June 2003(Contest created by Lynn Hickernell! Thanks, Lynn!)
Many awards for artistic achievement have been given out in 2003, and Jars of Clay have again been recognized in many ways for their outstanding work. Throughout their career, they have consistently been associated with award-winning projects of all sorts. How much do you know about Jars of Clay and the recognitions they've received? For this month's contest, you were asked to answer the 10 questions below.June's winner is Jessica (webmaster@touch-of-grace.org) and she will receive an autographed copy of the CD, Never Say Dinosaur, featuring Jars' cover of Petra's classic "Rose Colored-Stained Glass Windows." Congratulations, Jess!
QUESTIONS (ANSWERS BELOW)
1. Jars contributed the song "Everything in Between" to one of the soundtrack albums for this movie. Another song from this film won an Academy AwardŽ for Best Song in 1999. What's the movie?
2. Which album won Jars their first GRAMMY award for "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album"?
3. Which band member was given the "2001 Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist-Male"?
4. Jars of Clay was nominated for the first time in 2002 for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist on this Dick Clark-produced awards program. Name the awards.
5. Which Jars album won "Album of the Year" at the Nashville Music Awards in January 2000?6. Billboard magazine named the video for this song their "Best New Artist Video" for 1995.
7. This band member was presented with the first Robert A. Briner Impact Award (to honor Christian artists who have had an impact on mainstream culture through entertainment) in 2001.
8. Jars of Clay was named "Best New Artist" on the 27th Annual Dove Awards in what year?
9. Which Jars of Clay album was certified double-platinum (2 million units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January, 1999?
10. Of their four regular albums (not counting the compilation/retrospective "Furthermore"), how many were nominated for GRAMMY awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)?
Answers
1. Jars contributed the song "Everything in Between" to one of the soundtrack albums for this movie. Another song from this film won an Academy AwardŽ for Best Song in 1999. What's the movie?
"The Prince of Egypt"
2. Which album won Jars their first GRAMMY award for "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album"?
"Much Afraid"
3. Which band member was given the "2001 Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitarist-Male"?
Matt Odmark
4. Jars of Clay was nominated for the first time in 2002 for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist on this Dick Clark-produced awards program. Name the awards.
American Music Awards
5. Which Jars album won "Album of the Year" at the Nashville Music Awards in January 2000?
"If I Left the Zoo"
6. Billboard magazine named the video for this song their "Best New Artist Video" for 1995.
"Flood"
7. This band member was presented with the first Robert A. Briner Impact Award (to honor Christian artists who have had an impact on mainstream culture through entertainment) in 2001.
Dan Haseltine
8. Jars of Clay was named "Best New Artist" on the 27th Annual Dove Awards in what year?
1996
9. Which Jars of Clay album was certified double-platinum (2 million units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January, 1999?
"Jars of Clay" (self-titled album)
10. Of their four regular albums (not counting the compilation/retrospective "Furthermore"), how many were nominated for GRAMMY awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS)?
Four