Lisa Mann took home the Sean Costello Rising Star Award at the Blues Blast Awards on Thursday, Oct 23rd. Lisa was a featured performer at the awards show, held at the Fluid Events center in Champaign, IL, backed by the talents of Andy T and Nick Nixon’s band. Many fine nominees performed at the gala event, including blues royalty Bobby Rush, Shaun Murphy, Albert Castiglia, and Trudy Lynn.
The award was named for guitar and vocal genius Sean Costello, who sadly passed away just before his 29th birthday. He suffered from bipolar disorder, and may have died as a result of trying to self-medicate to alleviate his symptoms. His mother Debbie Costello Smith and stepfather Glenn Smith have created the Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research. For more information, please visit: http://seancostellofund.org/
All award winners are listed here: http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/and-the-winners-are/
TIP JAR!
