CashZBoxgopet Gospel Music Association Announces Finalists For The Ninth Dove Awards NASHVILLE - The Gospel Music Associ- Gospel Album of the Year - "Jesus Christ ation has announced the finalists for the Is The Way," Walter Hawkins & Family; ninth annual Dove Awards, and an auditing "That All May Be One," Teddy Huffman & firm in Nashville mailed the final ballots on The Gems; "This Is Another Day," Andrae September 15. Crouch & The Disciples; "Time Has Made A The Dove Awards will be presented dur- Change," The Soul Stirrers; "Ride The Ship ing a special ceremony November 29 at To Zion." Gospel Keynotes. Nashville's Hyatt Regency Hotel. Other Nominees The finalists, in alphabetical order, are: Male Vocal Group - James Blackwood, Male Gospel Group - Blackwood Sr., Johnny Cook, Danny Gaither, Dallas Brothers, Cathedral, Couriers, Inspirations, Holm, Jimmy Swaggart; Female Vocal Kingsmen; Mixed Gospel Group - Andrae Group - Reba Rambo Gardner, Vestal Crouch & The Disciples, Bill Gaither Trio, Goodman, LaBresska Hemphill, Joy Cruse Family, Happy Goodman Family, McGuire, Evie Tornquist; Songwriter of the Nelson Singers, Speer Year Bill Gaither, Gordon Jensen, Gary BENEFIT PERFORMANCE The Oak Ridge Boys gospel recording group recently per- Hinson Family, Rex - - Family; Top Ten Songs of the Year "Cor- S. Paxton, Dottie Rambo, Lanny Wolfe; In- formed at a benefit for the Hollenbeck Youth Center in Los Angeles. Pictured above after - nerstone," "He Was There All The Time," strumentalist Tommy Fairchild, Dino the performance are (l-r): Buck Trent; Joe Bonsai! and Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge Boys; - Thou Art Welcome," I Wanna Kartsonakis, Roy Lewis, Henry Slaughter, Roy Clark; and Bill Golden and Richard Sterbum of the Oak Ridge Boys. "Holy Spirit Be Ready," "I Am Standing On The Solid Jimmy Swaggart; Disc Jockey of the Year Rock," "It Is Finished," "It Made News In - Larry Black, Sid Hughes, J. B. Mull, Ben- Heaven," "Learning To Lean," "One Way ton White, J. G. Whitfield; Gospel TV Top Spiritual filbums Flight," "Rise Again"; Contemporary Album Program - Cornerstone, Gospel Singing Year "Dallas Holm & Praise"; "Im- Jubilee, Jimmy Swaggart Telecast, P.T.L. 1 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL JAMES CLEVELAND(savoy7614)(Arista) of the - 700 Club. 2 FIRST LADY SHIRLEY CAESAR (RoadshowRS744R)(UA) perials 1968-72"; "Mirror," Evie Tornquist; Club, "Peace," Walt Mills; "Lady," Reba Rambo Liner Notes of a Gospel Record Album - 3 FROM AUGUSTA WITH LOVE THE SWANEEQUINTET(Creed3077)(Nashboro) Black, "Mighty Power"; Joel Gentry, 4 JOY REV. MILTON BRUNSON & THE THOMPSON COMMUNITYCHOIR(Creed3978) Gardner. Jim and "Lord We Praise (Nashboro) Traditional Album of the Year - "Bill "Live From Nashville" You"; Joe Huffam, "Cornerstone"; Jessie 5 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT GOSPEL KEYNOTES(Nashboro7187) Gaither Songs," Blackwood Brothers; A Little Peterson, "Ovation"; Layout & Design of a 6 JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY WALTER HAWKINS(Light5707)(Word) "Cornerstone," Speer Family; "Just & Gospel Album D. Brent Harris, "Ova- 7 JAMES CLEVELAND PRESENTS THE RUTH XSCHOFIELDEDITION(Savoy14445) Closer Home," Kingsmen; "Then ... - A Dennis Hill, "Then & Now"; (Arista) Now," Catherdral Quartet; "Without tion"; ... Album of Charles Hooper, "Lord We Praise You"; 8 GOTTA FIND A BETTER HOME ANGELIC GOSPEL SINGERS(Nashboro7178) Doubt," Hemphills; Inspirational To Stal- Bob McConnell, "Without A Doubt" and 9 THE COMFORTER EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS (Birthright BRS 4020) the Year - "Learning Lean," John Album Cover Photo 10 THIS IS ANOTHER DAY ANDRAE CROUCH & THE DISCIPLES(LightS583)(Word) lings; "Naturally," Rambos; "Ovation," "Cornerstone"; Gospel Dill Beaty, "Birthplace" and 11 LOVE ALIVE WALTER HAWKINS & THE LOVE CENTERCHOIR(Light5705)(word) Couriers; "Praise," Bill Gaither Trio; "Reach or Art - A Fabray Studio, 12 WONDERFUL EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS(BlrthrightBRs4005) Up & Touch God's Hand," Marijohn Wilkin; "Without Doubt"; Studio, "Lord We 13 HE'S STANDING BY THE INSTITUTIONAL RADIO CHOIR OF BROOKLYN. N.Y. Album of the Year, Non -Gospel Artist - "Reba/Lady"; Webb I B. J. Thomas; Soul Praise You. (Savoy 14458) (Arista) "Home Where Belong," 14 WHEN I GET HOME ANGELIC CHOIR (Savoy Si_ 14416)(Arista) 15 SEE YOU IN THE RAPTURE SENSATIONAL NIGHTINGALES(Peacock52227) Of Gospel New Gospel Duo 16 MYRNA MYRNA SUMMERS iSavoy14446)(Arista) Series 17 RIDE THE SHIP TO ZION THE GOSPEL KEYNOTES(Nashboro7172) Slated In Concert Debut 18 STAND UP FOR JESUS THE SAVANNAH COMMUNITY CHOIR WITH REV. ISSAC Showcases Music Associa- LOS ANGELES Contemporary