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Blues Critic Awards
2008 READERS POLL
Contemporary Blues
Winners!
As voted by Blues Critic readers
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Blues Album Of The Year
Kenny Neal "Let Life Flow" (Blind Pig)
Other nominees: Sean Costello "We Can Get Together" (runner-up), B.B. King
"One Kind Favor", Buddy Guy "Skin Deep", Dave Specter "Live In Chicago",
Janiva Magness "What Will Love Do", Walter Trout "The Outsider", Walter Wolfman
Washington "Doin' The Funky Thing", Willie Big Eyes Smith "Born In Arkansas"
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Best Traditional Blues Album
B.B. King "One Kind Favor" (Geffen)
Other nominees: Kenny Neal "Let Life Flow" (runner-up), Watermelon Slim &
The Workers "No Paid Holidays", Janiva Magness "What Will Love Do", The Mannish
Boys "Lowdown Feelin'", Willie "Big Eyes" Smith "Born In Arkansas", Sean
Costello "We Can Get Together", Buddy Guy "Skin Deep", Tom Principato Band
"Raising The Roof"
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Best Soul Blues Album
Curtis Salgado "Clean Getaway" (Shanachie)
Other nominees: Johnny Rawls "Red Cadillac" (runner-up), Irman Thomas
"Simply Grand", Chick Willis "The Don Of The Blues", Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson
Band "Overnight Sensation", Walter Wolfman Washington "Doin' The Funky Thing",
Bobby Wayne "Soul Station"
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Best Blues/Rock Album
Elvin Bishop "The Blues Rolls On" (Delta Groove Music)
Other nominees: Michael Burks "Iron Man" (runner-up), Sonny Landreth "From
The Reach", Walter Trout "The Outsider", Albert Castiglia "These Are The
Days", Gary Moore "Bad For You Baby", Jeff Healey "Mess Of Blues", Eric Sardinas &
Big Motor (self titled),
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Best Live Or Compilation Album
Fiona Boyes Mookie Brill & Rich Del Grosso "Live From Bluesville" (Blues
Empress)
Other Nominees: Various Artists "M For Mississippi" (Runner-up), Dave
Specter "Live In Chicago", Big George Brock "Live At Seventy-Five"Other Nominees:
Various Artists "M For Mississippi" (Runner-up), Dave Specter "Live In
Chicago",
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Blues Song Of The Year
Albert Castiglia "Bad Year Blues" ()
Other nominees: "Blues Rolls On" by Elvin Bishop (runner up), "Obama" by
Chick Willis, "Goodbye Mr. President" by Mem Shannon, "Let Life Flow" by Kenny
Neal, "They Called For Stormy Monday" by Tom Principato Band, "How I Got To
Memphis" by Dave Specter with Tad Robinson, "Mississippi Number 1" by Eden
Brent, "Red Cadillac" by Johnny Rawls
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Blues Singer: MALE
Curtis Salgado
Other nominees: B.B. King (runner-up), Tad Robinson, Bobby Jones, Jackie
Payne
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Blues Singer: FEMALE
Irma Thomas
Other nominees: Susan Tedeschi (runner-up), Sharrie Williams, Gaye
Adegbalola, Janiva Magness
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Blues Guitarist
Michael Burks
Other nominees: Sonny Landreth (runner-up), Walter Trout, Kid Ramos, Ronnie
Earl
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Blues Harmonica
Jason Ricci
Other nominees: Steve Guyger (runner-up), Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Mark
Hummel, Billy Gibson
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Blues Keyboards
Marcia Ball
Other nominees: Christian Dozzler (runner-up), David Maxwell, Henry Butler,
Bruce Katz
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Blues Instrumentalist (Other)
Larry Taylor
Other nominees: Bob Stroger (runner-up), Dan Treanor, Deanna Bogart, Mookie
Brill, Kaz Kazanoff, Cedric Burnside, Richard Innes, Otis Taylor
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The BLUES CRITIC staff pick...
