Entertainer of the Year
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Dawn Tyler Watson – WINNER! |
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Downchild |
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Jack de Keyzer |
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JW-Jones |
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar |
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Electric Act of the Year
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Dawn Tyler Watson & Ben Racine Band |
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Jack de Keyzer – WINNER! |
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JW-Jones |
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Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar |
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Sue Foley |
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Acoustic Act of the Year
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Harrison Kennedy |
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Matt Andersen – WINNER! |
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Michael Jerome Browne |
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Rick Fines |
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Male Vocalist of the Year
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Chuck Jackson |
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Harrison Kennedy |
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Jack de Keyzer |
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Jim Byrnes |
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Matt Andersen – WINNER! |
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Female Vocalist of the Year
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Angel Forrest – WINNER! |
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Crystal Shawanda |
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Dawn Tyler Watson |
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Dione Taylor |
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Samantha Martin |
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New Artist of the Year
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Dione Taylor |
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HOROJO Trio (Holmes, Rogers, Jones) |
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Liam Docherty |
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Matt Weidinger |
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Smoke Wagon Blues Band – WINNER! |
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Recording/Producer of the Year
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Crystal Shawanda – Church House Blues / True North (Producer: Dewayne Strobel) |
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Durham County Poets – Hand Me Down Blues / Self (Bill Garrett) |
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Jack de Keyzer – Tribute / Blue Star (Jack de Keyzer) |
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JW-Jones – Sonic Departures / Solid Blue (Eric Eggleston) |
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Smoke Wagon Blues Band – Ballad of Albert Johnson / Self (Steve Sherman) – WINNER! |
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B.B. King International Artist of the Year
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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram |
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Ghost Town Blues Band – WINNER! |
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Larkin Poe |
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
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Victor Wainwright |
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Songwriter of the Year
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Colin Linden – WINNER! |
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Crystal Shawanda/Dewayne Strobel |
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Dione Taylor |
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Kevin Harvey (Durham County Poets) |
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Paul Reddick |
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Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
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Alec Fraser |
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Brent Parkin |
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Danny Brooks |
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Joe Murphy – WINNER! *TIE* |
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Ken Whiteley – WINNER! *TIE* |
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Michael Fonfara |
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Tom Lavin |
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Guitarist of the Year
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Garrett Mason – WINNER! |
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Jack de Keyzer |
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JW-Jones |
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Sue Foley |
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Tony D (MonkeyJunk) |
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Harmonica Player of the Year
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Guy Bélanger |
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Harpdog Brown |
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Paul Reddick |
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Roly Platt |
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Steve Marriner – WINNER! |
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Piano/Keyboard of the Year
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David Vest |
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Duane Blackburn |
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Jesse O’Brien – WINNER! |
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Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne |
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Michael Kaeshammer |
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Horn Player of the Year
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Jerry Cook (Harpdog Brown) |
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Mark LeClerc (Fuel Junkie) – WINNER! *TIE* |
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Gordon Aeichele (Smoke Wagon Blues Band) |
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Richard Thornton (Jack de Keyzer Band) |
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Mat “Moose” Mousseau (Ben Racine Band) – WINNER! *TIE* |
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Drummer of the Year
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Cory Blackburn |
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Dani Nash (Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar) |
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Gary Craig (Colin Linden, Steve Dawson) – WINNER! |
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Lindsay Beaver |
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Matt Sobb (MonkeyJunk) |
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Bassist of the Year
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Alan Duffy (Jack de Keyzer) |
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Alec Fraser |
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Gary Kendall |
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John Dymond (Colin Linden) – WINNER! |
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Keith Picot |
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27th Maple Blues Awards | Monday, February 12th, 2024
