11/12/2025
First, congratulations to all of the nominees and winners this past weekend for The Carolina Beach Music Awards in North Myrtle Beach and OD SC. From Thur thru Sun, so many great entertainers were performing! Always a fun weekend.
As ANY band and entertainer will tell you, there are MANY folks and much support for the success, that any of us experience. We’re blessed to have so many folks and friends believing in us, our music, our show and OUR SONGS!
THANK YOU!
We share these accolades with you all - -
Friday was EDDY HOWIE’S Carolina Beach Music Academy’s (CBMA) Hall of Fame Induction in The Ballroom at The OD Resort
Saturday, in The Spanish Galleon, the CBMA Engineer of the Year Cammy was awarded to, DAVID RHYNE, for his recording of our “A JUKEBOX PLAYIN’ 45’s”
Sunday, at The CBMA’s Beach Music Awards show at The Alabama Theater in North Myrtle Beach SC, we were honored with three Cammys . . .
Video & Song for “A JUKEBOX PLAYIN’ 45’s” and also The Group of the Year.
Honestly, we could NOT do things the way we do if it wasn’t for -
Industrial Battery & Charger, Inc. - The Earnhardt Family (MY cousins!) They keep us “powered”
BrioLIVE Entertainment - Abby Lee Carter (My daughter) & Kayle Olzer - Bookings (can we slow down in 2026 to 150?)
Green Dot Records - Stan Ashley & Abby Lee Carter - record, cd, mp3 distribution
Traffic Sound - David Rhyne, our recording engineer & producer (THE best)
M2 Graphics - Robyn Allgood - Merch supplier
Brent Evans - Video consulting
Specialized Sound & Lights - Mike Hartis, Audio equipment & maintenance
Occasional Roadies (Eddy's monkeys) - Ken Davis and Jeff Felts
The Carolina Beach Music Academy, Board Members, & The Carpenter Family
The Carolina Beach Music DJs!!!!!!!!
Craft City Films - Brian & Joey's work on our Jukebox video
Our Merch Queen, videographer, suggestion-er, yadda - - LYNNE PARKER
And thank you all, friends and fans for YOUR continued support, coming to the shows numerous times and allowing us to entertain you . . . again and again and again, LOL!!
Rick, Steve, Eddy & Don
PS
(Just got a text that there are some stars staying in town tonight . . . . )