The
37th Annual GMA Music Awards
are scheduled for April 5, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee. Wayne Haun
is honored with four nominations including Southern Gospel Album of the Year
(Brian Free & Assurance, Live in New York City), Bluegrass Album of the Year
(The Lewis Family, One Rose), Instrumental Album of the Year (Songs of
Remembrance), and Bluegrass Song of the Year ("One Rose" co-written with
Marty Funderburk and Mike Richards). Haun also gives nods and kudos to Brian
Free & Assurance for their nomination for Southern Gospel Song of the Year
("Long As I Got King Jesus") and the Christ Tabernacle Choir for
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year ("The Presence Of The Lord").
"I am so honored to be a part of these recordings, and I'm very excited
about the program this year. I want to extend a big congrats to Marty
Funderburk on his first nomination. This has been a long time coming. I also
want to say a huge thank you to Tracey Phillips for her part in the
instrumental recording." says Haun.
Brian Free &
Assurance
have just released "It's So
God" on CD. This refreshing new project includes a slate of hits for this
award winning quartet. It contains a variety of styles including Traditional
Southern Gospel ("Deep, Deep Sea", "It's Good And It's God"), Traditional
Gospel ("The Coming Of The King", "Jesus Will Pick You Up") and
Inspirational ("Man Of Sorrows", "Under Cross Examination"). The first
single, "If It Takes A Valley" has been shipped to all Southern Gospel
stations across the country. "This recording will not be foreign to
Assurance fans, but it has that extra SPARK that will intrigue you and cause
you to listen over and over. Thanks to Joel Lindsey, Sue Smith, Marty
Funderburk, Kyla Rowland, Tony Wood and a list of many songwriters who
helped us to make this CD the success I know it will be." says Haun.
Hissong
has just completed a new recording. Watching And Waiting, produced by Haun,
will release this spring. The first single with the same title has already
started to soar up the charts. This new recording promises to be a
favorite for Hissong fans. Check out the stories section for an up close and
behind the scenes look at this exciting new group. Check out
www.hissongmusic.com
The Ball Brothers
have completed their premier recording for Permanent Records. This
self-titled CD will be released February 20. This talented young group will
be seen this year as an opening act for The Martins as well as their own
signature dates. Sound clips of the new recording can be heard at
www.theballbrothers.com. Check
out the stories section for more news about this exciting new group.
The
Galloways
will be releasing The Times of Our Lives
in September. This recording, produced by
Wayne Haun, has a variety of styles ranging from Southern Gospel, to Bluegrass
and Inspirational. Several of today's top gospel writers have contributed
songs to this recording including Haun, Barbara Huffman, Rodney Griffin,
Tony Wood, Aaron Wilburn, Sue C. Smith, Sandy Knight and Paula Stefanovich.
You can order online at www.thegalloways.org.
The first single, He Led Me Out To Lead Me In is soaring up the charts.
Be sure to check out Lyn Rowell's review in the stories section.
Live
at the River...My Story, My Song has
been released by Kirk Talley
and can be ordered online at www.kirk-talley.com.
This live CD features Kirk with the River of Life Choir It also includes
special guest appearances by Dean & Mary Brown, Crystal River Quartet,
as well as a duet with Allyson Durham Speer
The
Perrys latest
recording Remembering the Happy Goodmans,
produced by Wayne Haun, is now available for purchase. This recording
is a truly authentic representation of past hits including I Wouldn't
Take Nothing For My Journey Now, Who Am I and God Walks The Dark Hills.
Sixteen songs are included on this project. Visit www.perrysministries.com
for sound clips from the recording. Daywind records has launched a website
dedicated to this recording. It contains stories from both the Perrys
and the Goodman family as well as a section for visitor comments.
Visit them at www.rememberingthegoodmans.com
I
Will Find You Again has been nominated by the fans of
the Singing News Magazine for Song of the Year. This No.1 single, co-written
with Joel Lindsey and Cindi Ballard and produced by Haun, has received
several nominations this year including Southern Gospel Song of the Year
at the 2005 DOVE Awards. This song will be performed by the Perrys at
the awards presentation in Louisville, KY for the National Quartet Convention
in September. For more information on the Perrys, visit them at www.perrysministries.com
Wayne
Haun recently visited with Brian Free & Assurance,
Christ Tabernacle Choir, and Daywind Records
in New York City to celebrate the No.1 single Long As I Got King Jesus.
Both the single and recording have received great reviews and reception
since it released in November 2004. Both the single and the video, Live
in New York City, produced by Haun, are nominated for Singing News Fan Awards.
Visit www.brianfreeandassurance.com
for more information about the recording and this award winning quartet.
Wayne
Haun will be a clinician at this years Write About
Jesus workshop in St . Louis, Missouri. Several new songwriters have
received both writing deals and cuts by major artists as a result of this
incredible event. For more information, visit them at www.writeaboutjesus.com
One
Rose, written by Wayne Haun, Marty Funderburk, and Mike Richards
and recorded by the Lewis Family, has been
shipped to Bluegrass radio as a single. According to reviews by both critics
and fans, this song will be included in the long line of hits released
by the Lewis Family. It was written as a tribute to the late Roy "Pop"
Lewis. Visit www.thelewisfamilymusic.com
for samples of this landmark recording produced by Haun.