PHILADELPHIA, Miss. – The Dunaways, one of Southern Gospel’s most beloved talents, has recently been nominated for a 2007 SGN Music Award. The nominees were announced last Sunday, January 21, 2007 on the SouthernGospelNews.com website and through press release.
The Dunaways received a nomination for Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year for the group’s critically acclaimed Zion Music Group debut Revival. The group was nominated alongside industry favorites Sondra Burnett, Sharron Kay King, Young Harmony, and Mike & Kelly Bowling.
“We are so honored to once again be nominated for an SGN Music Award,” mentioned Tammy Dunaway of the Dunaways. “Revival was a real labor of love for our family, and we are so excited to see it recognized in such a great awards program.”
Deon Unthank, administrator for SouthernGospelNews.com said, “The Dunaways had been absent for too long, and Revival was a great way to make their comeback! They deserved this nomination!”
This is the group’s seventh career nomination in the SGN Music Awards.
The nominees for the SGN Music Awards were chosen by the staff of SouthernGospelNews.com. Fans and readers of SouthernGospelNews.com will get a chance to vote for the winners of the 2007 SGN Music Awards beginning February 1, 2007. The winners will be announced at the SGN Music Awards Celebration in Smyrna, Tennessee on Tuesday, April 17, 2007. For more information – visit SouthernGospelNews.com.
More information regarding the SGN Music Awards Celebration – including hosts, performers, venue, and sponsors will be announced at a later date.
Revival, which was produced by industry veterans Les Butler and Kevin McManus, is the Dunaways’ Zion Music Group debut. Revival was engineered by Kevin McManus, Tyson Pardee, Marcus Pickel, and group member Tammy Dunaway. The new recording features studio work by Jason Webb, Bryan Sutton, Steve Brewster, Aubrey Haney, Kelly Back, and many more.
The new album features original songs written by group members Tammy Dunaway and Kanah Dunaway-Lovern, as well as prominent songwriters like Marty Funderburk, Larry Petree, Joel Lindsey, Mark Condon, and many more. The album also features special guest Dottie Rambo on “I Just Came to Talk With You Lord.”
Revival is now available at the Dunaways’ home on the web and at Christian retail via New Day Distributors.
For more information on the Dunaways, visit http://dunawaymusic.
Fans can log on to the Dunaways’ MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/dunawaymusic.
About The Dunaways
Based out of Philadelphia, Mississippi, The Dunaways have quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the Southern Gospel community. In only a few short years, the group has released two critically acclaimed releases and have sent several songs to the top of the charts like “Beautiful Day,” “Calvary Still Touches Me,” and the group’s current single “He Answered Your Prayer.” The popular mixed group recently signed a recording contract with Zion Records and just released Revival with the label. The group was nominated for Horizon Group of the Year in the Singing News Fan Awards and New Artist of the Year in the SGMG Harmony Honors both in 2004.
Author: Chris D. Unthank
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Written: 01/31/2007
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Love this cd! Keep up the Great Work!
Congrats! You know I love it. I love you all too.
You all deserve this award like no other for all the hard work and great talent put into it. We love you! Good luck! God bless.
Congraulations on your nomination, You deserve it, God Bless You, We love you. It's a great CD
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