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Atlanta's Late Great Sean Costello Nominated in Blues Blast Magazine:You Can Vote
July 14, 2010
Rhetta Akamatsu
Examiner.com

Blues Blast Magazine, a weekly ezine read by over 15,000 readers in all 50 states and 70 countries, hosts the Blues Blast Awards every year. In order to vote, you only need to be a subscriber. And subscriptions are free!

This year, among the nominees are Atlanta favorites like Ruthie Foster and Janiva Magness, Nick Moss and the Flip Tops and many more.

Of special interest to Atlanta blues fans, the late great Sean Costello, who left us too soon a few years ago at the young age of 29, is nominated for Best Blues Contemporary Album for Sean's Blues, a retrospective collection of some of his best work.

Blues Blast also honors Sean with the Sean Costello Rising Star Award, to recognize new talent each year.

Here are all of the nominees:

Best Contemporary Blues CD

Joe Louis Walker - Between A Rock And the Blues
Mike Zito - Pearl River
Nick Moss - Privileged
Sean Costello - Sean's Blues
The Holmes Brothers - Feed My Soul
Tommy Castro - Hard Believer


Best Traditional Blues CD

Dave Riley & Bob Corritore - Lucky To Be Living
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red - You Got To Move
Eddie C. Campbell - Tear This World Up
Fiona Boyes - Blues Woman
The Kilborn Alley Blues Band - Better Off Now
Mississippi Heat - Let's Live It Up


Best Blues Song

Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers – "How Much Woman Can You Stand?"
Joe Louis Walker – "I'm Tide"
Mike Zito & Cyril Neville – "Pearl River"
Pete Anderson – "Still In Love"
Quintus McCormick – "Hey Jodie"
The Kilborn Alley Blues Band – "Better Off Now"


Best New Artist Debut Release

Alabama Mike - Day To Day
Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers - How Much Woman Can You Stand?
Marquise Knox - Man Child
Quintus McCormick - Hey Jodie
Shaun Murphy - Livin The Blues


Best Male Blues Artist

Bobby Rush
Joe Bonamassa
John Németh
Magic Slim
Nick Moss
Tommy Castro


Best Female Blues Artist

Candye Kane
Fiona Boyes
Janiva Magness
Ruthie Foster
Shemekia Copeland
Zora Young


Best Blues Band

Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Nick Moss & The Flip Tops
Rick Estrin & The Night Cats
The Holmes Brothers
The Mannish Boys
Tommy Castro Band


Sean Costello Rising Star Award

Cash Box Kings
Damon Fowler
The Insomniacs
Jackie Scott & The Housewreckers
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Marquise Knox

If you are not familiar with some of the artists, public radio station WGLT has set up a website where you can sample the music.

What are you waiting for? Go to the Blues Blast website now, sign up for the free subscription, and vote!