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MySpace LayoutsIf there ever was a contest made for this band -- this is it! If you can, please give us a moment of your time (and your vote). Just click on the Link www.getroadworn.com/contest.php?sid=58&rid=1269&aid= 32633&mid=24592 Thanks, Sonny.....more contest info @ Fender Road Worn - Home - Powered by FameCast 2007 International Blues Challenge 23rd International Blues Challenge February 1-3, 2007 Beale Street Memphis, Tennessee Press Release The World's Largest Gathering of Blues Bands! 2007 IBC Winners Band Winners Crowned The Solo/Duo Finals Saturday night at the New Daisy Theater were presented before--go figure--a packed house. First place went to Nathan James and Ben Hernandez, sponsored by the Blues Lovers United of San Diego. Second place was awarded to Sonny Moorman of the Cincy Blues Society,Congratulations to all.And the CEAs Went to … Good times last night at the Taft Theatre, as the 11th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards music program went off with nary a hitch. Blues: Sonny Moorman Group.I'm very proud and honored to be featured in the current issue of: Blues Festival Guide Magazine as a 2008http://www.bluesfestivaleguide.com/ Sonny@TradBluesFest, Columbus, OH 2-23-08 photo by Dusty ScottUPDATE: 4-26-08*** The Blues Festival E- Guide is proud to announce the solo/duo winner in our " Blues Artist on the Rise" contest. The "Blues Artist on the Rise" for 2008 is, Sonny Moorman, from Hamilton, OH.Sonny Moorman is a Cincinnati, Ohio based Blues guitarist and singer, and is a nine-time winner of the CAMMYaward (Cincinnati Enquirer Newspaper). Moorman was signed to his first recording deal by 706 Records/Sun Studio at the 1994 Crossroads in Memphis, Tennessee.Since then he has played 300 nights a year and performed at regional festivals, clubs, and toured the US withEasyriders Magazine, performing at all their events. Sonny and his band, The Sonny Moorman Group were semi-finalists in the 2006 International Blues Challenge, and their CD "Crossroads Motel" was a semi-finalist entry in the IBC's 2006 Best Self-Produced CD competition.We chose Sonny because we felt he embodied what a "Blues Artist on the Rise " should be. Sonny's recent accomplishments speak for themselves.SONNY MOORMAN CHOSEN AS "BLUES ARTIST ON THE RISE 2008" BY BLUES FESTIVAL GUIDE MAGAZINE!SONNY MOORMAN TAKES SECOND PLACE AT THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE (SOLO/DUO) IN MEMPHIS!!!THE SONNY MOORMAN GROUP WINS THE 2007 CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARD FOR BLUES."SONNY MORMAN - "LIVE AT THE CINCY BLUES FEST" IS A SEMI-FINALIST IN THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE "BEST SELF-PRODUCED CD" COMPETITIONTHE SONNY MOORMAN GROUP WINS THE 2006 CINCINNATI ENTERTAINMENT AWARD FOR BLUES.Take a look at Sony's schedule and its obvious that he is perhaps the hardest working bluesman in Ohio. Combine that with some great guitar work and vocals, and you will see why Sonny Morman is this years "Blues Artist on the Rise"Discography:"Sonny Moorman - Live at the Cincy Blues Fest" Atlas Records 0008 with the Sonny Moorman Group "Crossroads Motel" Atlas Records 0006 "Sonny's Blues" Atlas Records 0004 "By Request 2" Atlas Records 0003 "By Request" Atlas Records 0002 with Sonny Moorman & the Dogs "Telegraph Road" 706 Records 706-129 "L*I*V*E" 706 Records 706-128

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Member Since: 07/01/2006
Band Website: www.sonnymoorman.com
Band Members: Sonny Moorman -- Guitars & VocalsWilly - D -- Bass GuitarDave Fair -- Drums/Percussion
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Sounds Like: Crossroads Motel is a fitting title for the latest from the Sonny Moorman Group. The trio has not only visited the cross section between Blues and Rock -- they've grabbed a room and set up camp for the long haul. (Hope they don't charge by the hour!) Moorman is a masterly guitarist and vocalist, well versed in Blues' various forms. But as Crossroads expertly shows, it's a fool's move to try to pin Moorman down to just one thing. The album kicks off with the crackle of old vinyl before kicking in full-bore for the slide-guitar and harmonica-drenched "Rainmaker," which is reminiscent of Alt.Blues revivalist The Black Keys in its riff-and-melody mirror imaging. After throwing stakes down in the Blues, Moorman and Co. jam the gears and skid into "I Forget to Forget You," a remarkable, highly melodic slab of Heartland Rock that wouldn't be out of place on your favorite Rock radio station. From there, the trio skips between roadhouse rumble ("Texas Blues"), sky-is-cryin' balladry ("Last Call"), Hendrixian expansiveness ("Remembering Cal"), creeping, smoky swingers ("Blues After Dark"), monstrous Riff Rock ("Chance We Take For Love," "House of Thunder") and reverential acoustic minimalism ("Souled Out"), never sounding like musical tourists at any turn. The Sonny Moorman Group is the full package -- ace chops, soulful vocals, proficient songwriting and a daredevilish adventurousness that not only helps make the band dynamic and multifarious, but also gives them a distinct identity in a field where distinctiveness isn't always evident, let alone celebrated. The Sonny Moorman Group plays Ivey's Pub Friday and Saturday. (Mike Breen) Grade: A-
Record Label: Atlas Records
Type of Label: Indie

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