2009 SGN Music Awards

The winners of the 2009 SGN Music Awards were announced last night in Smyrna, TN.   It was nice to see my personal favorites, The Booth Brothers, take home a lot of them!  Here is a complete listing of the awards and winners.  Please visit sogospelnews.com for more information.

SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Your Cries Have Awoken the Master” – Mike & Kelly Bowling (written by Becky & Sonya Isaacs)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Room For More – Booth Brothers (produced by Barry Weeks)

PACESETTER:
National Quartet Convention

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Crabb Revival

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Michael Booth (Booth Brothers)

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Lauren Talley (Talley Trio)

MALE GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Booth Brothers

FEMALE GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Perry Sisters

MIXED GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Karen Peck & New River

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (Artist):
Becky & Sonya Isaacs (The Isaacs)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR (Professional):
Marty Funderburk

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Artist):
Roger Talley (Talley Trio)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (Professional):
Lari Goss

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR:
Steve Allen

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
Kim Collingsworth (Collingsworth Family)

BEST LIVE PERFORMER:
Booth Brothers

TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN SONG OF THE YEAR:
“The Potter Knows the Clay” – The Perrys (written by Marcia Henry & Allie LaPointe)

TRADITIONAL SOUTHERN ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
God’s Been Good – Legacy Five (produced by Steve Mauldin)

PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Your Cries Have Awoken the Master” – Mike & Kelly Bowling (written by Becky & Sonya Isaacs)

PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Room For More – Booth Brothers (produced by Barry Weeks)

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Hey” – Karen Peck & New River (written by Karen Peck Gooch & John Darin Rowsey)

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Faith To Believe – Mike & Kelly Bowling (produced by Mike Bowling & Tre’ Corley)

SPECIAL EVENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR:
Personal – Kim Collingsworth (directed by David Brainard)

FAN FAVORITE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Gold City