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Thursday, 12 December 2013

News Roundup (Lori Yates, Grammy Nominations, Aaron Moore, Jonny Kerr, Roly Greenway)


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    2014 Grammy Nominations (Click here for full list)

    Roots related categories below

    Best Blues Album
    • Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman: Remembering Little Walter
    • James Cotton: Cotton Mouth Man
    • Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite: Get Up!
    • Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa: Seesaw
    • Bobby Rush: Down In Louisiana
    Best Folk Album
    • Guy Clark: My Favorite Picture Of You
    • The Greencards: Sweetheart Of The Sun
    • Sarah Jarosz: Build Me Up From Bones
    • The Milk Carton Kids: The Ash & Clay
    • Various: They All Played For Us: Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration
    Best Americana Album
    • Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell: Old Yellow Moon
    • Steve Martin & Edie Brickell: Love Has Come For You
    • Buddy Miller And Jim Lauderdale: Buddy And Jim
    • Mavis Staples: One True Vine
    • Allen Toussaint: Songbook
    Best Bluegrass Album
    • Boxcars: It's Just A Road
    • Dailey & Vincent: Label: Brothers Of The Highway
    • Della Mae: This World Oft Can Be
    • James King: Three Chords And The Truth
    • Del McCoury Band: The Streets Of Baltimore
    Best Regional Roots Music Album
    • Hot 8 Brass Band: The Life & Times Of...The Hot 8 Brass Band
    • Kahulanui: Hula Ku'i
    • Zachary Richard: Le Fou
    • Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience: Dockside Sessions
    • Joe Tohonnie Jr.: Apache Blessing & Crown Dance Songs
    Best American Roots Song
    • Sarah Jarosz: Build Me Up From Bones
    • Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses): Invisible
    • Tim O'Brien And Darrell Scott: Keep Your Dirty Lights On
    • Steve Martin & Edie Brickell: Love Has Come For You
    • Allen Toussaint: Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed
    Best Rock Performance
    • Alabama Shakes: Always Alright
    • David Bowie: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
    • Imagine Dragons: Radioactive
    • Led Zeppelin: Kashmir (Celebration Day)
    • Queens Of The Stone Age: 
    • Jack White: I'm Shakin'
    Best Rock Song
    • Gary Clark Jr.: Ain't Messin 'Round
    • Paul McCartney & Foo Fighters: Cut Me Some Slack
    • Rolling Stones: Doom And Gloom
    • Black Sabbath: God Is Dead?
    • Muse: Panic Station
    Best Rock Album
    • Black Sabbath: 13
    • David Bowie: The Next Day
    • Kings of Leon: Mechanical Bull
    • Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day
    • Queens Of The Stone Age: ...Like Clockwork
    • Neil Young With Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill
    Best Country Solo Performance
    • Lee Brice: I Drive Your Truck
    • Hunter Hayes: I Want Crazy
    • Miranda Lambert: Mama's Broken Heart
    • Darius Rucker: Wagon Wheel
    • Blake Shelton: Mine Would Be You
    Best Country Duo/Group Performance
    • The Civil Wars: From This Valley
    • Kelly Clarkson Featuring Vince Gill: Don't Rush
    • Little Big Town: Your Side Of The Bed
    • Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban: Highway Don't Care
    • Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton: You Can't Make Old Friends
    Best Country Song
    • Taylor Swift: Begin Again
    • Lee Brice: I Drive Your Truck
    • Kacey Musgraves: Merry Go 'Round
    • Blake Shelton (co-written by Deric Ruttan) Mine Would Be You
    Best Country Album
    • Jason Aldean: Night Train
    • Tim McGraw: Two Lanes Of Freedom
    • Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer Different Park
    • Blake Shelton: Based On A True Story
    • Taylor Swift: Red
    Best Improvised Jazz Solo
    • Terence Blanchard: Don't Run
    • Paquito D'Rivera: Song For Maura
    • Fred Hersch: Song Without Words #4: Duet
    • Donny McCaslin: Stadium Jazz
    • Wayne Shorter: Orbits
    Best Jazz Vocal Album
    • Andy Bey: The World According To Andy Bey
    • Lorraine Feather: Attachments
    • Gregory Porter: Liquid Spirit
    • Cécile McLorin Salvant: WomanChild
    • Tierney Sutton: After Blue
    Best Jazz Instrumental Album
    • New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour
    • Terri Lyne Carrington: Money Jungle-Provocative In Blue
    • Gerald Clayton: Life Forum
    • Kenny Garrett: Pushing The World Away
    • Christian McBride Trio: Out Here
    Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
    • Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Brooklyn Babylon
    • Randy Brecker, W_odek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic: Night In Calisia
    • Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano: Wild Beauty
    • Alan Ferber: March Sublime
    • Dave Slonaker Big Band: Intrada
    Best Latin Jazz Album
    • Buika: La Noche Más Larga
    • Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente: Song For Maura
    • Roberto Fonseca: Yo
    • Omar Sosa: Egg_n
    • Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet: Latin Jazz-Jazz Latin





