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BMI Songwriters Dominate List of 2008 Blues Music Awards Nominees
Once again, noted BMI songwriters overwhelmingly populate the list of nominees for the upcoming Blues Music Awards. 2008's round of recognition will take place May 8, 2008, at Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. In addition to the impressive caliber of 2008's honorees, the ceremony itself boasts historic significance: it will mark the first time the Blues Foundation has ever presented its annual awards in the Mississippi Delta,…
Charlie Musselwhite Leads List of BMI Blues Awards Noms
BMI blues artists once again dominated the nominees list for the Blues Music Awards, set for May 10 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis. Presented by the Blues Foundation and co-sponsored by BMI, the Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards, celebrate excellence in the performance and recording of the blues and is the highest honor bestowed upon artists in the genre.…
Oscar Brand Celebrates 60 Years on the Air
Congratulations to BMI songwriter Oscar Brand, who recently celebrated his 60th anniversary as host of the weekly "Folksong Festival" show on New York public radio station WNYC-AM820. The milestone earned the award-winning program a place in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records as the "Longest Running Radio Series with the Same Host." The show also won him one of his two Peabody…
BMI Stars Grab Fistful of Handy Nominations
Congratulations to all of the BMI artists and songwriters nominated for the 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards, announced recently by the Blues Foundation. The Handy Awards, co-sponsored by BMI, will be presented on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee. BMI once again swept many of the categories including Blues Entertainer of the Year with Taj Mahal, Bobby Rush,
