Best Local CD Release (Non-Rock)

28.10% Chris Worth / Just A Smile Away* 24.47% Joey O. Band / Joey O. Band* 21.15% Michael Patterson / End of Civilization* 16.31% Flying Suraci / Then And Nowt* 3.02% Third Frame / Third Frame 1.02% Point of Departure / Gypsy Heart, Sunny Taylor / Toast & Jam Presents Others with Votes: Wailhounds/Psychedelic Groovy ..., Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Blue Moon Boys, Corporate Circus/Help Wanted, Downbreed/Kill Switch Collective, Ellie Bogue/Lay Your Burden Down, Francie Zucco/Enero, homeless j/B-Fly, The Rupert Bomb/Bizzaro vs. Mr. Counter, The Rupert Bomb/The Rupert Bomb Presents, Shelly Dixon Band/Drive 2000 Winner: David Todoran / Under My Skin 1999 Winner: NA 1998 Winner: NA 1997 Winner: NA * On the ballot

Chris Worth cuts an impressive figure on stage. Things only get better when he starts singing. With his voice that reaches to the top of the Himalayas, Worth’s CD, Just a Smile Away, earned him the Best Non-Rock CD Release Whammy. As part of the duo, Chris & Paul (Paul being Paul Stewart), Worth has turned a growing segment of Fort Wayne into fans. And fans they should be. Worth has performed all over the country and for a time sang backup with Earth, Wind & Fire. But following a subsequent tour as a headliner, a tour he didn’t much care for, he backed away from singing. A chance evening at Crooner’s, the karaoke bar at Piere’s, and a chance meeting with Stewart, brought him back. Getting nominated for a Whammy, let alone winning, was something Worth appreciated. “It’s an honor and a privilege,” he said. He performed impressively at the show with Bosco on keyboards. Since picking up the microphone again, Worth has kept busy. Chris & Paul work at least five nights a week, filling places like Bill’s Bistro and Eddie Merlot’s with an impressive array of R&B and pop hits.

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