Singing News Fan Awards for Marvin Norcross Award
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The Marvin Norcross Award is awarded yearly in the Singing News Fan Awards
ceremony to honor an individual selected by the staff of the Singing News
magazine who has made distinct contributions to Southern Gospel over his or her career.
This award was not presented in the 1997, 2006, or 2007 Singing News Fan Awards.
As of 2008, the award was renamed the Norcross-Templeton Award.
Singing News Fan Awards
The Singing News Fan Awards is an annual award ceremony held on the Saturday night program of the National Quartet Convention and honors the achievements of professional Southern Gospel artists, songwriters and DJ's.-Award Selection:...
ceremony to honor an individual selected by the staff of the Singing News
Singing News
The Singing News is an American magazine which focuses on the Southern Gospel music industry....
magazine who has made distinct contributions to Southern Gospel over his or her career.
Honorees
- 1981: Carroll Stout
- 1982: Wendy BagwellWendy BagwellWendell Lee "Wendy" Bagwell was the founding member and leader of the Southern gospel music and comedy trio, Wendy Bagwell and the Sunliters. Born in Chamblee, Georgia, on May 16, 1925, he joined with two young singers he met in church, Geraldine Terry , and Georgia Jones Wendell Lee "Wendy"...
, Wendy Bagwell and the SunlitersWendy Bagwell and the SunlitersWendy Bagwell and the Sunliters was a Southern gospel music and comedy trio that was inducted into the Gospel Music Association's Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001... - 1983: Les BeasleyLes BeasleyLes Beasley was the lead singer and manager for the Florida Boys, a Southern Gospel quartet, since 1953. He is said to be one of the pioneers of Gospel Music TV. In 2001, Beasley was honoured at the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion with a "This Is Your Life" Tribute...
, Florida BoysFlorida BoysThe Florida Boys Quartet is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in about 1946 by J. G. Whitfield. Originally named The Gospel Melody Quartet, the group was re-named in 1954.- History :... - 1984: Don ButlerDon ButlerReverend Don Butler is a recurring character on the American television show The West Wing, a conservative televangelist from Virginia played by Don S. Davis. He was a candidate for the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2006 election, but was defeated by...
- 1985: W.B. Nowlin
- 1986: Eldridge Fox, Kingsmen QuartetKingsmen QuartetThe Kingsmen Quartet is an American Christian music group.-Musical career:The Kingsmen are a Southern Gospel vocal quartet based out of Asheville, North Carolina. Many legends of Southern Gospel have been members of The Kingsmen...
- 1987: Glen PayneGlen PayneGlen Payne served more than 50 years as a gospel music's singer. At age 17 in 1944, Glen joined the Stamps-Baxter Quartet. He was also a member of the Lester Stamps Quartet, The Stamps All-Stars, and The Stamps-Ozark Quartet...
and George YounceGeorge YounceGeorge Younce was an American bass singer, known for performing with Southern Gospel quartets, especially The Cathedrals.-Biography:... - 1988: Jack PittmanJack PittmanJack Pittman is a freelance American cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in advertisements for American Express, Coca-Cola, General Motors, and other prominent campaigns. He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1995 and 1998, with an...
, Palmetto State QuartetPalmetto State Quartet- Formation and early years :The Palmetto State Quartet has its roots firmly planted in Greenville, South Carolina. Sometime between 1946 and 1947 Jamie Dill, Woodrow Pittman, Clarence Owens, Malone Thomason, and Paul Burroughs, all Greenville natives, joined together to form a Gospel Quartet... - 1989: Roy CarterRoy CarterRoy Carter, an English oboist, began playing the oboe at the age of 10. He won scholarships to study with Margaret Eliot at the Royal Academy of Music and later under Terence McDonough at the Royal College of Music , where he won the Joy Boughton Memorial Prize in only his second year of study.-...
