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Jonathan Blaylock

Guitar Center's KING OF THE BLUES is BACK for 2009

JULY 3rd, 2009 — The Search For The Nation's Greatest Undiscovered Blues Guitar Player is Back!

Guitar Center is pleased to announce the return of King of the Blues, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered blues guitar player. With Sign-ups launching July 1, Guitar Center's King of the Blues will feature competitions in over 200 Guitar Center locations across the country, culminating with the Grand Finals in Los Angeles this November. In addition to showcasing the top five finalists, the King of the Blues Grand Finals will also feature performances by renowned blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa and Grammy award winner Pete Anderson.

Introduced in 2006, Guitar Center's King of the Blues is more than just a competition to find the most technically skilled players. King of the Blues is designed to seek out the most passionate, innovative and authentic undiscovered guitar players and give them a shot at stardom. Some of today's most iconic and groundbreaking artists, including BB King, John Mayer, The Black Crowes and Kenny Wayne Shepherd have participated at past King of the Blues events, and the winner of Guitar Center's 2007 King of the Blues, Aaron Loesch, was invited to perform at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival in front of over 25,000 attendees.

With "the Blues" being the foundation for nearly all of today's popular music, the search for the nation's greatest undiscovered blues guitarist is expected to unearth a goldmine of unsigned talent, some of whom are destined to become tomorrow's legends.

Guitar Center's King of the Blues champion will win an impressive package of prizes, including $25,000 cash, a featured spot in a Guitar Center ad campaign, along with a Gibson '59 Les Paul reissue guitar, a $2,500 Levis shopping spree, a Marshall Vintage Modern 50 watt half stack, a Boss GT-10 Guitar Multi Effects Pedal, a feature in Guitar World magazine, worldwide distribution of their music in iTunes and more, plus endorsement deals from Ernie Ball, Marshall, Vox and Gibson. Additional regional, district and local prize packages will also be awarded, thanks to the generous support of Gibson , Levi's, Ernie Ball, Marshall, Boss, Vox , Guitar World and Tunecore, all of whom are proud supporters of Guitar Center's King of the Blues.

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I won't be entering the contest this time around but I'll sure go an listen to the entrants at the GC near me. I'm really not a blues player, I'm a lot more country oriented but I sure like listening to good blues.

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Oj boy - we get to do it again..hey there Old Man! Good to see you! I think I'll give it another whirl - in spite of the BS I had fun meeting other players and hopefully they'll still offer a discount card (saves good money on everyday crap like strings and such).

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Whoops, almost forgot - does anyone think we'll have the chance to enjoy another King of the Blues web site?? LOL

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well I thought it was fun!! ha ha ha ha can't wait for round 2!

howdy fellas :O)

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Don't get me wrong here, I had a blast but you have to admit the web site turned into a soap opera in the end! LOL

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