Eli Young Band and Randy Rogers Band Win Big at TRRM 2012 Awards
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Texas favorites Eli Young Band and Randy Rogers Band were the big winners at last night’s Texas Regional Music Awards, taking home four and two awards respectively.
Read all about it in the press release:
The Texas Music Industry family gathered together at Texas Music’s biggest night at the Texas Regional Music Awards to honor their own in radio and music before a packed house at the Arlington Music Hall. Deryl Dodd and Ali Dee kept the crowd laughing all night as the hosts of the show.
Craziness continued for the Eli Young Band, who was the night’s big winner, with 4 trophies. They won honors for “Group of The Year,” “Single of the Year for Crazy Girl, “Song of the Year Crazy Girl,” and “Video of the Year Crazy Girl.” The band was unable to attend because they were on tour with Faith Hill and Tim McGraw in Australia.
“We are sorry that we can’t be there tonight. Texas is not only the cornerstone of our career – it’s home. We are proud to be a part of and a representative of the Texas Music Family, along with so many of our friends. Thank you so much for your support of us and our music. ” – Eli Young Band (Mike Eli, James Young, Chris Thompson, Jon Jones)
“I started out drawing a line in the sand with a goal to put together a band with all members equal;” said Randy Rogers, “equal partners that’s what the Randy Rogers Band is today with Brady, Les, Jon and Geoffrey. We really appreciate everyone’s support and are deeply honored to win, “Entertainer of the Year.”
The Randy Rogers Band started out playing small venues and building a huge fan base grass roots style in the state of Texas and neighboring states before landing a major record deal on MCA Records. The band has always made sure they put on a high energy show for their fans. “We appreciate our fans always supporting us out on the road and sticking with us all these years,” said Rogers after the wins last night. The band’s 2nd award of the night was for “Album of the year for BURNING THE DAY produced by the Randy Rogers Band and Paul Worley.
The complete list of winners for the 2012 Texas Regional Radio Awards is below.
Entertainer of the Year
Randy Rogers Band
Male Vocalist of the Year
Stoney LaRue
Female Vocalist of the Year
Sunny Sweeney
Duo/Group/Band of the Year
Eli Young Band
Single of the Year
“Crazy Girl” – Eli Young Band
Album of the Year
“Burning the Day” – Randy Rogers Band
Song of the Year
“Crazy Girl” – Eli Young Band
Music Video of the Year
“Crazy Girl” – Eli Young Band
New Male Vocalist of the Year
William Clark Green
New Female Vocalist of the Year
Heather Roberts
New Duo/Group/Band of the Year
Six Market Blvd
Record Label of the Year
Winding Road Music
Event of the Year
Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival
Humanitarian Award
Justin Frazell, for his charity work for “Pickin’ for Preemies”
Liv Carter
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