Hamilton's Smoke Wagon Blues Band earned 3 awards: Best Modern Roots CD (for Cigar Store), Best New Artist, and Best RnB/Soul Song (for Set Me Free). They were nominated for 5.
Frontman Corey Lueck had this to say:
"We know there's big awards like Grammys and Junos but being independent artists for our whole career and knowing the struggle, we are especially proud of theses awards and so honored to be listed among such great musicians and songwriters. We are ecstatic that "Cigar Store" has been so well received, thanks so much to blues fans and the the Independent Blues Awards - it means the world to us that folks are listening."
Links: Smoke Wagon Blues Band, More Smoke Wagon Blues Band Stories, Video above courtesy of SoundofBlues (Alessandra)
The Best Blues Rock CD category went to Colin James: Blue Highways (featuring work by Hamilton's own Steve Pelletier and Jesse O'Brien).
Links: Colin James, More Colin James Stories, Steve Pelletier, More Steve Peletier Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Video above courtesy of Blues Rock
The big winner of the year was Joe Bonamassa, with 5 awards, followed by Smoke Wagon and Bobby Rush with 3,
CONGRATS EVERYBODY!
Here's a complete list of winners
- Modern Roots CD: The Smoke Wagon Blues Band: Cigar Store
- New Artist: The Smoke Wagon Blues Band
- RnB/Soul Song: The Smoke Wagon Blues Band: Set Me Free
- Blues Rock CD: Colin James: Blue Highways (ft Steve Pelletier + Jesse O'Brien)
- Best Contemporary Blues Song: Joe Bonamassa: Livin Easy
- Blues Rock Band: Joe Bonamassa
- Live CD: Joe Bonamassa: Live at the Greek Theater
- Stage Performance: Joe Bonamassa
- Gateway Award: Joe Bonamassa
- Music Video: Bobby Rush: Porcupine Meat
- Traditional CD: Bobby Rush: Porcupine Meat
- Traditional Blues Band: Bobby Rush
- Contemporary Blues Band: Ben Harper
- Modern Roots Song: Ben Harper: Call it What It Is
- Male Blues Artist: John Mayall
- Song for the Common Good: John Mayall: The Devil Must Be Laughing
- Female Blues Artist: Samantha Fish
- Road Warrior Award: Samantha Fish
- Contemporary CD: Jeremiah Johnson: Blues Heart Attack
- Funk Song: Jeremiah Johnson: Sun Shine Through
- Acoustic CD: Keb Mo: LIVE-That Hot Pink Blues
- Blues Rock Song: Mike Zito: Redbird
- Modern Roots Band: North Mississippi Allstars
- New Artists CD: The Marcus King Band: The Marcus King Band
- RnB/Soul CD: Johnny Rawls: Tiger in a Cage
- Traditional Blues Song: Albert Castiglia: Let’s Make Love in the Morning
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