Dixie Melody Boys Claim Numerous Top honors

SongGardn Music artists, The Dixie Melody Boys solidified their rise back to the top of Southern Gospel at last nights Southern Gospel Fan Awards held in Pigeon Forge, TN. The SGM Fan Awards are presented by the Christian Voice Magazine and honor the best in Southern Gospel music as chosen by the fans. The night was filled with great performances by the Dixie Melody Boys, Palmetto State Quartet, the Hemphills, Phil Cross, the Diplomats and many more.

The Dixie Melody Boys received the most Top 5 Nominations of any group with eleven nominations including Favorite Album, Song and Video. Hall of fame member Ed O'Neal took home the Favorite Bass Singer award for the second year in a row. Steven Cooper won the Favorite Baritone award. "We are so happy for Steven. As many know, he will be stepping down soon so to have the fans honor him and his five years with us this way is wonderful." said Ed O'Neal. Mike Rogers, who has been with the group just under a year was also honored by being nominated in the Top 5 for Favorite Lead Singer and Young Excelling Artist. Matt Felts won the Favorite Tenor Award having made the Top 5 two years in a row. "Just to be on the list with men like Michael Booth, David Phelps, Brian Free and Jeff Hawes is a huge honor. These men are my heroes. I am so grateful that God has allowed me to sing for him." said Matt Felts. Ending the night on a high note, the Dixie Melody Boys won Favorite Male Quartet for the second year in a row.

The last two years have shown the Dixie Melody Boys are riding high again with no signs of slowing down.

Dixie Melody Boys Partner With Visa Credit Card

The Dixie Melody Boys are proud to announce they have partnered with Visa to offer a Platinum Rewards Card to their fans. "We are excited to be partnered with Visa on this. We have searched for the right partnership that would benefit our fans. This is truly a landmark moment for us and for Southern Gospel music to be connected to such a world wide known company. We encourage our friends and fans to sign up and show their support for the Dixie Melody Boys." said Matt Felts, artist representative for the group. Fans will have their choice of five designs to choose from.  For more information, click on the image of one of the new Dixie Melody Boys Platinum Card.

Reunion DVD Nominated By AbsolutelyGospel.com

The Dixie Melody Boys have been honored again with a nomination in the AbsolutelyGospel.com Fan Awards. The group's latest DVD "Reunion: 50 Years Of Influence" has been nominated as favorite special event project of the year.  The historic DVD was filmed live at the National Quartet Convention. Over 35 former members were on stage together for the first time. The video is also up for Video Of The Year in the SGM Fan Awards.

Dixie Melody Boys Receive 11 Top Ten Nominations

          With the announcement of the 2013 Southern Gospel Music Fan Awards Top Ten nominations yesterday by the Christian Voice Magazine, the Dixie Melody Boys showed that the groups recent rise back to the top of Southern Gospel continues to find new heights. The legendary group received eleven Top Ten nominations, the most the group has ever received in one year. In 2012, the Dixie Melody Boys received seven nominations and went on to win Favorite Male Quartet and Favorite Bass Singer. The group is again nominated for Favorite Male Quartet. Hall Of Fame member Ed O'Neal continues to be favorite to fans after fifty years with the group and was nominated again as favorite Bass Singer as well as the Living Legend Award. Tenor Matt Felts appears for the second year in a row in the Favorite Tenor category, solidifying his place as one of Gospel's brightest young talents. The groups baritone, Celebrating five years with the group, Steven Cooper makes his debut appearance, nominated for Favorite Baritone. Mike Rogers joined the group as their new lead singer earlier in 2012. He has made an instant impact and the fans have embraced him. Mike has been nominated for Favorite Lead Singer and Excelling Young Individual.
          The group was also honored by having their recent album receive two nominations, Album Of The Year and Song Of The Year for "The Call Is Still The Same". That is the second song from the historic 50th Anniversary project to receive Song Of The Year honors, Jesus In My Boat was nominated last year. The Dixie Melody released another historic project this year, Dixie Melody Boys Reunion: 50 Years Of Influence. The DVD recorded live at the National Quartet Convention has been nominated as Video Of The Year. Last but not least, the television show "Great American Gospel" hosted by Ed O'Neal and the Dixie Melody Boys was nominated for Favorite Television Show.
"We are honored to be selected by the fans. The lists include so many incredible people that we love and admire so to be included on this list and this is a blessing. We have several big things to announce in the coming weeks and this is a great start to our new year." said Matt Felts.
The voting has started for the next phase in the voting process, fans can go to
 

http://christianvoicemagazine.com/sgmtop10vote.html

Jesus In My Boat Climbs Up The Charts

Since its debut last year, the Dixie Melody Boys 50th Anniversary album has received much acclaim. In this years Fan Awards it was nominated as one of the Top 5 Albums Of The Year as well as Song Of The Year. The album continues to be succesful. The group was just informed that their first single from the album, Jesus In My Boat, has climbed the Singing News National charts. The song now holds the #21 spot across the country. The Dixie Melody Boys want to thank their freinds and fans for requesting it on their local radio stations.