2017 Blues Blast Music Awards Winners!

Hello!

Press Release:

In early May, a group of Blues music industry professionals including music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, producers, musicians and other Blues music industry professionals nominated the best in Blues music in twelve categories. Blues Blast Magazine subscribers began voting to determine the winners on July 1 with only one vote per person allowed. Congratulations to all of the winners and all the nominees!

The Blues Blast Music Awards are presented by Blues Blast Magazine, the largest FREE weekly internet Blues magazine with over 37,000 Blues fan subscribers located in all 50 states and in more than 90 countries.

2017 Blues Blast Music Award Winners

Contemporary Blues Album: Samantha Fish - Chills & Fever

Traditional Blues Album: Mississippi Heat - Cab Driving Man

Soul Blues Album: Thornetta Davis - Honest Woman

Rock Blues Album: Mike Zito - Make Blues Not War

Acoustic Blues Album: Fiona Boyes - Professin’ The Blues

Live Blues Recording: Walter Trout - Alive in Amsterdam

Historical Or Vintage Recording: Roy Buchanan - The Genius Of The Guitar - His Early Recordings

New Artist Debut Album: Southern Avenue - Southern Avenue

Blues Band: Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials

Male Blues Artist: John Mayall

Female Blues Artist: Beth Hart

Sean Costello Rising Star Award: Southern Avenue

Mahalo!

2016 Blues Blast Magazine Awards Winners!

Good day!

I missed last week’s Blues Blast Music Awards show in Champaign, Illinois, but would like to share the list of winners. Hopefully I will be able to make it to the show next year!

Contemporary Blues Album: Victor Wainwright – Boom Town

Traditional Blues Album: Bob Margolin – My Road

Soul Blues Album: Curtis Salgado – The Beautiful Lowdown

Rock Blues Album: Walter Trout – Battle Scars

Acoustic Blues Album: Guy Davis – Kokomo Kidd

Live Blues Recording: Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys – LIVE At The Big Bull

Historical Or Vintage Recording: Bobby Rush – Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History Of Bobby Rush

New Artist Debut Album: Danielle Nicole -Wolf Den

Blues Band: Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials

Male Blues Artist: Bob Margolin

Female Blues Artist: Shemekia Copeland

Sean Costello Rising Star Award: Amanda Fish

2016 Blues Blast Music Awards!

Aloha!

Another year has gone by and it is almost time for the 2016 Blues Blast Magazine Music Awards show! Like the past few years it will be held at the Fluid Events Center in beautiful Champaign, Illinois.

This September 23 show will provide recognition for hard-working and talented blues artists, and there will also be performances by: Too Slim & The Taildraggers, Peter Karp, Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames, Bob Margolin, Shaun Murphy, Fiona Boyes, Jonn Del Toro Richardson, Shoji Naito, Big Harp George, Markey Blue, Dave Muskett Acoustic Blues Band, Danielle Nicole, Andy T-Nick Nixon Band, Anthony Geraci & Monster Mike Welch, Andy Poxon & Little Ronnie, Henry Gray, Bob Corritore, Guy King, Eugene “Hideway” Bridges, Jon Spear Band and the Corey Dennison Band. There will be two stages, so there will be little downtime between sets, and in years past this has been a really smooth operation!

The doors open at 5:00PM and the show starts at 6:00PM. The Fluid Event Center is located at 601 North Country Fair Drive in Champaign, Illinois. Tickets start at $25 and will be available online and at the door (with free parking!). Food and beverages will be available at very reasonable prices and there will be plenty of merchandise for sale, so be sure to bring some cash.

I hope you can make your way down south to see the happenings, as this is one of the best blues show values on the planet! Complete information is at www.TheBBMAs.com

Mahalo!