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13 September 2007

NQC 2007: Arrival in Louisville

Posted in: NQC — Daniel J. Mount @ 12:09 pm

Hello from Louisville! My hotel’s wireless Internet seems to be working great, so it looks like we’re set for regular updates. I won’t be taking my laptop into Freedom Hall, so be looking for posts on the Bloggers’ Conference, the Fan Awards, and the Evening Concerts bright and early tomorrow morning!

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Singing News Fan Awards 2007: My Guesses

Posted in: Awards, Commentary, Singing News — Daniel J. Mount @ 5:36 am

Here is where I posted my picks for the 2007 Fan Awards. Now as to my guesses:

  • Group – Legacy Five. Add a Roger Bennett sympathy vote + the fact that Greater Vision isn’t in the top 5 + the fact that Live in Music City is simply a great project, and that looks positive to Legacy Five. But this award could really go to any of the top 5, although I’d view Legacy Five, Inspirations, and Signature Sound as the three most likely winners.
  • Male Singer – Gerald Wolfe.
  • Female Singer – Libbi Perry Stuffle. I know this has been a rebuilding year for the Perrys, but I guessed Libbi anyhow.
  • Horizon Group – Ball Brothers. (Also my vote.)
  • Horizon Individual – Dustin Sweatman. (Also my vote.)
  • Young Artist – Joseph Habedank. (Also my vote.)
  • Musician – Roger Bennett. We’ll see.
  • Songwriter – Rodney Griffin. I must admit I’m hoping for a Dianne Wilkinson win.
  • Album of the Year: Live in Music City (Legacy Five). Add it being Roger Bennett’s last album to the fact that it’s simply a great project, and I think you might have a winner.
  • Tenor of the Year: Ernie Haase. (Second guess: Brian Free.)
  • Lead Singer of the Year: Gerald Wolfe. I voted for Arthur Rice, though, and he deserves to win one of these years.
  • Baritone of the Year: Mark Trammell. (Second guess: Rodney Griffin.)
  • Bass of the Year: Tim Duncan. I consider this a wide-open category where anyone could win, but I just decided to guess for the man who got my vote.
  • Alto of the Year: Libbi Perry Stuffle. (She’s also who I voted for.)
  • Soprano of the Year: Kim Hopper. (She’s also who I voted for.)
  • Song: “I Have Not Forgotten” (Inspirations). Though “Once Upon a Cross” is the song that I want to see win, I really like this song, too…and a song at this level, that gets even people who hate the Inspirations humming along, stands a chance.
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The Best Lineup that Never Was: Couriers

Posted in: Commentary — Daniel J. Mount @ 5:21 am

My friend, blogger John Scheideman, borrowed the idea that I had yesterday and applied it to the Couriers. Here’s his best Couriers lineup that never was:

Tenor-Larry Ford
Lead-Neil Enloe (actually the Couriers lead)
Baritone-Mark Trammell
Bass-Tim Beitzel (with the modern-day Couriers Trio, but never with the Couriers Quartet)

I plan to post the regular installments of this series weekly, but I liked his lineup so much I decided to give it an honorary mention in my own series. (This isn’t an official entry, so I just might be re-using some of the singers here later!) Check out his post here.

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I’m heading off to NQC shortly. My hotel does have Internet access, but you still might not hear from me until tomorrow morning. We’ll see!

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