Wednesday, March 10, 2010

JLW NOMINATED FOR 5 BMA’s!!!

Posted by admin On December - 15 - 2009

Courtesy of The Blues Foundation:
Online voting begins December 10 for members. Voting information can be found at The Blues Foundation’s website. If you are a member be sure to cast your ballot for Joe Louis Walker. If you are not a member, it is a great way to support the Blues, so please join The Blues Foundation and cast your ballot for Joe Louis Walker.

Album of the Year
• Joe Louis Walker, Between a Rock and the Blues
• Duke Robillard’s Jumpin’ Blues Revue, Stomp! the Blues Tonight
• Eddie C. Campbell, Tear This World Up
• Louisiana Red & Little Victor’s Juke Joint, Back to the Black Bayou
• Various Artists, Chicago Blues A Living History

Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
• Joe Louis Walker, Between a Rock and the Blues
• Candye Kane, Superhero
• Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Twisted
• Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters, Living in the Light
• Tommy Castro, Hard Believer

Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
• Joe Louis Walker
• Derek Trucks
• John Nemeth
• Michael Burks
• Tommy Castro

Instrumentalist-Guitar
• Joe Louis Walker
• Derek Trucks
• Duke Robillard
• Lurrie Bell
• Ronnie Earl

Song of the Year
• Joe Louis Walker, ‘I’m Tide’ (Between a Rock and the Blues–Joe Louis Walker)
• Cyril Neville & Mike Zito, ‘Pearl River’ (Pearl River–Mike Zito)
• James Johnson , ‘Fred’s Dollar Store’ (Chikadelic–Super Chikan)
• John Hahn & Oliver Wood, ‘Never Going Back to Memphis’ (Never Going Back–Shemekia Copeland)
• Vyasa Dodson, ‘At Least I’m Not With You’ (At Least I’m Not With You–The Insomniacs)