"Long Live the Blues"
| Attention Blues Foundation Members Last Week of Blues Music Awards Voting |
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We are now entering the final week of
voting for the 2006 Blues Music Awards. Voting ends at
11:59:59pm (EST) Tuesday, February 28. If you are member and
have not yet voted, please do so TODAY. You know how
important this is to the nominees.
If you are not a member, you can join online and then vote. Lets make this a record turnout. Visit www.blues.org to join. Then go to the 2006 Blues Music Awards page and click on vote. If you have any questions or difficulties, contact The Blues Foundation. The presenting sponsor of the 2006 Blues Music Awards is GIBSON Family of Brands. |
Attention Everybody
Attend
the Blues Music Awards
The Blues Foundation has set the 2006 Blues Music Awards for Thursday
May 11, 2006 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis,
Tennessee. As in recent years, we expect most of the nominees to be in
attendance and to perform. That you can count on!
You may now purchase tickets--either a table or individual tickets at www.blues.org in The Blues Store. Tickets will be mailed in April most likely. International orders will be held for hand delivery May 10-11 at the Memphis Marriott Downtown or at the will call at the Cook Convention Center day of show.
This is the Blues equivalent of the Grammy's and the Oscars. The nominee's are:
Acoustic Album of the Year
A Ship Called Love - Eric Bibb
Down In The Delta - Paul Oscher
Birthright - James Blood Ulmer
In Your Arms Again - John Hammond
Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul - Maria Muldaur
Acoustic Artist of the Year
Rory Block
Doug MacLeod
Paul Oscher
Eric Bibb
Corey Harris
Album of the Year
Think of Me - Little Milton
Sadie Mae - Nick Moss & the Flip-Tops
About Them Shoes - Hubert Sumlin
Anything Can Happen - Magic Slim & the Teardrops
That Represent Man - The Mannish Boys
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Magic Slim
Buddy Guy
Marcia Ball
Little Milton
Bobby Rush
Band of the Year
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Holmes Brothers
Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Best New Artist Debut
Mitch Kashmar - Nickels and Dimes
Billy Gibson - The Billy Gibson Band
Duwayne Burnside - Under Pressure
Zac Harmon - The Blues According to Zacariah
Eddie Turner - Rise
Comeback Album of the Year
Better To Have It - Bobby Purify
Black Coffee - Al Kooper
Club Caravan - Big George Brock
Flash Forward - The Siegel-Schwall Band
Soul Sanctuary - Hollywood Blue Flames
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Gettin' My Groove Back - Elvin Bishop
Fever For The Bayou - Tab Benoit
Live! Down The Road - Marcia Ball
Soul Shaker - Tommy Castro
The Soul Truth - Shemekia Copeland
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Janiva Magness
Marcia Ball
Shemekia Copeland
Debbie Davies
Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Kim Wilson
Tommy Castro
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Sonny Landreth
Tab Benoit
Historical Album of the Year
Stompin' At Mother Blues - J.B. Hutto, ( Delmark Records)
The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album - Johnny Adams, (Rounder Records)
Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Recordings, Volume 2, 1952-1958 -
Muddy Waters, (Chess/Hip-O Select)
Strictly Live in '85...Plus! - James Harman, (Pacific Blues)
The Essential Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal, (Legacy Recordings)
Instrumentalist-Bass
Bob Stroger
Bill Stuve
Larry Taylor
Mookie Brill
Michael "Mudcat" Ward
Instrumentalist-Drums
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Jimi Bott
Sam Carr
Sam Lay
Popsy Dixon
Instrumentalist-Guitar
Ronnie Earl
Hubert Sumlin
Kirk Fletcher
Bob Margolin
Charlie (Little Charlie) Baty
Sonny Landreth
Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Charlie Musselwhite
Kim Wilson
James Cotton
Rick Estrin
Carey Bell
Instrumentalist-Horn
Mark Kazanoff
Eddie Shaw
Calvin Owens
Sax Gordon
Big James Montgomery
Greg Piccolo
Instrumentalist-Other
Rich DelGrosso - Mandolin
Otis Taylor - Banjo
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Fiddle
Sonny Rhodes - Lap Steel
Robert Randolph - Pedal steel
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year
Marcia Ball
Honey Piazza
Dr. John
Henry Butler
Jon Cleary
Song of the Year
"Think Of Me", written by Jon Tiven, Milton Campbell, Pete Shoulder,
performed by Little Milton, Think Of Me
"Who Stole My Radio?", written by John Hahn & Joe Hudson, performed by
Shemekia Copeland, The Soul Truth
"What the Hell is Going On", written by Elvin Bishop, performed by Elvin
Bishop, Gettin' My Groove Back
"Twenty", written by Robert Cray, performed by Robert Cray, Twenty
"Dubb's Talkin' Politician Blues", written by Doug MacLeod, performed by
Doug MacLeod, Dubb
Soul Blues Album of the Year
I'm From Phunkville - Mem Shannon
Night Fishin' - Bobby Rush
Respect Yourself - Otis Clay
Make Do With What You Got - Solomon Burke
I've Got My Own Hell to Raise - Betty LaVette
Think of Me - Little Milton
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Irma Thomas
Mavis Staples
Bettye LaVette
Denise LaSalle
Sista Monica Parker
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Mem Shannon
Mighty Sam McClain
Solomon Burke
Little Milton
Bobby Rush
Traditional Album of the Year
That Represent Man - The Mannish Boys
Jukin' at Bettie's - Willie King
About Them Shoes - Hubert Sumlin
Anything Can Happen - Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Sadie Mae - Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Maria Muldaur
Etta James
Ann Rabson
Ruth Brown
Koko Taylor
Nora Jean Bruso
Precious Bryant
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
Hubert Sumlin
Magic Slim
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Willie King
B.B. King
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Some of our favorite new releases
| Robin Trower - Living Out Of Time LIVE | |
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On this night, the audience was spellbound throughout the powerful show which included four of his earliest songs -- considered his greatest hits, four songs from the studio album Living Out of Time (released in February 2004), plus a sprinkling of his best songs recorded during the decades in between. |
WHY DO YOU LOVE THE BLUES?
