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Blues, blues, blues
DieBlues Music Awardsgelten als die höchste Auszeichnung der Blues-Community und würdigen die aussergewöhnlichen Leistungen des vergangenen Jahres in den Bereichen Blues-Musikaufnahmen, Performance und Songwriting sowie die Unterstützung der reichen kulturellen Traditionen des Blues.DieBlues Music Awardsbringen Blueskünstler, Vertreter der Industrie sowie Fans aus der ganzen Welt zusammen um den Blues zu feiern.
Die Gewinner (*) sind:
BB King Entertainer of the Year
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)*
Rick Estrin
Shemekia Copeland
Sugaray Rayford
Album of the Year
Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland*
Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
Person of Interest, Billy Price
What Are You Waiting For?, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan
Band of the Year
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats*
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
John Nemeth and the Blue Dreamers
Nick Moss Band
Southern Avenue
Song of the Year
“Blues In My DNA”performed and written by Ronnie Baker Brooks*
“Blues For My Dad”performed and written by Chris Cain
“Mama, I love you”performed by Albert Castiglia and written by Albert Castiglia, Kevin Burt, & Jerry Jemmott
“Tough Mother”performed by Shemekia Copeland and written by John Hahn & Will Kimbrough
“Watch the World Go By”performed by Eden Brent and written by Bob Dowell & Eden Brent
Best Emerging Artist Album
Revelation, Piper & The Hard Times*
8000 Miles to the Crossroads, Prakash Slim
Carry On, Destini Rawls
Drifter, Jovin Webb
Go Be Free, Sonny Gullage
Acoustic Blues Album
One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley*
Naked Truth, Tinsley Ellis
Raw Blues 2, Doug Macleod
The Legend of Sugarbelly, Guy Davis
Things Done Changed, Jerron Paxton
Blues Rock Album
Life is Hard, Mike Zito*
About Time, Dennis Jones
Broken, Walter Trout
Righteous Souls, Albert Castiglia
Struck Down, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Contemporary Blues Album
Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks*
Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland
Do It My Own Way, Vanessa Collier
Good Intentions Gone Bad, Chris Cain
The Hits Keep Coming, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
Soul Blues Album
Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado*
Human Decency, Sugaray Rayford
Person of Interest, Billy Price
REVIVAL, Kat Riggins & her Blues Revival
What Are You Waiting For?, Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan
Traditional Blues Album
Crawlin’ ’Kingsnake, John Primer & Bob Corritore*
Getaway Blues, Eden Brent
HAPPY HOUR, Mitch Woods
Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
Roll With Me, Duke Robillard
Acoustic Blues Artist
Keb’ Mo’*
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Guy Davis
Kevin Burt
Blues Rock Artist
Tommy Castro*
Albert Castiglia
Mike Zito
Tab Benoit
Tommy Castro
Walter Trout
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Ruthie Foster*
Beth Hart
Carolyn Wonderland
Danielle Nicole
Vanessa Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Ronnie Baker Brooks*
Chris Cain
Johnny Sansone
Mike Zito
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Soul Blues Female Artist
Thornetta Davis*
Annika Chambers
Candice Ivory
Kat Riggins
Vaneese Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist
Curtis Salgado*
Alabama Mike
Billy Price
Johnny Rawls
William Bell
Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award)
Sue Foley*
Diunna Greenleaf
Eden Brent
Rhiannon Giddens
Teeny Tucker
Traditional Blues Male Artist
John Primer*
Cedric Burnside
Duke Robillard
Jimmie Vaughan
Jontavious Willis
Instrumentalist – Bass
Bob Stroger*
Benny Turner
Jerry Jemmott
Michael ”Mudcat” Ward
Rodrigo Mantovani
Instrumentalist – Drums
Kenny ”Beedy Eyes” Smith*
Chris Peet
Derrick D’Mar Martin
June Core
Tony Braunagel
Instrumentalist – Guitar
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram*
Chris Cain
Christoffer ”Kid” Andersen
Eric Gales
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Instrumentalist – Harmonica
Billy Branch*
Bob Corritore
Kim Wilson
Mark Hummel
Rick Estrin
Instrumentalist – Horn
Vanessa Collier*
Jimmy Carpenter
Doug James
Deanna Bogart
Trombone Shorty
Instrumentalist – Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player)
Eden Brent*
Anthony Geraci
Ben Levin
Bruce Katz
Mitch Woods
Instrumentalist – Vocals
Ruthie Foster*
Beth Hart
Billy Price
Curtis Salgado
Danielle Nicole
