TEN ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 19 W.C. HANDY BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS!

Alligator artists and nominations are as follows:

SHEMEKIA COPELAND
Blues Album of the Year - TALKING TO STRANGERS
Blues Entertainer of the Year
Blues Band of the Year
Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - Talking To Strangers

W.C. CLARK
Blues Album of the Year - FROM AUSTIN WITH SOUL
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Soul Blues Album of the Year - FROM AUSTIN WITH SOUL
Blues Song of the Year - "Let It Rain" (W.C. Clark)

MARCIA BALL
Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year
Blues Instrumentalist - Keyboards

CEPHAS & WIGGINS
Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year
Acoustic Blues Album - SOMEBODY TOLD THE TRUTH

LITTLE CHARLIE AND THE NIGHTCATS
Blues Band of the Year

KOKO TAYLOR
Traditional Female Blues Artist of the Year

ANN RABSON (of Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women)
Traditional Female Blues Artist of the Year

LIL' ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS
Traditional Blues Album of the Year - HEADS UP!

HOLMES BROTHERS
Historical Blues Album of the Year - Righteous (reissue on Rounder Records)

ROOMFUL OF BLUES
Blues Instrumentalist - Horns

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