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 39th Blues Music Awards was held on May 10, 2018, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis. Two new award categories had been announced ('Instrumentalist - Vocals' and 'Blues Rock Artist of the Year') bringing the number of awards to be presented up to 26 in total.[4] The 40th Blues Music Awards took place on May 9, 2019.[5]
The 41st ceremony was scheduled for May 7, 2020, but the live event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] The 2020 winners were announced at a 'virtual' event.[8]
2020
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | This Guitar and Tonight, Bob Margolin |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Kingfish, Christone Ingram |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Sugaray Rayford |
| Band of the Year | The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Kingfish, Christone Ingram |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Kingfish, Christone Ingram |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Christone Ingram |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Michael "Mudcat" Ward |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Christone Ingram |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Rick Estrin |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Vanessa Collier |
| Instrumentalist - Vocals | Mavis Staples |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Sue Foley |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | Masterpiece, Albert Castiglia |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Eric Gales |
| Song of the Year | "Lucky Guy", Nick Moss |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Sitting on Top of the Blues, Bobby Rush |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Bettye LaVette |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Sugaray Rayford |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Lucky Guy!, The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Jimmie Vaughan |
2019
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Journeys to the Heart of the Blues, Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz, Giles Robson |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Rory Block |
| Album of the Year | America's Child, Shemekia Copeland |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Mike Ledbetter |
| Band of the Year | Welch-Ledbetter Connection |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Free, Amanda Fish |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | America's Child, Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Danielle Nicole |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Kenny Neal |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Danielle Nicole |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Monster Mike Welch |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Dennis Gruenling |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Vanessa Collier |
| Instrumentalist - Vocals | Mike Ledbetter |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Marcia Ball |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | The Big Bad Blues, Billy F Gibbons |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Eric Gales |
| Song of the Year | "No Mercy In This Land", Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | I'm Still Around, Johnny Rawls |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Annika Chambers |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Sugaray Rayford |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | The Blues Is Alive and Well, Buddy Guy |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Nick Moss |
2018
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Break the Chain, Doug MacLeod |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Taj Mahal |
| Album of the Year | TajMo, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Taj Mahal |
| Band of the Year | Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Southern Avenue - Southern Avenue |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | TajMo, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Samantha Fish |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Keb' Mo' |
| Historical Album of the Year | A Legend Never Dies, Essential Recordings 1976-1997 – Luther Allison |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Michael “Mudcat” Ward |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Tony Braunagel |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Ronnie Earl |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Jason Ricci |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Trombone Shorty |
| Instrumentalist - Vocals | Beth Hart |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | We’re All In This Together, Walter Trout |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Mike Zito |
| Song of the Year | "The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere", Rick Estrin |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Mavis Staples |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Right Place, Right Time, Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Rick Estrin |
2017
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | The Happiest Man in the World, Eric Bibb |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Porcupine Meat, Bobby Rush |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Joe Bonamassa |
| Band of the Year | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Tengo Blues, Jonn Del Toro Richardson |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Bloodline, Kenny Neal |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Susan Tedeschi |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Kenny Neal |
| Historical Album of the Year | Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush, Bobby Rush |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Biscuit Miller |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Joe Bonamassa |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Terry Hanck |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Diunna Greenleaf |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Let Me Get By, Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Song of the Year | "Walk A Mile In My Blues", Curtis Salgado |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | The Beautiful Lowdown, Curtis Salgado |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Mavis Staples |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Can't Shake This Feeling, Lurrie Bell |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Bob Margolin |
2016
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard, Duke Robillard |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Born to Play Guitar, Buddy Guy |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Victor Wainwright |
| Band of the Year | Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots |
| Best New Artist Debut | The Mississippi Blues Child, Mr. Sipp |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Born to Play Guitar, Buddy Guy |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Joe Louis Walker |
| Historical Album of the Year | Buzzin’ the Blues, Slim Harpo |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Lisa Mann |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Sonny Landreth |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Terry Hanck |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Allen Toussaint |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Battle Scars, Walter Trout |
| Song of the Year | "Gonna Live Again", Walter Trout |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | This Time for Real, Billy Price and Otis Clay |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Bettye LaVette |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Otis Clay |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Descendants of Hill Country, Cedric Burnside Project |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Primer |
2015
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Timeless, John Hammond |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | John Hammond |
| Album of the Year | Can't Even Do Wrong Right, Elvin Bishop |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Bobby Rush |
| Band of the Year | Elvin Bishop Band |
| Best New Artist Debut | Don't Call No Ambulance, Selwyn Birchwood |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | BLUESAmericana, Keb' Mo' |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Janiva Magness |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Gary Clark, Jr. |
| Historical Album of the Year | Soul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951-1967 – The "5" Royales |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Lisa Mann |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Jimi Bott |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Joe Bonamassa |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Deanna Bogart |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Marcia Ball |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Step Back, Johnny Winter |
| Song of the Year | "Can't Even Do Wrong Right", Elvin Bishop |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Memphis Grease, John Németh |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Sista Monica |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Bobby Rush |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters), Mud Morganfield, Kim Wilson |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Lurrie Bell |
2014
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | There's A Time, Doug MacLeod |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Remembering Little Walter, Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia and James Harman |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Buddy Guy |
| Band of the Year | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Best New Artist Debut | Daddy Told Me, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Badlands, Trampled Under Foot |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Susan Tedeschi |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Gary Clark, Jr. |
| DVD | Songs From The Road, Royal Southern Brotherhood |
| Historical Album of the Year | The Sun Blues Box, Various artists |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Danielle Schnebelen |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Ronnie Earl |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Eddie Shaw |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Diunna Greenleaf |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Made Up Mind, Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Song of the Year | "Blues in My Soul", Lurrie Bell |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Down in Louisiana, Bobby Rush |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Irma Thomas |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Németh |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Remembering Little Walter, Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia and James Harman |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | James Cotton |
2011
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Last Train to Bluesville, The Nighthawks |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | John Hammond |
| Album of the Year | Living Proof, Buddy Guy |
| B.B King Entertainer of the Year | Buddy Guy |
| Band of the Year | The Derek Trucks Band |
| Best New Artist Debut | On the Floor, Matt Hill |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Living Proof, Buddy Guy |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Robin Rogers |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Buddy Guy |
| DVD | Ruf, Songs From The Road, Luther Allison |
| Historical Album of the Year | Harmonica Blues, Bob Corritore and Friends |
| Instrumentalist - Bass | Bob Stroger |
| Instrumentalist - Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist - Guitar | Derek Trucks |
| Instrumentalist - Harmonica | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Instrumentalist - Horn | Eddie Shaw |
| Instrumentalist - Other | Sonny Rhodes, Lap steel guitar |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Dr. John |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Live! 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 Year | Nothing's Impossible, Solomon Burke |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Irma Thomas |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Solomon Burke |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Joined At the Hip, Pinetop Perkins and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Charlie Musselwhite |
References
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- Archived September 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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- "BREAKING: 2018 Blues Music Award nominees announced: Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Keb' Mo', N. Mississippi Allstars among nominees. - Blues Foundation". Blues.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "2019 Blues Music Awards: Memphis: May 9, 2019 - Calendar". Bmi.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "The 2020 Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN are canceled". Blues.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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- McKay, Robin. "BLUES MUSIC AWARDS". Blues.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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