Randy "Scoot" Shelnut Jr. & Stewart Varnado, holding their awards from the U.S. Gospel News Awards at the Southern Gospel Music Fan Fair. They won Favorite Band, and Stewart's recording "The Southern Gospel Players" won Favorite Album of the Year!


Scoot Shelnut, Gene McDonald, Jonathan Sawrie, & Stewart Varnado.
Jonathan sang for many years with the Melody Boys Quartet from Little Rock, Arkansas. He and his family were in Pensacola on vacation this summer and stopped Stewart's house to cut a watermelon!


LuLu Roman and Stewart Varnado. In concert together on August 13, 2005, in Metropolis, IL.


Chocolate Grand Piano made especially for Stewart! Given to him by Martha Bormann (promoter of the Metropolis, IL, concert). This concert was the 12th Annual Benefit concert for the American Cancer Society, and was the third time for the Dixie Echoes to be a part.


Stewart Varnado and Tim Lovelace...Trying their best to look 'normal'.
Taken backstage at a concert in Bradley, IL.


The Tim Lovelace and Stewart Varnado that we all know and love!


Stewart Varnado & Grant Frederick. Grant is a 13 year old pianist from Alabama. He was one of my students when I taught at the Steve Hurst School of Music this past summer. Grant is an excellent young pianist and plays the old convention style!


Scoot Shelnut, Russell Reed, & Stewart Varnado in Kempton, PA, on September 4, 2005. Russell is a singer/songwriter from Massachusetts.


Stewart accepting the award for Album of the Year. Joined by fellow musicians: Corey Pearson, Randy Shelnut Jr., Steve Easter, Ricky Free, and Randy Shelnut.