Fan Awards 2007
Top 5 Ballot
Female Artist
Bean, Peg McKamey – The McKameys
Easter, Sheri – Jeff & Sheri Easter
Hopper, Kim – The Hoppers
Stuffle, Libbi – The Perrys
Whisnant, Susan – The Whisnants
Male Artist
Fowler, Scott – Legacy Five
Haase, Ernie – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Parker, Ivan – Soloist
Rice, Arthur – Kingdom Heirs
Wolfe, Gerald – Greater Vision
Tenor
Free, Brian – Brian Free & Assurance
Haase, Ernie – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Seamans, Frank – Legacy Five
Sutton, David – Triumphant Quartet
Waldroup, Jason – Greater Vision
Lead
Dibler, Matt – The Inspirations
Fowler, Scott – Legacy Five
Inman, Clayton – Triumphant Quartet
Rice, Arthur – Kingdom Heirs
Wolfe, Gerald – Greater Vision
Baritone
Anderson, Doug – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Griffin, Rodney – Greater Vision
Howard, Scott – Legacy Five
Inman, Scott – Triumphant Quartet
Trammell, Mark – Mark Trammell Trio
Bass
Bennett, Eric – Triumphant Quartet
Duncan, Tim – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Quartet
Dustin, Glenn – Legacy Five
Holcomb, Mike – The Inspirations
Stuffle, Tracy – The Perrys
Alto
Easter, Sheri – Jeff & Sheri Easter
Hopper, Connie – The Hoppers
Stuffle, Libbi – The Perrys
Talley, Debra – Talley Trio
Whisnant, Susan – The Whisnants
Soprano
Fortner, Connie – The McKameys
Gooch, Karen Peck – Karen Peck & New River
Greene, TaRanda – The Greenes
Hopper, Kim – The Hoppers
Talley, Lauren – Talley Trio
Young Artist
Fortner, Eli – The McKameys
Free, Ricky – Brian Free & Assurance
Habedank, Joseph – The Perrys
Inman, Scott – Triumphant Quartet
Sweatman, Dustin – Mark Trammell Trio
Horizon Individual
Barker, Grant – Kingsmen Quartet
Lile, Jeremy – Brian Free &Assurance
Singletary, Josh – Tribute Quartet
Sweatman, Dustin – Mark Trammell Trio
Trammell, Nick – The Perrys
Horizon Group
Ball Brothers
Browns
Crystal River
Paid In Full
Young Harmony
Musician
Bennett, Roger – Legacy Five
Collingsworth, Kim – Collingsworth Family
Holt, Matthew – The Perrys
Stice, Jeff – Triumphant Quartet
Webb, Roy – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Songwriter
Bishop, Mark
Brady, Jim
Crabb, Gerald
Griffin, Rodney
Wilkinson, Dianne
Album
Get Away Jordan – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
I Know – The Inspirations
Live In Music City – Legacy Five
Revival – Gold City
Triumphant – Triumphant Quartet
Group of the Year
Booth Brothers
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Inspirations
Legacy Five
Triumphant Quartet
Song
Give It Away – Gaither Vocal Band
He Will Hide Me – The Perrys
Heaven’s Hero – Greater Vision
Hey Jonah – Triumphant Quartet
I Have Not Forgotten – The Inspirations
I Will Trust You Lord – The McKameys
If It Takes A Valley – Brian Free & Assurance
My Anchor of Hope – Kingdom Heirs
Once Upon A Cross – Mark Trammell Trio
Strike Up The Band – Legacy Five
Legacy 5 and The Triumphant Quartet were the two most nominated groups with 9 nominations each.? Ernie Haase & Signature Sound was next with 7 nominations.
There were? only a few? surprises to me on this years ballot.? Of those that surprised me, I suppose all were deserving except for Josh Singletary.? How many times are you eligible for this award? I suppose if you change groups annually, then you can be nominated for this award until you settle with one group.? I can’t imagine the thought process that went behind putting him on the ballot again this year for this award.
I think Tracy Stuffle is a good bass singer and deserving of the nomination, but I was disappointed that Jeff Chapman didn’t make the list.? I was also disappointed that Kyla Rowland didn’t make the Top 5 this year.? That said, Jim Brady has written several great songs of late, so I don’t have a problem with him making the Top 5 either.?
I thought for sure that Greater Vision would make the Top 5 for Group of the Year, but the Booth Brothers made it instead.? I guess you get used to certain groups being in the top spots that you sometimes overlook groups that have been on the rise.? The Booth Brothers are a talented group and recently, their songs have just been better than what Greater Vision has put out.? Add that to the fact that Bill Gaither has utililized the Booth Brothers for his Homecoming concerts, then I really should not have been surprised by getting a spot in the top 5.?
I don’t know why that I didn’t expect Ernie Haase to make the Top 5 for Male Vocalist, but I didn’t.? I really thought that Eric Bennett would make the Top 5 in this category, but I guess since the Singing News reinstated the Individual awards for Tenor, Lead, Baritone, & Bass, people overlooked him for the Male Vocalist category.? To me, Eric is a stronger vocalist than Ernie.
I’ll not go into detail with you I think will win the awards.? There will be plenty of time for speculation by everyone in the months to come.
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