Updating on what happened at the tail end is 2021.
The 2 categories I won were:
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I performed 2 covers and 5 of my country/blues releases which were written by Mike Jones & Jerry Jake Howard & produced by Gary R Farmer.
Virtual show, soundstage,, camera,lighting & sound supported by @bigaproductions, Malaysia.
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Entertainer of the Year β Peter Donegan - United Kingdom
Virtual Entertainer of the Year β Lyia Meta β Malaysia
Female Vocalist of the Year β Lyia Meta β Malaysia
Male Vocalist of the Year β Peter Donegan β United Kingdom
Virtual Male Vocalist of the Year β RΓΊnar Eff β Iceland
Band of the Year β Dusty Boots Band β U.S.A
Virtual Band of the Year β HeilaKlabbid (RΓΊnar Eff) β Iceland
Duo/Trio of the Year β Jarod Sterrett and The Hired Guns β U.S.A.
Virtual Duo/Trio of the Year β Karen Lee Batten/John Tucker β Canada
Instrumentalist of the Year β Henrik Johannessen β Denmark
Rising Star of the Year β Brooklynn Bradley LaFleur β U.S.A.
Virtual Rising Star of the Year βShota Adamashvili β Republic of Georgia
Original Song of the Year β βTexas Boundβ RΓΊnar Eff β Iceland
Acoustical Performer of the Year β Axel O β Iceland
Traditional Country Artist of the Year (Texas Heritage Award) β Jarrod Sterrett and The Hired Guns β U.S.A.
Virtual Traditional Country Artist of the Year (Texas Heritage Award) β Axel O
Personality of the Yearβ Huey Buxton (Sugarmoons) β U.S.A.
Virtual Personality of the Yearβ Andrea TouΕ‘ovΓ‘ (Country Sisters) β Czech Republic
Texas Spirit of the Year β Che Orton β New Zealand
Producerβs Choice of the Year β Shota Adamashvili β Republic of Georgia
Contestants are judged by six individual judges based solely upon the one performance set done for Texas Sounds. It is not a popularity contest. The public does not vote
Contestants are chosen by invitation/nomination from the Texas Sounds Selection committee.