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        Friday, 14 December 2012

        Harrison Kennedy Nominated for Blues Music Award

        This year, veteran Hamilton bluesman, Harrison Kennedy,  has received nominations locally (Hamilton Music Awards) and nationally (Maple Blues Awards & the Junos).  Now, the international blues community has bestowed a nomination for the talented singer/songwriter.  He's in the running for Best Acoustic Artist at the Blues Music Awards (put on by the Blues Foundation).  Harrison will have some stuff competition against the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb, and Paul Rishell in this category. The awards will be handed out on May 8th in Memphis, TN.  We wish him lots of luck!  Hamilton already knows that he's a world-class artist.

        Below is a video of Harrison Kennedy, courtesy of Electro-Fi Records




        Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

        Complete list of nominations.
        Acoustic Album
        • Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy - Billy Boy Arnold
        • Blues on Solid Ground - John Primer
        • Deeper In The Well - Eric Bibb
        • Not Alone - Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
        • Talking Guitar - Paul Rishell
        Acoustic Artist
        • Carolina Chocolate Drops
        • Doug MacLeod
        • Eric Bibb
        • Harrison Kennedy
        • Paul Rishell
        Album
        • And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
        • Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
        • Show of Strength - Michael Burks
        • Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
        • Stronger For It - Janiva Magness
        Entertainer
        • Curtis Salgado
        • Janiva Magness
        • Joe Louis Walker
        • John Nemeth
        • Rick Estrin
        Band
        • Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials
        • Phantom Blues Band
        • Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
        • Tedeschi Trucks Band
        • The Mannish Boys