, Chuck Wagon Gang - 1990: Squire ParsonsSquire ParsonsSquire Enos Parsons, Jr. , is a Southern Gospel singer and songwriter. He was born in Newton, West Virginia, to Squire and Maysel Parsons, and was introduced to music by his father, who was a choir director and deacon at Newton Baptist Church...
- 1991: Paul Heil
- 1992: Bob Brumley
- 1993: Jake HessJake HessJake Hess was an American Grammy Award-winning southern gospel singer.-Life:Hess was born Manchild Hess December 24, 1927, in Limestone County, Alabama...
- 1994: James BlackwoodJames BlackwoodJames Webre Blackwood was an American Gospel singer and one of the founding members of legendary Southern Gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers.-Biography:...
, Blackwood Brothers - 1995: Buddy LilesBuddy LilesBuddy Liles was the bass singer for the Florida Boys, a Southern Gospel quartet, from 1972 through the late 1990s.-References:...
, Florida BoysFlorida BoysThe Florida Boys Quartet is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in about 1946 by J. G. Whitfield. Originally named The Gospel Melody Quartet, the group was re-named in 1954.- History :... - 1996: Tim RileyTim RileyTim Riley is a Northwest media personality in Portland, Oregon. He is currently an Anchor/Reporter with AM 860 and KKOV, Portland Oregon. He served as News Director/Anchor for Hot Talk 1080 KOTK, Max 910 during Imus In The Morning, and KUFO during The Rick Emerson Show from 2001 until 2009...
, Gold CityGold CityGold City is an American Christian music group that is based in Gadsden, Alabama.-Early years:The Mississippi-based Christianairs were renamed Gold City in Dahlonega, Georgia at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve to begin the year 1980 with bass Dallas Gilliland, tenor Bob Oliver, lead singer... - 1998: Connie Hopper, The HoppersThe HoppersThe Hoppers are a Southern Gospel group from North Carolina.The Hoppers are a family ensemble which first began performing together in 1957. They appeared at the inauguration ceremony for Ronald Reagan in 1981...
- 1999: Archie Watkins, The InspirationsThe InspirationsThe Inspirations are a professional Southern gospel quartet from Bryson City, North Carolina.-Career:The quartet began in 1964 when Martin Cook, a teacher at Swain County High School, invited several young men to his home for evenings of singing. Later they began traveling around the area and...
- 2000: Ed O'Neal, Dixie Melody BoysDixie Melody BoysThe Dixie Melody Boys are an American Southern Gospel quartet from Kinston, North Carolina. They have been active for over 45 years.The group was founded in 1960 by Avis Adkins; Ed O'Neal, their bass singer, joined in 1961, and subsequently became the group's leader and manager...
- 2001: Ruben Bean, The McKameysThe McKameysThe McKameys are a professional Southern Gospel group based in Clinton, Tennessee, who record on the Horizon Records label.The McKameys are Ruben and Peg Bean, Sheryl Farris, Connie Fortner, Roger Fortner, Eli Fortner...
- 2002: Martin Cook, The InspirationsThe InspirationsThe Inspirations are a professional Southern gospel quartet from Bryson City, North Carolina.-Career:The quartet began in 1964 when Martin Cook, a teacher at Swain County High School, invited several young men to his home for evenings of singing. Later they began traveling around the area and...
- 2003: Glen Allred, Florida BoysFlorida BoysThe Florida Boys Quartet is a Southern Gospel vocal quartet founded in about 1946 by J. G. Whitfield. Originally named The Gospel Melody Quartet, the group was re-named in 1954.- History :...
- 2004: Eddie & Janice Crook
- 2005: Jackie & Elaine Wilburn
This award was not presented in the 1997, 2006, or 2007 Singing News Fan Awards.
As of 2008, the award was renamed the Norcross-Templeton Award.
- 2008: Maurice Templeton, Singing News & Templeton Tours
- 2009: Jerry Kirksey
- 2010: Primitive Quartet