Keeping Chicago Blues alive, Robbert Fossen and Peter Struijk were the winners of the Dutch Blues Challenge 2012, and finalists at the 2013 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Fossen is also nominated for the 2013 Blues Awards "Best Vocalist!" Influenced by legends such as Muddy Waters, Magic Slim, Buddy Guy, and Jerry Portnoy, Fossen plays "real deal Chicago blues." With bands like A Crossroads Deal and the Robbert Fossen Blues Band, he performed incessantly all over Europe, backing American blues artists such as John Primer, Tail Dragger, Chick Rodgers, Nick Holt, Charles Hayes, and T Model Ford.