Here is the List of Nominees announced LIVE on the Surf Friday September 6th, 2024
Producer(s)
Andy King – “Lonely Side Of Town” – Blackwater Band ft Angela King
Casey Meyer – “Hustlin’” – Jim Quick & Coastline ft Albert Rogers
Christopher Biehler – “You To Me Are Everything” The Embers ft. Craig Woolard
David Howard Faircloth – “Dance” – – The Pink Slips
Ocean Drive Productions “Everything’s Changed” – Rivermist
Rick Strickland – “Joined At The Heart – Rick Strickland
Ricky Fox “Wildfire” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot ft. Joe Morris
Engineer(s)
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Casey Meyer – “Hustlin’” – Jim Quick & Coastline ft Albert Rogers
David Rhyne – “Another Day” – Too Much Sylvia
Guy Brooks “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” The Castaways ft Karen Clayton & Brady Hastings
Keith Houston – “Better” – Rhonda McDaniel
Rick Strickland – “Joined At The Heart” – Rick Strickland
Scott Frazier – “Wildfire” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot ft. Joe Morris
Michael Branch Award: –
Andy Lucy & Jonathan Sharpe – Flip Flop Live
Bo Gilbert – Bo The Webguy
Eric Bowman – Bowties Entertainment
Julian B. Fowler – Little Peddler Productions
Mack Barnhill – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
Melissa Hinson – OD Mafia & Ocean Drive Productions
Pat Patterson – Beach Music 45
Event of The Year –
Go With The Flow Cruise 2024 – Port Canaveral, FL –
Carolina Beach Music Festival 2024 – Carolina Beach, NC –
NC Beach Blast Festival 2023 – King’s Mountain, NC –
Making Waves Cruise 2024 – Port Canaveral, FL –
Ocean Drive Beach Music Festival 2024 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC –
Shaggin’ For A Cause 2024 – South Hill, VA –
TR’s Cancer Fighters 16th Annual Oyster Roast – North Myrtle Beach, SC –
Concert Series of The Year
Blackmon Amphitheatre Concert Series – Mt. Airy, NC
Calabash Concert Series – Calabash, NC
Lake Life – Clarksville, VA
Midtown Concert Series (North Hills) – Raleigh, NC
Music on Main (Horseshoe) – NMB, SC
Shoe Center Appreciation Days – NMB, SC
Internet Show –
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“Beach Bound and Down” – Townsend Link
“Carolina Beach Party” – Johnny B
“Deckerz Deck Party ft Ray Scott” Ray Scott
“Rhythm And Waves” – Justin Rubow
”The Beach Trip” – Scott Smith
“The Freeway” – Wayne Free
Internet Station
Back To The Beach Radio.com – Rock Hall
Beach Trip Radio – – Scott Smith
Beach Waves Radio – – Townsend Link, Scott Walker & Ben Morris
Flip Flop Live – – Andy Lucy & Jonathon Sharpe
RIPTIDE Radio – – Scott, Henriksen & Dennis
Internet DJ
Ben Morris – Beach Waves Radio
Johnny B – Riptideradio.com
Justin Rubow – Riptideradio.com
Scott Smith – Beach Trip Radio
Tim Johnson – Beach Waves Radio
Townsend Link – Beach Waves Radio
Radio DJ of the Year (Larry Crockett Award) –
Cole Coggins – 94.9 FM / WVCO – Loris, SC
Craig Woolard – 107.9 FM /WNCT – Greenville, NC
Eric Bowman – 99.1 FM / WDZD – Monroe, NC
Fred Rouse – Beach, Boogie & Blues – Greenville, NC
Jay Kinlaw – 94.9 FM / WVCO – Loris, SC
Jim Quick – 94.9 FM / WVCO – Loris, SC
Mike Brooks – 98.3 FM / WLUS – Oxford, NC
Pat Patterson – 96.5 FM / WPCC – Clinton, SC
Shaun Lamm – 99.3 FM / WZAX – Nashville, NC
Radio Station of the Year –
91.7 FM – WSGE – Dallas, NC
96.5 FM – WPCC – Clinton, SC
97.9 FM – WTRG – Gaston, NC
98.3 FM – WLUS – Oxford, NC
99.1 FM – WDZD – Monroe, NC
99.3 FM – WZAX – Nashville, NC
102.9 FM – WELS – Kinston, NC
Live Production –
Bob Blair – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
Mike Ashworth – The Castaways
Steve Davis – The Band of Oz
Steve Jones – Rivermist
Steven Edwards – The Embers ft. Craig Woolard
Timm Denning – Jim Quick & Coastline
National Dance Song
“Broke” – Teddy Swims & Thomas Rhett
“Dance With Me” – Niko Moon
“Fires Don’t Start Themselves” – Darius Rucker
“Top Down” – Nadia Shutkufski
”Just One More” California Honeydrops
Syndicated Radio Show
“At the Beach w/ Pat Gwinn” – Gwinn, Benningfield, Ryan, Douglas
“Beach Music Top 40” – John Hook
“On the Beach w/ Charlie Brown” – Charlie Brown & Chris Beachley
“Swamp Soul” – Jim Quick & Bo Gilbert
Radio Show of The Year (Charlie Byrd Award)
Carolina Ocean Drive – Mike Brooks & Alan D
Surf Countdown – Jay Kinlaw & Bo Gilbert
