2006
The Southern Gospel Music Awards - 2006
Person of the Year
Roger Bennett
Favorite Radio Personality
Paul Heil
Favorite Radio Station
WJBZ
Favorite Female Vocalist
Kim Hopper
Favorite Female Soloist
TaRanda Greene
Favorite Male Vocalist
Guy Penrod
Favorite Male Soloist
Ivan Parker
Favorite Songwriter
Kirk Talley
Favorite Alto
Connie Hopper
Favorite Baritone
Mark Lowry
Favorite Bass
Tim Duncan
Favorite Lead
Guy Penrod
Favorite Soprano
Kim Hopper
Favorite Tenor
Kirk Talley
Favorite Musician
Sonya Isaacs
Favorite Band
Isaacs
Favorite Junior Artist
Karlye Hopper
Favorite Regional Group
Victoria Huggins
Favorite Duet
Kirk Talley and Allison Speer
Favorite Trio
Booth Brothers
Favorite Mixed Group
The Hoppers
Favorite Male Quartet
Gaither Vocal Band
Video / DVD of the Year
Jerusalem - The Hoppers
Album of the Year
The Blind Man Saw It All - Booth Brothers
Song of the Year
Sky Full Of Angels - TaRanda Greene
Concert or Event of the Year
Gatlinburg Gathering
Concert Promoter of the Year
Ray Flynn
Favorite Artist Web Site
Mark Lowry
Hoppers, Kirk Talley, TaRanda Greene, Isaacs, Mark Lowry, Booth Brothers, Guy Penrod win multiple awards in this years exciting awards show presentation
Winston Salem, NC- October 28th, 2006 was an exciting night for Southern Gospel Music as The Southern Gospel Music Awards were presented by Caraway Media Group at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston Salem, NC. Fans cheered on their favorites as CMG’s Charles & Matt Brady along with Co-Host Tony Greene delivered the fast paced awards program filled with excitement and a few surprises.
New to the program this year was the addition of performances by a couple of the award winning artists including Kirk Talley & TaRanda Greene performing “ Oh Lamb Of Calvary” the song that got Kirk Talley & Allison Durham Speer an award for Duet of the Year. Kirk also won the “Favorite Tenor & Favorite Songwriter” awards. TaRanda Greene who won both Female Soloist & Song of the Year performed her award winning song “Sky Full Of Angels” and the Hoppers who garnered an astounding 6 awards performed their hit song “Jerusalem” which also won as the Video/DVD of the Year.
A tearful TaRanda Greene receives the Song Of The Year Award
Other awards presented to America’s Favorite Family of Gospel Music included “Favorite Mixed Group” and Karlye Hopper took the award for “Favorite Junior Artist” and Connie Hopper took home the award for “Favorite Alto.” Kim Hopper took the awards for both “Favorite Soprano & Favorite Female Vocalist.”
Host Charles Brady shares a “tall alto” story with Connie Hopper as she receives the
Favorite Alto award
Other notable winners this year included Roger Bennett being chosen for the coveted “Person Of The Year” award and Ivan Parker winning the “Favorite Male Soloist” award. Paul Heil host of the well known syndicated radio program “The Gospel Greats” won “Favorite Radio Personality” and radio station WJBZ of Tennessee took the fans “Favorite Radio Station Award.”
Tin Duncan of the Signature Sound Quartet won for “Favorite Bass” and Guy Penrod of the Gaither Vocal Band won both “Favorite Lead & Favorite Male Vocalist”. One of Bluegrass Music’s most popular groups, the Isaacs, won “Favorite Band” & Sonya Isaacs won the “Favorite Musician” award.
The awards “Favorite Concert Promoter” went to Ray Flynn of Ray Flynn Promotions & Abraham Productions and for the third consecutive year fans voted the “Gatlinburg Gathering” by Abraham Productions as their “Favorite Concert or Event” of the year.
The coveted “Favorite Male Quartet” award went to the Gaither Vocal Band for the third consecutive year. The award for “Favorite Trio” went to The Booth Brothers as did the coveted “Album Of The Year” award for “The Blind Man Saw It All.” The award for “Favorite Regional Artist” went to Victoria Huggins.
Special appreciation plaques were presented by Caraway Media Group to Premier Builders of Winston Salem, NC for their corporate sponsorship of The Southern Gospel Music Awards and to Ray Flynn Promotions for hosting the awards show in conjunction with the Christians Alternative to Halloween Event.
A tearful TaRanda Greene receives the Song Of The Year Award
Other awards presented to America’s Favorite Family of Gospel Music included “Favorite Mixed Group” and Karlye Hopper took the award for “Favorite Junior Artist” and Connie Hopper took home the award for “Favorite Alto.” Kim Hopper took the awards for both “Favorite Soprano & Favorite Female Vocalist.”
Charles presents Mark Lowry with one of two awards. Favorite Baritone
& Favorite Web Site for 2006. (Charles is the one wearing the more colorful shirt.) LOL!
Mark Lowry won the “Favorite Baritone & Favorite Web Site” awards this year and Editor Charles Brady made a special personal presentation to Mark in High Point, NC just a couple days the awards show in High Point, NC. Special photos from that event are at
www.pbase.com/maryh/110206
To check out the over 300 photos from The Southern Gospel Music Awards and The Christians Alternative to Halloween just go to www.sogospel.com and click on the “Photos” link
