Congratulations to Jimi on his 9th (wowza!)
nomination for Blues Drummer of the Year!

The Blues Foundation will produce the Blues Music Awards (formerly the WC Handy Awards) on Tuesday May 8, 2008 at the Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica, Mississippi.

Only Blues Foundation members are allowed to vote...so hot-foot-it over to www.blues.org to sign up!

for a full list of the 2008 nominees.

It is a true honor to be nominated for a Blues Music Award.  Jimi finds himself on the list of 2008 nominees with such blues greats as Sam Carr, Sam Lay , Richard Innes and Robb Stupka. They are, by far, some of the best drummers in the world.

If you are not yet a member of the Blues Foundation, just click here to join so you'll be able to vote for Jimi and all your favorite blues artists!

In other award news, Jimi won his fifth (count 'em, FIVE!!) Cascade Blues Association's (CBA) Muddy Award for Blues Drummer of the Year.  The CBA is an extremely active blues association that serves the Pacific Northwest region.

Click here to read their review of Jimi's CD, Cheap Thrills!