HORNBECK, La. – (November 28, 2011)
– West-Central Louisiana’s Southern Plainsmen
were recently honored
2011 Harvest Music Festival. The group was named the 2011
“Gospel Gold Artist of the Year.”
“God has given us many wonderful and
humbling gifts this year, including this new award,”
mentioned Marcelle Slaughter of the Southern Plainsmen.
“We have to give special thanks to everyone who cast a
vote for us. We are truly honored by this wonderful gift
that you have given us.”
The “Gospel Gold Artist of the
Year” Award was handed out as a part of the Harvest
Music Festival which was held this past November 10-12, 2011
in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee at the Music Road Hotel and
Convention Center.
In addition to this award, the Southern
Plainsmen Quartet were recently inducted into the North
Louisiana Gospel Music Hall of Fame. On Friday evening,
October 21, 2011, the Southern Plainsmen received this
career high at the induction ceremony, which took place at
The Pentecostals of the Twin Cities in West Monroe,
Louisiana.
Earlier this year, the Southern Plainsmen
were honored by the South Texas Gospel Music Association
(STGMA) at the organization’s annual event. The Southern
Plainsmen were named this year’s Group of the
Year. In addition,
baritone vocalist Allen Doyle was named the 2011
Male Vocalist of the Year.
For more
information on the Southern Plainsmen, visit their website
at http://www.southernplainsmen.
About the Southern Plainsmen
The Southern Plainsmen were organized
in May 1978 in the rolling pine-hills of West-Central
Louisiana, and is an outreach of the Southern Plainsmen
Ministries, Inc., a non-profit Christian organization. The group has
released 20 recordings in its impressive 30 years history.
The group currently consists of Marcelle
Slaughter, Allen Doyle, and Aaron Allen. The group’s
current release – Simply…Faith! released in 2009.
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