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ALLIGATOR RECORDS
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 20, 2003
CONTACT:
Press - Marc Lipkin/Chris Moncada at
publicity@allig.com
Radio - Tim Kolleth at radio@allig.com
Retail - Josh Lindner at josh@allig.com
TEN ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 19
W.C. HANDY BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS!
SHEMEKIA COPELAND LEADS ALL
NOMINEES WITH FIVE,
W.C. CLARK FOLLOWS WITH FOUR!
The Blues Foundation
today announced the nominees for the 24th Annual W.C. Handy Blues
Awards. Ten Alligator recording artists received a total of 19
nominations. Singing sensation Shemekia Copeland leads the field with
five nominations, followed by the Austin, TX-based "Godfather of Austin
Blues," W.C. Clark, with four. Other nominees include Little Charlie
and the Nightcats, Marcia Ball, Koko Taylor, Cephas & Wiggins, Lil' Ed
and the Blues Imperials, The Holmes Brothers, and the newest members of
the Alligator family, Roomful of Blues. The Handy Awards ceremony and
concert will be held May 22, 2003 in Memphis, TN, at the Orpheum
Theatre. Alligator artists and nominations are as follows:
SHEMEKIA COPELAND
Blues Album of the
Year - Talking to Strangers
Blues Entertainer of the Year
Blues Band of the Year
Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - Talking to Strangers
W.C.
CLARK
Blues
Album of the Year - FROM AUSTIN WITH SOUL
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Soul Blues Album of the Year - FROM AUSTIN WITH
SOUL
Blues Song of the Year - "Let
It Rain" (W.C. Clark,
Gray
Gregson, Bobby Boyd)
MARCIA BALL
Contemporary Female
Blues Artist of the Year
Blues Instrumentalist - Keyboards
CEPHAS & WIGGINS
Acoustic Blues Artist
of the Year
Acoustic Blues Album - SOMEBODY TOLD THE TRUTH
LITTLE CHARLIE AND THE
NIGHTCATS
Blues Band of the Year
KOKO TAYLOR
Traditional Female
Blues Artist of the Year
ANN RABSON (of Saffire-The
Uppity Blues Women)
Traditional Female
Blues Artist of the Year
LIL' ED AND THE BLUES
IMPERIALS
Traditional Blues
Album of the Year - HEADS UP!
HOLMES BROTHERS
Historical Blues Album
of the Year - Righteous (reissue on Rounder Records)
ROOMFUL OF BLUES
Blues Instrumentalist
- Horns
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