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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Blues Blast Award Nominees including Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne & Sue Foley! VOTE!

Blues Blast Magazine revealed their 2025 award nominees. Public voting begins July 14, 2025 and ends at midnight on August 31, 2025, 2025.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadian artists are bolded.

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Female Blues Artist

Keyboard Player Of The Year

Electric Guitarist Of The Year

Harmonica Player Of The Year

Historical Or Vintage Recording

  • Duke Robillard – Roll With Me*
  • Frank Bey – Peace
  • Jim Brewer and Dan Smith – Take It Easy Greasy
  • Terry Blade – Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues
  • Bernard Allison – Chills & Thrills

Acoustic Blues Album

  • Giles Robson & John Primer – Ten Chicago Blues Classics
  • Johnny Iguana – At Delmark
  • Prakash Slim – 8000 Miles To The Crossroads
  • Eva Rose & David Pippin – Black Water Blues
  • Catfish Keith – Shake Me Up
  • Guy Davis – The Legend of Sugarbelly
  • Lee Kanehira – The Chicago Blues Piano Trio!!

Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year

  • Keb’ Mo’
  • Catfish Keith
  • Kevin Burt
  • Guy Davis
  • Doug MacLeod

Bass Guitarist Of The Year

  • Bob Stroger
  • Rodrigo Mantovani
  • Benny Turner
  • Scot Sutherland
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Jerry Jemmott

Blues Band Of The Year

  • Southern Avenue
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • Tab Benoit Band
  • Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
  • The Blood Brothers

Contemporary Blues Album

  • Andrew Duncanson – California Trap (feat. Michael Peloquin)
  • Chris Cain – Good Intentions Gone Bad
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks – Blues In My DNA
  • Kid Ramos feat. Brian Templeton and Johnny Ramos – Strange Things Happening
  • Tony Holiday – Keep Your Head Up
  • Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – Closer To The Bone

Horn Player Of The Year

  • Terry Hanck
  • Doug Woolverton
  • Jimmy Carpenter
  • Sax Gordon Beadle
  • Deanna Bogart
  • Vanessa Collier

Live Blues Album

  • Willie Buck – Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends
  • The Blues Giants – Live at Groove Now
  • Eric Johanson – Live In Mississippi
  • Tas Cru – Tas Cru Band LIVE
  • Sean Chambers – Live Featuring The Savoy Brown Rhythm Section
  • Bruce Katz Band – Back In Boston Live

Male Blues Artist

  • John Primer
  • Andrew Duncanson
  • Chris Cain
  • Tab Benoit
  • D.K. Harrell
  • Curtis Salgado

New Artist Debut Album

  • Jad Tariq – Jad Tariq Sings
  • Jovin Webb – Drifter
  • Jubu Smith – JUBU
  • Fran Drew and the Lucky Strikes – Trial by Fire
  • Jantso Jokelin – Spark of Luck
  • Christopher Wyze & the Tellers – Stuck in the Mud

Percussionist Of The Year

  • Derrick D’mar Martin
  • Tony Braunagel
  • June Core
  • Terrence Higgins
  • Tom Hambridge
  • Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Producer Of The Year

  • Tom Hambridge
  • Kid Andersen
  • Jim Gaines
  • Bob Corritore
  • Mike Zito
  • Tony Braunagel

Rising Star Award

  • Tony Holiday
  • Jad Tariq
  • Stephen Hull
  • Jovin Webb
  • Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch
  • Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport

Rock Blues Album

  • Albert Castiglia – Righteous Souls
  • Tab Benoit – I Hear Thunder
  • Ian Siegal Meets Johnny Mastro – Easy Tiger
  • Mike Farris – The Sound of Muscle Shoals
  • Brody Buster – Redemption
  • Matt “The Rattlesnake” Lesch – Blues Cut Like Glass

Slide Guitarist Of The Year

  • Robert Randolph
  • Sonny Landreth
  • Sean Chambers
  • Derek Trucks
  • John Primer
  • Joanna Connor

