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Robert Johnson Blues Foundation
Awards
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ROBERT JOHNSON NEW GENERATION/GIBSON GUITAR AWARD WINNER 2008 |
GABRIEL LAMBRITH
I am Gabriel Lambirth, known in the streets as PACMAYNE. I was born in Oakland California raised in Richmond and El Sobrante, The Bay Area. Music has been in me since I was an infant. I knew I wanted to be a musician since pre-school. I used to play around on the piano in the house but never
anything serious. The instrument I always idolized because of how flamboyant and versatile you could
be with it was the guitar. I got my first guitar at 11 years old. And in a few months time I started playing gigs with the Oakland Blues Foundation
and at several clubs among them Sweet Jimmy's, Maxwell's, and Biscuits and Blues just to name a few. I got my first taste of the studio while making guitar tracks for Studio Tone. At the age of 14 I began playing for Greater Saint Paul, a church in Downtown Oakland. But the church atmosphere wasn't my scene so I started making hip hop beats
and started rapping. And here I am.
Gabriel Lambirth |
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2008 NEW GENERATION AWARD WINNER honoring the most talented and promising young blues musican of the year. The award will be presented to Gabriel Lambirth at The Robert Johnson Blues Jam 2008 to be held on May 10. Gabriel will join our lineup of stars in performance and will receive a special edition Robert Johnson Gibson acoustic guitar made especially for the recipient of this award. |
TWO NEW GENERATION AWARD
PAST WINNERS - 2006 & 2007
HOT TALENT
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NEW GENERATION AWARD WINNER 2007 |
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16 year old Tyler Bryant of Honey Grove Texas, was presented with the Robert Johnson Gibson New Generation Award for aspiring young blues artists. Bryant gave a stellar acoustic solo performance and was then joined by 2006 winner Patrick Droney for a half an hour set. "This is such an amazing honor" said Bryant."I feel so blessed to receive this, I'm lucky because I was born knowing what I want to do." Bryant was chosen through a contest that saw entries from several countries and judged by a blue ribbon panel which included Grammy winning producers, songwriters and artists.
Steven Johnson presents 2007 New Generation Award to Tyler Bryant
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Tyler Bryant and Patrick Droney, both Robert Johnson Blues Foundation/Gibson New Generation Award Winners, jam at the Robert Johnson Blues Music Festival.
Patrick Droney, New Generation Award Winner 2006, has had stellar success since winning this award. He has performed with greats like B.B. King and performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Visit his myspace to read about Patrick's success and to hear his awesome music.
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ROBERT JOHNSON BLUES FOUNDATION
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2008
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