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2008 Jus` Blues Music Awards Is A Wrap
Latimore, Lil` Ray Neal, Preston Shannon, Kenny Neal, Joe Campbell

The 2008 Jus` Blues Music Awards Show is a wrap. Memphis, Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock & Roll has hosted another spectacular music special event. Blues & Soul music celebrities, executives and fans came together to network and celebrate the accomplishments of their peers at this year's Jus` Blues Music Awards Show held at The Historical Daisy on Beale Street.
August 6th-9th, 2008

The 2008 Jus` Blues Music Awards proudly honored the Grammy Award winning, legendary Blues & Soul singer Joe Simon with the Jus` Blues Music Lifetime Achievement Award. The music veteran was responsible for many hits in the 1970's like the Grammy Award winning hit, The Chokin' Kind, The Power of Love, Drowning In The Sea of Love and countless others.

The Jus` Blues Music Awards Show on August 6th was held at The Historical Daisy Theater on Beale Street in downtown Memphis. August 6th, others honored at the "Night Of The Living Legends" were Latimore, Millie Jackson, Denise Lasalle, Roy C, and the legendary music businessman Al Bell.

Thursday night was big win for all at the 9th annual "Jus Blues Music Award Show", Some of the big surprises were Willie Hill, Sweet Angel and Fred Bolton. There were many performances, some that stood out were the Latimore, Kenny Neal, Fylod Taylor, Trudy Lynn, Zac Harmon, Pat Wilder, Zakira Hooker & Toni Green. Lil' Ray Neal did a tribute to Little Milton that brought everyone to their feet.

Friday night Blues Crawl had all the artist out on Beale jamming in all the clubs, it was a very special night on Beale Street for all blues fans to witness.

Saturday in Handy's park, what a way to end the Jus Blues Music Week festivities. Featuring the Sista Big Bone contest, Backyard B B Que for all Jus' Blues Music Foundation members.

Congratulations to all the winners and the nominees.Blues & Soul music fans from all around the world logged onto the Internet and voted on the web sites of http://www.jusbluesmusic.com/and http://www.jusbluesmusicfoundation.org/for their favorite Blues Man and Blues Woman, their favorite Soul Man and Soul woman, their favorite DJ, their favorite songs, their favorite juke joints and many other catagories. Thousands of votes had to be tallied to obtain the final results.
Congratulations to all the 2008 Jus` Blues Music Awards Honorees, Nominees and Recipients.

2008 Jus` Blues Music Awards Honorees
Jus` Blues Music Lifetime Achievement Award
(Outstanding Lifetime Achievements in the African-American Community and in Blues & Soul Music)
Joe Simon

Lowell Fulson Lifetime Achievement Award(Outstanding Career Achievements 20+ years)
Theodis Ealey

Denise LaSalle Award for Recording Excellence(Outstanding Recording Excellence Award) Roy C
Percy Mayfield Award for Writing Excellence (Outstanding Written Compositions in Blues & Soul Music) Latimore

Jack "The Rapper" Gibson Radio Pioneer Award (Outstanding Contributions to Blues & Soul Music in the Radio Industry) James Wolfe

James Brown Heritage Award (Outstanding Blues & Soul Music Live Performer)
Mel Waiters

Johnnie Taylor Newcomer Award (Outstanding New Blues & Soul Music Artist or Group)
Floyd Taylor

Willie Mitchell Producer's Award (Outstanding Blues & Soul Music Productions) Leon Haywood

Jus` Blues Music Legends Award (Outstanding Contributions to Blues & Soul Music)Millie Jackson

Jus` Blues Music President's Award(Outstanding Contributions to the Business of Blues & Soul Music) Al Bell, Alpine Records

Aaron T-Bone Walker Award (Outstanding Guitar Musicianship in Blues & Soul Music)
Preston Shannon

2008 Jus` Blues Music Awards
Nominee Recipients

Best Traditional Blues Man Eddie Cotton

Best Traditional Blues Woman Tia Carroll

Traditional Blues Song Of The Year - Male Bobby Rush - "What's Going On"

Traditional Blues Song Of The Year - Female Trudy Lynn - "Everybody Got A Blues Song To Sing"

Best Blues & Soul Radio Show (Radio Personality Award) Rojene Bailey, WALR-FM, Atlanta

Best Blues & Soul Internet Show http://www.chittlincircuitradio.com/

"Little Milton" Campbell Guitar Award (Outstanding Guitar Player) Lil` Ray Neal

Junior Wells Harp Award (Outstanding Blues Harmonica Performer) Kenny Neal

Best Juke Joint Award (Best Blues & Soul Club) Velma's Place, San Francisco, CA

Best Blues & Soul Song Of The Year - Male Latimore - My Give A Damn

Best Blues & Soul Song Of The Year - Woman Denise LaSalle - Mississippi Woman

Blues & Soul Man Of The Year Marvin Sease

Blues & Soul Woman Of The Year Shirley Brown

Best Blues & Soul Label Award Of The Year Wilbe Records

Jus` Blues Music All Star Award - Male Willie Hill

Jus` Blues Music All Star Award - Female B. B. Queen

Jus`Blues Music Artist Of The Year Award Bobby "Blue" Bland

Best New Southern Soul Artist Of The Year - Male Fred Bolton - "Must Be Jelly"

Best New Southern Soul Artist Of The Year - Female Sweet Angel - "Another Man's Meat On My Plate"