Soul Blues Album

  • Curtis Salgado – Fine By Me
  • Billy Price – Person Of Interest
  • Tad Robinson – Soul In Blue
  • Sugaray Rayford – Human Decency
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – What Are You Waiting For?
  • Johnny Rawls – Make Them Dance

Traditional Blues Album

  • Eden Brent – Getaway Blues
  • John Primer – Grown in Mississippi
  • Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Young Fashioned Ways
  • Bob Corritore & Friends – Doin’ The Shout
  • Frank Catalano and Lurrie Bell – Set Me Free
  • Bob Stroger & The Headcutters – Bob Is Back

Vocalist Of The Year

  • Curtis Salgado
  • Oscar Wilson
  • Andrew Duncanson
  • Tad Robinson
  • Billy Price
  • Bobby Rush
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Friday, May 2, 2025

Living Blues Award Nominees Including Local & Canadian Artists (Vote - Deadline is June 15)

Living Blues Magazine recently announced their 2025 award nominees. Former Burlington resident Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne got the nod for two awards. Canadians Sue Foley and the Blackburn Brothers are also in the running for 3 and 1 awards respectively. A number of artists signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records are on the list as well.

The public can vote here. You can also write in nominees if you'd like. Deadline to vote is June 15, 2025)

Below is a list of nominees. Canadian Artists are bolded.

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)

  • Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (Burlington) *
  • Roosevelt Purifoy
  • Victor Wainwright
  • Eden Brent
  • Marcia Ball
  • Anthony Geraci
  • Ben Levin
  • Mitch Woods
  • Dave Keyes
  • Bruce Katz

Best Blues Album of 2024 (New Recordings)

  • Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (Burlington): Ooh Yeah!*
  • Sue Foley (Ottawa): One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar *
  • Eric Bibb: In the Real World *
  • Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: The Hits Keep Coming
  • Shemekia Copeland: Blame It on Eve
  • John Primer & Bob Corritore: Crawlin' Kingsnake
  • Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love
  • Benny Turner: BT
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra Featuring Willy Jordan: What Are You Waiting For?
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks: Blues in My DNA
  • Jerron Paxton: Things Done Changed
  • Chris O'Leary: The Hard Line
  • Jontavious Willis: West Georgia Blues
  • Zac Harmon: Floreada's Boy
  • Guy Davis: The Legend of Sugarbelly
  • Toronzo Cannon: Shut Up & Play!
  • Sugaray Rayford: Human Decency
  • Tinsley Ellis: Alligator Records

Blues Artist of the Year (Female)

  • Sue Foley (Ottawa) *
  • Rory Block*
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Irma Thomas
  • Kat Riggins
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Candice Ivory
  • Anne Harris
  • Anna Popović
  • Vanessa Collier

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

Blues Band of the Year

  • The Blackburn Brothers (Toronto)
  • Southern Avenue
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • Altered Five Blues Band
  • Chicago Blues Lifters
  • Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band
  • The Phantom Blues Band
  • Mississippi Heat
  • The Bo-Keys
  • The Nighthawks

Blues Artist of the Year (Male)

  • Eric Bibb*
  • Taj Mahal*
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Bobby Rush
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Bob Corritore
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • John Primer
  • Cedric Burnside
  • Rick Estrin

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)

Most Outstanding Blues Singer

  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Valerie June
  • Sugaray Rayford
  • Mavis Staples
  • Diunna Greenleaf
  • Oscar Wilson
  • John Németh
  • Alabama Mike
  • William Bell
  • Jerron Paxton

Best Live Performer

  • Bobby Rush
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Rick Estrin
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Cedric Burnside
  • John Primer
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Southern Avenue
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Anne Harris

Best Blues Album of 2024 (Reissue Recordings)

  • Pat Hare: I'm Gonna Murder My Baby: In Session, 1952–1960
  • B.B. King: Live in Japan
  • John Lee Hooker: Burning Hell
  • Various Artists: I'm Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville, 1958–1981
  • Various Artists: Home of the Blues (Don't Stop Lovin' Me): The Lost Masters Vol. 1, 1960–1962
  • Roy Brown: Rocks
  • T-Bone Walker: T-Bone Blues
  • Skip James: Today!
  • Albert King: Live Wire / Blues Power
  • Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
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Monday, February 24, 2025

Blues Music Award Nominations, including Canadian Artists

Nominations for the 2025 Blues Music Awards were recently unveiled. They will be handed out on May 8, 2025 in Memphis.

