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PALESTINE, TX – The
Academy of Texas Music, Inc. has released the list of official nominees for
the 7th annual Texas Music AwardsTM
to be held on Sunday, April 26th at the Palestine
Civic
Center in Palestine. The show will feature a concert by the host, legendary cowboy
singer Michael Martin Murphey immediately following the presentations.
At least a dozen
nominated artists will take the stage to perform for this prestigious event
and
awards will be handed out in fifteen categories to deserving Texas musicians
and professionals.
The awards show,
presented this year by Northeast Texas-based MyTexasMusic.com, the retail
partner of the show’s production company, Payline Productions, will feature
talent from several styles of music.
The annual event also serves as a fundraiser for the non-profit Academy of
Texas Music, Inc. which seeks sponsorships and donations to further its
efforts toward music education programs, scholarships, recognition projects,
and benevolence programs for musicians in need.
Jinelle Boyd, Executive Director of the Academy of
Texas Music,
Inc. and co-founder of the Texas Music AwardsTM
explains how important this process is to the nominees.
”Independent artists need something to bridge the gap between regional
success and the national attention they deserve. The Texas Music AwardsTM
serve to give these artists a stepping stone to bigger and better things.”
Nominees will arrive via limousine to a red carpet affair starting at noon
on April 26th. The show will begin at 2:00 p.m. and the Michael
Martin Murphey concert will begin around 6:00 p.m. Those who hold tickets
to the awards show will be admitted to the concert at no charge.
The voting process includes a public voting component, and interested fans
are encouraged to visit the Texas Music AwardsTM
website to learn more about the process which begins February 2nd
and continues through February 20th.
“The collective public vote is important,” says Boyd, “but the bulk of the
voting is done by the Academy Board of Honorees which is comprised of those
who have received the awards over the past six years. This year’s
recipients will be added to the Board of Honorees. This is how we insure
that the awards are more about the music and less of a simple popularity
contest.”
Sponsorships are still available for the 7th annual awards show
and range from $100 to $50,000. Each level of sponsorship comes with a
pre-determined number of tickets, so this is a sure way to get good seats.
Tickets go on sale to the public March 1st, and a quick sell out
is expected.
For more information on voting, the awards, or sponsorships, visit
www.texasmusicawards.org
A list of the 2008 nominees appears below:
Producer
Mark Addison / Fred Andrews (Austin, TX) “MILE BY MILE” (Honeybrowne)
Steve Christensen / John Evans (Houston,
TX) “LUCKY 13” (John Evans)
Billy High (Cuero,
TX) “HIGHSPEED HAYRIDE” (Highspeed Hayride)
Ryan Murphey / Michael Martin Murphey (Dallas, TX) “RIDIN’ THE RIO GRANDE
(Michael Martin Murphey)
Rodney Pyeatt (Temple,
TX) “EVERYTHING IN COLOR” (Cody Riley)
Vocal Duo or Group
Byrd & Street (Austin, TX)
Dewveall (Houston, TX)
Moon & The Starz (Linden,
TX)
Rockin' Gospel Project (Austin, TX)
Smythe and Taylor (Houston, TX)
Musician
Joe Forlini, guitar (Austin, TX) “BACK TO THE ROADHOUSE” (Smokey Wilson)
