Performing 250 shows a year, international blues musician, Texas bluesman Sonny Rhodes is the self-proclaimed Disciple of the Blues.
His singing and prowess on the lap-steel guitar has resulted in a number of W.C. Handy awards nominations. Eighteen to date.This has been followed by a particularly productive period of performing and recording. In addition to being nominated numerous times for a W. C. Handy Award, Rhodes was honored for his cultural contribution to the arts by the Smithsonian Institute in 1976.Sonny has recorded several albums over the years also recording the theme song for the Fox TV series Firefly.
In recent years Sonny has been honored by receiving in 2001 the Monterey Blues Foundation Lifetime achievement Award,2003 the U.S. Congressional Award for Achievement in the Blues and most recently in September 2007 the Boston Blues Trust Lifetime Achievement Award./style
