Best Blues Album of 2012
(New Recordings)

TAIL DRAGGER &
BOB CORRITORE
« LONGTIME FRIENDS IN THE BLUES »

« One of the great personalities of Chicago blues is the unstoppable Tail Dragger, whose charisma fills up any room he plays in. » – Bob Corritore

« One day this boy (Tail Dragger) will take my place. » – Howlin’ Wolf

« …a damn good harmonica player (Bob Corritore) with a lively sense of history. »– Downbeat

« If Phoenix, Arizona, had a blues mafia, then Bob Corritore just might be its resident godfather. » – Living Blues

Best Blues Album of 2012
(New Recordings)

THE MANNISH BOYS
« DOUBLE DYNAMITE »

« With personnel ranging from duets up to horn-fired big-band charts,
this quintessential backup band takes center stage on their way to deserved
recognition as a premier blues group in their own right. » – All Music Guide

« …an infectious revival of both ’40s jump and ’50s to ’60s Chess-like styles
from a band that lives inside the music… »– Wall Street Journal

« The Mannish Boys’ dedication to preserving the past is matched only by their musical aptitude. » – Living Blues

Best Blues Album of 2012
(New Recordings)

SMOKIN’ JOE KUBEK
& BNOIS KING 
« CLOSE TO THE BONE »

« King’s jazzy guitar work is the perfect foil to Kubek’s more incendiary style. They are simply the best guitar tandem on the scene today. » – Blues Revue

« Potent, undiluted 100-proof Texas blues honed to a razor’s edge. » – Guitar One

« I’m very excited to have them in the Delta Groove family. I’m blown awayby
their great songwriting and performances – a true Texas duo. »– Randy Chortkoff (Founder and President of Delta Groove Music)

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

KIRK « ELI » FLETCHER

« Fletcher favors toothy Strat tones, stinging bends, and flurries of tight, staccato riffs that seem to pop from his fretboard like little firecrackers. » 
– Guitar Player Magazine

« Fletcher clearly has ensemble dynamics down, suggesting that his years as a sideman have been fruitful. But he’s also unabashed as a bandleader, and his guitar work earns its prominence. » – Blues Revue Magazine

« Kirk Fletcher is a young man with a big reputation… he exudes class and style, knows all the classic licks but never resorts to mere copying, always with his own take in his trick bag. » – Blues & Rhythm Magazine

Best Blues DVD
(2012)

ELVIN BISHOP
« THAT’S MY THING » (DVD)

« Before Eric Clapton was old enough to shave, Elvin Bishop was hanging out in Chicago with the first generation of electric bluesmen. » – Guitar World

« Forever a crusader for fun blues and rock ‘n’ roll, Bishop gives his cherry red 1959 Gibson ES-345 a hug and places emphasis on his terrific slide guitar chops… » – Downbeat

« …Bishop’s muscular guitar provides the sets pulse, as his soulful slide ripples through R & B classics and rowdy blues alike. » – Relix

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)

BOB CORRITORE

« An incredible harmonica player. » 
– Hohner Harmonica’s Easy Reeding Magazine

« Corritore’s taste in studio partners is matched by his musical execution. »
– Living Blues Magazine

« …from party-time boogies to melancholy after-hours serenades, Corritore’s got the Blues for you. » – Omaha Reader

« (Bob Corritore’s) a damn good harmonica player with a lively sense of history. » – Downbeat Magazine