Cornell Kinderknecht, multiple inst. (Dallas, TX) “NIGHTFALL” (Cornell
Kinderknecht)
Justin Lowe, piano (Deer Park, TX) “TRAINED PROFESSIONALS” (Billy Bourbon)
Tubie Pushee, guitar (Navasota,
TX) “THE LONESTAR BLUES” (Tubie
Pushee)
Rodney Pyeatt, guitar (Temple,
TX) “EVERYTHING IN COLOR” (Cody Riley)
Record
“Boots” – Highspeed Hayride (Goliad, TX) “HIGHSPEED HAYRIDE”
“Jim Marshall” - Sam Sliva (Austin, TX) “SEE YOU AROUND”
“Lucky Me Lonely You” Jerry Audley (Anna, TX) “AUDLEY ENOUGH”
“Mile By Mile” – Honeybrowne (Austin, TX) “MILE BY MILE”
“You Had Me At My Best” – Wade Bowen (Austin, TX) “IF WE EVER MAKE IT HOME”
Song
“All For The Price Of One Love” Richard Bowden, songwriter (Linden,
TX) Moon & The Starz
“Day By Day” Jerry Audley, songwriter (Anna, TX) Jerry Audley
“Found You” David Lutes, songwriter (Austin, TX) Plumtucker
“Gather ‘Round” Tres Womack, songwriter (Bastrop, TX) Tres Womack
”Settle For Lonely” Gene Moreno, songwriter (Goliad, TX) Highspeed Hayride
Female Vocalist
Connie Mims (The Woodlands, TX) “GO DEEP” (Connie Mims)
DeAnne Moore (Coppell,
TX) “NEVER TOO LATE” (DeAnne Moore)
Gaylynn Robinson (Luling, TX) “LOVE AND HEARTACHE” (Gaylynn Robinson)
Crystal Sands (Frankston,
TX) “CRYSTAL SANDS” (Crystal Sands)
T.C. Smythe (Houston, TX) “COME WHAT MAY” (Smythe and Taylor)
Male Vocalist
Wade Bowen (Austin, TX) “IF WE EVER MAKE IT HOME” (Wade Bowen)
David Lutes (Austin,
TX) “SOLO STAGES” (Plumtucker)
Jonathon Dewveall (Houston,
TX) “THE WATER EP” (Dewveall)
Jay Sims (Sisterdale,
TX) “HALF SOULS AND HEALS” (Jay Sims)
Jerry Audley (Anna,
TX) “AUDLEY ENOUGH” (Jerry Audley)
Album
Jerry Audley (Anna,
TX) “AUDLEY ENOUGH”
Mike Blakely (Bluffton, TX) “THE RAREST OF THE BREED”
John Evans (Houston, TX) “LUCKY 13”
Highspeed Hayride (Goliad, TX) “HIGHSPEED HAYRIDE”
Tres Womack (Bastrop, TX) “FREAK SHOW”
Entertainer
Mike Blakely (Bluffton,
TX)
Wade Bowen (Austin, TX)
John Evans (Houston, TX)
Kelly McGuire (League City, TX)
Michael Martin Murphey (Dallas,
TX)
Singer/Songwriter
Derek Aramburu (Cypress, TX)
Danny Everitt (The Woodlands, TX)
Brian Kalinec (Houston, TX)
Connie Mims (The Woodlands, TX)
Hank Woji (Houston,
TX)
Rising Star
Dewveall (Houston, TX) “THE WATER EP”
Joel Hofmann Band (San Marcos, TX) “ONE MORE DAY”
DeAnne Moore (Coppell,
TX) “NEVER TOO LATE”
Cody Riley (Canton, TX) “EVERYTHING IN COLOR”
Crystal Sands (Frankston,
TX) “CRYSTAL SANDS”
Live Band
Ben Morris and the Great American Boxcar Chorus (College
Station, TX)
Highspeed Hayride (Goliad, TX)
Jerry Audley Band (Anna, TX)
The Silverado Band (Katy/Huntsville, TX)
Wade Hatton and Texas Hat Band (Arlington,
TX)
Disc Jockey
J.B. Cloud – KBCY – Abilene,
TX
Ryan Fox – 99.5 The Wolf – Ft. Worth,
TX
Daniel Miller – RadioFreeTexas.org – Nederland, TX
Scotty Preston – KOLI – Wichita Falls, TX
Dave Wheaton – KBHT – Grapeland, Texas
Broadcast Radio Station
KBCY – 99.7 FM – Abiline, TX
KGSR – 107.1 FM – Austin, TX
KHYI – 95.3 FM – Dallas, TX
KOLI – 94.9 FM – Wichita Falls, TX
KPFT – 90.1 FM – Houston, TX
Internet Radio
Station
Radio Free Texas www.radiofreetexas.org (Nederland, TX)
Texas Music World www.texasmusicworld.com (Taft,
TX)
Toss M Music www.tossmmusic.com (Arlington,
TX)
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If you would like to interview any of the nominees or Michael Martin
Murphey, send your request to: tmatexas@aol.com
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