Photos by Tom Andrews
(Memphis, TN) – Congratulations to ALL participants, finalists and winners of the 33rd IBC.
Winners competed against hundreds of contestants from around the globe and were announced Feb 4th in front of an excited audience at the historic Orpheum Theater in Memphis.
– 2017 IBC Band Winners
1st Place: Dawn Tyler Watson – Montreal Blues Society
2nd Place: The Souliz Band featuring Sugar and Spice – Suncoast Blues Society
3rd Place: Rae Gordan & The Backseat Drivers – Cascade Blues Association
-2017 IBC Solo/Duo Winners
1st Place: Al Hill – Nashville Blues Society
2nd Place: Brody Buster’s One Man Band – Kansas City Blues Society
– 2017 IBC Albert King Guitar Player Award
Ben Racine (Dawn Tyler Watson Band) – Montreal Blues Society
– 2017 IBC Acoustic Guitar Player Award
Al Hill – Nashville Blues Society
– 2017 IBC Best Harp
Brody Buster’s One Man Band – Kansas City Blues Society
– 2017 Best Self-Produced CD
High Temperature, JW-Jones – Ottawa Blues Society
