Blues Blast Awards Winners Announced

Back in June, I got notice of the Blues Blast Awards nominees and quickly went to work casting my votes. I was disappointed to see a few names missing from the ballot but pleased at some of the names that were there.

The 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards were announced Thursday night, October 29, at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago.

Best Contemporary Blues Recording - Nick Moss - Privileged


Best Traditional Blues Recording - Mississippi Heat - Let's Live It Up


Best Blues Song - The Kilborn Alley Blues Band - "Better Off Now"

Best Blues Band - Tommy Castro Band

Best Male Blues Artist - Magic Slim

Best Female Blues Artist - Shemekia Copeland

Best New Artist Debut Recording - Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers - How Much Woman Can You Stand?

Sean Costello Rising Star Award - The Cash Box Kings

2010 Lifetime Achievement Award - Otis Rush


Of all the winners, I think I'm most excited to see the Cash Box Kings on there. I've been a fan for six or so years. Once upon a time, back when I was a nurse, I was working with a gentleman who shared my passion for the blues. I gave him a few bands to check out, he gave me a few. One of those bands: Cash Box Kings. I got home, went online to check them out, fell in love with their sound, and promptly bought the two CDs they had out at the time. I've been a fan ever since.

While I know they've been around for a while, their star is rising on the national scene and I'm glad to see them getting the attention they deserve. Good job, guys!

And congratulations to all the winners!

Blues Blast Music Awards Nominees Announced

Blues Blast Magazine has announced the names of artists nominated in the following eight categories:




Best Contemporary Blues CD

• Joe Louis Walker – Between A Rock And the Blues

• Mike Zito – Pearl River

• Nick Moss – Privileged

• Sean Costello – Sean’s Blues

• The Holmes Brothers – Feed My Soul

• Tommy Castro – Hard Believer



Best Traditional Blues CD

• Dave Riley & Bob Corritore – Lucky To Be Living

• David Maxwell & Louisiana Red – You Got To Move

• Eddie C. Campbell – Tear This World Up

• Fiona Boyes – Blues Woman

• The Kilborn Alley Blues Band – Better Off Now

• Mississippi Heat – Let’s Live It Up



Best Blues Song

• Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers – How Much Woman Can You Stand?

• Joe Louis Walker – I’m Tide

• Mike Zito & Cyril Neville – Pearl River

• Pete Anderson – Still In Love

• Quintus McCormick – Hey Jodie

• The Kilborn Alley Blues Band – Better Off Now



Best New Artist Debut Release

• Alabama Mike – Day To Day

• Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers – How Much Woman Can You Stand?

• Marquise Knox – Man Child

• Quintus McCormick – Hey Jodie

• Shaun Murphy – Livin The Blues



Best Male Blues Artist

• Bobby Rush

• Joe Bonamassa

• John Németh

• Magic Slim

• Nick Moss

• Tommy Castro



Best Female Blues Artist

• Candye Kane

• Fiona Boyes

• Janiva Magness

• Ruthie Foster

• Shemekia Copeland

• Zora Young



Best Blues Band

• Magic Slim & The Teardrops

• Nick Moss & The Flip Tops

• Rick Estrin & The Night Cats

• The Holmes Brothers

• The Mannish Boys

• Tommy Castro Band



Sean Costello Rising Star Award

• Cash Box Kings

• Damon Fowler

• The Insomniacs

• Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers

• Joanne Shaw Taylor

• Marquise Knox

In early May, a group of Blues music industry professionals including music writers, managers, musicians, Blues Blast Magazine staff and other industry professionals nominated the best of 2010 Blues music in eight categories. Complete list of nominees is below.



Voting to determine the winners begins July 8th, 2010 and continues until August 31st, 2010 on our website at http://www.thebluesblast.com/. Voting is open to anyone who is a Blues Blast Magazine subscriber. Subscriptions are FREE and you can sign up as part of the voting process on our website.



The 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards ceremonies will be held at Buddy Guys’ Legends in Chicago, Illinois on October 28th, 2010. The awards ceremony will feature music by some of the artists nominated. Tickets for the event will go on sale in mid August at Blues Blast Magazine.



The 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards are presented by Blues Blast Magazine. Blues Blast Magazine is the fastest growing FREE weekly internet Blues publication with over 15,000 Blues fan subscribers located in all 50 states and in more than 70 countries.



Our partner public radio station WGLT has set up a web page where you can play music samples of the 2010 Blues Blast Music Award nominees. To hear these great Blues artists on GLT’s 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards Artist Listening site visit http://www.wglt.org/programs/blues/blues_blast/blues_blast.phtml