Diamond Awards Top 10 Ballot posted online
The Diamond Awards Top 10 Ballot has been posted online here. I did not vote in all categories, since in several categories 7-10 of the nominees were names I was unfamiliar with. In the categories I did vote for, here are my picks:
- Living Legend: Ed O’Neal
- Group: The Perrys
- Trio: Greater Vision
- Soloist: Mark Bishop
- Male Vocalist: Brian Free (I decided to think outside my usual box for this vote and my next…)
- Female Vocalist: Susan Whisnant
- Songwriter: Wayne Haun
- Instrumentalist: For me, it was a toss-up between Stewart Varnado and Kim Collingsworth, and I’ll keep quiet as to which I picked
- Comedian: Tim Lovelace
- Bluegrass Artist: Chuck Wagon Gang (though why they were in this category beats me)
- Favorite Artist Website: Karen Peck and New River
- Favorite Industry Website: Singing News
- Song of the Year, Album of the Year: no votes cast
