 2016 Pete FinneyPete Finney is the 2016 honoree for the Rolling Stone Chet Flippo Excellence in Country Music Journalism Award. Pictured, left to right: James Akenson, Rolling Stone Nashville Editor Beville Dunkerly, Pete Finney, Michael Gray (for Peter Guralnick), and Don Cusic. |  2015 Jewly HightBarry Mazor is the honoree for the 2015 Belmont Country Music Book of the Year Award. Jewly Hight is the honoree for the Rolling Stone Chet Flippo Excellence in Country Music Journalism Award. Pictured left to right: James Akenson, Belmont Book Honoree Barry Mazor, Rolling Stone Chet Flippo Honoree Jewly Hight, Rolling Stone Country Senior Editor Beville Dunkerley, Don Cusic. |  2015 Belmont Book AwardBarry Mazor was honored with the 2015 Belmont University Country Music Book of the Year for his book Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music published by Chicago Review Press. |
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 2012 Belmont Book AwardThe Belmont Book Award, given for the Best Book on country music. Pictured are James Akenson, Honoree Nate Gibson for his book The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built, and Don Cusic. |  2011 Charlie Lamb AwardsPictured left to right are Peggy Walker, Frances Preston, Gary Walker, Contemporary Charlie Lamb Honoree Peter Cooper, Charlie Lamb, Career Charlie Lamb Honoree Colin Escott |  2011 Belmont Book AwardPictured are Don Cusic with Belmont Book Award winner Bar Biszick-Lockwood (Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach & Hill and Range Songs) and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Ralph Emery. |
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 2010 Belmont Book AwardDon Cusic presents the 2010 Belmont Book Award to Barry Mazor (left) for his book Meeting Jimmie Rodgers. |  2010 Charlie Lamb AwardsPictured left to right: Belmont Book Honoree Barry Mazor, James Akenson, Buzz Cason, Peggy Walker, Contemporary Charlie Lamb Honoree Derek Halsey, Charlie Lamb, Career Lamb Honoree Walt Trott, Dickey Lee, Gary Walker, Merle Russell, and Don Cusic. |  2009 Charlie Lamb AwardsPictured left to right: James Akenson, ICMC; Barry Mazor, Charlie Lamb Journalism Award winner; Pat Huber, Belmont Book Award winner; Shelby Singleton; Fred Foster; Charlie Lamb; Alanna Nash, Charlie Lamb Journalism Award winner; Peggy and Gary Walker, endowers of the Charlie Lamb Awards; and Don Cusic, Belmont University. |
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