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| Eden Brent Nominated For Album Of The Year Boogie-woogie pianist Eden Brent has been nominated for three 2011 Blues Music Awards for her album 'Ain't Got No Troubles' (Yellow Dog Records) in the categories of Album of the Year, Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) and the Pinetop Perkins Award (Piano Player). Earlier this year, the Mississippi native won her third Blues Music Award from the Blues Foundation, for Piano Player of the Year. Amazon ranked 'Ain't Got No Troubles' its #4 Blues album of 2010 (Buddy Guy and Mavis Staples took the top spots; Eric Clapton was #6). The album debuted at #1 on the iTunes Blues chart. It received glowing reviews, too: USA Today praised Brent's "raw vocal sound" while NPR Song of the Day called her "irresistibly fresh." Brent also received an artist fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission; was a featured guest on several nationally syndicated radio programs, including NPR Weekend Edition, American Routes, House of Blues Radio Hour and Beale Street Caravan; and dazzled audiences in major cities across the US with live renditions of songs from 'Ain't Got No Troubles.' The Blues Foundation's 32nd Blues Music Awards will be presented Thursday, May 5th at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, and will be broadcast live in their entirety on Sirius XM's B.B. King's Bluesville. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |