The Blues Blast Music Award Ceremonies held at the famous Buddy Guy’s Legends will include confirmed appearances & performances by nominees:
- Magic Slim & the Teardrops
- Lurrie Bell
- Nick Moss
- John Nemeth
- The Kilborn Alley Blues Band
- Dave Riley & Bob Corritore
- Eden Brent
- Sugar Ray Norcia
- Teeny Tucker
- Tim "Too Slim" Langford (from Too Slim and the Taildraggers)
- Gina Sicilia.
There may be a few surprise appearances by other nominees as well!
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 FREE 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.
More information can be found by visiting our myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/BluesBlastMusicAwards
Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/BluesBlastMusicAwards
Added by TheBluesBlast on October 17, 2008