gospel DOUGLAS (Creed 2376) NASHVILLE - The Gospel - group Andrus, Blackwood And Company 19 GOD'S GOODNESS WILLIE BANDS & THE MESSANGERS(HSE1478) tion, in conjunction with the Tennessee will make its initial "Grand Opening" con- 20 WITH A SONG IN OUR HEART THE CONSOLERS (Nashboro7185) Performing Arts Foundation, will sponsor a new series of gospel music performances cert appearance October 18 at 8 p.m. in entitled "Gospel Music Showcase" begin- Massey Auditorium, Belmont College. Top Inspirational filbums ning November 7. The group consists of Sherman Andrus Each Showcase will be held monthly at and Terry Blackwood, whose backgrounds Both have been 1 MIRROR EVIE TOURNQUIST (wordWST8735) the TPAF's Advent Theater in Nashville. are rooted in gospel music. of their lives. 2 HOME WHERE I BELONG B.J. THOMAS (Myrrh 6571)(Word) Presently, seven performances have been singing gospel music for most 3 GENTLE MOMENTS EVIETOURNQUIST(wordwST8714) scheduled. The concert is being sponsored by the 4 THIS IS ANOTHER DAY ANDRAE CROUCH & THE DISCIPLES(LIghts5683)(Word) The purpose of the program is to expose Belmont College Reasons in cooperation 5 DALLAS HOLM & PRAISE LIVE (GreentreeR3441) the many different areas of gospel music to with radio station WWGM 1560. 6 ME AND MY OLD GUITAR NANCY HONEYTREE (Myrrh MSB 6584) (Word) the public. It is a new concept designed to The pair met after they joined the gospel 7 BIRTHPLACE THE DOWNINGS (Impact R3431) reach a wide audience. After each perfor- group The Imperials. Although they left the 8 FOR HIM WHO HAS EARS TO HEAR KEITH GREEN(Sparrowtom) mance the audience will have the oppor- Imperials to embark on separate solo 9 LADY REBA (GreentreeR3430) tunity to meet the performers. careers, they kept in contact, eventually 10 ALLELUIA THE BILL GAITHER TRIO (ImpactP3408) Scheduled to perform in the first Show- getting together during the past summer to 11 PRAISE BE TO JESUS BILL GAITHER TRIO (ImpactR3408) case are Gordon Jensen and Sunrise, a form Andrus, Blackwood And Company. 12 LIVE FROM NASHVILLE JIMMY SWAGGART(Jim124)(word) country -flavored contemporary group, and 13 SONGS OF THE SOUTH PAT TERRY (Myrrh MSA 6566)(Word) Henry and Hazel Slaughter. Publisher Sues Word P D (KenCopeland Productions KPC 1002) 14 I HAVE RETURNED KEN CO ELAN For further information, write to the In A Royalty 15 A BRAND NEW TOUCH THE LANNY WOLFETRIO(ImpactR3407) Gospel Music Association, P.O. Box 23201, Dispute 16 RAMBO COUNTRY RAMBOS (HeartwarmingR3429) Nashville, Tennessee 37202. Or call (615) NEW YORK - Counterpart Music BMI, a 17 LOVE BROKE THRU PHIL KAEGGY(NewSongNS0o2)(Word) 242-0303. music publisher, has sued Word Records, 18 THIS IS NOT A DREAM PAM MARK (AsianARS 10031 the gospel arm of ABC Records, alleging 19 PRAISE II MARANATHA SINGERS (MaranathaHS 026) copyright infringement, interference of 20 ALIVE! MIKE WARNKE (Myrrh MSA 8561) (Word) Truth Tours Jamaica contract and non-payment of publishing LOS ANGELES - Truth, the 18 -member royalties. The plaintiff seeks in excess of Mobile-based contemporary gospel group, $20,000 in damages. New Gospel LP Releases returned recently from an eight -day benefit Counterpart, owned by Howard Lovdal Shad O'Shea, claims that Word en- CHRIS CHRISTIAN Chris Christian concert tour of Jamaica. In seven ap- and - tered into an exclusive worldwide distribu- Myrrh MSA-6569 - List: 5.98 pearances across the island, Truth report- edly performed to more than 10,000 people tion agreement with Joel Chernoff, in viola- A TRIBUTE TO ELVIS - Wally Fowler in Kingston, the mountain community of tion of an existing contract between the Dove DRLP-1000 - List: 5.98 Mandeville and Montego Bay. plaintiff and Chernoff. A crowd in excess of 3,000 attended an Counterpart has also filed suit against I AM BECAUSE Doug Oldahm ... - grounds of Vale the musical group, Lamb, formed by Cher- Impact R-3430 List: 5.98 open-air concert on the - Royal, the residence of Jamaica's deputy noff and Richard Coghill. That suit also FEEL THE LOVE - Love Song prime minister: seeks in excess of $20,000, alleging copy- Good News SNX-8104 - List: 11.98 During their stay on the island, Roger right infringement and non-payment of Breland, director of Truth, and the entire royalties. FOR HIM WHO HAS EARS TO HEAR Keith Green touring party conferred with the U.S. am- Chemoff and Coghill have filed a coun- Sparrow SPR-1015 List: 5.98 - bassador to Jamaica and the governor terclaim against Lovdal and Counterpart GOES CROSS COUNTRY Bob Harrington general, Britain's liaison with the Caribbean Creative Studios, alleged to be the parent Chaplin S -R-32 List: 5.98 nation. company of Counterpart Publishing. 43 October 15, 1977 www.americanradiohistory.com.