On Sunday, the Recording Academy presented the annual Grammy Awards, honouring music of many genres. On Feb 6 the Blues Foundation revealed the nominees for the 45th Annual Blues Music Awards. The winners will be announced in Memphis, Tennessee on May 9.
And the nominees are..
Acoustic Album:
“Wild Ox Moan” by Catfish Keith
“Raw Blues 1” by Doug MacLeod
“Sticks & Strings” by EG Kight
“Ridin’ the Blinds” by Hudspeth & Taylor
“Ghost Hymns” by William Lee Ellis
Acoustic Artist:
Catfish Keith
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Keb’ Mo’
Kevin Burt
Album of the Year:
“TEARDROPS FROM MAGIC SLIM” by John Primer
“Live In London” by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
“SoulFunkn’BLUES” by the Blackburn Brothers
“Soul Side of Sipp” by Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
“Get Your Back Into It!” by the Nick Moss Band with Dennis Gruenling
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year:
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” by Candice Ivory
“The Right Ma” by D.K. Harrell
“Up Next” by Mathias Lattin
“Everybody’s Buddy” by Nic Clark
“Tony Holiday” by Mississippi Motel
Blues Rock Album:
“POWER” by Anna Popovic
“Writing On The Wall” by Coco Montoya
“Blues Deluxe Vol. 2” by Joe Bonamassa
“Blood Brothers” by Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia
“What Key Is Trouble In?” by Nick Schnebelen
Blues Rock Artist:
Ana Popovic
Joe Bonamassa
Kenny Wayne Shepard
Mike Zito
Warren Haynes
Contemporary Blues Album:
“Live In London” by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
“Ridin’” by Eric Bibb
“Behind The Veil” by Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind
“Healing Time” by Ruthie Foster
“Exorcist” by 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” written by Brooke Blackburn for the Blackburn Brothers
“Horns Below Her Halo” written by Selwyn Birchwood
“Midnight Heat” written by Tom Hambridge and Richard Fleming for Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
“The Bait in the Snare” written by Nick Moss for the Rick Moss Band with Dennis Gruenling
“What Kind of Fool” written by Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers, and Scottie Miller for Ruthie Foster
Soul Blues Album:
“Stuff I’ve Been Through” by Alabama Mike
“SoulFunkin’ BLUES” by the Blackburn Brothers
“All My Love For You” by Bobby Rush
“Walking Heart Attack” by Johnny Rawls
“Soul Side of Sipp” by 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” by John Primer
“Nothing But Time” by Monster Mike Welch
“Get Your Back Into It!” by the Nick Moss Band with Dennis Gruenling
“Savoy” by Taj Mahal
“Oscar’s Motel” by The Cash Box Kings
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