2002 Maple Blues Awards

Nominees and Winners Photo Gallery

Nominees and Winners

(winners’ names are *bolded)

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

Mel Brown & The Homewreckers
Michael Jerome Browne
Jack de Keyzer
*Sue Foley
Dawn Tyler Watson

ELECTRIC ACT OF THE YEAR

Mel Brown & The Homewreckers
Jack de Keyzer
*Sue Foley
Paul Reddick + The Sidemen
Dawn Tyler Blues Project

ACOUSTIC ACT OF THE YEAR

Michael Jerome Browne
Morgan Davis
Hot Toddy
*Harry Manx
Michael Pickett

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Curley Bridges
Michael Jerome Browne
Danny Brooks
Jack de Keyzer
*John Mays (Fathead)

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Rita Chiarelli
*Sue Foley
Georgette Fry
Ellen McIlwaine
Dawn Tyler Watson

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Charlie A’Court
JW-Jones Blues Band
Beau Kavanaugh & The Broken Hearted
Little Bobby & The Jumpstarts
*David Rotundo & The Blue Canadians

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Solomon Burke
Corey Harris
Magic Slim & the Teardrops
*Duke Robillard
Otis Taylor

GUITARIST OF THE YEAR

Mel Brown
Michael Jerome Browne
John Campbelljohn
Jack de Keyzer
*David Gogo

HARMONICA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Al Lerman (Fathead)
Southside Steve Marriner (JW-Jones Blues Band)
*Michael Pickett
Paul Reddick
David Rotundo
Tortoise Blue (Big Daddy G)

PIANO/KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Lance Anderson
Curley Bridges
Julian Fauth (Blue Canadians)
Rod Phillips (Sparkjiver; Midnite Walk)
*Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

HORN PLAYER OF THE YEAR

*Pat Carey (Downchild)
Zeke Gross (Tony D Band)
Gene Hardy (Sparkjiver)
Chris Murphy
Chris Whiteley

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

*Tom Bona (Sue Foley; Raoul & The Big Time)
Jim Casson (Sparkjiver; Bluesafire)
Chuck Keeping (Fathead)
Vince Maccarone
Bob Vespaziani

BASSIST OF THE YEAR

Stephen Barry
Alec Fraser (Jack de Keyzer)
Russell Jackson
*Gary Kendall (Downchild)
Omar Tunnoch (Fathead)

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Michael Jerome Browne
Jack de Keyzer
*Sue Foley
Harry Manx
Michael Pickett
Paul Reddick

RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Mel Brown: Homewreckin’ Done Live (Electro-Fi)
Michael Jerome Browne: Drive On (Borealis)
Fathead: First Class Riff Raff (Electro-Fi)
Jack de Keyzer: 6-String Lover (Blue Star)
*Sue Foley: Where The Action Is (Koch)

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Michael Jerome Browne for Drive On
Alec Fraser & Fathead for Fathead: First Class Riff-Raff
Jack de Keyzer & Alec Fraser for 6 String Lover
*Colin Linden for Sue Foley: Where The Action Is
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne for 88th & Jump Street