Best Contemporary Blues Recording
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The Insomniacs - At Least I'm Not With You
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John Nemeth - Love Me Tonight
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Nick Moss - Live at Chan’s Vol 2
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Curtis Salgado - Clean Getaway
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Janiva Magness - What Love Will Do
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Shemekia Copeland - Never going Back
Best Traditional Blues Recording
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Various Artists - Chicago Blues: A Living History
(w/Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch and Lurrie Bell)
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Guy Davis - Sweetheart Like You
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John Primer - All Original
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The Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feelin
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Shirley Johnson - Blues Attack
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B.B. King - One Kind Favor
Best Blues Song
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Albert Castiglia - Bad Year Blues
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The Insomniacs - At Least I'm Not With You
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Chris James & Patrick Rynn - Mr. Coffee
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Curtis Salgado - 20 Years of B.B. King
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Kenny Neal - Let Life Flow
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B.B. King - See That My Grave is Kept Clean
Best Blues Band
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Nick Moss & the Fliptops
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Lil Ed And The Blues Imperials
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Kilborn Alley Blues Band
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The Insomniacs
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Watermelon Slim and The Workers
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The Mannish Boys
Best Male Artist
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John Primer
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Bobby Jones
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Lurrie Bell
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Nick Moss
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John Nemeth
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Elvin Bishop
Best Female Artist
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Shirley Johnson
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Robin Rogers
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Diunna Greenleaf
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Shemekia Copeland
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Eden Brent
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Janiva Magness
Best New Artist Debut Recording
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Chris James & Patrick Rynn - Stop And Think About It
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Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar
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Dave Herrero - Austin To Chicago
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Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew
- Guy King - Livin It
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Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
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Kilborn Alley Blues Band
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Joanne Shaw Taylor
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Albert Castiglia
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Dave Gross
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Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm
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Eden Brent
The Place: Buddy Guy's Legends
Date: October 29th, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 1:00am
More information: http://www.thebluesblast.com
Press Release
The 2009 Blues Blast Music Award Ceremonies
October 29th, 2009 at Buddy Guy’s Legends.
Who: Blues Blast Magazine from
www.TheBluesBlast.com
What: 2009 Blues Blast Music Awards
Ceremony
Where: Buddy Guy’s Legends 754 S. Wabash
Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 (312)-427-1190
When: Thursday October 29th, 2009 7:00pm to
1:00am (Doors open at 6:00pm)
Tickets are just $25 and will be available online
at www.thebluesblast.com starting
October 7th.
Contact Information: Bob Kieser (309)
267-4425 or info@thebluesblast.com
The Blues Blast Music Award Ceremonies held at
the famous Buddy Guy’s Legends will include confirmed appearances by nominees Lurrie Bell, Cedric & Malcom (Juke Joint Duo), Curtis Salgado, Matthew Skoller, Kenny Neal, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Albert Castiglia, John Primer, Shirley Johnson, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Chris James & Patrick Rynn w/ Bob Corritore, Robin Rogers, The Insomniacs, Dave Herrero, Guy King, Eden Brent, and Dave Gross. There may be a few surprise appearances by other nominees.
The 2009 Blues Blast Music Awards are brought to
you by Blues Blast Magazine from TheBluesBlast.com. Blues Blast Magazine is the
fastest growing FREE weekly internet Blues magazine read by over 13,000 Blues
fans in all 50 states and in more than 40 countries.
In July the Blues Blast Magazine staff, music
writers, managers, musicians and other industry professionals nominated the
Blues best of 2009 in the following eight categories:
Best Contemporary Blues Recording, Best
Traditional Blues Recording, Best Blues Song,
Best Blues Band, Best Male Blues Artist, Best
Female Blues Artist, Best New Artist Debut Recording,
The Sean Costello Rising Star Award. The complete
list of nominees is listed below at the end of this press release.
In July and August Blues Blast magazine readers
voted for their favorites on our website. These awards truly are the “Peoples
Choice” without any filter. The voting was absolutely FREE and more than 3500
fans from all over the globe voted their choices. The winners will be announced
at the awards ceremony.
This event promises to be a great show with music
by some of the best established and new contemporary Blues artists. The show
will likely sell out so get your tickets as soon as possible.
Tickets are below.
Cost is $25 plus $2 handling charge per ticket.
PLEASE NOTE:
Doors for this show open at 6:00pm. All Tickets are for General
Admission to the show. Admission is guaranteed but all seating is
"First Come First Served". Legends sell admissions to the standing
room only level.
GET THERE EARLY!!!!!!! NO REFUNDS!
Tickets will be held at
"Will Call" at Buddy Guys Legends. Photo ID required to pick up the
tickets.
Click here for more information.
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