And The Nominees Are....
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The 2008 Washington Blues Society Best of the Blues Awards Nominees
Blues Male Vocalist
Colonel
Mark Dufresne
Charles White
Blues Female Vocalist
Mary McPage
Polly O’Keary
Suze Sims
Electric Blues Guitar
Tom Boyle
Scott E. Lind
Jevon Powell
CD Woodbury
Slide Blues Guitar
Rod Cook
Billy Stapleton
Mark Riley
Nick Vigarino
Blues Bass
Howard Hooper
Rob Moitoza
Dominique Stone
Les White
Drums
Jeff Hayes
David Hudson
Marty Vadalabene
Billy Page
Horn
Scotty Harris
Ron Hendee
Randy Oxford
Harmonica
Bill Davis
Kim Field
Paul Green
Jim King
Piano and Keyboards
Eric “Two Scoops” Moore
Eric Robert
Ed Vance
Beth Wulff
Acoustic Blues Guitar
Ryan LaPlante
Son Jack Jr.
Nick Vigarino
Best Blues Band
Blues Orbiters
Mary McPage Band
Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies
The Red Hotz
Traditional Blues Act
Little Bill
Ryan LaPlante
Son Jack Jr.
Solo/Duo Act
Aemmer & Clarke
Cooke & Green
Son Jack Jr.
Ryan LaPlante
Alice Stuart
New Blues Band
Free Reign
Kim Field & The Mighty Titans of Tone
Curtis Hammond Band
Unbound
Blues Performer
Mary McPage
Suze Sims
Becki Sue
Blues Songwriter
Brian Butler
Son Jack, Jr.
Polly O’Keary
Mark Riley
Blues Recording
Wait All Night, Brian Butler
Big City Blues, Becki Sue & Her Big Rockin’ Daddies
Headhunter, Hudson Blues Band
Blues Club
Highway 99
Monahan’s
Salmon Bay Eagles
Blues Writer
Roy Brown
Rev. Deb Engelhardt
Malcolm Kennedy
Blues Image
De Lay Montage/ Hunnewell
Becki Sue CD Art by Phil Chesnut
Mount Baker Poster
Graphic Artist
Phil Chesnut
Dennis Hacker
Teri Anne Wilson
Blues DJ
Clancy Dunigan
John Kessler
Dave Samson
Keeping the Blues Alive
Blues in the Schools
Laurette Langille
Mary McPage
Rhea Rolfe
Lifetime Achievement
Tom Boyle
Paul Green
Hans Ipsen
Chris Leighton
Mike Lynch
Alice Stuart
Hall of Fame
Brian Butler
Paul Green
Billy Stoops
Best Non-Festival Event
Blues Vespers
Jam for Cans
Peace Concert with the Red Hotz
WBS Summer Picnic
Best Festival
Sunbanks
Mount Baker
Winthrop
Best Open Blues Jam
Broomdust Jam from the Past at Conor Byrne
Randy Oxford’s Jam at the Tulalip Casino
Oxford Saloon’s Thursday Night Jam
Jesus Mary Mother of Christ. Is this the best we can come up with? Best Blues Venue: Monahan's? Salmon Bay Eagles? Come on, you HAVE to get out more. My God. In all of Washington, much less Seattle, these were the best venues, and compared to the Hwy 99 that made the roster. Big freaking wow.
On to the best of the best. Shall I say it? No. I can't even begin to voice my utter and complete disappointment in what seems to be flagrant self promotion. You see it only takes a few to lessen the glory of truely gifted artists.
Sorry folks, I ain't impressed.
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