Photo: COMBO Member Dan Treanor | Voting for the 2023 Colorado Blues Society’s Members’ Choice Awards has closed, and we are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Colorado Blues Society Members’ Choice Awards*:
● Favorite Female Vocalist — Hazel Miller; Cass Clayton; Erica Brown
● Favorite Male Vocalist — Rex Peoples; Lionel Young; Marc Bilker
● Favorite Guitarist — Austin Young; Ryan Chrys; Vince Converse;
● Favorite Harmonica — Al Chesis; Nic Clark; Dan Treanor
● Favorite Bassist — Bob Tiger; Jodie Woodward; Alyssa Chesis; Ian Anderson
● JD Kelly Favorite Horns — Chris Daniels & the Kings Horns; Chris Hall; Johnny Love
● Favorite Keyboardist — Kay Coats; Mark DeGeorge; Scott Hackler; John Magnie
● Favorite Drummer — Kyle Borthick; Kevin Thomas; Scotty Rivera; Jamie McGregor;
● Favorite (Other) — Randall Dubis (Lap Steel); Lionel Young (Violin); Jeff Becker (Mandolin)
● Favorite Songwriter — Nic Clark; Emma Marie; Taylor Scott; Mark (“Mad Dog”) Friedman
● Favorite Blues Band — Vince Converse & Big Brother; The Delta Sonics; Ryan Chrys &the Rough Cuts
● Favorite Solo/Duo — Mad Dog Blues Duo; Michelle Castillo; Al Chesis and Bob Pelligrino;
● John Catt Young Performer Award — Emma Marie; Grace Kuch; Jenna Fry; Alfonzo Dworak
● Favorite Blues Jam — Chris Haug’s Blues Party-Greeley; The Rusty Bucket Wednesday Blues Jam; Odde’s Music Grill Blues Jam
● Favorite Festival — Telluride Blues & Brews; Greeley Blues Jam; Blues from the Top
● Favorite Blues Club/Venue — The Rusty Bucket; Nissi’s; Lincoln’s Roadhouse; The Oriental Theater
● Favorite Blues Fan — Peggy Meis; Tracy Servantes; Bonni Lafferty
● Favorite Local Recording — Blue Recluse “Rarely Fatal”; Mad Dog Blues “River City Roots”; Three Shots “Up to No Good”
● Favorite Blues Radio Program — Blues Legacy, KGNU; Jeff Koepke’s House Rent Party, KRFC; The Wolf’s Den, Internet radio at: http://rock-radio.co.uk/blues/
● Favorite Photographer — Ken Arias; Michael Mark; Michael McGrath; Michael Emanuele
● Favorite Live Moment — Carolyn Wonderland and Shelley King at Greeley Blues Jam; David Booker Benefit; Joe Bonamassa at Red Rocks
* The top 3 for each category are listed unless there was a tie.
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2023 Colorado Blues Society Members’ Choice Awards Finalists
