Third Day to Be Inducted Into Georgia Music Hall of Fame
September 19

Previous Inductees Include Legendary Musicians Ray Charles, Alan Jackson and Lynyrd Skynyrd

(Nashville, Tenn.) June 26, 2009 – Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA-winning rock band Third Day received the news this week that the Atlanta-based group has been selected as a new inductee into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The 31st Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Show takes place Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The show will broadcast live on Georgia Public Broadcasting viewed locally on Atlanta’s Channel 8.

Other honorees to be inducted during the awards show include post-grunge rock band, Collective Soul; music promoter, Peter Conlon; GRAMMY® winning songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox; music industry pioneer Johnny L. Carson; the late singer and songwriter, Roy Hamilton; the late record executive, Shakir Stewart; and the late bass guitarist, Berry Oakley.

Previous inductees include a very talented and musically diverse group of people including: Ray Charles (1979), Alan Jackson (2001) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (2007).

In order to be nominated for this prestigious “Georgy Award” an artist must be born in or reside in Georgia for at least one year and receive a state of national acclaim for achievements in the field of recorded music.

“This is a very special honor for Third Day because we are all Georgia boys thru-and-thru and have a sound with Georgia inspired roots,” said Mac Powell. “It is one of the biggest highlights of our career to be recognized by an organization which acknowledges such a diverse and talented group of people.”

For tickets and information, call 770-491-9494 ext. 15.