Homemade Jamz Band Are Youngest Ever Blues Music Award Nominees

New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Blues Music Award nominees range from the 93 year-old David "Honeyboy" Edwards to the Tupelo, MS sibling band Homemade Jamz Band, whose drummer Tanya Perry is 10, bassist Kyle is 14, and singer/guitarist Ryan is 16. They are the youngest ever Blues Music Award nominees. The band has already recorded an album ('Pay Me No Mind'); toured the country; played with B.B. King; performed on The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and NPR; made their own guitars out of mufflers; and are now nominated in the category of Best New Artist Debut.

When asked if they'll be attending the May 7 ceremony in Memphis, TN, their mom and co-manager Tricia Perry said, "We wouldn't miss it for anything! I'm very proud of their accomplishments, especially with their age and the feel of the music."

A milestone on the band's ascent in the blues world was their second place finish in the Blues Foundation's International Blues Challenge in 2007. Tricia said, "The International Blues Challenge opened our mind to how much the blues is still out there."

Ryan said that the Blues Music Award represents that "we are here to stay."
For a complete list of the 30th Blues Music Awards Nominees, click here:
https://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/nominees.php4

WHAT: The Blues Music Awards
WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 2009
WHERE: Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main, Memphis, TN
TICKETS: $125, available December 16, 2008 via https://www.blues.org or
901.527.2583 x10. (Tables of 10 are $1200.)

The presenting sponsor for the 30th Blues Music Awards is The GIBSON Foundation, and are also sponsored by ArtsMemphis, BMI, Casey Family Programs, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and the Tennessee Arts Commission.