SPECIAL DAYWIND RECORDS
First first round of voting in the 2021 Singing News Fan Awards is complete, and it has yielded the top 10 nominees in each category:
Favorite Artist
1. 11th Hour
2. Booth Brothers
3. Collingsworth Family
4. Jason Crabb
5. Brian Free & Assurance
6. Isaacs
7. Kingdom Heirs
8. Karen Peck & New River
9. The Sound
10. Triumphant Qt
Favorite Soloist
1. Mark Bishop
2. Michael Combs
3. Jason Crabb
4. Joseph Habedank
5. Mark Lowry
6. Gordon Mote
7. Ivan Parker
8. Guy Penrod
9. David Phelps
10. Lauren Talley
Favorite Quartet
1. Ball Brothers
2. Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
3. Gold City
4. Kingdom Heirs
5. Kingsmen
6. Legacy Five
7. The Old Paths
8. Mark Trammell Qt
9. Tribute Qt
10. Triumphant Qt
Favorite Duet
1. Blake & Jenna Bolerjack
2. Jim & Melissa Brady
3. Chronicle
4. Aaron & Amanda Crabb
5. Fosters
6. Josh & Ashley Franks
7. Zane & Donna King
8. Peyton Sisters
9. Runnels
10. Wilburn & Wilburn
Favorite Mixed Group
1. Collingsworth Family
2. Endless Highway
3. Erwins
4. Hoppers
5. Isaacs
6. Jordan Family Band
7. Mylon Hayes Family
8. Nelons
9. Karen Peck & New River
10. Perrys
Favorite Young Artist
1. Hope Bowling (Bowling Family)
2. Autumn Nelon Clark (Nelons)
3. Trevor Conkle (Mark Trammell Qt)
4. Katie Erwin (Erwins)
5. Kennedy Hayes (Mylon Hayes Family)
6. Alex Jordan (Jordan Family Band)
7. Levi Mills (The Sound)
8. Logan Smith (11th Hour)
9. Josh Townsend (Legacy Five)
10. Ethan Whisnant (Whisnants)
Favorite Trio
1. 11th Hour
2. Booth Brothers
3. Jeff & Sheri Easter
4. Brian Free & Assurance
5. Greater Vision
6. Martins
7. Debra Perry & Jaidyn’s Call
8. The Sound
9. Talleys
10. Whisnants
Favorite Tenor
1. Chris Allman (Greater Vision)
2. Michael Booth (Booth Brothers)
3. Brian Free (Brian Free & Assurance)
4. Ernie Haase (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
5. Chris Jenkins (Kingsmen)
6. Steve Ladd (The Old Paths)
7. Jerry Martin (Kingdom Heirs)
8. Jay Parrack (LeFevre Qt)
9. David Sutton (Triumphant Qt)
10. Archie Watkins (Inspirations)
Favorite Lead
1. Ronnie Booth (Booth Brothers)
2. Keith Erwin (Erwins)
3. Scott Fowler (Legacy Five)
4. Grant Gibson (Karen Peck & New River)
5. Rodney Griffin (Greater Vision)
6. Dean Hopper (Hoppers)
7. Clayton Inman (Triumphant Qt)
8. Arthur Rice (Kingdom Heirs)
9. Bill Shivers (Brian Free & Assurance)
10. Logan Smith (11th Hour)
Favorite Band
1. Jason Crabb
2. Jeff & Sheri Easter
3. Endless Highway
4. Gaither Vocal Band
5. Inspirations
6. Isaacs
7. Jordan Family Band
8. Kingdom Heirs
9. Primitives
10. The Sound
Favorite Baritone
1. Dustin Doyle (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
2. Jon Epley (Greater Vision)
3. Loren Harris (Kingdom Heirs)
4. Scotty Inman (Triumphant Qt)
5. Paul Lancaster (Booth Brothers)
6. Mike LeFevre (LeFevre Qt)
7. Daniel Riley (Gold City)
8. Mike Rogers (Brian Free & Assurance)
9. Josh Singletary (Tribute Qt)
10. Mark Trammell (Mark Trammell Qt)
Favorite Songwriter
1. Lee Black
