Louisiana Red racks up awards and nominations!
Down-home blues master Louisiana Red has always been an amazing force in the blues. With last year’s release of Louisiana Red with Little Victor’s Juke Joint / Back To The Black Bayou on Ruf Records, Red was propelled into great visibility. That was followed up later in the year with a collaboration with piano ace David Maxwell called You Got To Move on the VizzTone Label Group. Red has recently been recognized with these awards, nominations, and recognitions:
1) 2009 Grande Prix du Disque (for Blues music) in France. This is the French equivalent of the Grammy and it recognized Back To The Black Bayou as the best blues album of last year. The award was signed by French president Nicholas Sarkozy.
2) 2009 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (quarterly critics award) in Germany.
3) 2009 Blues News Magazine (Germany) Poll ‘best national album of the year’ and ‘best international album of the year.’ This is the first time both awards were won by single artist!
4) Red was honored in March by the Oslo Blues Society in Norway with a “Lifetime Achievement Award”
5) Red will be have a feature interview in a forthcoming issue of Blues Revue Magazine!
6) Red received five Blues Music Award nominations this year! Winners will be announced May 6th in Memphis! Red’s nominations were in the following categories: Blues Album, Traditional Blues Album, Acoustic Blues Album, Traditional Male Blues Artist, Acoustic Blues Artist.
Let’s hope that Red continues his winning streak and takes home some BMA statues! Thanks to Dora Minter (Red’s wife) Little Victor, Rainer Faust, and Art Tipaldi for this information. Louisiana Red , his wife Dora and Little Victor will be traveling from Europe to attend this year’s BMAs. To see photo pages devoted to Louisiana Red click here and here.
Website Louisiana Red : www.louisiana-red.com
RIP Walter “Mississippi Slim” Horn, August 13 1943 to April 14th, 2010.
Beloved Mississippi based blues singer Mississippi Slim passed away on Wednesday. He was 66. Slim, known for his multi-colored suits and remarkable stage presence, was a crowd favorite at the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival in 2008. He was born in Shelby, Mississippi, raised in Greenville. He recorded for the Sunflower, LaJam, and G-Town labels. For a complete bio of Mississsippi Slim click here.Thanks to Alex Thomas for providing us with this information.
Website Walter “Mississippi Slim” Horn : www.mississippislim.com
Harmonica Summit DVD filming planned!
Amanda Taylor (Kim Wilson’s wife) is producing a spectacular gathering of some of her favorite harmonica players. Included in this lineup are James Cotton, Lazy Lester, Kim Wilson, Paul Oscher, Johnny Dyer, Bharath Rajakumar, Johnny Sansone, Jerry Portnoy, Dave Waldman, Bob Corritore, RJ Mischo, Steve Marriner, Billy Flynn, Vincent Bury and a few suprise guests. The excellent backing band for this event consists of Larry Taylor, Richard Innes, Billy Flynn, and Barrelhouse Chuck. The event will happen on Friday and Saturday, October 1st, and 2nd, at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix. It will be filmed and recorded with Clarke Rigsby at the technical helm, and will be released in 2011 on CD and DVD on MC Records. This is a once in a lifetime gathering of some of the greatest living players of the blues harmonica traditions. There is a multi generational “fathers and sons” sub-theme running through this event with ages 22 through 76 represented.
Furry Lewis 1968 Film Clips on YouTube!
They do not make bluesmen like Furry Lewis anymore. Please enjoy these clips of a true master of country blues. Furry performing his classic Kassie Jones (click here). Furry performing East St. Louis Blues (click here).
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