Blues Music Award

The Blues Music Awards are awards presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to foster blues heritage. The awards, started in 1980, are according to Offbeat music magazine "universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded musicians and songwriters in blues music."[1]

The awards were formerly known as the W. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys") but were renamed in 2006 in an effort to increase public appreciation of the significance of the awards.[2]

The awards had been presented annually in Memphis, Tennessee, where the Blues Foundation is located, although the 2008 award ceremony was held in Tunica, Mississippi.[3] The 35th Blues Music Awards were held on May 8, 2014, at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis.[4] The 36th Blues Music Awards were held on May 7, 2015.[5]

2015

2015 awards
Category Winner
Acoustic Album of the YearTimeless, John Hammond
Acoustic Artist of the YearJohn Hammond
Album of the YearCan't Even Do Wrong Right, Elvin Bishop
B.B King Entertainer of the YearBobby Rush
Band of the YearElvin Bishop Band
Best New Artist DebutDon't Call No Ambulance, Selwyn Birchwood
Contemporary Blues Album of the YearBLUESAmericana, Keb' Mo'
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the YearJaniva Magness
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the YearGary Clark, Jr.
Historical Album of the YearSoul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951-1967The "5" Royales
Instrumentalist - BassLisa Mann
Instrumentalist - DrumsJimi Bott
Instrumentalist - GuitarJoe Bonamassa
Instrumentalist - HarmonicaCharlie Musselwhite
Instrumentalist - HornDeanna Bogart
Pinetop Perkins Piano PlayerMarcia Ball
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)Ruthie Foster
Rock Blues Album of the YearStep Back, Johnny Winter
Song of the Year"Can't Even Do Wrong Right", Elvin Bishop
Soul Blues Album of the YearMemphis Grease, John Németh
Soul Blues Female Artist of the YearSista Monica
Soul Blues Male Artist of the YearBobby Rush
Traditional Blues Album of the YearFor Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters), Mud Morganfield, Kim Wilson
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the YearLurrie Bell

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2014

2014 awards
Category Winner
Acoustic Album of the YearThere's A Time, Doug MacLeod
Acoustic Artist of the YearDoug MacLeod
Album of the YearRemembering Little Walter, Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia and James Harman
B.B King Entertainer of the YearBuddy Guy
Band of the YearTedeschi Trucks Band
Best New Artist DebutDaddy Told Me, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops
Contemporary Blues Album of the YearBadlands, Trampled Under Foot
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the YearSusan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the YearGary Clark, Jr.
DVDSongs From The Road, Royal Southern Brotherhood
Historical Album of the YearThe Sun Blues Box, Various artists
Instrumentalist - BassDanielle Schnebelen
Instrumentalist - DrumsCedric Burnside
Instrumentalist - GuitarRonnie Earl
Instrumentalist - HarmonicaCharlie Musselwhite
Instrumentalist - HornEddie Shaw
Pinetop Perkins Piano PlayerVictor Wainwright
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)Diunna Greenleaf
Rock Blues Album of the YearMade Up Mind, Tedeschi Trucks Band
Song of the Year"Blues in My Soul", Lurrie Bell
Soul Blues Album of the YearDown in Louisiana, Bobby Rush
Soul Blues Female Artist of the YearIrma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist of the YearJohn Németh
Traditional Blues Album of the YearRemembering Little Walter, Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia and James Harman
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the YearJames Cotton

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2011

2011 awards
Category Winner
Acoustic Album of the YearLast Train to Bluesville, The Nighthawks
Acoustic Artist of the YearJohn Hammond
Album of the YearLiving Proof, Buddy Guy
B.B King Entertainer of the YearBuddy Guy
Band of the YearThe Derek Trucks Band
Best New Artist DebutOn the Floor, Matt Hill
Contemporary Blues Album of the YearLiving Proof, Buddy Guy
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the YearRobin Rogers
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the YearBuddy Guy
DVDRuf, Songs From The Road, Luther Allison
Historical Album of the YearHarmonica Blues, Bob Corritore and Friends
Instrumentalist - BassBob Stroger
Instrumentalist - DrumsCedric Burnside
Instrumentalist - GuitarDerek Trucks
Instrumentalist - HarmonicaCharlie Musselwhite
Instrumentalist - HornEddie Shaw
Instrumentalist - OtherSonny Rhodes, Lap steel guitar
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano PlayerDr. John
Rock Blues Album of the YearLive! In Chicago, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett
Song of the Year"Living Proof", (Tom Hambridge / Buddy Guy), Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Soul Blues Album of the YearNothing's Impossible, Solomon Burke
Soul Blues Female Artist of the YearIrma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist of the YearSolomon Burke
Traditional Blues Album of the YearJoined At the Hip, Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the YearCharlie Musselwhite

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References

  1. "2013 Blues Awards Nominees Announced". Offbeat. December 10, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  2. Archived September 14, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Archived June 15, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 "2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners". Blues.about.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
  5. "Blues Music Awards". Blues.org. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  6. "2015 Blues Music Awards Winners". Americanbluesscene.com. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  7. "Blues Music Awards 2011 - A Delta Bohemian Perspective". Deltabohemian.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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