Colorado Blues Society Mission Statement
The Colorado Blues Society is dedicated to preserving Blues heritage and increasing awareness of and appreciation of the Blues as an indigenous American art form (the wellspring from which all contemporary popular American music originated)
In 2013, The Blues Foundation presented the prestigious Keeping the Blues Alive award to The Colorado Blues Society for meritorious excellence in the Blues Society category.
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HERE ARE THE FINALISTS for the 2021 Members Choice Awards
Favorite Female Vocalist—Jessica Rogalski; Cass Clayton; Kerry Pastine
Favorite Male Vocalist—Jack Hadley; Rex Peoples; A.J. Fullerton; Lionel Young
Favorite Guitarist—Erik Boa; Eddie Turner; Alan Knight; A.J. Fullerton
Favorite Harmonica—Al Chesis; Dan Treanor; Mad Dog Friedman
Favorite Bassist—David Brandt; Paul Rogalski; Jodie Woodward
JD Kelly Favorite Horns—Johnny Love; The Burroughs Horns; Deborah Stafford & the Night Stalkers Horns
Favorite Keyboardist—Jimmy Ayers; Scott Hackler; John Magnie
Favorite Drummer—Kyle Borthick; Scotty Rivera; Dan Crecco
Favorite (Other)—Randall Dubis (Lap Steel); Lionel Young (Violin); Dan Crecco (Washboard); Jeff Becker (Mandolin)
Favorite Songwriter—Sammy Mayfield; AJ Fullerton; Cass Clayton
Favorite Blues Band—The Delta Sonics; The AJ Fullerton Band; Boa and the Constrictors; The Alan Knight Band
Favorite Solo/Duo—AJ Fullerton; Randal Dubis and Jodie Woodward; Jack Hadley
John Catt Young Performer Award—Al Dworak; Emma Marie; Grace Kuch
Favorite Blues Jam—Greeley Blues Party; Rusty Bucket Wednesday Night Jam; Robert Fiorino’s Thursday Jam
Favorite Festival—Telluride Blues & Brews; Greeley Blues Jam; Blues from the Top
Favorite Blues Club/Venue—The Buffalo Rose; The Rusty Bucket; Lincoln’s Roadhouse; The Soiled Dove
Favorite Blues Fan—Jim Primock; Peggy Meis; Tracy Servantes
Favorite Local Recording—AJ Fullerton, “The Forgiver and the Runaway”; Chris Daniels, Hazel Miller & Dana Marsh, “What We Did”; West Side Joe & the Men of Soul, “Keep on Climbin”; Mojomama, “The Corona Tapes”; Johnny Sansone, “Recorded Live at the Greeley Blues Jam”
Favorite Blues Radio Program—Blues Legacy, KGNU; Strictly Blues, 103.5 Fox/I-Heart Radio; All Blues, Sammy Mayfield (KUVO)
Favorite Photographer—Ken Arias; Michael Mark; Tarry Underwood; Gretchen Troop
Favorite Live Moment—Taj Mahal opening for Van Morrison at Fiddlers Green; Jimmy Hall with My Blue Sky Rhythm Section at Greeley Blues Jam; AJ Fullerton at Blues from the Top; Marquise Knox at Brighton Blues Blast
