Who: Blues Blast Magazine from IllinoisBlues.com
What: 2008 Blues Blast Music Awards Ceremony
Where: Buddy Guy's Legends 754 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60605 (312)-427-1190
When: Sunday November 2nd, 2008 7:00pm to 12:00 midnight (Doors open at 6:00pm)
Tickets are just $25 and will be available online at www.illinoisblues.com starting October 7th.
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The Blues Blast Music Award Ceremonies held at the famous Buddy Guy's Legends will include confirmed appearances by nominees Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Lurrie Bell, Nick Moss, John Nemeth, The Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Dave Riley and Bob Corritore, Eden Brent, Sugar Ray Norcia, Teeny Tucker, Tim "Too Slim" Langford (from Too Slim and the Taildraggers)
The 2008 Blues Blast Music Awards are brought to you by Blues Blast Magazine from IllinoisBlues.com. Blues Blast Magazine is the fastest growing FREE weekly internet Blues magazine read by over 11,000 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 2008 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 f-ree and more than 2000 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.
Complete list of 2008 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees
Best Contemporary Blues Recording
Too Slim and the Taildraggers : The Fortune Teller
Bryan Lee : Katrina Was Her Name
Mem Shannon : Live: A Night At Tipitina�s
Watermelon Slim and the Workers - The Wheel Man
Holmes Brothers - State Of Grace
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Omar Dykesand Jimmy Vaughan - On The Jimmy Reed Highway
Bobby Rush - Raw
Lurrie Bell - Let's Talk About Love
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore - Travelin� the Dirt Road
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Roamin� & Ramblin�
Best Blues Song
Nick Moss - Mistakes From the Past
The National Debonaires - Ain't Gonna Happen Again
Sugar Ray Norcia - Little Green Talking Frog
Omar Dykes and Jimmy Vaughan - Jimmy Reed Highway
Watermelon Slim & The Workers - The Wheel Man
Best Blues Band
Nick Moss & the Fliptops
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
Bryan Lee and the Blues Power Band
Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Back Door Slam
Best Male Artist
Lurrie Bell
Buddy Guy
Bobby Rush
Nick Moss
Bryan Lee
Best Female Artist
Koko Taylor
Teeny Tucker
Diunna Greenleaf
Betty Harris
Bettye LaVette
Best New Artist Debut Recording
Gina Sicilia - Allow Me To Confess
The Soul of John Black - The Good Girl Blues
Moreland and Arbuckle - 1861
Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy - Cottonfields to Coffee
John Nemeth - Magic Touch
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
John Nemeth
Homemade Jamz Blues Band
John-Alex Mason
Seth Walker
Eden Brent
