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	The nominees for the 34th Blues Music Awards have now been announced, and once again Delta Groove and its artists continue to make their presence felt. This year you can find our artists acknowledged in 9 categories including the prestigious Album of the Year, Traditional Blues Album of the Year, Band of the Year, and the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female). The 34th Blues Music Awards will be Thursday May 9, 2013 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Show your support for your favorite artists and releases by voting today! To register and become a member of The Blues Foundation and be eligible to vote for your favorite artists, please visit the Blues Foundation website at www.BLUES.org. 34TH BLUES MUSIC AWARDS - DELTA GROOVE NOMINEES ARE: THE MANNISH BOYS "DOUBLE DYNAMITE" (2 CDS) Album featuring Finis Tasby, Sugaray Rayford, Randy Chortkoff, Kirk Fletcher, Frank Goldwasser, Willie J. Campbell, Jimi Bott, and more! Special Guests: James Harman, Elvin Bishop, Mud Morganfield, Mike Finnigan, Jackie Payne, Rod Piazza, Kid Ramos, Junior Watson, Jason Ricci, and many many more! NOMINATIONS: - Album of The Year - Band of The Year - Traditional Blues Album of The Year "With personnel ranging from duets up to horn-fired big-band charts, this quintessential backup band takes center stage on their way to deserved recognition as a premier blues group in their own right." – All Music Guide "…an infectious revival of both '40s jump and '50s to '60s Chess-like styles from a band that lives inside the music..." – Wall Street Journal "The Mannish Boys' dedication to preserving the past is matched only by their musical aptitude." – Living Blues Magazine TRACY NELSON "VICTIM OF THE BLUES" & "THE BLUES BROADS" NOMINATIONS: - Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) "Tracy Nelson isn't so much a singer as she is a force field — a blues practitioner of tremendous vocal power and emotional range." - Alanna Nash, Entertainment Weekly "…a bad white girl…" - Etta James, from her autobiography, Rage To Live "Tracy Nelson proves that the human voice is the most expressive instrument in creation." - John Swenson, Rolling Stone ELVIN BISHOP "THAT'S MY THING: ELVIN BISHOP LIVE IN CONCERT" NOMINATIONS: - DVD of The Year "Before Eric Clapton was old enough to shave, Elvin Bishop was hanging out in Chicago with the first generation of electric bluesmen." – Guitar World "Forever a crusader for fun blues and rock 'n' roll, Bishop gives his cherry red 1959 Gibson ES-345 a hug and places emphasis on his terrific slide guitar chops…" – Downbeat "It's impossible not to like Bishop (his lyrical persona is not just for show). He's always singing something lowbrow and uplifting..." – Chicago Sun Times "…Bishop's muscular guitar provides the sets pulse, as his soulful slide ripples through R & B classics and rowdy blues alike." – Relix BOB CORRITORE "LONGTIME FRIENDS IN THE BLUES" Album featuring Tail Dragger, Kirk Fletcher, and more! NOMINATIONS: - Instrumentalist-Harmonica "…a damn good harmonica player (Bob Corritore) with a lively sense of history." – Downbeat "If Phoenix, Arizona, had a blues mafia, then Bob Corritore just might be its resident godfather." – Living Blues Magazine "An incredible harmonica player." – Hohner Harmonica's Easy Reeding Magazine TERRY HANCK "LOOK OUT!" Album featuring Chris "Kid" Andersen, Johnny "Cat" Soubrand, and more! NOMINATIONS: - Instrumentalist-Horn "Terry Hanck is a fine vocalist, an amazing showman and my favorite sax player." – Elvin Bishop "Tenor sax player Terry Hanck sings like he blows — sweetly, with a touch of grit…" - Blues Revue "… he's one of the most formidable saxophonists in the blues and soul business." – Lee Hildebrand WILLIE J CAMPBELL Willie J. CAMPBELL (THE MANNISH BOYS) NOMINATIONS: - Instrumentalist-Bass JIMI BOTT (THE MANNISH BOYS) NOMINATIONS: - Instrumentalist-Drums Jimi Bott: The most nominated blues drummer in history…but no award yet! Vote in the Blues Music Awards and help Jimi finally win! Although this is his 14th nomination, Jimi Bott has YET to bring home the award. That is 14 nominations in the 18 years there has been a drummer category, and 12 in a row. His 14 nominations now make him the MOST nominated drummer in the history of the awards! That is more nominations than legendary drummers, Willie "Big Eyes' Smith (Muddy Waters) and Sam Lay (Howlin Wolf, Little Walter, Muddy Waters). But yet a lot of people still do not know who he is. My purpose of this is not necessarily to get you to vote for him, even though he truly is one of the most talented, deserving, and humble musicians around. It is to bring awareness of who he is and what he has done, for those of you who might not be familiar with him, so you can make an educated choice when it does come time to vote. Jimi has one of the most impressive resumes around as he has spent nearly three decades touring the world with The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Mannish Boys, Rod Piazza, and Mark Hummel. He has over 70 recordings to his credit including William Clarke, Billy Boy Arnold, and James Harman. But this is not about his past resume…this is about what Jimi has done just THIS year! He recorded on numerous CD's including The Mannish Boys "Double Dynamite" which is nominated for three 2013 Blues Music Awards, and Smokin Joe Kubek and BNois King's "Close To The Bone". In 2012 he performed over 150 shows in the U.S. and Europe, including the 2012 Blues Music Awards Ceremony (Memphis, TN), Notodden Blues Festival (Norway), Zouk Mikael International Music Festival (Lebanon), Cazorla Blues Festival (Spain), Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival (Simi Valley, CA), and The Waterfront Blues Festival (Portland, OR). JIMI BOTT VOTING ENDS FRIDAY, MARCH 1ST 2013! TO HEAR AUDIO CLIPS FROM ALL THE NOMINATED ARTISTS VISIT: WWW.DELTAGROOVEMUSIC.COM

Delta Groove artists: The Mannish Boys - Double Dynamite - New Release Review

Just got a copy of the new Mannish Boys double disc entitled Double Dynamite and it's a killer!

The first of the two discs called Atomic Blues has 13 tracks. This disc starts out with Sugaray Rayford singing an updated version of Son House's Death Letter with some great slide work from Frank Goldwasser. Finis Tasby takes over vocals on Walter Jacobs' Mean Old Water featuring my man Elvin Bishop on slide and Rod Piazza on harp. Instrumentals on this track are great! Jackie Payne does a great job on vocals on Muddy Waters' She's 19 Years Old/ Streamline Woman and Golwasser and Piazza are back with really cool guitar and harp riffs. The underlying guitar riffs are really over the top. Mud Morganfield takes the lead vocals on Sonny Boy Williamsons Elevate Me Mama and I think that it may be his best recorded work. Bob Corritore contributes a great solo and backing with harp on this track as well. Randy Chortkoff takes vocals and harp on his own penned track, Please Forgive Me with Fletcher on Lead guitars. Great song and nice solos throughout. Tasby is back on vocals on Walter Jacobs' Everybody Needs Somebody featuring Jason Ricci on harp. James Harmon takes lead vocal and harp on his own Bad Detective with Kirk Fletcher on lead guitars. Goldwasser takes vocal and lead guitar on Willie Dixon's Bloody Tears which is a really strong Elmore James style rendition. Sugaray takes the vocal lead on The Hard Way with strong piano contributions from Rob Rio. Goldwasser contributes some beautiful T-Bone Walker style guitar riffs on guitar to really punch to track up. Mud Morganfield and Corritore take the lead on Melvin London's Mannish Boy. Special backing vocals by Cynthia Manley, Adrianna Marie and Jessica Williams add authenticity.

The second disc, Rhythm and Blues Explosion, takes on a totally different feel. It opens with Booker T's Born Under a Bad Sign with Tasby on vocals and Elvin Bishop screamin' it out. Great track! Dave Woodford and Lee Thornburg add a well needed horn section to get that Stax sound. That Dood It, A McCoy/Toombs track gets the place jumpin' with Rayford on vocals and with Fletcher smokin' the strings for a rompin' great track. You've Got The Power, a James Brown track has a smooth soul duet between Rayford and Cynthia Manley with Nathan James popping in some really smart lead guitar. Rayford leads the way on Jones/Gregory's Drowning On Dry Land. This is a really funky take on this track with with Fletcher getting a great opportunity to show his stuff. Horns play an important part on this track as well with Woodford and Thornburg providing the necessary backing. Chortkoff takes a nice harp solo in the track keeping it grounded in bluesland. Ray Charles' Mr. Charles Blues, gets a a cool swing going lead by Mike Finnigan and great guitar lead by Fletcher. Aah...Cold Sweat... one of my favorite JB tracks. Kirk Fletcher steps it up like he's been playing with the JB's all his life. Nice take and of course gotta have the horns! Nathan James steps things up with hot guitar riffs on soul ballad Later On (Jimmy Mc Cracklin). Kid Ramos steps in and leads off with T-Bone Walker's You Don't Love Me. This is really hot! Tasby holds down the vocals and Fred Kaplan is very present on piano with horns bringing up the strong bottom. With Rayford on vocals and Ramos on lead guitar, James Brown's Why Does Everything Happen To Me is just a terrific setup for great things. Tear a hole in it! Junior Watson steps in and leads the way on Willie Headen's I Woke Up Screaming. Tasby takes the vocal lead and the band is solid but Watson does a stellar job! Possibly Rayford's best vocals on the recording are on West Helena Blues with Chortkoff on harp. James Harmon takes it home with Hittin' The Groove featuring Ramos on lead guitar. There are so many players on this set I'm certain that I haven't mentioned everyone but I will say that this is an exceptional set and one that I'm highly recommending!
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THE MANNISH BOYS RETURN TO THE STUDIO

THE MANNISH BOYS RETURN TO THE STUDIO

So how exactly do The Mannish Boys plan to top five critically acclaimed CDs when preparing to record their next highly anticipated studio album? Easy… they simply call up all their friends, invite them over, and make it a double! Yes, you heard correctly. This month The Mannish Boys head into the studio to record a 2-CD set and follow up to the band's 5th anniversary recording "Shake For Me," released back in March 2010. The current lineup will feature powerhouse vocalists Finis Tasby and newcomer Sugaray Rayford, the dynamic six-string duo of Kirk Fletcher and Franck "Paris Slim" Goldwasser on guitars, Randy Chortkoff on harmonica, along with the propulsive rhythmic support of Willie J. Campbell on bass and Jimi Bott on drums. Rounding out this star-studded extravaganza will be special guests Elvin Bishop, Mud Morganfield, Jackie Payne, Candye Kane, Rod Piazza, James Harman, Kid Ramos, Junior Watson, Mike Finnigan, Rob Rio, Fred Kaplan, Nathan James, Laura Chavez, Bob Corritore and Bill Stuve. The sparks will fly as The Mannish Boys tackle classics and B-side rarities for what is sure to become another quintessential recording in their ever-growing catalog. Look for the new Mannish Boys album, produced by Randy Chortkoff and Jeff Scott Fleenor, coming out on Delta Groove this May 2012.

ELVIN BISHOP

MUD MORGANFIELD

JACKIE PAYNE

CANDYE KANE

ROD PIAZZA

JAMES HARMAN

KID RAMOS

JUNIOR WATSON

MIKE FINNIGAN

ROB RIO

FRED KAPLAN

NATHAN JAMES

LAURA CHAVEZ

BOB CORRITORE

BILL STUVE

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THE MANNISH BOYS RETURN TO THE STUDIO

THE MANNISH BOYS RETURN TO THE STUDIO

The all-star super group The Mannish Boys return to the studio next month to record their 6th album. The band includes the powerhouse vocals of Finis Tasby and Sugaray Rayford, Kirk Fletcher and Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser on guitar, Randy Chortkoff on harmonica, and holding downy he rhythm section is Willie J. Campbell on bass and Jimi Bott on drums. As in the tradition of their previous releases, this new album will feature the best of the best with their special guests which will include Elvin Bishop, James Harman, Kid Ramos, Candye Kane, Laura Chavez, Mike Finnigan, Jackie Payne, Rob Rio, and a very special guest! Expect this new album to be released in March 2012. Album will be produced by Randy Chortkoff and Jeff Scott Fleenor.

ELVIN BISHOP

JAMES HARMAN

KID RAMOS

CANDYE KANE

LAURA CHAVEZ

MIKE FINNIGAN

JACKIE PAYNE

ROB RIO

AND MORE...

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"SHAKE FOR ME"

"LOWDOWN FEELIN'"

"BIG PLANS"

"LIVE & IN DEMAND"

"THAT REPRESENT MAN"

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