Sunrise on The Beach – Shaun Lamm
The Beat of The Beach – Pat Patterson
The Craig Woolard Show – Craig Woolard
The Wave Beach Music Countdown – Eric Bowman
The Wake Up Show – Fred Rouse
Club (Bill Griffin Award) –
Loafers Dance Club – Raleigh, NC
Lynn’s Dance Club – Charlotte, NC
Memories Beach Club – Atlantic Beach, NC
OD Arcade – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
OD Pavilion – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
TB’s Shack – Prosperity, SC
Live Music Venue (Cecil Corbett Award)
Blackmon Amphitheatre – Mt. Airy, NC
Deckerz – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
Duck’s Beach Club – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
Scallywag’s Bar & Grill – New London, NC
Spanish Galleon – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
Club / Mobile DJ (Richard Nixon)
Andy Lucy
Eric Bowman
Jay Kinlaw
Justin Rouse
Justin Rubow
Pat Patterson
Shaun Lamm
Music Video of the Year:
“Another Day” – Too Much Sylvia
“God Winked” – Doyle Wood
“It’s Over” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
“Someday At Christmas” Craig Woolard & Jackie Gore
”Wildfire” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot ft. Joe Morris
“Hustlin’” – Jim Quick & Coastline with Albert Rogers
Smoothie/Ballad
“Count On Me” – Lesa Hudson
“Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” – The Castaways ft Karen C. & Brady H.
“Dreamsicle” – Rev Bubba Deliverance
“I Believe In You And Me” – The Pink Slips ft Evan Wright
“I’ll Be Loving You Always” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
Instrumentalist:
Brady Hastings – Sax – The Castaways
Daniel Morris – Sax – Band Of Oz
LD Worley – Guitar – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
Rick Strickland – Guitar – Rick Strickland Band
Rhonda McDaniel – Keyboard – Carolina Coast Band
Shawn McElrath – Sax – The Swinging Medallions
Album of the Year
“All I Want For Christmas” – The Embers ft Craig Woolard
“Burning It Up for Your Love” – Sylvia Johns Ritchie
”Give Me Gospel” – Deb Browning
”In The Moment” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
”Power of Two” – Rick Strickland & Lesa Hudson
“Whole Lotta Susan” – Susan Trexler
Collaboration or Duo
“Going Down Swinging” – Mike Taylor & Sylvia Johns Ritchie
“I’m Your Puppet” Mike Taylor & Karen Clayton
“Lonely Side Of Town’” Blackwater Band ft Angela King
“Someday At Christmas” – Craig Woolard & Jackie Gore
“Sunshine & Summertime” – Deb Browning & Marlisa Kay Small
“Wildfire” Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot ft. Joe Morris
Rising Star(s)
Autumn Tyde
Bridger Warlick (Gary Lowder & SH)
Evan Wright (The Pink Slips)
Pepper Creek Band
Steve Cheek
Song Writer(s)
Casey Meyer – “Hustlin’” – Jim Quick & Coastline ft. Albert Rogers
Charlie Sattenfield “Goin’ Pentacostal” – Blackwater Band
David Howard Faircloth – “Dance” – The Pink Slips
Joe Morris & Gary Lowder – “Wildfire” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot ft. Joe Morris
Lesa Hudson – “Count On Me” – Lesa Hudson
Rick Lee – “Another Day” – Too Much Sylvia
Wayne Free – “Tequila On Ice” Wayne Free
Group of The Year
Band of Oz
Embers ft Craig Woolard
Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
Jim Quick & Coastline
Rick Strickland Band
Too Much Sylvia
Song of the Year
“Another Day” – Too Much Sylvia
“Better” – Rhonda McDaniel
“Everythings Changed” – Rivermist
“Joined At The Heart” – Rick Strickland
“Sunshine & Summertime” – Deb Browning & Marlisa Kay Smalls
“Wildfire” – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot ft Joe Morris
Female Vocalist
Angela Resignalo (The Catalinas)
Deb Browning
Karen Clayton ( The Castaways)
Laura Kepley (The Tonez)
Lesa Hudson (Rick Strickland Band)
Rhonda McDaniel (Carolina Coast Band)
Male Vocalist
Chuck French (Band of Oz)
Dustin Ahkuoi (Band of Oz)
Gary Lowder (Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot)
Jim Quick (Jim Quick & Coastline)
Rick Strickland (Rick Strickland Band)
Steve Long (Too Much Sylvia)
Entertainer
Craig Woolard w/ Embers feat. Craig Woolard
Dustin Ahkuoi w/ Band of Oz
Gary Lowder w/ Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
Jim Quick – w/ Jim Quick & Coastline
Karen Clayton w/ The Castaways Band
Laura Kepley w/ The Tonez
Lesa Hudson w/ Rick Strickland Band