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In 2002, Otis Taylor was named Best New Artist at the W.C. Handy Awards — the Grammys of the blues field. Of course, Taylor is anything but a new artist, having been part of the Colorado music community since the ’70s. But this acknowledgment, as well as a pair of nominations for the 2003 Handys — including Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year and Contemporary Blues Album of the Year for his impressive disc Respect the Dead — show that the esteem with which he’s held in these parts is spreading far and wide. And deservedly so.