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Are We Having Fun Yet? by Kay Willis6/1/2023 But I didn’t stay in that space very long, because I am always thinking ahead. Then I called my folks with the good news. I was like, what! Are you for real? I had told Kingfish when he was doing his album that he was going to be nominated. It was Kingfish, letting me know that we both got nominated for a Grammy. “I was on tour with Jerron Paxton, another talented younger musician. Willis certainly was surprised as anyone when the news came. The excitement came from the inclusion of the other two nominees, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Jontavious Willis, for his album Spectacular Class. It was no surprise to see the names of Bobby Rush, Jimmie Vaughan, and the award recipient, Delbert McClinton. One unmistakable sign that the music remains vibrant occurred with the announcement of the nominees for the 2020 Grammy Award in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. Over the last four decades, there have been numerous alarms sounded in the blues community expressing grave concerns about the lack of young artists playing the music, and continued viability of the art form without the support of younger generations of musicians.
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