24th Annual International Blues Challenge Results

Courtesy of the Match Box Blues Society, here are the results of the 24th Annual International Blues Challenge held in Memphis over the past week.

The International Blues Challenge took place this past week in Memphis, Tennessee, with all the bands and solo/duo entries competing on Beale Street on Thursday and Friday nights. On Saturday morning the Keeping The Blues Alive Awards were presented at a gala brunch. The IBC Finals were held on Saturday at the Orpheum Theatre. The finalists are now listed below with the final winners listed below that. Congratulations to all the entrants, finalists, and winners.

The Band finalists:

Doghouse Daddies
Laurie Morvan Band
Shakura S'Aida
Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band
Trampled Under Foot
Little Rodger & The Cheap Thrills
Awek
Delta Wires
The Mike Crandall Band
Pryor Baird and the Deacons

The Solo/Duo finalists:

John-Alex Mason
Ben Prestage
Dan Stevens and Chris D'Amato
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Robert Sampson
Lionel Young

And the winners are:

Albert King Guitar Award

The winner of the Albert King Guitar award was Nick Schnebelen of Kansas City's Trampled Under Foot.

The Band Division of The International Blues Challenge

The Second Runner Up, or Third Place winner of the band division of the International
Blues Challenge is: Lil' Ray Neal Blues Band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana!

The First Runner Up, or Second Place winner of the band division of the International Blues Challenge is: Shadura S'Aida from Toronto, Ontario!

And the Winner of the 2008 International Blues Challenge in the Band division is...
Trampled Under Foot from Kansas City!

The Solo/Duo Division of the International Blues Challenge

The runner up/second place of the solo/duo competition of the 2008 International Blues
Challenge is: Ben Prestage

And the winner of the solo/duo division of the 2008 International Blues Challenge is...
Lionel Young!

Congratulations to all the great entrants, finalists, and winners of this year's International Blues Challenge.