Duffy Bishop

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:17

(photo courtesy of David Hofford III)

The Duffy Bishop Home Page

Muddy Awards:

• 1994 The Duffy Bishop Band won Best Regional Blues Act

• 1995 Best Female Vocalist

• 1996 The Duffy Bishop Band won Best Contemporary Blues Act

• 1996 Best Female Vocalist

• 1997 Best Female Vocalist

• 1997 Inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame for Best Female Vocalist

• 1998 Best Female Vocalist

• 1999 Best Female Vocalist

• 2001 Best Female Vocalist

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Ellen Whyte

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:45

Official Web Page for Ellen Whyte & Reflex Blue 

Muddy Awards:

• 1997 Reflex Blue's "Different Point of View" won Best Northwest Recording

• 1998 Reflex Blue won Best Contemporary Blues Act

• 2000 Reflex Blue won Best Contemporary Blues Act

• 2000 Ellen Whyte won Best Female Vocalist

• 2001 Reflex Blue won Best Contemporary Blues Act

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Frankie Redding, Jr.

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:36

    As his fans and fellow musicians will attest, Frankie Redding doesn't settle for being a talented keyboard player. From the sharp attire he wears to his lively, energetic performances, the spirit of a true showman shines through whenever he climbs onstage. Even though he has been slowed by illnesses, his passion for playing and performing continue to thrive inside him. As his friend and colleague Norman Sylvester puts it, "music is his fuel, it helps keep him going."

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Fritz Richmond

Friday, 26 June 2009 18:37

Wasn't That A Time:
The Story of Jug Band Music and Fritz Richmond

Article Reprint from the April & May 2002 BluesNotes 
By:    J.T. "Bugs" Engel   

    Make no mistake about it.  Before the Blues was born as a recognized art form, Jug Band Music was heard throughout the poorest Appalachia and Piedmont regions and Deep South.  Jug Band Music was the definitive precursor and the heart and soul of traditional Blues music.

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