[Below is the official press release with updated information from what we previously reported on June 25th]

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® and AMA (American Music Award) 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, September 19th, 2009, at the Georgia World Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. The show will broadcast live on Georgia Public Broadcasting viewed locally on Atlanta’s Channel 8.

Other honourees 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 honour for Third Day because we are all Georgia boys through-and-through 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.

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