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2003

The Crabb Family to Appear on The Dove Awards

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AMY GRANT, VINCE GILL, YOLANDA ADAMS, DONNIE MCCLURKIN, SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER, AND BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA AMONG PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR 34TH ANNUAL DOVE AWARDS

Michael W. Smith Will Lead An All-Star Tribute to the 20th Anniversary of ‘Friends’’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – March 25, 2003 – The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced the performers for the 34th Annual Dove Awards, which will be hosted by CeCe Winans and Steven Curtis Chapman on Thursday, April 10 in Nashville, Tenn.

The performers include Amy Grant and Vince Gill, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, Sixpence None the Richer and Blind Boys of Alabama. Audio Adrenaline, The Crabb Family, Mark Schultz, Bebo Norman, Nichole Nordeman, Joy Williams and The Katinas are also scheduled to perform. All six New Artist nominees Big Daddy Weave, The Rock N’ Roll Worship Circus,

Daily Planet, Souljahz, Paul Colman Trio and Jeff Deyo are lined up for the show. Winans is also slated to perform.

Michael W. Smith will be joined by Point of Grace, Michael Tait, Anointed, Avalon and others to perform a tribute to Smith’s signature song “Friends” which celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2003. The song is also a bonus track on the just released Dove Hits 2003.

PAX TV will air the 34th Annual Dove Awards on Saturday, April 19 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT. The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will televise the show twice, on Friday, April 25 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and Saturday, April 26 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

The Dove Awards will be available live on radio and via the Internet. StarOne Networks will produce the live pay-per-view Webcast sponsored by LifeWay Christian Stores. “Dove Awards Live” will feature live award-to-award coverage including the pre-telecast presentation and “Behind the Scenes” footage. Information about the Webcast can be found at [url=http://www.DoveAwardsLive.com]http://www.DoveAwardsLive.com[/url] Nashville-based Huntsman Entertainment will produce the 34th annual Dove Awards broadcast nationwide, hosted by national radio personalities Jon and Sherry Rivers. The radio show will feature the live awards show as well as exclusive radio content during spot breaks and post-event coverage.

The opening ceremonies for the 34th Annual Dove Awards, during which most of the awards will be presented, will feature the Gospel Music Hall of Fame induction of Amy Grant, Blind Boys of Alabama and Pat Boone. The pre-show starts at 5:30 p.m. CT and will be hosted by Rebecca St. James, and features Smokie Norful, Sheri Easter, Karen Peck, Joyce Martin and others.

Feed the Children (http://www.feedthechildren.org), the third largest U.S. charity involved in global aid, will be the official charity for the awards show for the third straight year.

About The Dove Awards and GMA:

The Dove Awards recognizes achievement in all genres of contemporary Christian and Gospel music and is the premiere television awards show for the contemporary Christian and gospel music industry. The 34th Annual Dove Awards show will be produced by NorthStar Studios and will be held on April 10th at The Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tenn. A complete list of nominees for the 34th Annual Dove Awards can be found on the Web at [url=http://www.doveawards.com]http://www.doveawards.com[/url]

Founded in 1964, the 4,500 member Gospel Music Association is dedicated to educating the public and the music industry concerning the mission and role of gospel music in today's world. For more information, go to [url=http://www.gospelmusic.org]http://www.gospelmusic.org[/url]

About PAX TV:

Paxson Communications Corporation owns and operates the nation’s largest broadcast television distribution system and PAX TV, family television. PAX TV reaches 88 percent of U.S. television households via nationwide broadcast television, cable and satellite distribution systems. PAX TV’s original series include “Sue Thomas: G.B.Eye,” starring Deanne Bray, “Doc,” starring recording artist Billy Ray Cyrus and “Just Cause” starring Richard Thomas and Lisa Lackey. Other original PAX series include “It’s A Miracle” and “Candid Camera.” For more information, visit PAX TV’s website at [url=http://www.pax.tv]http://www.pax.tv[/url]

About TBN:

Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is the world’s largest producer and distributor of Christian television programming. TBN broadcasts over 416 stations along with 6,100 cable outlets in the United States and over 3,774 foreign stations. TBN is covering the world via 27 satellites. TBN has produced the nation’s longest running Christian music video program – “Real Videos”- which has enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the Gospel Music Association for the past 18 years. On November 1, 2002, TBN launched Jesus Christ TV (JCTV) a 24-hour Christian youth channel reaching the 13 to 30 age group. For more information, visit TBN’s website at [url=http://www.tbn.org]http://www.tbn.org[/url]

Reader Comments

rock and roll worship circus!!
Say something serious so I can stop laughing!!

Commented by On 03/25/2003

Congrats Crabb Family. You all are awesome:)

Commented by On 03/25/2003

When I was a kid I wanted to be a singer and in the circus. If you join the GMA you get to do both!

Commented by On 03/26/2003

Congratulations Crabb Family. That is an awesome oppurtunity to sing at the Dove Awards.

Commented by On 03/26/2003

LOL. I also think the name The Rock 'n Roll Worship Circus is funny. However, how many of our SG group names would the CCM industry laugh at? I would venture to say more than just a handful.

Commented by On 03/26/2003

When I saw the name I envisioned them coming out in choir robes ,with clown faces,doing "My Sweet,Lord." on enough electric equipment to cause a brown out.

Commented by On 03/26/2003

Chris,Give some examples of SGM groups whose names they would find humorous.I've been trying to come up with one but no luck.Most are family names,home state names,or names in homage to The LORD or SGM predessers.

Commented by On 03/26/2003

My point wasn't whether or not one genre had better names or not. The point was that we are quick to point out what is bad and goofy in other genres, but fail to notice it in our own.

I don't think it's fair to pass judgement on this critically acclaimed group just because of their name. It's unfair to the group as well to the genre.

Commented by On 03/26/2003

An example? Well, the "Crabb Family" for starters . . . :o)

Commented by On 03/27/2003

Karen Peck, Sheri Easter and Joyce McCollough will be performing during the Dove Awards Pre-Show. They will sing the song "I'm A Mom" from their new 'trio' project, 'Best Of Friends'.

Commented by On 03/27/2003

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