Below is a complete list of nominees, Canadian artists are bolded.

*signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)

Blues Rock Album

Traditional Blues Female Artist
  • Sue Foley (Ottawa)*
  • Diunna Greenleaf
  • Eden Brent
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Teeny Tucker
Acoustic Blues Album

BB King Entertainer of the Year

  • Duke Robillard *
  • Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
  • Rick Estrin
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Sugaray Rayford
Traditional Blues Album
  • Roll With Me, Duke Robillard *
  • Crawlin’ ’Kingsnake, John Primer & Bob Corritore
  • Getaway Blues, Eden Brent
  • HAPPY HOUR, Mitch Woods
  • Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
Traditional Blues Male Artist
  • Duke Robillard *
  • Cedric Burnside
  • Jimmie Vaughan
  • John Primer
  • Jontavious Willis
Acoustic Blues Artist
Instrumentalist - Harmonica
Album of the Year
  • Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland
  • Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
  • Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
  • Person of Interest, Billy Price
  • What Are You Waiting For?, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan
Band of the Year
  • Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • John Nemeth and the Blue Dreamers
  • Nick Moss Band
  • Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
  • Southern Avenue
Song of the Year
  • “Blues For My Dad” performed and written by Chris Cain
  • “Blues In My DNA” performed and written by Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • “Mama, I love you” performed by Albert Castiglia and written by Albert Castiglia, Kevin Burt, & Jerry Jemmott
  • “Tough Mother” performed by Shemekia Copeland and written by John Hahn & Will Kimbrough
  • “Watch the World Go By” performed by Eden Brent and written by Bob Dowell & Eden Brent
Best Emerging Artist Album
  • 8000 Miles to the Crossroads, Prakash Slim
  • Carry On, Destini Rawls
  • Drifter, Jovin Webb
  • Go Be Free, Sonny Gullage
  • Revelation, Piper & The Hard Times
Contemporary Blues Album
  • Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland
  • Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Do It My Own Way, Vanessa Collier
  • Good Intentions Gone Bad, Chris Cain
  • The Hits Keep Coming, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
Soul Blues Album
  • Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
  • Human Decency, Sugaray Rayford
  • Person of Interest, Billy Price
  • REVIVAL, Kat Riggins & her Blues Revival
  • What Are You Waiting For?, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan
Blues Rock Artist
  • Albert Castiglia
  • Mike Zito
  • Tab Benoit
  • Tommy Castro
  • Walter Trout
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
  • Beth Hart
  • Carolyn Wonderland
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Ruthie Foster
  • Vanessa Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
  • Chris Cain
  • Johnny Sansone
  • Mike Zito
  • Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
Soul Blues Female Artist
  • Annika Chambers
  • Candice Ivory
  • Kat Riggins
  • Thornetta Davis
  • Vaneese Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist
  • Alabama Mike
  • Billy Price
  • Curtis Salgado
  • Johnny Rawls
  • William Bell
Instrumentalist - Bass
  • Benny Turner
  • Bob Stroger
  • Jerry Jemmott
  • Michael ”Mudcat” Ward
  • Rodrigo Mantovani
Instrumentalist - Drums
  • Chris Peet
  • Derrick D’Mar Martin
  • June Core
  • Kenny ”Beedy Eyes” Smith
  • Tony Braunagel
Instrumentalist - Guitar
  • Chris Cain
  • Christoffer ”Kid” Andersen
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
  • Eric Gales
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
Instrumentalist - Horn
  • Jimmy Carpenter
  • Doug James
  • Deanna Bogart
  • Trombone Shorty
  • Vanessa Collier
Instrumentalist - Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player)
  • Anthony Geraci
  • Ben Levin
  • Bruce Katz
  • Eden Brent
  • Mitch Woods
Instrumentalist - Vocals
  • Beth Hart
  • Billy Price
  • Curtis Salgado
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Ruthie Foster

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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Canadian Nominees for the 2025 Grammys (including local artists)


The nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards were recently announced and quite a number of Canadian are in the running for the prestigious prize. 

