For the 2nd year in a row, local Bluesman Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne has won the Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard) award at the Living Blues Awards. He's also signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records won.
Critics' Poll
- Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard): Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (Ontario)(signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
Links: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, More Kenny "Blues Boss" Stories, More Willie Dixon Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne - Topic - Blues Artist of the Year (Male): John Primer
- Blues Artist of the Year (Female): Shemekia Copeland
- Most Outstanding Blues Singer: Irma Thomas
- Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar): Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica): Charlie Musselwhite
- Most Outstanding Musician (Bass): Bob Stroger
- Most Outstanding Musician (Drums): Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
- Most Outstanding Musician (Horns): The Texas Horns
- Most Outstanding Musician (Other): Shardé Thomas (Fife)
- Best Live Performer: Bobby Rush
- Comeback Artist of the Year: Jimi “Prime Time” Smith
- Artist Deserving More Attention: Dylan Triplett
Album Awards
- Album of the Year: Diunna Greenleaf - I Ain’t Playin’
- Best New Recording / Contemporary Blues: Shemekia Copeland - Done Come Too Far
- Best New Recording / Traditional or Acoustic Blues: Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder - Get on Board
- Best New Recording / Soul Blues: Trudy Lynn - Golden Girl
- Best New Recording / Best Debut Release: Dylan Triplett - Who Is He?
- Best Historical Release / Pre-war: Tampa Red - The Guitar Wizard: The Tampa Red Collection 1929–53
- Best Historical Reissue / Postwar: Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying: The Ultimate Collection
- Best Blues Book of 2022: The Blues Dream of Billy Boy Arnold (Billy Boy Arnold with Kim Field)
- Producer of the Year / New Recording: Will Kimbrough - (Shemekia Copeland - Done Come Too Far)
- Producer of the Year / Historical Reissue: Bill Dahl (Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying: The Ultimate Collection)
Readers' Poll
- Blues Artist of the Year (Male): Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- Blues Artist of the Year (Female): Shemekia Copeland
- Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar): Buddy Guy
- Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica): Charlie Musselwhite
- Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard): Marcia Ball
- Best Live Performer: Buddy Guy
- Most Outstanding Blues Singer: Shemekia Copeland
- Best Blues Album of 2022 (New Release): Buddy Guy - The Blues Don’t Lie
- Best Blues Album of 2022 (Historical Recording): Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying: The Ultimate Collection
- Best Blues Book of 2022: Further on Up the Road: Traveling to the Blues (Martin Feldmann)
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