Contemporary Blues ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Neal
Always a difficult choice for the Blues Critic staff, this being the only
category we get to vote on/pick. Great years for the likes of Curtis Salgado,
Elvin Bishop, B.B. King and many others but the comeback kid Kenny Neal just
deserves it. It was time. It's not just that Kenny Neal made a comeback after
a long (undisclosed) illness sidelined him for nearly two years (Before that
bout he had already suffered the loss of his older brother Raful Neal and
then sister Jackie Neal was murdered by a scorned lover), but that he made a
great record ("Let Life Flow") that contained a poignant, survivor song (title
track).
Blues Critic Awards
2008 READERS POLL
Southern Soul Blues
Winners!
As voted by Blues Critic readers
January 2, 2009
Southern Soul Blues Awards. Because we had such a large number of Southern
Soul Blues albums released this year our fourth annual Blues Critic readers
poll had more nominees than usual. For example the Best Southern Soul Blues Al
bum category gave you 17 choices! Despite the sluggish economy and the
increased decline in CD sales 2008 saw just about every well known Southern Soul
performer saturating the market this year. Of course that's a good thing for
the industry and the fans. LOTS of great music in 2008.
BUT...(here I go again)... Bootlegging (actually "pirating") and file
sharing continues to ruin it for everybody. It's understandable to want something
for free but when it comes to the Southern Soul Blues world it hurts the
artists and companies more. The bottom line is that a PERSON IS A COMMON THIEF
if they download songs illegally (for free) or even "burn" their friend a copy
of the CD. They are supporting theft if they buy a bootleg ("pirate") copy
of the real CD. Too harsh? No, it's common sense. Would you sneak into the
house of Sir Charles Jones and steal food from his children? Many good folks
would never dream of such a thing even if they could get away with it... but
we have been lulled into thinking it's okay to steal music. Why? Because it's
easy. It's still just as wrong. These Southern Soul artists aren't rich, LOL.
Every CD you buy legitimately helps them! Our online store has many many
dedicated fans of Southern Soul who buy their music and keep this thing alive.
If you care about the music please do NOT download MP3's for free (unless
they are "promotional" and meant to be free. It has become common to release a
single as an MP3 that is meant to be passed around) and please do NOT "burn"
a copy of any CD for your friends. It's that simple. Hey, encourage that
mooch to buy his/her own copy! It ain't that expensive. Consider this: Most of us
waste lots of money on Starbucks, Burger King, going out to dinner or
buying $6 drinks at a club but we bristle to spend $16 on a CD?!? Only the CD has
any lasting value, after all. You can play it for a lifetime. We are strange
creatures. Skip the greasy food and that carmel machalackawuckacachIf you
care about the music please do NOT download MP3's for free (unless they are
"promotional" and meant to be free. It has become common to release a single as
an MP3 that is meant to be passed around) and please do NOT "burn" a copy of
any CD for your friends. It's that simple. Hey, encourage that mooch to buy
his/her own copy! It ain't that expensive. Consider this: Most of us waste
lots of money on Starbucks, Bu
Thanks to all the Program Directors, DJs, stores, websites, magazines and
most of all fans for supporting the music in 2008. We are glad to be a part of
it here at Blues Critic.
- Blues Critic
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Best Southern Soul/R & B Album
Omar Cunningham "Time Served" (Soul 1st)
It seemed like in 2008 EVERY well-known Southern Soul artist (except for,
say Mel Waiters) dropped an album. We had new CDs by Sir Charles Jones, Marvin
Sease, Willie Clayton, Bobby Rush, Lee Shot Williams, Stan Mosley, Ms Jody,
Wilson Meadows, OB Buchana, Sheba Potts-Wright and the list goes on... but
Omar Cunningham's "Time Served" was a comfortable WINNER with Sease's "Who's
Got The Power" coming in second.
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Southern Soul Blues Song Of The Year
"I'm Coming Home" by Marvin Sease (Malaco)
Marvin Sease had serious competition from runner-up and labelmate Willie
Clayton's "A Woman Knows", Omar Cunningham's "My Life", Lee "Shot" Williams'
"It's Friday (Time To Get Paid)", Chick Willis' "Obama", Vick Allen's "When You
Pack Your Bags", etc...but Sease succeeds.
