A 2-CD compilation of contemporary and traditional blues performed by the worlds most famous and talented guitar women. If you did not win this CD in our pre-holiday contest, [click here to purchase from Amazon.com].

Congratulations to the 50 CD winners in our December contest. 25 winners received Blues Guitar Women, 10 winners received Michele Lundeen's Song Inside of Me, 5 winners received Bobby Rush's Night Fishin, 5 winners received Eddie Cotton's Alamo, and lastly 5 winners received Eddie Cotton's Extra. [For a list of winners click here].

We are already working on the next contest. Keep watching for an announcement.

We have a lot of great news this week. The Blues Festival Guide will receive a KBA award from The Blues Foundation,  plus our magazine editor Michele Lundeen is among the final four competitors for the Blues Foundation award for Best Self Produced CD of 2005.

Blues Festival Guide to Receive KBA Award

2006 is off to a great start for The Blues Festival Guide magazine. The Blues Foundation in Memphis TN recently announced the newest recipients of their "Keeping the Blues Alive" awards. The Blues Festival Guide was awarded the honor in the Print Media category.

Each year, The Blues Foundation presents the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the Blues world. The Blues Festival Guide will be honored at The Blues Foundation's 2006 Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Award ceremony on Saturday, January 28, 2006, in Memphis Tennessee.

Unlike the Blues Music Awards, the highest award in the Blues voted on by the thousands of members of The Blues Foundation, the KBAs are awarded to non-performers strictly on the basis of merit by a select panel of Blues professionals. Noted educator, author, journalist, and KBA Chairman Art Tipaldi notes "The KBA is awarded for the recipient's lifetime body of work; we don't view the recipient as the winner of a "best of the year" category."

Best Self-Produced CD, Final Four Competitors Announced

The Blues Festival Guide Magazine's editor, Michele Lundeen is among the four finalists in the Blues Foundation's 2006 "Best Self-Produced CD" contest. CD's were submitted from around the world by Blues Foundation affiliate members. The final four are: Steamy by Heaven Davis; Back in Bluesville by Roxy Perry; Wet My Beak by Alvin Jett and the Phat Noiz Blues Band; and last but not least... Song Inside Me by Michele Lundeen.

The winner will be announced January 28, 2006 during the International Blues Challenge (IBC) band finals in Memphis, TN. Click here for more information about the IBC and the Best Self Produced CD competition [http://www.blues.org/ibc/index.php4].

Congratulations Michele, we are so proud of you. And congratulations to the 10 contest winners who received their copy of Michele's CD, Song Inside of Me for FREE! (Hey we aren't going to send you some junk CDs!) If you didn't win a copy [click here to purchase a copy from Amazon.com].

This weekend Elwood Blues focuses on the Tough Guys of Blues.  Hear favorites from The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Buddy Guy, BB King and more....

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