The SISGS 2024 Singin' Contest !
Southern Illinois Productions will be kicking off the Cord Fitch Memorial Southern Illinois Steel Guitar Show, Thursday night, April 18, 2024, at the Granada Theatre in Mt Vernon, Illinois with our Famous Singing Contest for local and regional singers.
Winners will receive trophies (5 places), cash prizes or option for Appletown Studio, Burnside, Illinois one or two song demos complete with musicians.
1st Place $250 or Appletown Studio Two Song Demo and Trophy.
*If Two Song Demo is chosen, then $250 goes to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
2nd Place $150 or Appletown Studio One Song Demo and Trophy.
*If One Song Demo is chosen, then $150 goes to Shriners Hospitals for Children
3rd Place $50 and Trophy
4th Place Trophy
5th Place Trophy
Singing Contest Rules for Participants:
*Must have purchased their ticket for the Thursday Show.
*If you are already scheduled to sing at the Steel Show Friday or Saturday, then you are not eligible
to be in the Thursday Singing Contest.
*Must sign up at the registration desk as a contestant.
Contestants will be able to choose from a list
of great songs (both country and gospel) from over the past 50 years
and will perform with the Southern Illinois Productions Band.
Sorry, no, you can’t play stump the band, we prefer you choose from our Singer Song List unless the band is already familiar with the song.
Singers Song List
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS STEEL GUITAR SHOW
SINGING CONTEST (2024)
1) A BETTER MAN
2) A PICTURE OF ME WITHOUT YOU
3) A WAY TO SURVIVE
4) ACT NATURALLY
5) ALMOST PERSUADED
6) ALWAYS ON MY MIND
7) AMARILLO BY MORNING
8) AMANDA
9) AMAZING GRACE
10) APARTMENT # 9
11) BLUE
12) BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
13) BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL
14) BIG CITY
15) BORN TO LOSE
16) BORROWED ANGEL
17) CHISELLED IN STONE
18) COAT OF MANY COLORS
19) COLD COLD HEART
20) CRAZY
21) CRAZY ARMS
22) DETROIT CITY
23) DOES FORT WORTH EVER CROSS YOUR MIND
24) DON'T ROCK THE JUKEBOX
25) DON'T TOUCH ME
26) DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME
27) DRINKING CHAMPAGNE
28) FADED LOVE
29) FAMILY BIBLE
30) FAREWELL PARTY
31) FRIENDS IN LOW PlACES
32) GALVESTON
33) GENTLE ON MY MIND
34) GOD BLESS TEXAS
35) GRAND TOUR
36) HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER
37) HEY HEY GOOD LOOKIN
38) HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY
39) HE'LL HAVE TO GO
40) HELP ME MAKE IT THRU THE NIGHT
41) HERE IN THE REAL WORLD
42) HELLO DARLIN’
43) HIGHWAY 40 BLUES
44) HOW GREAT THOU’ ART
45) I ALWAYS GET LUCKY WITH YOU
46) I CANT HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
47) I CANT STOP LOVING YOU
48) I FALL TO PIECES
49) I JUST DESTROYED THE WORLD
50) I LOVE YOU BECAUSE
51) I WALK THE LINE
52) IN THE GARDEN
53) IT IS NO SECRET
54) IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS
55) IT'S NOT LOVE BUT IT'S NOT BAD
56) I’M SO LONESOME ICOULD CRY
57) KING OF THE ROAD
58) LOVESICK BLUES
59) MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY
60) MAKING BELIEVE
61) MANSION ON THE HILL
62) NIGHT LIFE
63) NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
64) OH LONESOME ME
65) OLD FLAMES
66) ON THE OTHER HAND
67) ONCE A DAY
68) PRECIOUS MEMORIES
69) PLEASE RELEASE ME
70) PLEASE TALK TO MY HEART
71) RAINY DAY WOMAN
72) ROSE GARDEN
73) ROCKY TOP
74) SAN ANTONIO ROSE
75) SEND ME THE PILLOW
76) SHE’S GOT YOU
77) SHE THINKS I STIIL CARE
78) SILVER WINGS
79) SIXTEEN TONS
80) SO AFRAID OF LOSING YOU
81) SOMEDAY SOON
82) SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
83) STATUE OF A FOOL
84) STAND BY YOUR MAN
85) STORMS NEVER LAST
86) SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN
87) SWEET BY AND BY
88) SWEET MEMORIES
89) SWINGING DOORS
90) TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART
91) TENNESSEE WALTZ
92) THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES
93) THE FUGITIVE
94) THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
95) TAKE ME AS I AM
96) THE WILD SIDE OF LIFE
97) THERE STANDS THE GLASS
98) TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN
99) TOGETHER AGAIN
100) TUMBLING TUMBLE WEED
101) UNCLE PEN
102) WABASH CANNONBALL
103) WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS
104) WALKIN THE FLOOR OVER YOU
105) WAYFARING STRANGER
106) WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
107) WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME
108) WILDWOOD FLOWER
109) WORKIN MAN BLUES
110) YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
111) YOU WOULDN'T KNOW LOVE
112) YOUR CHEATIN HEART
113) YOU ARE MY TREASURE
114) YOUR THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA
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