Here are your 2009 Texas Music Award Recipients...
Click on their name to visit their MTM page and purchase the best of Texas music...see what all the fuss is about!

Male Vocalist
WADE BOWEN

Female Vocalist
CRYSTAL SANDS

Vocal Duo/Group
SMYTHE & TAYLOR

Rising Star
CODY RILEY

Musician
RODNEY PYEATT (for performances on Cody Riley's "Everything in Color")

Producer
BILLY HIGH (for Highspeed Hayride's self-titled CD)

Song
"GATHER 'ROUND" by TRES WOMACK

Singer/Songwriter
CONNIE MIMS

Record
"LUCKY ME LONELY YOU" by JERRY AUDLEY

Album
HIGHSPEED HAYRIDE by HIGHSPEED HAYRIDE

Entertainer
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY

Founder's Awards
Artistic Excellence - LYNN STOKES for "Terra Nocturne"
Palmwoods - DAVE WHEATON (KBHT - Grapeland)
and J.B. CLOUD (KBCY - Abilene)
Musical Honors Memorial Award - TEX RITTER (presented to
his niece, Tommie Ritter-Smith)

(The following categories were decided 100% by the public:)

Disc Jockey
RYAN FOX - 99.5 The Wolf (Ft. Worth)

Broadcast Station
KHYI - 95.3FM (Dallas)

Internet Station
RADIO FREE TEXAS

Live Band
BEN MORRIS & THE GREAT AMERICAN BOXCAR CHORUS

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For a complete listing of nominees, go to: www.texasmusicawards.org

One of our favorite show reviews from the Switzerland press (with pictures):
www.american-country.ch/port-tma2009-review-english.htm

We're in the long, long process of adding lots of photos from that day, but for now, you can see a few if you click here!

Congratulations to ALL NOMINEES - this is a title you will have the rest of your life - be proud - you've earned it!!!

A special THANK YOU to the amazing volunteers...the show could NOT go on without you. Sponsors - our deepest gratitude!!