Get Your Praise On! " The Music Experience Hosted by Dedry Jones' with Grammy Award winning artist Smokie Norful, was a spirit fill praise fest! with a sermon on full throttle! Smokie blessed a praise filled audience a gospel experience that you can see right here on "On Time TV."
Smokie burst onto the Gospel music scene as one of the few artists in the genre to strike gold with his debut release - the chart-topping I Need You Now. In 2003 his first ever EP, Limited Edition, which was recorded live at a church in Chicago. The release bowed at #1 on the Billboard Gospel chart and #3 on the Billboard Contemporary Christian chart -- the first time ever that a Gospel artist occupied two of the Billboard Gospel Top 5 positions with a non-holiday release.
In 2004, Smokie's sophomore effort, Nothing Without You continued the singer/songwriter's stellar tradition debuting #1 on Billboard's Gospel chart and#4 on Billboard's Contemporary Christian chart. He followed that success a year later with the release of his first DVD, Nothing Without You.
Since 2002 Smokie has never left the Billboard Gospel charts. This streak, unprecedented for a Gospel artist, has been accompanied by a raft of awards and honors, including: a 2004 Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album;" three of gospel music's Stellar Awards ("New Artist of the Year," "Male Vocalist of the Year" and "Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year"); two of Christian music's Dove Awards "Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year" and "Urban Recorded Song of the Year"); three Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) Excellence Awards ("New Artist of the Year -Contemporary," "Album of the Year Contemporary" and "Song of the Year - Contemporary"); the American Society of Young Musicians (ASYM) Award for "Favorite Gospel Artist;" the first ever ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award for "Gospel Artist of the Year" (2005); and many other awards and nominations -- including a 2003 nomination for the BET Award for "Best Gospel Artist" and a 2004 NAACP Image Award nomination for "Outstanding Gospel
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for more on Smokie Norful
www.smokienorful.com
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or stop by his store located at 1959 1/2 East 73rd Street, Illinois, 60649,Chicago (773) 493.0154.
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