Who will be crowned 'King of the Blues'?

10:54 AM PT, Nov 3 2009

Who knows what kind of deal with the devil the top five contestants in the Guitar Center-sponsored "King of the Blues" contest have rigged up, but who wouldn't sell their soul for a title like that? Not to mention the $25,000 in cash, a reissue of a vintage '59 Les Paul guitar, a distribution deal through iTunes and all manner of musical product endorsement deals? Aaron Loesch, 2007's winner even got to perform onstage at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival in front of 25,000 people. Now that is a perk, if you ask me...

Over 5,000 guitarists competed for this coveted title, and this year's winner will be chosen from the finalists on Nov. 12 in a concert/contest to be held at the House of Blues, 8430 W Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. Blues guitar icon Joe Bonamassa and Grammy-winning producer/guitarist Pete Anderson will also perform that evening.

-- Richard Metzger

Photo: Blues great Robert Johnson.

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