Over the years,the band has toured non-stop throughout Canada, the United States and overseas, spreading feel-good music that makes people dance and shout.
Powder Blues debut album, ‘Uncut’, was ignored by major labels who said there was ‘no market forthe blues’. Undiscouraged, the band sold it off stage and sent it to radio stations whose switchboard slit up with calls asking, ‘who’s that?’ After selling 30,000 copies in a few weeks, the same record labels competed to distribute this ‘non-commercial’ product. To date,Powder Blues have sold over a million records worldwide.
Band highlights include winning Canada’s Juno, headlining the world-famous Montreux Jazz Festivalin Switzerland, winning the Blues Foundation Award in Memphis, Tennessee and touring the US and Europe with legends like Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, James Brown, Albert Collins, James Cotton and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Leader, Tom Lavin,has written many of the band’s best-known songs including ‘Doin’ It Right’ (‘OntheWrong Side of Town’) and ‘Boppin With the Blues’. Born in Chicago where he worked with local bands and blues legends, Tom moved to Vancouver gigging in the down town night club scene. Thisled to work as studio musician, song writer, band leader, record producer and film composer.Tom has won BCMIA awards for ‘Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and Producer of the Year’, a Junoawardfor ‘Best New Band’ and the American W.C. Handy award. He has over a dozen gold and platinum records for Powder Blues, Prism, April Wine, Long John Baldry,Amos Garrett, and many others.The band celebrated their 45th Anniversary in 2023. Their catalogue of more than dozen CD titles and DVD continue to sell worldwide making Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues one of Canada’s longest-standing musical ambassadors.
2022 Artiste s’étant le plus illustré à l’extérieur de l’Acadie Les Éloizes Petit-Rocher, NB
2022 Interprète masculin de l’année Gala country francophone du Canada St-Tite, Québec CANADA
2022 Mur de la Renommée de Musique Francophone St-Antoine, NB CANADA
2021 Rising Star Award The Akademia Los Angelos ETATS-UNIS
2019 Male Country Artist of the Year Josie Music Awards Pigeon Forge Tennessee ETATS-UNIS
2019 Auteur-Compositeur SOCAN Gala country francophone Laval Québec CANADA (voyage à Nashville)
2018 Interprete masculin Gala country francophone Mont-Tremblant Québec CANADA (bourse 2,500$ Wrangler)
2018 Spectacle de l’année Gala country francophone Mont-Tremblant Québec CANADA (voyage à Paris)
2017 Artiste Country de l’année Gala de la SOCAN Montreal Québec CANADA
2017 Artiste Country de l’année Prix Music NB Awards Moncton NB CANADA
2017 Prix du public Gala country francophone Montreal Québec CANADA (bourse 5000$ Ford)
2017 Chanson Country du mois de mars Moi-itou Mojito The Akademia Los Angeles ETATS-UNIS
2016 Auteur-Compositeur Gala country francophone Montreal Québec CANADA
2016 Album de l’année 20 Gala country francophone Montreal Québec CANADA
2016 Prix Assomption Vie Radio Canada tournée Atlantique RADARTS
2013 Enregistrement country de l’année Influences Prix Music NB Awards St-Jean NB CANADA
2013 Prix France Canada Country Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2013 Album de l’année Noir et Blanc Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2012 Spectacle de l’année Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2012 Auteur-compositeur Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Auteur-Compositeur Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Album de l’année La Pitoune Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Découverte de l’année Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète Prix Galaxie Etoiles St-Tite Québec CANADA
37 nominations Gala country francophone canadien
22 nominations au Prix Music NB Awards
18 nominations Josie Music Awards
3 nominations aux East Coast Music Awards (ECMA)
2 nominations au Gala de l’ADISQ
1 nomination Gala Trille Or
1 nomination The Akademia Music Awards
1 nomination Eloizes
Awards
2022 Artiste s’étant le plus illustré à l’extérieur de l’Acadie Les Éloizes Petit-Rocher, NB
2022 Interprète masculin de l’année Gala country francophone du Canada St-Tite, Québec CANADA
2022 Mur de la Renommée de Musique Francophone St-Antoine, NB CANADA
2021 Rising Star Award The Akademia Los Angelos ETATS-UNIS
2019 Male Country Artist of the Year Josie Music Awards Pigeon Forge Tennessee ETATS-UNIS
2019 Auteur-Compositeur SOCAN Gala country francophone Laval Québec CANADA (voyage à Nashville)
2018 Interprete masculin Gala country francophone Mont-Tremblant Québec CANADA (bourse 2,500$ Wrangler)
2018 Spectacle de l’année Gala country francophone Mont-Tremblant Québec CANADA (voyage à Paris)
2017 Artiste Country de l’année Gala de la SOCAN Montreal Québec CANADA
2017 Artiste Country de l’année Prix Music NB Awards Moncton NB CANADA
2017 Prix du public Gala country francophone Montreal Québec CANADA (bourse 5000$ Ford)
2017 Chanson Country du mois de mars Moi-itou Mojito The Akademia Los Angeles ETATS-UNIS
2016 Auteur-Compositeur Gala country francophone Montreal Québec CANADA
2016 Album de l’année 20 Gala country francophone Montreal Québec CANADA
2016 Prix Assomption Vie Radio Canada tournée Atlantique RADARTS
2013 Enregistrement country de l’année Influences Prix Music NB Awards St-Jean NB CANADA
2013 Prix France Canada Country Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2013 Album de l’année Noir et Blanc Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2012 Spectacle de l’année Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2012 Auteur-compositeur Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Auteur-Compositeur Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Album de l’année La Pitoune Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Découverte de l’année Gala country francophone St-Quentin NB CANADA
2011 Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète Prix Galaxie Etoiles St-Tite Québec CANADA
Nominations (Total)
37 nominations Gala country francophone canadien
22 nominations au Prix Music NB Awards
18 nominations Josie Music Awards
3 nominations aux East Coast Music Awards (ECMA)
2 nominations au Gala de l’ADISQ
1 nomination Gala Trille Or
1 nomination The Akademia Music Awards
1 nomination Eloizes
Videos
Anglophone:
Long Weekend – dernier extrait (E.V.): https://youtu.be/XErgOzmysrw
Another Night Like This – Extrait 2021: https://youtu.be/y-g9NDiVas0
All In – Extrait 2020: https://youtu.be/Q3M6VufBMjE
Francophone:
Long Weekend (vf) dernier extrait: https://youtu.be/48pZe0WtTzY
La BBQ Dance – Extrait 2022: https://youtu.be/x3oA8lpLGEc
Videos
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