Eight Alligator Artists Receive Twelve 2018 Living Blues Award Nominations
Living Blues magazine has announced the nominees for the 2018 Living Blues Readers' Awards. Eight Alligator Records artists received a total of 12 nominations. Rick Estrin & The Nightcats received three, Elvin Bishop and Shemekia Copeland each received two, and Coco Montoya, Tommy Castro, Marcia Ball, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials and Oscar Wilson (of The Cash Box Kings) each received one.
The public -- subscribers and non-subscribers alike -- can vote at www.livingblues.com or by mailing in the ballot in the current issue of the magazine (#255), by July 15, 2018.
Winners will be announced in August.
Alligator artists and awards are as follows:
RICK ESTRIN & THE NIGHTCATS:
Best Live Performer
Blues Artist Of The Year (Male)
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)
Blues Artist Of The Year (Male)
Best Album Of 2017 - Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio
SHEMEKIA COPELAND:
Blues Artist Of The Year (Female)
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
Blues Artist Of The Year (Male)
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)
MARCIA BALL:
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboards)
LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS:
Best Live Performer
OSCAR WILSON (of The Cash Box Kings):
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
