Woman’s Club honors past presidents and gives Big Heart Award. Bonsall Woman’s Club recognized its past presidents and honored three of its five original members from the club’s founding in 1980. Also at the meeting, the club honored Marcia Sawyer with its Big Heart Award. Sawyer served as vice
Courtney was the holder of a pair of San Diego Music Awards, including Best Blues in 2010 and a lifetime achievement award presented in 2014. Chances are, if you ever saw a blues artist performing at one of San Diego s street fairs, it was Tomcat Courtney. Courtney was the holder of a pair of San Diego Music Awards, including Best Blues in 2010 and a lifetime achievement award presented in 2014.
Courtney grew up in Waco, Texas, with his piano-playing father before making his way to San Diego in the early 70s, friend and local blues musician Scottie Blinn told NBC 7. Before long, Tomcat & the Bluesdusters were playing weekly at the Texas Teahouse in Ocean Beach, a residency that lasted nearly two decades.