        Best New Artist Debut
        • 24 Hour Blues - Charles "CD" Davis
        • They Call Me Big Llou - Big LLou Johnson
        • Turning On the Naughty - Paula Harris
        • Uphill From Anywhere - Brad Hatfield
        • Wanna Feel Somethin' - Mary Bridget Davies
        Contemporary Blues Album
        • Blak & Blu - Gary Clark, Jr.
        • Blues Live - John Nemeth
        • Candy Store Kid - Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods
        • Hellfire - Joe Louis Walker
        • Show of Strength - Michael Burks
        • Stronger For It - Janiva Magness
        Contemporary Blues Female Artist
        • Bettye LaVette
        • Janiva Magness
        • Shakura S'Aida
        • Shemekia Copeland
        • Susan Tedeschi
        Contemporary Blues Male Artist
        • Gary Clark, Jr.
        • Joe Louis Walker
        • Michael Burks
        • Robert Cray
        • Tab Benoit
        DVD
        • Blackbird Music/55 Arts Club - The Lucky Peterson Band feat.Tamara Peterson Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin
        • Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art/Broke & Hungrey Records - We Juke Up in Here: Mississippi's Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads
        • Delta Groove Records - That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live In Concert
        • Eagle Rock Entertainment - Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
        • J & R Adventures - Beacon Theatre - Joe Bonamassa Live From New York
        Guitar
        • Derek Trucks
        • Joe Bonamassa
        • Joe Louis Walker
        • Kid Andersen
        • Michael Burks
        Bass
        • Bill Stuve
        • Bob Stroger
        • Patrick Rynn
        • Richard Cousins
        • Scot Sutherland
        • Willie J. Campbell
        Drums
        • Cedric Burnside
        • Cody Dickinson
        • Jimi Bott
        • Kenny Smith
        • Tony Braunagel
        Harmonica
        • Billy Boy Arnold
        • Bob Corritore
        • John Nemeth
        • Kim Wilson
        • Mark Hummel
        • Rick Estrin
        Horn
        • Al Basile
        • Big James Montgomery
        • Eddie Shaw
        • Sax Gordon
        • Terry Hanck
        Traditional Blues Female
        • Diunna Greenleaf
        • Jewel Brown
        • Maria Muldaur
        • Ruthie Foster
        • Tracy Nelson
        Piano Player
        • Barrelhouse Chuck
        • Chuck Leavell
        • David Maxwell
        • Deanna Bogart
        • Mike Finnigan
        • Victor Wainwright
        Rock Blues Album
        • Blues For The Modern Daze - Walter Trout
        • Driving Towards The Daylight - Joe Bonamassa
        • Everybody's Talkin' - Tedeschi Trucks Band
        • Here I Am - Nick Moss
        • Royal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern Brotherhood
        Song
        • "I Wont Cry" written by Janiva Magness & Dave Darling - Stronger For It (Janiva Magness)
        • "Lemon Pie" written by John Hahn & Oliver Wood - 33 1/3 (Shemekia Copeland)
        • "She Didn't Cut Me Loose" written by Curtis Salgado, Marlon McClain & Dave Duncan - Soul Shot (Curtis Salgado)
        • "The Devil Ain't Got No Music" written by Matthew Skoller - The Devil Ain't Got No Music (Lurrie Bell)
        • "Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey" written by Sam McClain & Pat Herlehy - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Sam McClain)
        Soul Blues Album
        • Blues Heart - Dorothy Moore
        • Soul Live - John Nemeth
        • Soul Shot - Curtis Salgado
        • Soul Survivor - Johnny Rawls
        • Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) - Mighty Sam McClain
        Soul Blues Female Artist
        • Barbara Carr
        • Denise LaSalle
        • Dorothy Moore
        • Irma Thomas
        • Sista' Monica
        Soul Blues Male Artist
        • Bobby Rush
        • Curtis Salgado
        • John Nemeth
        • Johnny Rawls
        • Mighty Sam McClain
        Traditional Blues Album
        • And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
        • Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
        • Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown - Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown
        • Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
        • Spider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. Campbell
        Traditional Blues Male Artist
        • Bob Margolin
        • John Primer
        • Lil' Ed
        • Magic Slim
        • Mud Morganfield
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          Wednesday, 10 June 2009

          Steve Strongman's CD in CHOM FM's Top 20

          Local guitar slinger Steve Strongman's new CD, Blues in Color is climbing the charts at CHOM FM in Montreal

          From June's Top 20 Blues CD's:

          1 Joe Bonamassa - The Ballad of John Henry
          2 John Nemeth - Love Me Tonight
          3 Damon Fowler - Sugar Shack
          4 Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood - Live From Madison Square Garden
          5 Susan Tedeschi - Back To the River
          6 Michelle Malone - Debris
          7 The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band - Blue Again
          8 Cyril Neville - Brand New Blues
          9Jason Ricci And New Blood - Done With the Devil
          10 Shemekia Copeland - Never Going Back
          11 Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
          12 The Insomniacs - At Least I'm Not With You
          13 The Alex Dixon Band - Rising From the Bushes

          14 Steve Strongman - Blues In Colour (17) UP 3 from last month!!!!

          15 Rick Estrin and The Nightcats - Twisted
          16 Monkey Junk - Tiger In Your Tank
          17 Nicole Hart - Treasure
          18 Joe Louis Walker - Witness to the Blues
          19 Blues Delight - Open All Night
          20 Rory Block - Blues Walkin' Like a Man

          As with any radio station you can make online requests!!

          http://www.chom.com/shows/requests

          Links: Steve StrongmanMore Steve Strongman stories

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