SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES LEADS BLUES MUSIC AWARD NOMINATION FIELD WITH SEVEN

Sugar Ray & The Bluetones – the storied blues ensemble celebrating its 35^th anniversary this year with the deeply felt new album ‘Living Tear To Tear’ (Severn Records) – led the Blues Music Award nominations today with seven:

+ Band of the Year – Sugar Ray & The Bluetones

+ Album of the Year – ‘Living Tear To Tear’

+ Traditional Album of the Year – ‘Living Tear To Tear’

+ Harmonica - Sugar Ray Norcia

+ Bass - Michael "Mudcat" Ward

+ Traditional Male Artist - Sugar Ray Norcia

+ Song for "Things Could Be Worse”