2. Becky Isaacs Bowman
3. Gerald Crabb
4. Bill Gaither
5. Karen Peck Gooch
6. Rodney Griffin
7. Joseph Habedank
8. Scotty Inman
9. Dianne Wilkinson
10. Sonya Isaacs Yeary
Favorite Bass
1. Daniel Ashmore (The Old Paths)
2. Zac Barham (Down East Boys)
3. Pat Barker (Guardians)
4. Eric Bennett (Triumphant Qt)
5. Jeff Chapman (Kingdom Heirs)
6. Kody Erwin (Erwins)
7. Matt Fouch (Legacy Five)
8. Paul Harkey (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound)
9. Ray Dean Reese (Kingsmen)
10. Chris West (Gold City)
Favorite Album
1. Worship From Home (Collingsworth Family)
2. Faithful Still (Down East Boys)
3. The Journey (Greater Vision)
4. Brotherhood (Ernie Haase & Signature Sound/Booth Brothers)
5. Songs For The Times (Isaacs)
6. 40th Anniversary Reunion LIVE (Kingsmen)
7. Hope (LeFevre Qt)
8. Live Like No Other (McKameys)
9. What Love Does (The Old Paths)
10. Bigger Than Sunday (Triumphant Qt)
Favorite Soprano
1. Brooklyn Blair (Collingsworth Family)
2. Kelly Bowling (Bowling Family)
3. Melissa Brady (Jim & Melissa Brady)
4. Morgan Easter Smith (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
5. Katie Erwin (Erwins)
6. Karen Peck Gooch (Karen Peck & New River)
7. TaRanda Greene (Cana’s Voice)
8. Kim Hopper (Hoppers)
9. Amber Eppinette Saunders (11th Hour)
10. Lauren Talley (Talleys)
Favorite Song
1. Amazing Amounts Of Amazing Grace (Down East Boys)
2. You Are Loved (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
3. This Grace (Joseph Habedank)
4. Between The Prayer And The Answer (LeFevre Qt)
5. I Believe The Book (Legacy Five)
6. The God I Serve (Karen Peck & New River)
7. Never A Time (Perrys)
8. Can I Get A Witness (The Sound)
9. God Has Provided Himself A Lamb (Mark Trammell Qt)
10. Eye Of The Storm (Triumphant Qt)
Favorite Alto
1. Kelly Nelon Clark (Nelons)
2. Sheri Easter (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
3. Kari Gooch (Karen Peck & New River)
4. Wendy Hayes (Mylon Hayes Family)
5. Susan Peck Jackson (Karen Peck & New River)
6. Jaquita Lindsey (11th Hour)
7. Courtney Metz (Collingsworth Family)
8. Libbi Stuffle (Perrys)
9. Debra Talley (Talleys)
10. Susan Whisnant (Whisnants)
Favorite New Artist
1. Avenue
2. Bowling Sisters
3. Endless Highway
4. Vernon Greeson
5. Heart 2 Heart
6. Jordan Family Band
7. Soul’s Harbor
8. The Sound
9. Sunday Drive
10. Westward Road
Favorite Musician
1. Becky Isaacs Bowman (Isaacs)
2. Kim Collingsworth (Collingsworth Family)
3. Jared Easter (Jeff & Sheri Easter)
4. Matthew Gooch (Karen Peck & New River)
5. Jacob Mills (The Sound)
6. Gordon Mote (Soloist)
7. Josh Singletary (Tribute Qt)
8. Josh Townsend (Legacy Five)
9. Gerald Wolfe (Greater Vision)
10. Sonya Isaacs Yeary (Isaacs)
Congratulations to all of the nominees! The second round of voting takes place with the ballot in the May issue of the magazine. The final vote, later this year will set the winners, and the results will be announced at The National Quartet Convention in September.
