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Blues Beat: Blues on Broadway returns to Norwich in March Domenic Forcella FacebookTwitterEmail Blues on Broadway is looking forward to the return of Roberto MorbioliDomenic Forcella / Contributed photo As we celebrate Black History Month, as with all things these days, one needs to look to the virtual world. The concerts and special shows might be missing, but the blues are still going strong. Movies and documentaries about the history of the music and the people who made it can be found on television and online. The blues has survived much and will make it through this challenging time. This week, here’s some of the activities coming up, with some extra attention on Memphis. ....
Estrin, Copeland, Cray among Blues Music Awards nominees January 30, 2021 at 9:12 am MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The bands Rick Estrin & the Nightcats and Sugar Ray & the Bluetones have each received five nominations for the annual Blues Music Awards. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, The Blues Foundation released Thursday its list of nominees for the awards, which will be held online on June 6. The awards, which honor blues music recordings, performances and songwriting, are in their 42nd year. Rick Estrin & the Nightcats and Sugar Ray & the Bluetones are nominated in the band of the year category, along with Anthony Geraci’s Boston Blues Allstars, John Németh & the Blue Dreamers, and Southern Avenue. ....
Austin 360 Austin acts Ruthie Foster and Sue Foley are among a handful of local nominees for the Blues Music Awards, which will be presented virtually at 4 p.m. June 6 via the Blues Foundation s Facebook page and YouTube Channel. Foster and Foley are up against each other in the contemporary blues female artist category, along with Shemekia Copeland, Samantha Fish and Shaun Murphy. Foster also received a nomination in the instrumentalist/vocals category. Foster s 2020 album Live at the Paramount recently received a Grammy nomination as well. Kathy Murray, leader of long-running Austin band Kathy & the Kilowatts, is nominated for song of the year along with co-writers Frankie Bey, Rick Estrin and Kid Andersen for Bey s single All My Dues Are Paid. It s the title track from Bey s 2020 release, which is nominated for soul blues album at the Blues Music Awards as well as best traditional blues album at this year s Grammy Awards. ....