats to the Collingsworth's. I'm so proud of you. I'm glad Kim scooted the men off the bench!!
Congrats to all of the winners!
Way to go Booth Brothers, I am so proud of you. I have had a lot of favorite Groups over the last 40 years being a fan of Southern Gospel Music but to me you are one of the best. Hope to be able to hear you in person soon. I have just wore my CD out. God Bless you all. We love you all. Harold & Elizabeth Jones
What a wonderful evening!! I was so glad that Ernie Haase and Signature Sound walked away with a couple of Ovations. They are fantastic!!! Also big congrats to the Booth Brothers for all their awards. These two groups are truly deserving and I am proud to say that to me (a long time Southern Gospel Music fan)they represent Southern Gospel Music at it's finest.
Congrats to the Collingsworth Family!! As well as the Booth Brothers!! The Collingsworth family holds such grace and perfessionalism in all they do. Where has this family been? Keep up the great work.
I have LOVED the Booth Brothers for years now. Congratulations! I agree that they are the BEST. It's time they were recognized as being at THE TOP of SGM. It is also interesting to me that one of your columnist's advice is proving true. Nick Bruno continually advises new groups to learn how to improve in all areas. As far as I remember, up until recently he produced all the Booth Brother's music. Maybe he deserves some congratulations also. He seems to know what he's talking about.
All of the winners of the Ovation awards were already winners in my book but a hearty congratulations to them all. I was so thrilled to see the Collingsworth Family win two most deserved awards. They are so anointed in their music ministry and I know God is going to bless them mightily. Southern Gospel Music is never going to 'die out' as some people predict; at least not as long as so many talented people dedicate their talents to the work of the Kingdom on earth. Thank you for sharing with us the special gifts with which God has blessed you. To God be the glory.
God bless you and praise the Lord for your recent musical achievements. You deserve the highest of accolades and always give God the glory! I apreciate your Christlikeness and being authentic on and off the stage. The Presence of the Lord crowns every concert and ~my!~ how the glory falls! \o/ It is a joy just to know you and count you as 'forever' friends! Congratulations to you, Phil and Kim, and Brooklyn, Courtney, Philip, and Olivia! You are choice instuments in God's toolchest!
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All I can say, is this, IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THE SOUTHERN GOSPEL MUSIC WORLD TOOK NOTE OF PHIL AND KIMBERLY COLLINGSWORTH AND THEIR FAMILY !!!!!!!!!!
The Collingsworths Family is the BEST Out there on the ROAD for Traveling families. Keep up the Great Singing and Playing.
All of those people did a FANTASTIC job.
I am thrilled for the Collingsworth Family. They are genuine through and through and well deserving of recognition. Kim on the piano cannot be surpassed.
The Collingsworth family is awesome!!
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