[Harp-L] Stevie Wonder? Paul Oscher? John Nemeth? Jason Ricci?

[Winslow Yerxa]

What do these players have in common?

They've all been nominated 
for the 2016 Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year award, to be 
awarded at the 2016 SPAH Convention in San Antonio.

Is there someone else you feel deserves to be nominated?

If
you're a SPAH member, you can do something about it! Download the 
awards packet and send in a nomination before the June 30 deadline.

The Packet is at: http://spah.org/Files/SPAH_Reg_Packet.zip

Nominations can be emailed to spahawards at xxxxx

Nominees
must be living within the last 12 months and have demonstrated superior
achievements as a player, also preferably within the last 12 months.

Previous winners are not eligible. They include:

1981 - Bernie Bray
1982 - Richard Smith
1983 - Pete Pedersen
1984 - Gordon Mitchell
1985 - Judy Simpson Smith
1986 - Danny Wilson
1987 - Alex Fogel
1988 - Norm Dobson
1989 - Jim Prushankin
1990 - Richard Harris
1991 - Don Les
1992 - Al Fiore
1993 - Cham-ber Huang
1994 - Al Smith
1995 - Jerry Murad
1996 - Stagg McMann
1997 - Peter Madcat Ruth
1998 - Lou Delin
1999 - Blackie Schackner
2000 - Jack Ely
2001 - Joe Filisko
2002 - Marvin Monroe
2003 - Buddy Wakefield
2004 - Bud Boblink
2005 - Douglas Tate
2006 - Frank Warner
2007 - Herb Eck
2008 - Gene Hansen
2009 - Rob Paparozzi
2010 - Howard Levy
2011 - Brendan Power
2012 - Phil Caltabellotta
2013 - Jean Toots Thielemans
2014 - Buddy Greene
2015 - Robert Bonfiglio
 
Winslow Yerxa
Producer, the Harmonica Collective
Author, Harmonica For Dummies, Second Edition: ISBN 978-1-118-88076-0
            Harmonica Basics For Dummies, ASIN B005KIYPFS
            Blues Harmonica For Dummies, ISBN 978-1-1182-5269-7
Resident Expert, bluesharmonica.com
Instructor, Jazzschool Community Music School
President emeritus, SPAH, the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica