Tuesday, January 17, 2012
2012 Maple Blues Awards - winners
The Toronto Blues Society held a gala ceremony for their Fifteenth Annual Maple Blues Awards at Koerner Hall in Toronto last night. The evening was Canada's national annual celebration of homegrown blues talent and featured performances by the Maple Blues Band, comprised entirely of Maple Blues Awards winners and nominees.
New Brunswick bluesman Matt Andersen captured in three trophies for Entertainer of the Year, Acoustic Act of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.
Ottawa's MonkeyJunk also claimed three awards. It won for Electric Act of the Year, Recording of the Year (To Behold), and Drummer of the Year for Matt Sobb.
Suzie Vinnick from Saskatoon was another multiple winner. She won for Female Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year.
The BB King International Artist Of The Year went to Gregg Allman, while Paul James was given a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Complete winners for the Fifteenth Annual Maple Blues Awards
Entertainer Of The Year
Matt Andersen
Electric Act Of The Year
MonkeyJunk
Acoustic Act Of The Year
Matt Andersen
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Matt Andersen
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Suzie Vinnick
New Artist/Group Of The Year
Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce
BB King International Artist Of The Year
Greg Allman
Recording Of The Year
To Behold (Stony Plain) Artist: MonkeyJunk, Producers: Steve Marriner & Ken Friesen
Blues With A Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Paul James
Guitar Player Of The Year
Steve Strongman
Harmonica Player Of The Year
Carlos del Junco
Piano/Keyboard Player Of The Year
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Horn Player Of The Year
Chris Whiteley
Drummer Of The Year
Matt Sobb (MonkeyJunk)
Bassist Of The Year
Alec Fraser (Fraser Daley)
Songwriter Of The Year
Suzie Vinnick
Blues Booster of the Year
Liz Sykes (President of the Ottawa Blues Society)
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Fifteenth Annual Maple Blues Awards: Nominees
The nominees listed below were selected by the Maple Blues Awards Nominations Panel for their outstanding achievements in blues music in Canada over the past year.
Entertainer Of The Year
Jim Byrnes
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Matt Andersen
MonkeyJunk
Shakura S'Aida
Electric Act Of The Year
Bill Johnson
David Gogo
Keith Hallett & Garrett Mason
MonkeyJunk
Rita Chiarelli
Acoustic Act Of The Year
Harrison Kennedy
Harry Manx
Matt Andersen
Suzie Vinnick
Tim Williams
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Harrison Kennedy
Jim Byrnes
John Mays (Fathead)
Matt Andersen
Steve Marriner (MonkeyJunk)
Female Vocalist Of The Year
Rita Chiarelli
Robin Bank$
Shakura S'Aida
Suzie Vinnick
Treasa Levasseur
New Artist/Group Of The Year
24th Street Wailers
Douglas Watson R&B Revue
Kat Danser
Sabrina Weeks & Swing Cat Bounce
Tim Vaughn
BB King International Artist Of The Year
Bettye LaVette
Duke Robillard
Greg Allman
JJ Grey & Mofro
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Recording Of The Year
Me 'n' Mabel (SV) Artist: Suzie Vinnick; Producer: Danny Greenspoon
Music From The Big House (Mad Iris) Artist: Rita Chiarelli, Producer: Rita Chiarelli
Still Blue (BJ)Artist: Bill Johnson, Producers: Jody Baker & Bill Johnson
Strictly Whatever (Stony Plain) Artists: Harry Manx & Kevin Breit, Producers: Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
To Behold (Stony Plain)Artist: MonkeyJunk, Producers: Steve Marriner & Ken Friesen
Blues With A Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Alec Fraser
Danny Brooks
Ellen McIlwaine
Joe Murphy
Ken Whiteley
Michael Fonfara
Paul James
Stephen Barry
Tom Lavin
Guitar Player Of The Year
David Gogo
Garrett Mason
Jack de Keyzer
Kevin Breit
Steve Strongman
Harmonica Player Of The Year
Carlos del Junco
David "Hurricane" Hoerl (Twisters)
David Rotundo
Roly Platt
Steve Marriner (MonkeyJunk)
Piano/Keyboard Player Of The Year
Curley Bridges
David Vest
John Lee Sanders
Julian Fauth
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Horn Player Of The Year
Al Lerman (Fathead)
Chris Murphy
Chris Whiteley
Pat Carey (Downchild)
Neil Braithwaite (Blackburn)
Drummer Of The Year
Al Cross (Jerome Godboo)
Bucky Berger (Fathead)
Geoff Arsenault (Morgan Davis)
Matt Sobb (MonkeyJunk)
Vince Maccarone (Johnny Max)
Bassist Of The Year
Alan Duffy (Jack de Keyzer)
Alec Fraser (Fraser Daley)
Gary Kendall (Downchild)
Keith Picot (Twisters)
Omar Tunnoch (Fathead)
Songwriter Of The Year
Bill Johnson
Diteodoro/Marriner/Sobb (MonkeyJunk)
Harrison Kennedy
Harry Manx
Suzie Vinnick
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