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2009 Blues Blast Music Awards Update

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Buddy Guy's Legends
754 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Telephone: 312.427.1190
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7:00 p.m. (Doors 6:00 p.m.)
Tickets: $25 and are available online at http://www.thebluesblast.com/

Tickets are on sale for the 2009 Blues Blast Music Award Ceremony to be held at the famous Buddy Guy's Legends. The awards show will include confirmed appearances by nominees Kenny Neal, Nick Moss & The Flip Tops, Eden Brent, 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, and Dave Gross. There may be a few surprise appearances too.

The 2009 Blues Blast Music Awards are brought to you by Blues Blast Magazine. 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 60 countries.

In early May, a group of blues music industry professionals including music writers, managers, musicians, Blues Blast Magazine staff and others nominated the best of 2009 blues in 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 and The Sean Costello Rising Star Award.

And the people have spoken! In July and August Blues Blast magazine readers voted for their favorites online. More than 3,500 fans from all over the globe voted their choices. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on October 29 at Buddy Guy’s Legends.

The 2009 Nominees are:
Best Contemporary Blues Recording

The Insomniacs – At Least I’m Not With You
John Nemeth – Love Me Tonight
Nick Moss – Live at Chan’s Vol. 2
Curtis Salgado – Clean Getaway
Janiva Magness – What Love Will Do
Shemekia Copeland – Never going Back

Best Traditional Blues Recording
Various Artists – Chicago Blues: A Living History
(w/Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch and Lurrie Bell)
Guy Davis – Sweetheart Like You
John Primer – All Original
The Mannish Boys – Lowdown Feelin
Shirley Johnson – Blues Attack
B.B. King – One Kind Favor

Best Blues Song
Albert Castiglia – “Bad Year Blues”
The Insomniacs – “At Least I’m Not With You”
Chris James & Patrick Rynn – “Mr. Coffee”
Curtis Salgado – “20 Years of B.B. King”
Kenny Neal – “Let Life Flow”
B.B. King – “See That My Grave is Kept Clean”

Best Blues Band
Nick Moss and The Flip Tops
Lil Ed And The Blues Imperials
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
The Mannish Boys
The Insomniacs
Watermelon Slim and The Workers

Best Male Artist
John Primer
Bobby Jones
Lurrie Bell
Nick Moss
John Nemeth
Elvin Bishop

Best Female Artist
Shirley Johnson
Robin Rogers
Diunna Greenleaf
Shemekia Copeland
Eden Brent
Janiva Magness

Best New Artist Debut Recording
Chris James & Patrick Rynn – Stop And Think About It
Joanne Shaw Taylor – White Sugar
Dave Herrero – Austin To Chicago
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm – 2 Man Wrecking Crew
Guy King – Livin It
Eden Brent – Mississippi Number One

Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Kilborn Alley Blues Band
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Albert Castiglia
Dave Gross
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
Eden Brent

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