Rick J Bowen

The Nomination Ballot for the 2020 BEST OF THE BLUES awards is now available on the last page of the DECEMBER 2019 Blues Letter or download a pdf copy here: 2020 Nomination Ballot https://wablues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/filename-1.pdf FOR reference on past award recipients go to https://wablues.org/blog/bestofthe-blues-archive/ https://wablues.org/blog/washington-blues-society-blues-hall-of-fame/  2019 Albums eligible for Best WA recording where released from Jan [...]

The Officers of the Washington Blues Society would like to issue a giant THANK YOU to all who attended and all the volunteers and musicians for another successful Snohomish Blues Invasion. In its tenth year, the Snohomish Blues Invasion is now one of the largest events we produce all year and is THE largest fundraiser [...]

Congratulations to all of the 2019 Nominees. And the winners are... 2019 Muddy Awards Contemporary Blues Act: Ben Rice Trio “Lloyd Jones” R&B Act: And Hall of Fame Induction Norman Sylvester Band Traditional Blues Act: Ben Rice Band New Act: Kim Field & The Perfect Gentlemen Regional Act: Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys “Duffy [...]

Best Self-Produced CD Contest The Best Self-Produced CD, given out at the International Blues Challenge, as part of our mission to celebrate blues recording and to ensure the future of this uniquely American art form. Best Self-Produced Official Rules: Entries for the Best Self-Produced CD are permitted by Blues Foundation Affiliated Organizations only. Each Affiliate [...]

LEGENDS OF THE BLUES VII Byrnes Performing Arts Center Arlington, WA Get Tickets : https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4284243 Date :Nov 23, 2019 7:30 PM Admission Level Price Quantity General $20.00 ($21.99 w/service fee) $20 in advance and $25 at the door LEGENDS OF THE BLUES VII Janiva Magness is the featured artist for the seventh annual Legends of the [...]

Washington Blues Society 2019 Best of the Blues Awards Winners The Washington Blues Society’s annual Best of the Blues Awards presented in partnership with the Anacortes Brewery (“BB Awards”) were held on Sunday, April 28th to honor musicians, artists, events, and venues nominated by blues society members in 32 award categories. The 2019 BB Awards [...]

2019 Best of the Blues Nominations MARK DUFRESNE MALE VOCALIST AWARD Joel Astley Sean Denton Eric Rice BLUES FEMALE VOCALIST Sheri Roberts Greimes Annie Eastwood Tiphony Dames Stacy Jones ELECTRIC BLUES GUITAR Eric Rice CD Woodbury JeffMenteer Dave Miller SLIDE BLUES GUITAR Eric Rice Billy Stapleton Jeff Menteer Nick Vigarino BLUES BASS Lissa Ramaglia Paul Quilty [...]

2019 Best of the Blues (“BB Awards”) Nominations Open until Feb 12th  Participation in nominating artists in the Washington Blues Society’s annual awards program is one of the many privileges of membership in the Washington Blues Society. The most important things are to exercise your right to, 1) nominate, and 2) vote. Your participation is important to [...]

Washington Blues Society presents: Beale Street Bound Benefit for the IBC Youth Showcase Duo - Nick Mardon and Miranda Kitchpanich  SATURDAY JAN 12th 1-6 PM at Louie G's Pizza, 5219 Pacific Hwy E, Fife, Washington 98424 A Suggested $10 donation will be taken at the door, but we will turn no one away as the public is welcome [...]

2018 Snohomish Blues Invasion The Washington Blues Society presents The Snohomish Blues Invasion. The ninth annual one-day pub crawl styled mini-fest in venues on First Street in Historic Downtown Snohomish will be held Sunday, November 18th from 2 pm to 10 pm. A Suggested $10 donation will be taken at the door, but we will turn no [...]