[Harp-L] Who deserves a harmonica award in 2018?

[Winslow Yerxa]

By now, SPAH members will have received the Spring 2018 issue of the magazine Harmonica Happenings, with information on nominating potential award recipients.

Here's a list of past recipients of the Bernie Bray Harmonica Player of the Year Award (some of whom are members here), who are not eligible to receive it again:

2017 - Jason Ricci
2016 - Stevie Wonder
2015 - Robert Bonfiglio
2014 - Buddy Greene
2013 - Jean Toots Thielemans
2012 - Phil Caltabellotta
2011 - Brendan Power
2010 - Howard Levy
2009 - Rob Paparozzi
2008 - Gene Hansen
2007 - Herb Eck
2006 - Frank Warner
2005 - Douglas Tate
2004 - Bud Boblink
2003 - Buddy Wakefield
2002 - Marvin Monroe
2001 - Joe Filisko
2000 - Jack Ely
1999 - Blackie Schackner
1998 - Lou Delin
1997 - Peter Madcat Ruth
1996 - Stagg McMann
1995 - Jerry Murad
1994 - Al Smith
1993 - Cham-ber Huang
1992 - Al Fiore
1991 - Don Les
1990 - Richard Harris
1989 - Jim Prushankin
1988 - Norm Dobson
1987 - Alex Fogel
1986 - Danny Wilson
1985 - Judy Simpson Smith
1984 - Gordon Mitchell
1983 - Pete Pedersen
1982 - Richard Smith
1981 - Bernie Bray

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