Detroit, MI. (Top40 Charts/
Detroit Blues Society) - On Saturday, January 10, 2009 (9pm), the
Detroit Blues Society will be giving its annual Blues Awards at
Memphis Smoke in Royal Oak. The award winners in the Lifetime Achievement and Blues Horizon categories will be given on this special evening. These awards are given annually to those individuals that have made meritorious strides in keeping the Blues alive in Detroit.
The LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD has been given since 1992 and is the highest musical honor given by the DBS. It is awarded to living and deceased musicians that have made significant contributions to Detroit Blues during their careers in the business. Past recipients have been Garfield Angove, Larry McCray, Odessa Harris, Priscilla Price, Joe Hunter, Billy Davis, RJ Spangler, Little Jr. Cannaday, Kenny Martin, Stanley Mitchell, Bobo Jenkins, John Lee Hooker, Eddie Kirkland, Little Sonny Willis, Sir Mack Rice, Lazy Lester, Duke Dawson, Harmonica Shah, the Butler Twins, Alberta Adams, Uncle Jessie White, Mr. Bo Collins, Howard 'Louie Bluie' Armstrong, Johnnie Bassett, Rev. Robert Jones, Robert Noll, Steve Gornall, Jimmy Thackery, Kim Simmonds, and the Famous Coachman.
The BLUES HORIZON AWARD has been given since 2005 and is the highest non-musical honor given by the DBS. It is awarded to living and deceased individuals that have made significant contributions to Detroit Blues during their careers in the business. Past recipients have been Willy Wilson, Jim Zimmerman, Jeremy Haberman and Ed Schenk.
The 2008 winner of the BLUES HORIZON AWARD is:
Mark 'Pazman' Pasman
The 2008 winners of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS are:
Living - Thornetta Davis
Posthumous - Sippie Wallace
The Awards Ceremony
The awards will be presented on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Detroit Blues Society Monthly Meeting at Memphis Smoke - 9pm. Memphis Smoke is located at 100 Main Street in Royal Oak, Michigan.
Awards Ceremony Schedule
9:00pm- 9:45pm Your Hosts: Josh Boyd and the VIP Band
9:45pm-10:00pm Break
10:00pm-10:10pm Presentation of Mark Pasman's Blues Horizon Award
10:10pm-10:20pm Presentation of Sippie Wallace's Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award 10:20pm-10:20pm-10:30pm Presentation of Thornetta Davis' Lifetime Achievement Award
10:30pm-11:00pm Musical Tribute to Sippie Wallace wsg/ Maggie McCabe and Josh Boyd Band
11:00pm-11:15pm Break
11:15pm-11:45pm Mark Pasman w/Josh Boyd and the VIP Band
11:45pm-12:00am Break
12:00am- 1:00am Headliner Thornetta Davis w/Josh Boyd and the VIP Band
Contact: Steven J. Allen (248) 249-5287 [email protected]
