1999 Maple Blues Awards Nominations
The Nominees Are:
ENTERTAINER OF
THE YEAR
Tony D Band
Fathead
The Rockin' Highliners
Colin James
Michael Pickett
ELECTRIC ACT OF
THE YEAR
Tony D Band
Fathead
Sue Foley
Glamour Puss
Steve Hill
The Rockin' Highliners
ACOUSTIC ACT OF
THE YEAR
Michael Jerome Browne
Rick Fines
Ken Hamm
Big Dave McLean
Tim Williams
MALE VOCALIST OF
THE YEAR
Steve Hill
Chuck Jackson (Downchild)
Dutch Mason
John Mays (Fathead)
Robert Tycholis (The Rockin' Highliners)
FEMALE VOCALIST
OF THE YEAR
Maureen Brown
Rita Chiarelli
Sue Foley
Suzie Vinnick
Dawn Tyler Watson
INTERNATIONAL
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Johnnie Bassett
Shemekia Copeland
B.B. King
Taj Mahal
Duke Robillard
NEW ARTIST OR
GROUP OF THE YEAR (Sponsor: Stony Plain Records)
Jordan Cook
Scotty Doubt
Ronnie Douglas Band
Mannie & the Swingin' Hipshakers
Raoul & The Big Time
HARMONICA PLAYER
OF THE YEAR
Carlos del Junco
Al Lerman (Fathead)
Paul Reddick (The Sidemen)
Rusty Reed
Michael Pickett
SONGWRITER OF
THE YEAR (Sponsor: SOCAN Foundation)
Ray Bonneville
Morgan Davis
Rick Fines
Steve Hill
Michael Pickett
Chris Whiteley
Tim Williams
GUITARIST OF THE
YEAR (Sponsor: Long & McQuade)
Tony D.
Sue Foley
Steve Hill
Shawn Kellerman (Michael Pickett Band)
Teddy Leonard (Fathead)
Brent Parkin
PIANO/KEYBOARD
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Curley Bridges
Michael Fonfara (Downchild)
Michael Kaeshammer
Kenny Wayne
Tyler Yarema
HORN PLAYER OF
THE YEAR
Pat Carey (Downchild)
Johnny Ferreira (Swing Machine)
Chris Gale (Swing Gang)
Chris Murphy
Chris Whiteley
BASSIST OF THE
YEAR
Russell Jackson
Gary Kendall (Downchild)
Fergus Marsh (The Sidemen)
Omar Tunnoch (Fathead)
Terry Wilkins (Swing Gang)
DRUMMER OF THE
YEAR
Maureen Brown
Jim Casson (Downchild)
Chris Nordquist (Colin James Band)
Ken McMahon (The Rockin' Highliners)
Sandy Smith (Twisters)
Ed White (Fathead)
RECORDING OF THE
YEAR (Sponsor: Music Manufacturing Services)
Chris Whiteley: Blues Party (Borealis)
Glamour Puss: Blues du Jour (Independent)
Jack de Keyzer: Down in the Groove (Blue Star)
Morgan Davis: Blues Medicine (Electro-Fi)
Rockin' Highliners: Oh My! (Stony Plain)
Steve Hill: Call it What You Will (Disques Bros)
Tony D Band: Live Like Hell (Diesel)
PRODUCER OF THE
YEAR
Duke Robillard & Holger Peterson for The Rockin' Highliners: Oh
My!
Alec Fraser, Morgan Davis & Colin Linden for Morgan Davis: Blues
Medicine
Terry Wilkins & Chris Whiteley for Chris Whiteley: Blues Party
Colin Linden for Ray Bonneville: Gust of Wind
Steve Hill, Bruno De Luca & Rene Moisan for Steve Hill: Call It What You Will
Alex Fraser & Jack de Keyzer for Jack de Keyzer: Down in the Groove
BLUES WITH A
FEELING AWARD (Toronto Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award )
Mel Brown
Jack de Keyzer
Colin Linden
Big Dave McLean
Michael Pickett
Jackie
Ken Whiteley
The Maple Blues Awards are organized and presented by the Toronto Blues Society and sponsored by:
The Third Annual Maple Blues Awards Dinner and Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, February 8. This year's event will include great food, entertainment,
special guests ... and above all, the announcement and presentation of awards recognizing the best and brightest stars in Canada's blues community.
The Maple Blues Awards are organized and presented by the Toronto Blues Society, to recognize outstanding achievement in Canadian blues music. The nominees are selected by a distinguished panel of blues DJs, journalists, musicians and promoters from across Canada. Members of the Nominating Panel are not eligible for any of the awards. This year's panel members are:
· Bill Alexander, Waterloo, ON
· Ian Angus, Pickering ON
· Greg Baert, Vancouver BC
· David Barnard, Vancouver BC
· Bernard Brasen, Edmonton AB
· Mike Brennan, Calgary, Alta
· Norman Casler, Maple Ridge, BC
· Kevin Doyle, Kitchener ON
· Heidi Fleming, Montreal QC
· Doug Gallant, Charlottetown PEI
· Steve Gash, Toronto ON
· June Hiscock., St. John's NF
· Tim Holek, Chatham, ON
· Bruce Hughes, Upper Keswick, NB
· Pierre Jobin, Quebec City QC
· Al Kirkcaldy, Peterborough ON
· Shirley Ray McVittie, Saskatoon SK
· Blaine Morrison, Kentville NS
· Peter North, Edmonton AB
· Eric Paul-Hus , Drummondville QC
· Mike Regenstreif, Westmount, QC
· Dale Schimpf, Orleans, ON
· Brian Slack, Pierrefonds, QC
· Brent Staeben, Fredericton, NB
· Ralph Stordeur, Winnipeg MB
· Bruce Stovel, Edmonton, AB
· John Taylor, Ajax ON
· Eric Thom, Toronto ON
· John Valenteyn, Toronto ON
· Vince Vitacco, Toronto, ON
The Panel's submissions were tabulated by the Toronto office of the accounting firm Porter Hetu International _ the final nominations are published in this issue of MapleBlues.
All members of the Toronto Blues Society will receive a ballot in the mail shortly. Non members who wish to participate in the voting should send a stamped self-addressed envelope to the TBS Office. Please complete your ballot and mail it back right away to be counted, ballots must be received at Porter Hetu International by December 31.
To view last year's nominations click here. For last year's winners, click here.