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Ace of Spades is nominated for Soul Album of the Year to be presented at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis in April. Johnny Rawls is also nominated for Male Soul Artist of the Year. Ace of Spades has been on the Living Blues top 25 radio play chart for three months and is still in heavy rotation on Serius radio blues channel, BB King's Bluesville. Last year Johnny's Red Cadillac also received a Soul Album of the Year nomination and it was selected Living Blues Critics' Choice as Southern Soul Album of the Year. Johnny is on tour in Japan in April, his first tour in that country. Blue Condition goes into the studio in March at Sonic Ranch with multiple Grammy winner Jim Gaines as Producer. Johnny Rawls will record in June at Sonic Ranch again backed by the Rays as his studio band. Catfood Records and Malford Milligan are discussing a new album to be recorded later this year.

Blue Condition has just released its new EP, Cheap Wine. The title song is already getting radio airplay in 18 states. Watch the video above! Blue Condition is the hottest new rock group in Texas. Led by talented singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Elford and lead guitar Garrett Mucha they are ready to burst onto the national scene.

Blue Condition's song "Come Around" has been released as a single on October 20, 2009 and will be promoted primarily on Texas and regional radio.

Blue Conditions' Cheap Wine received a rave review by iTunes comparing it to U2's "Rattle and Hum"

Catfood Records announces multiple Grammy winner Jim Gaines to produce Blue Condition recording in 2010.

Johnny Rawls new album, Ace of Spades, was released September 1, 2009 and debuted at #17 on the Roots Blues Radio Airplay charts for week ending September 4, 2009. Johnny has recruited the Rays for this project as well as most of the other backing musicians who recorded Red Cadillac with him. That album reached #1 on blues radio charts and has won the Living Blues Awards Critics' Poll as Best Southern Soul Album of 2008. Also working on Ace of Spades was LA Motown guitarist Johnny McGhee and Austin guitar player Lance Keltner Johnny Mcghee worked and recorded with Marvin Gaye as well as being a member of LTD. Lance worked in the Rod Stewart band and was an Atlantic records solo artist. The same songwriting team that wrote the songs for Red Cadillac wrote the songs for Ace of Spades with the exception of the title song which was a 1970 hit for O V Wright, Johnny's mentor and former employer. Johnny just keeps turning out better work with each new album and Ace of Spades is a step up from even the award nominated Red Cadillac and the critically acclaimed No Boundaries.

#4 Living Blues Oct. Monthly radio airplay chart

#7 House of Blues weekly chart

Featured review in Oct. Living Blues

Johnny Rawls was in Japan in January for the first time in his career. Blue Condition received a Texas Music Awards nomination for Cheap Wine and guitarist Garrett Mucha received an individual nomination. Blue Condition will go back into the studio this year with multiple Grammy winner Jim Gaines producing.