Comments on: Statement from Jim Cumbee on Fan Awards

By: george

george — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:59:56 +0000

I agree with Jim Cumby.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:09:12 +0000

Plus, he makes a few historical mistakes.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:08:17 +0000

Interesting comments about this over at averyfineline.com. Not that I agree with everything he says, but it’s an interesting view.

By: MissGizmo

MissGizmo — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:15:54 +0000

Since it is their (Singing News) magizine I know there can do what they want concerning the awards, but personnaly I do not like the idea. I have also heard they are moving the time for the awards to be given from Thursday night to Saturday afternoon.

Daniel thanks for letting us know what they are planning. Keep up the good work.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:00:09 +0000

Cindy, along that same line of reasoning, I would have to guess that this will effectually eliminate all or nearly all bass singers from receiving an award. When people to date have thought “male vocalist,” they have almost never voted a bass singer into that position. George Younce is the only exception who comes to mind, and even then he only won the award a few times and he won it as much based on his baritone-range solos as anything else.

To make a long story short (something I’m not that good at doing, to read my posts!), I think the “male vocalist” is biased toward lead singers and very few baritones, tenors, and basses will have a chance at winning a Singing News Fan Award.

By: Daniel Britt

Daniel Britt — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:31:06 +0000

Although I haven’t given it much thought until now, I do like where Jim Cumbee is coming from in his reasonings and his motives. Anything to grow the genre!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:00:27 +0000

Too bad they didn’t ask our opinion before doing this!! I think it’s a bad move! To put all singers together under one heading – “Favorite Male Vocalist and Favorite Female Vocalist”- just doesn’t make sense. I have favorite singers in each category who wouldn’t necessarily be my “Favorite Male Vocalist.” I think there are other categories that could be cut out that makes more sense – like DJ, Superfan, etc.!! But that’s just MHO!!!

By: HeidiSGF

HeidiSGF — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:45:54 +0000

Thanks for telling us about this and getting the confirmation. I, for one, don’t like this change. But nobody asked me

By: Adam Wallace

Adam Wallace — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:14:00 +0000

Thanks for the article Daniel.

I agree with you.