Dawn Tyler Watson: News

Lynford Samuel (Donald) Watson
Birthday: January 26th, 1919
Deathday: April 17th, 2008
Celabrate life
FAMILY IS EVERYTHING!

With guests dtw, Shakura S'Aida & Angel Forrest, Paul Dealuriers and Trevor Finlay rocked the Holland Center last week for yet another instalment of the famous Grandes Dames du Blues show. This year it fell on International Women's Day and the group played to sold-out crowds at Omaha's famed Holland Center.

Dawn's been chosen to represent the 13th edition of the Festival Jazz & Blues Heritage du Saguenay with performances on March 26 & 27th.

Dawn recieved her 2nd Maple Blues Award last Monday to a packed house at Toronto's Mod Club. Thanks to everyone for their support!

Montreal's Queen of the Blues, Dawn Tyler Watson, will host the Gala event and is also nominated for entertainer and female vocalist of the year. Like Jim Byrnes, who hosted last year's event, she is an accomplished actor, earning herself the lead role of Curly Brown opposite famed Quebec heartthrob Roy Dupuis in the feature film Jack Paradise - Les Nuits de Montreal. '

Her most recent achievement is the new acoustic album entitled en Duo a blend of folk, rock, roots and blues at its best and recorded with singer/songwriter and guitarist extrordinaire, Paul DesLauriers, with whom she is up for Acoustic Act of the Year. Dawn will also be among a strong line up of performers in the upcoming Women's Blues Revue taking place on December 1st at Maseey Hall.

This year's Gala will be held at the Mod Club, 722 College Street on January 21, 2008 at 8pm.
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Dawn takes home her 4th Lys Blues Award! Thanks to all the friends and fans who voted and for supporting the Blues in Quebec!

Dawn & Paul recently returned from a showcase at The Jazz Emporium on the famed Burbon Street in New Orleans. The showcase was hosted by Ryko, and thanks to our lable Justin Time, "en duo" will be released in the US in October! Thanks to everyone for their hard work and support!