The Blues Foundation is excited to announce the Nominees for the 45th Annual Blues Music Awards, taking place Thursday, May 9 in Memphis, TN.
AND THE NOMINEES ARE…
Acoustic Album Wild Ox Moan, Catfish Keith Raw Blues 1, Doug MacLeod Sticks & Strings, EG Kight Ridin’ the Blinds, Hudspeth & Taylor Ghost Hymns, William Lee Ellis
Acoustic Artist Catfish Keith Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb Keb’ Mo’ Kevin Burt
Album of the Year TEARDROPS FROM MAGIC SLIM, John Primer Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram SoulFunkn’BLUES, Blackburn Brothers Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Get Your Back Into It!, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling
B.B. King Entertainer Beth Hart Bobby Rush Lil’ Ed Williams Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Vanessa Collier
Band of the Year Larkin Poe Nick Moss Band Selwyn Birchwood Band Southern Avenue Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Emerging Artist Album When the Levee Breaks: The Music of Memphis Minnie, Candice Ivory The Right Man, D.K. Harrell Up Next, Mathias Lattin Everybody’s Buddy, Nic Clark Tony Holiday, Mississippi Motel
Blues Rock Album POWER, Anna Popovic Writing On The Wall, Coco Montoya Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa Blood Brothers, Mike Zito/ Albert Castiglia What Key Is Trouble In?, Nick Schnebelen
Blues Rock Artist Ana Popovic Joe Bonamassa Kenny Wayne Shepard Mike Zito Warren Haynes
Contemporary Blues Album Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Ridin’, Eric Bibb Behind The Veil, Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind Healing Time, Ruthie Foster Exorcist, Selwyn Birchwood
Contemporary Blues Female Artist Carolyn Wonderland Danielle Nicole Janiva Magness Teresa James Vanessa Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist Chris Cain Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Marquise Knox Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Selwyn Birchwood
Instrumentalist – Bass Bob Stroger Larry Fulcher Michael “Mudcat” Ward Rodrigo Mantovani Willie Weeks
Instrumentalist – Drums Derrick D’Mar Martin June Core Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Tom Hambridge Tony Braunagel |
Instrumentalist – Guitar Christoffer “Kid” Andersen Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Derek Trucks Laura Chavez Sue Foley
Instrumentalist – Harmonica Billy Branch Bob Corritore Dennis Gruenling Jason Ricci Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Horn Deanna Bogart Jimmy Carpenter Mark Kaz Kazanoff Trombone Shorty Vanessa Collier
Instrumentalist – Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Ben Levin Dave Keyes Jim Pugh Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Mitch Woods
Instrumentalist – Vocals Billy Price Diunna Greenleaf John Nemeth Ruthie Foster Shemekia Copeland
Song of the Year “Bobby’s Blues” performed by the Blackburn Brothers, written by Brooke Blackburn “Horns Below Her Halo” performed by Selwyn Birchwood, written by Selwyn Birchwood “Midnight Heat” performed by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, written by Tom Hambridge & Richard Fleming “The Bait In the Snare” performed by Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling, written by Nick Moss “What Kind Of Fool” performed by Ruthie Foster, written by Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers & Scottie Miller
Soul Blues Album Stuff I’ve Been Through, Alabama Mike SoulFunkin’ BLUES, Blackburn Brothers All My Love For You, Bobby Rush Walking Heart Attack, Johnny Rawls Soul Side of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Soul Blues Female Artist Annika Chambers Kat Riggins Terri Odabi Thornetta Davis Trudy Lynn
Soul Blues Male Artist Alabama Mike Billy Price John Nemeth Johnny Rawls William Bell
Traditional Blues Album TEARDROPS FOR MAGIC SLIM: John Primer Nothing But Time, Monster Mike Welch Get Your Back Into It!, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling Savoy, Taj Mahal Oscar’s Motel, The Cash Box Kings
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female Artist) Diunna Greenleaf Rhiannon Giddens Shaun Murphy Sue Foley Teeny Tucker
Traditional Blues Male Artist Billy Branch Cedric Burnside John Primer Jontavious Willis Nick Moss
Our Host Hotel for the Blues Music Awards is the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel, conveniently located across the street from the Renasant Convention Center where the BMA Ceremony takes place. |
ABOUT THE BLUES FOUNDATION
The Blues Foundation is a world-renowned Memphis-based organization whose mission is to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of this uniquely American art form. Founded in 1980, the Foundation has approximately 4,000 individual members and 180 affiliated blues societies representing another 50,000 fans and professionals worldwide.
The BF’s signature honors and events — the Blues Music Awards, Blues Hall of Fame Inductions, International Blues Challenge, and Keeping the Blues Alive Awards — make it the international hub of blues music. Its HART Fund provides the blues community with medical assistance for musicians in need, while Blues in the Schools programs and Generation Blues Scholarships expose new generations to blues music. The Blues Hall of Fame Museum, located in Downtown Memphis, adds the opportunity for blues lovers of all ages to interact with blues music and history.
(Memphis TN) – dougdeutschPR |