JANIVA MAGNESS AND JJ GREY & MOFRO RECEIVE MAPLE BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS
JANIVA MAGNESS AND JJ GREY & MOFRO RECEIVE MAPLE BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS
Soul, R&B and blues vocalist Janiva Magness and Jacksonville-based swamp rockers JJ Grey & Mofro each received a Maple Blues Award nomination in the B.B. King International Artist Of The Year category. The Maple Blues Awards are Canada's highest blues honor, and are awarded by the Toronto Blues Society. The awards will be presented on January 17 in Toronto.Magness' latest CD, The Devil Is An Angel Too, has been hailed by critics and fans as the best of her career. Magness has won a total of four Blues Music Awards, including being named the 2009 B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year.
