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ALLIGATOR RECORDS PRESS RELEASE

TEN ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE 19 W.C. HANDY BLUES AWARD NOMINATIONS!

SHEMEKIA COPELAND LEADS ALL NOMINEES WITH FIVE,
W.C. CLARK FOLLOWS WITH FOUR!

The Blues Foundation today announced the nominees for the 24th Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards.  Ten Alligator recording artists received a total of 19 nominations. Singing sensation Shemekia Copeland leads the field with five nominations, followed by the Austin, TX-based "Godfather of Austin Blues," W.C.  Clark, with four. Other nominees include Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Marcia Ball, Koko Taylor, Cephas & Wiggins, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials,  The Holmes Brothers, and the newest members of the Alligator family, Roomful of Blues. The Handy Awards ceremony and concert will be held May 22, 2003 in Memphis, TN, at the Orpheum Theatre. Alligator artists and nominations are as follows:

SHEMEKIA COPELAND

Blues Album of the Year - TALKING TO STRANGERS
Blues Entertainer of the Year
Blues Band of the Year
Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - TALKING TO STRANGERS

W.C. CLARK

Blues Album of the Year - FROM AUSTIN WITH SOUL
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Soul Blues Album of the Year - FROM AUSTIN WITH SOUL
Blues Song of the Year - "Let It Rain" (W.C. Clark, Gray Gregson, Bobby Boyd)

MARCIA BALL

Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year
Blues Instrumentalist - Keyboards

CEPHAS & WIGGINS

Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year
Acoustic Blues Album - SOMEBODY TOLD THE TRUTH

LITTLE CHARLIE AND THE NIGHTCATS

Blues Band of the Year

KOKO TAYLOR

Traditional Female Blues Artist of the Year

ANN RABSON (of Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women)

Traditional Female Blues Artist of the Year

LIL' ED AND THE BLUES IMPERIALS

Traditional Blues Album of the Year - HEADS UP!

HOLMES BROTHERS

Historical Blues Album of the Year - Righteous (reissue on Rounder Records)

ROOMFUL OF BLUES

Blues Instrumentalist - Horns

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