2006 Singing News Fan Award Ballot
The March 2006 issue of Singing News comes to subscribers with the "Official Nominating Ballot" for the 36th Annual Singing News Fan Awards bound between pages 50 and 51.
Here's who is getting my votes this year:
Female Singer: Lauren Talley
Male Singer: Arthur Rice
Alto: Susan Jackson
Soprano: Charlotte Ritchie
Album: Anything But Ordinary, Everything But Typical (Dove Brothers)
Song: "He Saw It All" (Booth Brothers)
Horizon Individual: Jeremy Lile (Crystal River Quartet)
Horizon Group: Crystal River
Tenor: John Rulapaugh
Lead: Arthur Rice
Baritone: Mark Trammell
Bass: David Hester
Band: Crabb Family
Songwriter: Joel Lindsey
Traditional Quartet: Dove Brothers
Mixed Quartet: Perrys
Trio: Mark Trammell Trio
Soloist: Mark Lowry
Young Artist: Scott Inman
Zip Code: 28018...OK, that was a joke...but it's on the form as if it's a category.
I'm also voting for:
Musician: Doug Riley
Pianist: Anthony Burger
I don't know if other fans will do what I'm doing on those last two categories or not, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if they did. Call it a "sympathy vote" or whatever you want, but I think a Fan Award given posthumously would be a tremendous way to honor the accomplishments of these two men. If these awards were based on outstanding accomplishments over the past year rather than being fan favorites, I might vote differently, but I think these are the two guys fans are going to be remembering most fondly for the next little while.
I'm not voting in the large or medium market DJ categories since I don't get a chance to hear any of them, but I'm voting in the small market for the one guy I hear with any regularity. By the way, if you're keeping score, the categories for Syndicated Radio Show and Video are GONE. One new category this year is for Artist Website. My votes in these categories go to:
Artist Website: www.hopescall.com
Small Market DJ: James Metcalf, WJFJ, Columbus, NC