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Best Slow Jam
"I'm Coming Home" by Marvin Sease (Malaco)It was really just a great,
albeit typical Marvin Sease ballad but folks were hungry for such a thing. It was
voted "Southern Soul Blues Song Of The Year" and it narrowly edged out
runner-up "A Woman Knows" by Willie Clayton, as well as other heavy vote getters
for "Best Slow Jam". Other contenders: "Mr DJ" by Stan Mosley, "Energizer
Bunny" by Ms. Jody, "Sometimes You Win Some" by David Brinston, "Long Way Home" by
the Soul Children and "Call Me" by Al Lindsey.
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Best Dance Or Funk Song
"I Like This Place" by Carl Sims (Ecko)
It seemed like "Da Twist" by the Team Airplay All-Stars would be a certain
victor in this category but it only finished third behind runner-up "Grown &
Sexy (Remx)" by Da Problem Solvas & Sir Charles Jones and WINNER "I Like This
Place" by Carl Sims. Other notables included "It's Friday (Time To Get Paid)"
by Lee 'Shot' Williams, "Look At What You Gettin'" by Bobby Rush, "Booty
Roll" by Steve Perry and "Fire" by Lebrado.
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Best Vocal Performance FEMALE
Nellie 'Tiger' Travis on "I'm A Woman" (CDS)
Woooweeee. This was a close one. Mz Travis narrowly pulled out an upset over
runner-up Denise LaSalle, Ms Jody and Pat Cooley. Othergals with high votes
were Sweet Angel and Big Cynthia.
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Best Vocal Performance MALE
Omar Cunningham on "My Life" (Soul 1st)
He's had great moments before, like "Check To Check" and "I'll Get By" and
he came up with a brilliant Everyman-can-He's had great moments before, like
"Check To Check" and "I'll Get By" and he came up with a brilliant
Everyman-can-<WBR>relate song again with "My Life". You must be doing something right
to e
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Best Performance By A Duo Or Group
Mr. Sam & Floyd Taylor for "Voicemail" (Milaja)
You could almost call this a four-way tie between narrow winner Mr Sam &
Floyd Taylo ("Voicemail" Floyd Taylo ("Voicemail"<& Stan Mosley ("Who Knows
You"), the Rhythm All-Stars ("Stuck") and the Soul Children ("Long Ride Home")
but somebody had to win. Mr. Sam & Floyd Taylor won by 11 votes!
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Best New Artist
Will Easley
The "best new artist" category again garnered the most votes with loyal
supporters of the singer helping out. This year it was golden-voiced WINNER Will
Easley who triumphed over runner-up The Rhythm All-Stars, Prince Kenyatta,
Diedra, Prince Kenyatta, Mose Stovall, David G & others...
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Best Record Producer(s) Of The Year
John Ward
2008 was another great year for Ecko Records and it's main producer John
Ward. Strong CDs by Donnie Ray, Ms. Jody, David Brinston, Earl Gaines and O.B.
Buchana convinced voters it was time to give Ward his propers. The marvelous
Carl Marshall was runner-up, while William Bell/Reginald "Wizard" Jones, Bigg
Robb, Floyd Hamberlin Jr, Clarence Dobbins, Mr. Sam & EZ 'Rock' Williams,
Simeo, Bruce Billups, Eric P and Archie Love all made strong showings.
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The BLUES CRITIC staff pick...
SOUTHERN SOUL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Sir Charles Jones
This was a difficult choice for the Blues Critic staff, this being the only
category we get to vote on/pick. Omar Cunningham & Marvin Sease both had
stellar years, winning two Blues Critic Awards apiece but nobody was as
ubiquitous as Sir Charles Jones. Not only did he score hits via new songs on his "best
of" package ("For Your Love: The Best Of Sir Charles Jones") and brand new
album ("My Story"), but he also dropped a successful DVD, sang on hits by
Roni ("Come Back Kind Of Love"), Da Problem Solvas and Tyree Neal ("Whiskey And
Blues") and produced songs by L.J. Echols & others. It was his best year
since his classic LP "Love Machine" went bigtime and reportedly sold in the six
digits in 2001
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