Academic Awards As a songwriter, his accolades include 1st place in the A.M.M. songwriting contest of Delaware, 3rd place in Indiana for the Coca-Cola Country Showdown, and in the top seven percent of the Midwest in the Discmakers Song Search for his song, “It’s Only Over for You.” He has recorded four original CDs, including 24 Hour Dream, of which Neil Daughty of R.E.O. Speedwagon said, “I honestly like every song. ‘It’s Only Over for You’ actually gave me chills.” Shows Evans has shared the stage with such renowned acts as the Little River Band, Blood Sweat and Tears, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Vern Gosdin, T.G. Sheppard and Gary Lewis and the Playboys. He’s headlined at Isle of Capri casinos in Philadelphia, Natchez, Miss., and Kansas City, Mo.; the Lodge Casino in Black Hawk Colo.; and the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tn.