one of the good guys in the music industry

In my continual efforts to showcase the good guys, the professionals we should all emulate, I wanted to bring to your attention one of the greats in musical entertainment, Wayne Watson.

I've recently come to know Wayne, just over the past few weeks, as we are both taking part in The Christmas Gift, a benefit for the Star of Hope.

Wayne is a humble guy, without much reason...here's why:
- 23 #1 singles at Christian radio
- Home Free (became the most played song at Christian radio in 1991)
- a dozen Dove Awards wins –including those for Male Vocalist of the Year in 1989, Song of The Year in that same year (Friend Of A Wounded Heart), Pop Contemporary Song of the Year and Contemporary Album of The Year (1988) with Watercolour Ponies, and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year (1992) with Home Free.
- twice been nominated for the Grammy Award—both for his performance of Watercolour Ponies (1987), and for Best Pop Gospel Album in 1992 with his stunning A Beautiful Place project.
- 90’s Wayne became one of the first major Christian artists to attract mainstream attention. He gave a groundbreaking emotionally charged performance of “Another Place, Another Time” with fellow artist Sandi Patty on NBC-TV’s Tonight Show—an event that was deemed a defining moment in Christian music’s move to wider audiences.
- In the late 90’s, his inspirational hit For Such A Time As This became a centerpiece theme of CBS-TV’s then highly rated series Touched By An Angel.

That's quite a bit of success, is it not? Yet, I find Wayne a humble, generous person, with his time, humor and wisdom. "Generosity always wins favor, particularly when accompanied by modesty," says Johann Wolfgang Goethe. That's our man, Wayne. That's why he's one of the "good" guys.