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The Secret Behind Eight Blues Award Nominees? A Big Norwegian

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The Blues Music Awards are coming up this week in Memphis, Tennessee. That's where you'd expect those awards to be held. But a funny fact ties the event to the San Francisco Bay Area. Eight nominations are directly linked to a hefty, chain-smoking Norwegian from San Jose.

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