Show #114, BMA Ballot Blues

Hello there everybody and welcome to another BluzNdaBlood Show! This is Show #114 and this is your Brutha Dave bringing you the best of the blues to you once again from the Star City of Virginia!

As most of you know, the voting for this year's Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards (BMAs) is going on right now and is scheduled to close on March 1st! This show is going to highlight all the BMA nominees that happen to appear on the Delta Groove Music label! Sometimes it's hard to judge the nominees if you don't have the CD and this show is just to provide a VERY small sample of these nominees! We'll do Delta Groove this show, and other labels on other future shows!



*Congratulations to the Delta Groove Music label! Eight Delta Groove artists picked up a total of 12 nominations in 10 categories!* Well, we started off the show with "You've Got Bad Intentions" from The Mannish Boys! They're up for Band of the Year, Album of the Year, and Traditional Blues Album of the Year! That tune is off our their 5th Year Anniversary CD called "Shake For Me".



So who else are we gonna hear from on my “BMA Ballot Blues” show? Well how about nominees Jimi Bott (Best Instrumentalist-Drums) and Kirk Fletcher (Best Instrumentalist- Guitar) of The Mannish Boys; Nominee Larry Taylor (Best Instrumentalist - Bass) from The Hollywood Blues Flames; Nominee Tony Braunagel (Best Instrumentalist - Drums) from The Phantom Blues Band; Nominee Cedric Burnside (Best Instrumentalist - Drums) from Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm; Nominee Bob Corritore (Best Instrumentalist - Harmonica); Nominee Arthur Adams (Soul Blues Album of the Year); Nominee Candye Kane (Contemporary Female Artist of the Year); and wrapping up the show with The Mannish Boys, nominees for Album of the Year, Band of the Year, and Traditional Blues Album of the Year!

So…. Are you ready from some “BMA Ballot Blues”? Well, I hope so! Crank it up my friends, we’re off and running!
That was "Way Down South" from the Delta Groove Music CD from The Mannish Boys! Alright, let's listen to a tune that really highlights the great talent of two individuals in the band! Here's Jimi Bott, nominated for Best Instrumentalist for Drums, and Kirk Fletcher, nominated for Best Instrumentalist - Guitar, playing the tune, "The Bullett". To clarify, Kirk plays the 1st & 3rd solos! *Next up is Larry Taylor, nominated for Best Instrumentalist for Bass, playing The Hollywood Blue Flames tune "Bad Boy Bues" from their CD Deep in America!*

Next up, let's hear a sample of Tony Braunagel nominated for Best Instrumentalist for Drums! Here's "Barnyard Blues" from the Phantom Blues Band's CD called Footprints! Hey, I played this tune back on Show #40 in January 2008! Great double entendres and great beat!

Our next Delta Groove nominee is Cedric Burnside, half of the Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm duo, who's nominated for Best Instrumentalist for Drums. Here's his tribute to Big Daddy, "R.L. Burnside" from their 2 Man Wrecking Crew!

The final Delta Groove Music Instrumentalist is Bob Corritore, who is nominated for Best Instrumentalist for Harmonica. Let's listen to the tune "Big Fat Mama" with Bob on harp and Pinetop Perkins on piano & vocals.... This is on the Bob Corritore And Friends CD!

In the Blues Music Awards category of "Historical Album of the Year", is once again Bob Corritore's CD, Bob Corritore And Friends! Here's Bob joined by Eddie Clearwater playing "That's My Baby". Also on this CD is Koko Taylor, Louisiana Red, David Maxwell, Bob Margolin, Nappy Brown, Eddie Shaw, Robert Lockwood Jr, Henry Gray, Honeyboy Edwards, Pinetop Perkins, Little Milton,Kid Ramos, and many more!

Also nominated for the Soul Blues Album of the Year is Arthur Adams. Here are two tunes from Arthur. The first song is "Blue Roots" to give you an idea of his guitar playing skills, followed up by "Nature of the Beast" which gives you a good sample of his great vocal talent!

Our next nominee to be sampled is the beautiful Candy Kane.... She's been nominated for The Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year! Let's sample two songs of hers! Here's "Superhero" and "Ik Hou Van Je (I Love You)".

I hope you've enjoyed show #114, BMA Ballot Blues! Let's listen to one final song from The Mannish Boys! Nominees for Album of the Year, Band of the Year, and Traditional Blues Album of the Year! Here's "Educated Ways".

One quick disclaimer! I'm not affiliated with the Blues Foundation (other than a proud member!), Delta Groove Music, and I'm not trying to coerce you into voting for any particular artist! I'm simply providing you an opportunity to hear samples of this music to assist you in your voting! If you’re not a member of the Blues Foundation yet, consider becoming a member right now! Go on out to http://blues.org and become a member today! And tell them you were referred to by the BluzNdaBlood Show! The deadline for voting on the Blues Music Awards is March 1^st! Hey keep in touch! Send your emails to dave@bluzndablood.com. Friend me on Facebook or MySpace, follow me on Twitter, check out my YouTube channel, but most importantly subscribe to the show through iTunes! Well, that wraps up Show #114!! Please show your support by following the hyperlinks here and buy this great music. Or go out and see them live and tell them that you heard their music on the BluzNdaBlood Show, your first stop for the best of the blues! Or tell them that you voted for them in this year's Blues Music Awards! So until next time, this is your Brutha Dave reminding you to keep the blues alive and keep the blues in the blood! Dave

     This show is brought to you by your BluzNdaBlood host, Dave Harrison!

     If you like the show, please subscribe via iTunes and get my shows downloaded
     automatically! And available 24 / 7 for your listening pleasure!

    To subscribe to the show via iTunes, click here!

    Please keep in touch E-mail me at dave@bluzndablood.com !

Below are some of the great folks that make my shows possible!
Many thanks to them for their support!

		The BluzNdaBlood Show #114, "BMA Ballot Blues - Delta Groove!" (There should be a box above this text called a "Pickle Player"... Click the arrow to play the show! Or you can simply click the arrow on the image to the left!) To subscribe to the show via iTunes, click here!