Earnest
Pugh Receives "Male Vocalist of the Year" Nod
Debut CD continues
to climb Billboard Chart at #35
Earnest Pugh
New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - Recording artist Earnest
Pugh received "Male Vocalist of the Year" nod at the 1st Annual
En Sound Music Awards on Saturday, August 19, 2006 as his album
continues to climb the Billboard® chart this week, positioning
himself at #35 and #20 on Praise & Worship chart. The event
that was hosted by comedian RodZ and drew a large crowd, took
place at the Robert Treat Hotel in downtown Newark, New Jersey
hailed as one of the best gospel music events to have taken
place so far this year.
Earnest Pugh collected
his trophy immediately following his stunning performance
of the song, "Holy Spirit" that had the audience on their
feet and in awe at this young man's God-given vocal range.
Newly signed to Michigan based Crystal Rose Records, Pugh's
debut CD "A Worshipper's Perspective" which was produced by
Lonnie Hunter and Keith Williams with Pugh sharing co-production
credit, is one that gospel music fans will be playing for
years to come. This CD is a reflection of God's goodness through
songs of faith encouragement, praise and worship. This psalmist,
musician and songwriter is primed to take the industry by
storm with a five-octave range, amazing vocal control and
an unapologetic anointing.
His
pursuit has opened doors for major appearances on such
networks as the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and
Black Entertainment Television (BET), including one
of BET’s top rated shows, Bobby Jones Gospel. His career
wasn’t just limited to that of singing, but he quickly
found that he had a talent for acting as well that opened
doors for him to make appearances in major stage plays
such as “Love The One You’re With”, “Secret Lover”,
“Why Good Girls Like Bad Boys”, “Crazy Love” and “Real
Men Pray”. As a matter of fact, Pugh was also a featured
soloist on a number of the tracks on the soundtrack
of "Real Men Pray". I have Lizzie Berry and Lydia Wright
to thank for pushing me to stay the course and eventually
it paid off.”
This rising
DC star has Received raved reviews at the Gospel Music
Workshop of America for performances at the National
Evangelist Board Meeting, the Nightly Musical and Neily
Dickerson’s N.D. Company Showcase. According to WPGC
Heaven 1580 Music Director, Cheryl Jackson...”Pugh wrecked
the place so bad, as the opener, there was literally
no order in the place after he finished. Why would they
put him as the opener in the first place? That alone
was asking for trouble!”
Earnest
will be in attendance at the United Christian Artist
Association's conference in Baltimore, MD which starts
August 31-September 2 that also includes Pastor Donnie
McClurkin, Joey Kibble, Hallerin Hill and others. On
August 31, Tehillah Enterprises sponsored the UCAA Unsigned
Gospel Artist Showcase with Pugh being one of the guest
judges along with, Heaven 1580AM’s Program Director,
Cheryl Jackson, VGR Entertainment’s head, Elder Vikki
Johnson and Showcase Host Lee Michaels, Program Director
of Baltimore’s Heaven 600.
Earnest
Pugh is the Director of Praise & Worship at Ebenezer
African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Washington,
MD under the leadership of Rev. Drs. Grainger and Jo
Ann Browning. Pugh is originally from Memphis, TN where
his career began as a member of gospel recording artist
O’landa Draper & Associates. After serving in the military
for 15-years, Pugh landed a tour with a major stage
play. That exposure connected him to now GospoCentric
Recording Artist Byron Cage who encouraged Pugh, originally
from Central Texas, to join the Music Department of
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in DC in August 2000.
In the
words of Byron Cage, “You rarely find a male singer
who possesses vocal prowess AND anointing, but Earnest
combines the two. This one’s a winner.” And according
to Award Winning Vicki Winans, "Bad boy...watch out
for this one!" This debut CD on Crystal Rose Records/EPM
Music Group is sure to usher the country into the next
dimension of worship. Earnest pugh is a rare talent
that can sing his way into the hearts of anyone and
everyone. Just take a listen to his brand new CD and
you'll hear what makes him a special gift from God.
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