In local news, Waterdown's Stony Plain Records have two albums up for the Best Traditional Blues Album category: Fabulous Thunderbirds - Struck Down (co-produced, co-written and guest starring Hamilton/Kitchener Bluesman Steve Strongman +  backing vocals by Chris Ayries (Hamilton) on 'Sideline') and Sue Foley: One Guitar Woman. Nothing In Rambling, a song from Fabulous Thunderbirds - Struck Down is also nominated for Best Americana Roots Performance.

The 67th GRAMMY Awards, will take be at the Crypto.com Arena (LA) on Sunday, February 2 and broadcast live on the CBS.

Here is the official Grammy Nominee Announcement.



Below is a complete list of Canadian nominees.

Steve Strongman (Hamilton/Kitchener)
Chris Ayries  (Hamilton)

Kaytranada 

  • Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (Cyan Blue)
  • Best R&B Song (SZA - Saturn, songwriter)
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Previous (Winners of the 2024 St. Catharines Arts Awards) - - - Next (New Stony Plain Releases)
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Friday, August 5, 2022

Fabulous New Releases from Waterdown's Stony Plain Records! Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl


Stony Plain Records (part of Linus Entertainment), is a world-class Roots/Blues/Country music label from Waterdown. 

We'll be occasionally showcasing the fabulous recordings they recently released.

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne: Blues From Chicago To Paris

Released March 4, 2022

Note: Covers of Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon songs

Links: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, More Kenny "Blues Boss" Stories, More Willie Dixon Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne - Topic

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Released March 18, 2022

Note: Guests include John Hammond, Sue Foley, Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), and more

Links: Duke Robillard, More Duke Robillard Stories, Video above courtesy of Folk Roots and Roots

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Released April 15, 2022 

Links: Ronnie Earl, More Ronnie Earl Stories, Video above courtesy of Folk Roots and Roots

Links: Stony Plain Records, More Stony Plain Records Stories, More Linus Entertainment Stories, More Releases

Previous (Canadian Country Music Award Nominations) - - - Next (30 Years Ago: Our Blogger Publishes Just for Fun #1)
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Monday, January 15, 2018

GOOD LUCK! Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy Nominated for 2018 Blues Music Awards

Hamilton Blues Legend Harrison Kennedy is once again up for Blues Music Awards this year (the only Canadian nominated).  He's in the running for two awards: Acoustic Album of the Year and Acoustic Artist of the Year.  Hopefully, he'll be bringing home the hardware at the May 10, 2018 ceremony in Memphis.

Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories: Video above courtesy of Luther Blues

GOOD LUCK HARRISON!

San Francisco Bluesman Rick Estrin landed the most nominations (8) with Taj Mahal and Don Bryant in second with 5 nods apiece.

Here's a complete list of nominees.

 Acoustic Album 
Acoustic Artist
Album
Band
Entertainer
Emerging Artist Album
Contemporary Blues Album
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Historical Album of the Year
Bass
Drums
Guitar
Harmonica
Horn
Piano Player
Vocals
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)
Rock Blues Album
Rock Blues Artist
Song
Soul Blues Album
Soul Blues Female Artist
Soul Blues Male Artist
Traditional Blues Album
Traditional Blues Female Artist
Traditional Blues Male Artist
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Thursday, September 1, 2016

News Roundup (David Lum, Mitch Hogg, Thom Adkins, Dave Jensen)

News

Passings
            The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

            Trebleclef was invited to a wonderful private event where he heard lots of great music!

            Mike and Denise, the wonderful hosts!
            Click here for more pictures of the event.

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              Saturday, September 14, 2013

              Videos: Chuck Jackson and Blues Approved@Private Show






              More BB King covers/stories





              More Sonny Boy Williamson I stories/covers

              Blast from the Past: Chuck Jackson's Big Cup O'Joe CD

              Links: Chuck Jackson, More Downchild stories
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