GULF SHORES, Ala. — Brent Burns’ song, “I’m Goin’ Ugly Early Tonight” picked up a second place award in the novelty song division of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.

The awards were presented Aug. 24 in a ceremony at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tenn.

Volunteers screened 42,000 albums and 560,000 songs submitted in the largest music awards of any kind in world history.

“I’m Goin’ Ugly Early Tonight,” co-written with Bill Whyte and Pete Hourihan, has been very good to Burns. The song was also recorded by Nashville recording artist Cledus T. Judd.

Based in Gulf Shores, Burns was all over the national scene with his song and video, “Pain At The Pump.” After the video was posted on You Tube, CNN interviewed Burns and used the video in their special “Four Bucks! What’s Next? America’s Fuel Crisis.” This is Burns’ second time to tap into the American public’s anger over rising fuel costs.

No stranger to musical notoriety, Burns burst onto the music scene nationally in 1979 with the second highest debuting single of that year, “Cheaper Crude Or No More Food.”

The late Paul Harvey played the song three times on his nationally syndicated radio show. This was the only song ever played on the show by Harvey.

Burns is well known to audiences for his seasonal classic, “If It’s Snowbird Season, Why Can’t We Shoot ‘Em?”.

The song returns to radio stations along the Gulf Coast as the snowbirds make their yearly appearance.

In addition to “I’m Goin’ Ugly Early Tonight,” Burns’ other radio successes include the Christmas favorite, “Santa’s Gone NASCAR.”

Burns, a decorated veteran, was the first entertainer to perform for troops overseas after the tragedy of 9/11.

A portion of the proceeds from his CD sales go to charitable causes including Habitat for Humanity, the American Cancer Society and the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.

Burns continues a busy performance schedule, playing over 200 dates this year for corporate events, festivals, concerts and clubs.

To learn more about Burns go to his Web site, www.brentburns.com.