2008 Blues Critic Awards Winners Announced

The results are in for the 2008 Blues Critic Awards Readers Poll. Blues Critic readers have spoken and the winners are:

• Blues Album Of The Year

  Kenny Neal “Let Life Flow” (Blind Pig)

  Runner-up: Sean Costello “We Can Get Together”

• Best Traditional Blues Album

  B.B. King “One Kind Favor” (Geffen)

  Runner-up: Kenny Neal “Let Life Flow”

• Best Soul Blues Album

  Curtis Salgado “Clean Getaway” (Shanachie)

  Runner-up: Johnny Rawls “Red Cadillac”

• Best Blues/Rock Album

  Elvin Bishop “The Blues Rolls On” (Delta Groove Music)

  Runner-up: Michael Burks “Iron Man”

• Best Live Or Compilation Album

  Fiona Boyes, Mookie Brill & Rich Del Grosso “Live From Bluesville” (Blues Empress)

  Runner-up: Various Artists “M For Mississippi”

• Blues Song Of The Year

  Albert Castiglia “Bad Year Blues” (Blues Leaf)

  Runner-up: “Blues Rolls On” by Elvin Bishop

• Blues Singer: MALE

  Curtis Salgado

  Runner-up: B.B. King

• Blues Singer: FEMALE

  Irma Thomas

  Runner-up: Susan Tedeschi

• Blues Guitarist

  Michael Burks

  Runner-up: Sonny Landreth

• Blues Harmonica

  Jason Ricci

  Runner-up: Steve Guyger

• Blues Keyboards

  Marcia Ball

  Runner-up: Christian Dozzler

• Blues Instrumentalist (Other)

  Larry Taylor

  Runner-up: Bob Stroger

• The BLUES CRITIC staff pick…

  Contemporary Blues ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  Kenny Neal

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!

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International Blues Challenge Winners 2009

The Blues Foundation has announced the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge competition. Congrats to everyone who won their regional competition to get to the IBC and to the winners!

Band
1st place
South Florida Blues Society–JP Soars & the Red Hots

2nd Place
Cascade Blues Association–Ty Curtis Band

3rd Place
Ottawa Blues Society–MonkeyJunk

Best Guitarist Award
JP Soars

Solo/Duo
1st place
Blues Society of Tulsa–Little Joe McLerran

2nd Place
Crossroads Blues Society of Mississippi–Alphonso & Richard

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2008 Blues Critic Awards Voting Open Now

The 2008 Blues Critic Awards Readers’ Poll is open. Check out the site and vote for your favorite album, song, and artists.

Continuing his streak of “better late than never” recognition, Steve Guyger is one of the nominees for Blues Harmonica. Some other nominees are the late Sean Costello and Jeff Healey, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Janiva Magness, Curtis Salgado, and many others.

Support your favorites with your votes!

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