Downchild Blues Band’s “I’ve Got Everything I Need (Almost)” was
Inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Awards
1981 — Governor Lamar Alexander (Tennessee) — Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service in the Best Interests and the Highest Traditions of the State of Tennessee
1981 — JUNO Award — Best Album Graphics, We Deliver
1989 — JUNO Award nomination — Best Roots & Traditional Album, Bop ‘Til I Drop
1989 — Q107 Toronto Music Awards, Best Toronto Blues Group
1992 — JUNO Award — Best Roots or Traditional Album, Saturday Night Blues by various artists (Downchild included)
1992 — Great Canadian Blues Award presented by CBC radio program — Saturday Night Blues to Donnie Walsh “in recognition of a lifetime contribution to the blues in Canada.”
1994 — Jazz Report Award — Blues Musician of the Year, Donnie Walsh
1995 — JUNO Award nomination — Best Blues/Gospel Album, Good Times Guaranteed
1998 — Jazz Report Award — Blues Band of the Year, Downchild
1998 — Windsor/Detroit International Blues Festival — Lifetime Achievement Award, Donnie Walsh
2005 — JUNO Award nomination — Blues Album of the Year, Come On In
2010 — JUNO Award nomination — Blues Album of the Year, I Need A Hat
2014 — JUNO Award — Blues Album of the Year, Can You Hear The Music
2018 — JUNO Award nomination — Blues Album of the Year, Something I’ve Done
2019 — Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction – “I Got Everything I Need (Almost)” (Songwriter – Donnie Walsh)
Toronto Blues Society — Blues With a Feeling Awards
1990 — Donnie Walsh
1993 — Gary Kendall
2003 — Chuck Jackson
Maple Blues Awards
1999, 2000 Male Vocalist of the Year — Chuck Jackson
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008 Horn Player of the Year — Pat Carey
1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 Bass Player of the Year — Gary Kendall
2005, 2007 Drummer of the Year — Mike Fitzpatrick
2000, 2004, 2007 Keyboardist of the Year — Michael Fonfara
2005 Electric Act of the Year & Entertainer of the Year — Downchild
2005 Recording of the Year — Downchild, Come On In
2006 Entertainer of the Year — Downchild
2010 Recording of the Year — Downchild, I Need A Hat
2019 Entertainer of the Year — Downchild
Discography
1971 — Bootleg (Special Records/BMG)
1973 — Straight Up (GRT)
1974 — Dancing (GRT)
1975 — Ready To Go (GRT)
1977 — So Far: A Collection Of Our Best (Posterity)
1980 — We Deliver (Attic)
1980 — Road Fever (Attic)
1981 — Blood Run Hot (Attic)
1982 — But I’m On The Guest List (Attic)
1987 — It’s Been So Long (Stony Plain)
1988 — Straight Up/We Deliver twin pack re–issue (Attic)
1989 — Gone Fishing (Stony Plain)
1991 — Dancing/Road Fever twin pack re–issue (Attic)
1994 — Good Times Guaranteed (Downchild Music/Festival/Blue Wave–US)
1997 — Lucky 13 (Downchild Music/Festival/Blue Wave–US)
1997 — It’s Been So Long/Ready To Go twin pack re–issue (Stony Plain)
1998 — A Case Of The Blues: The Best Of Donwchild (Attic)
2001 — It’s A Matter Of Time: A Collection Of The Best (Blue Wave–US only)
2003 — Body Of Work: The Downchild Collection Volume 2 (Blue Wave–US only)
2004 — Come On In (Downchild Music)
2007 — Live At The Palais Royale (Linus Entertainment)
2009 — I Need A Hat (Linus Entertainment)
2013 — Can You Hear The Music (Linus Entertainment)
2017 — Something I’ve Done (Linus Entertainment)
2020 — 50th Anniversary Live At The Toronto Jazz Festival (Diesel Management Prod.)
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