Press Release - 2012 Blues Blast Music Award
Voting Is Now Open
From Blues Blast Magazine -
http://www.TheBluesBlast.com Contact: Bob Kieser (309) 267-4425 or info@thebluesblast.com
Voting for the
2012 Blues Blast is now open and
continues until August 31st, 2012 on our website at
http://www.TheBluesBlast.com. Voting is free and open to anyone who is a Blues Blast
Magazine subscriber. Blues Blast Magazine subscriptions are FREE and you are automatically signed up
as part of the voting process on our website. To vote now,
CLICK HERE
Be an
informed voter! Listen
to the nominees BEFORE you vote.
Not
familiar with some of the 2012 nominees?
Our partner, public radio station
WGLT FM in Normal, IL has set up a web
page where you can play selected songs of the 2012 nominees. To hear samples of
these great Blues artists on WGLT’s 2012 Blues Blast Music Awards Artist
Listening site visit:
wttp://wglt.org/music/blue/blues.shtml
Hear music by these great
artists NOW
on WGLT's
Blues Blast Awards Listening Site
CLICK HERE
When you get there, click on one of the
nominees links to
listen. A complete list of the 2012 Blues Blast Music Award nominees follows:
2012 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees
Contemporary Blues Album
• Eugene Hideway Bridges - Rock And A Hard Place
• Toronzo Cannon - Leaving Mood
• Janiva Magness - Stronger For It
• Billy Thompson - A Better Man
• Johnny Sansone - Lord Is Waiting the Devil Is Too
• Joe Louis Walker - Hellfire
Traditional Blues Album
• Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues - Blues Revival
• The Cash Box Kings- Holler & Stomp
• Chicago Blues: A Living History – (Billy Boy Arnold,
John Primer, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell with
Ronnie Baker Brooks, Magic Slim, James Cotton, Buddy
Guy) - The (R)evolution Continues
• Big James & The Chicago Playboys - The Big Pay Back
• Mud Morganfield - Son Of The Seventh Son
• Bernie Pearl – Sittin on Right Side Of The Blues
• Sugar Ray & The Bluetones - Evening
Song Of The Year
• “Holler And Stomp” - Joe Noseck (Holler & Stomp
-The Cash Box Kings)
• “Thank You for Giving Me the Blues” - Grady Champion,
Zac Harmon & Chris Troy (Dreamin' - Grady Champion)
• “Blinded By The Darkness” - Matthew Curry (If I Don't
Got You - Matthew Curry & The Fury)
• “That's How A Woman Loves” - EG Kight (Lip
Service - EG Kight)
• “I Won't Cry” - Janiva Magness & Dave Darling (Stronger
For It - Janiva Magness)
• “Back to the Blues” - Hadden Sayers (Hard Dollar
- Hadden Sayers)
New Artist Debut Release
• Ivan Appelrouth - Blue & Instrumental
• Matthew Curry & The Fury - If I Don't Got You
• Mary Bridget Davies - Wanna Feel Somethin'
• Sena Ehrhardt Band - Leave The Light On
• Big Pete - Choice Cuts
• Andy Poxon Band - Red Roots
Male Blues Artist
• Lurrie Bell
• Tab Benoit
• Bob Corritore
• John Primer
• Bobby Rush
• Johnny Sansone
• Joe Louis Walker
Female Blues Artist
• Shemekia Copeland
• Ruthie Foster
• Diunna Greenleaf
• EG Kight
• Janiva Magness
• Ana Popovic
Blues Band of The Year
• The Cash Box Kings
• Big James & The Chicago Playboys
• Kilborn Alley
• Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
• Sugar Ray & The Bluetones
• Trampled Under Foot
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
• Toronzo Cannon
• Matthew Curry & The Fury
• Mary Bridget Davies
• Sena Ehrhardt
• Mud Morganfield
• Victor Wainwright & The WildRoots