Tell us....tell the world. Win great prizes!
Between now and March 15th email to e-guideBluesFestivalGuide.com in 75 words or less "I love the Blues because...."
5 Winners!
The world's biggest blues labels have contributed some terrific prizes for the 5 winners. Each winner will receive "35X35" the Alligator Records 35th anniversary double CD, plus Bernard Allison's "Energized" double CD from Ruf Records and from Blind Pig Records, Magic Slim and the Teardrops "Anything Can Happen" on DVD.
Plus the 5 winners will have their essays published in the annual Blues Festival Guide Magazine, due out April 24th.
Check out these great prizes:
35 Songs, 35 Years Years of Genuine Houserockin' Music Alligator Records celebrates their 35th anniversary with a double CD collection highlighting some of their most popular recordings over the years as well as some hidden gems. Win it before you can buy it!
Bernard Allison 2-CD-set. Recorded
live at the MUSA in Göttingen/Germany, 20th October 2005. Fans
everywhere have been begging him to put out a new live project. ENERGIZED
was certainly worth the wait. Bernard Allison keeps the famous family name
alive and delivers an outstanding live show. And while Bernard seems
to have inherited Luther's knack for igniting audiences, he's no clone of
his famous father. He is definitely blazing his own path with a style that
reflects a unique mix of traditional and modern influences. The Allison
torch has been passed, and it's clear that Bernard takes his role as its
bearer very seriously. He's assumed the challenge of keeping the blues alive
and growing - a commitment he renews every time he takes the stage. Win
it before you can buy it!
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
"Anything Can Happen Magic Slim just might be the greatest living proponent of the intense, electrified,
Mississippi-to Chicago blues style that spawned much of the music played
by modern blues artists and rockers alike. This live recording, taped in 2005 at the Sierra Nevada Brewery,
showcases Slim's slashing, vibrato-drenched guitar and mountain-moving
vocals, and presents an authentic South Side, back-alley excursion into
the true blues. The DVD includes extra selections and an interview.
THE JUDGES Our judges will be looking for point-of-view. There's a million reason to Love the Blues, so be a little unique, and speak from your heart. (Almost like writing a blues song, but you don't need any rhymes, just reason). Put a little time into your answer. The prizes are worth it. 75 words or less "I Love the Blues because....."
Meet our judges... from the world's top Blues Record Labels
from Alligator Records -- Mr. Bruce Iglauer
from Ruf Records -- Mr. Thomas Ruf
and from Blind Pig Records, their judge is "to be announced"
To enter email to e-guideBluesFestivalGuide.com in 75 words or less "I love the Blues because...."
IBC Winner Eden Brent Joins Delta
Music Experience Trip
Boogie-woogie piano and gutsy vocals have established Eden Brent as one
of Mississippi’s most popular entertainers. Whether booked as a solo
artist or bandleader, her performance is fresh and spontaneous, often
filled with audience requests and participation. The 2006 IBC Solo/Duo
winner will join the Delta Music Experience as it travels roundtrip from
Portland, OR aboard the Queen of the West March 18-21. The music-filled
trip visits Portland ~ Willamette River ~ Multnomah Channel ~ Bonneville
Dam ~ Multnomah Falls ~ Astoria ~ Portland. She joins Blue Foundation
friends Ann Rabson, Hawkeye Herman, Dick Waterman as well as some of New
Orleans finest. For more information visit
www.deltamusicexperience.com or call 888-363-6874.
Rod Piazza 
Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers have been jumping and swinging the blues for over thirty years. Their new album is called "For the Chosen Who" and Elwood Blues has chosen to play it for you, this week on the House of Blues Radio Hour.
Blues Play Charts
Courtesy of Roots Music Report "where only the music matters". This chart reflects the radio airplay spins of some of the most prominent people in the genre, worldwide. Reporters to the chart include over 100 radio stations who are playing blues; record stores and distributors selling the blues; clubs booking blues artists; and key music correspondents throughout the world.
For further information about the Roots Music Report, visit www.rootsmusicreport.com
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Saturday-Tuesday, March 18-21, 2006 Delta Music Experience Riverboat Adventure Columbia River Portland, Oregon, U.S. www.deltamusicexperience.com Hotline: 888-363-6874 |
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