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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Throwback Thursday - 30th Blues Music Award Winners


Original Post: May 8, 2009

Updated & Expanded Post: July 10, 2025

On Thursday, May 7, 2009 the Blues Music Awards were handed out in Memphis, Tennessee.

The late Jeff Healey's CD, Mess of Blues, won for best Rock Blues Album. He was the only Canadian winner.

Here is a full list of winners Canadian Artists are bolded.

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Local Bluesman Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne Wins Living Blues Award


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.

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            Saturday, May 11, 2013

            2013 Blues Music Award Winners

            Unfortunately, Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy didn't win the Blues Music Award he was nominated for (Acoustic Artist).  Eric Bibb received that honour.


            The top dogs of the night were Tedeschi Trucks Band and Curtis Salgado, with three awards wins each.
            The awards were handed out on May 9, 2013 in Memphis.  Below is a complete list of the winners
            • Acoustic Album: Not Alone – Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
            • Acoustic Artist: Eric Bibb
            • Album of the Year: Show of Strength – Michael Burks
            • B.B. King Entertainer: Curtis Salgado
            • Band: Tedeschi Trucks Band
            • Best New Artist Debut: They Call Me Big Llou – Big LLou Johnson
            • Contemporary Blues Album: Show of Strength – Michael Burks
            • Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Janiva Magness
            • Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Tab Benoit
            • DVD: Eagle Rock Entertainment – Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
            • Gibson Guitar Award: Derek Trucks 
            • Instrumentalist-Bass: Bob Stroger
            • Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside
            • Instrumentalist-Harmonica: Rick Estrin
            • Instrumentalist-Horn: Eddie Shaw
            • Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female): Ruthie Foster
            • Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Victor Wainwright
            • Rock Blues Album: Everybody’s Talkin’ – Tedeschi Trucks Band
            • Song:  “I Wont Cry” - Janiva Magness
            • Soul Blues Album: Soul Shot – Curtis Salgado
            • Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas
            • Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
            • Traditional Blues Album: Double Dynamite – The Mannish Boys
            • Traditional Blues Male Artist: Magic Slim



            Links: Curtis Salgado,  More Curtis Salgado Stories, Video courtesy of KINK Radio



            Links: Janiva Magness, Video courtesy of KINK Radio

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            Friday, December 14, 2012

            Harrison Kennedy Nominated for Blues Music Award

            This year, veteran Hamilton bluesman, Harrison Kennedy,  has received nominations locally (Hamilton Music Awards) and nationally (Maple Blues Awards & the Junos).  Now, the international blues community has bestowed a nomination for the talented singer/songwriter.  He's in the running for Best Acoustic Artist at the Blues Music Awards (put on by the Blues Foundation).  Harrison will have some stuff competition against the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb, and Paul Rishell in this category. The awards will be handed out on May 8th in Memphis, TN.  We wish him lots of luck!  Hamilton already knows that he's a world-class artist.

            Below is a video of Harrison Kennedy, courtesy of Electro-Fi Records




            Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

            Complete list of nominations.
            Acoustic Album
            • Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy - Billy Boy Arnold
            • Blues on Solid Ground - John Primer
            • Deeper In The Well - Eric Bibb
            • Not Alone - Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
            • Talking Guitar - Paul Rishell
            Acoustic Artist
            • Carolina Chocolate Drops
            • Doug MacLeod
            • Eric Bibb
            • Harrison Kennedy
            • Paul Rishell
            Album
            • And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
            • Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
            • Show of Strength - Michael Burks
            • Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
            • Stronger For It - Janiva Magness
            Entertainer
            • Curtis Salgado
            • Janiva Magness
            • Joe Louis Walker
            • John Nemeth
            • Rick Estrin
            Band
            • Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials
            • Phantom Blues Band
            • Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
            • Tedeschi Trucks Band
            • The Mannish Boys

            Best New Artist Debut
            • 24 Hour Blues - Charles "CD" Davis
            • They Call Me Big Llou - Big LLou Johnson
            • Turning On the Naughty - Paula Harris
            • Uphill From Anywhere - Brad Hatfield
            • Wanna Feel Somethin' - Mary Bridget Davies
            Contemporary Blues Album
            • Blak & Blu - Gary Clark, Jr.
            • Blues Live - John Nemeth
            • Candy Store Kid - Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods
            • Hellfire - Joe Louis Walker
            • Show of Strength - Michael Burks
            • Stronger For It - Janiva Magness
            Contemporary Blues Female Artist
            • Bettye LaVette
            • Janiva Magness
            • Shakura S'Aida
            • Shemekia Copeland
            • Susan Tedeschi
            Contemporary Blues Male Artist
            • Gary Clark, Jr.
            • Joe Louis Walker
            • Michael Burks
            • Robert Cray
            • Tab Benoit
            DVD
            • Blackbird Music/55 Arts Club - The Lucky Peterson Band feat.Tamara Peterson Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin
            • Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art/Broke & Hungrey Records - We Juke Up in Here: Mississippi's Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads
            • Delta Groove Records - That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live In Concert
            • Eagle Rock Entertainment - Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
            • J & R Adventures - Beacon Theatre - Joe Bonamassa Live From New York
            Guitar
            • Derek Trucks
            • Joe Bonamassa
            • Joe Louis Walker
            • Kid Andersen
            • Michael Burks
            Bass
            • Bill Stuve
            • Bob Stroger
            • Patrick Rynn
            • Richard Cousins
            • Scot Sutherland
            • Willie J. Campbell
            Drums
            • Cedric Burnside
            • Cody Dickinson
            • Jimi Bott
            • Kenny Smith
            • Tony Braunagel
            Harmonica
            • Billy Boy Arnold
            • Bob Corritore
            • John Nemeth
            • Kim Wilson
            • Mark Hummel
            • Rick Estrin
            Horn
            • Al Basile
            • Big James Montgomery
            • Eddie Shaw
            • Sax Gordon
            • Terry Hanck
            Traditional Blues Female
            • Diunna Greenleaf
            • Jewel Brown
            • Maria Muldaur
            • Ruthie Foster
            • Tracy Nelson
            Piano Player
            • Barrelhouse Chuck
            • Chuck Leavell
            • David Maxwell
            • Deanna Bogart
            • Mike Finnigan
            • Victor Wainwright
            Rock Blues Album
            • Blues For The Modern Daze - Walter Trout
            • Driving Towards The Daylight - Joe Bonamassa
            • Everybody's Talkin' - Tedeschi Trucks Band
            • Here I Am - Nick Moss
            • Royal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern Brotherhood
            Song
            • "I Wont Cry" written by Janiva Magness & Dave Darling - Stronger For It (Janiva Magness)
            • "Lemon Pie" written by John Hahn & Oliver Wood - 33 1/3 (Shemekia Copeland)
            • "She Didn't Cut Me Loose" written by Curtis Salgado, Marlon McClain & Dave Duncan - Soul Shot (Curtis Salgado)
            • "The Devil Ain't Got No Music" written by Matthew Skoller - The Devil Ain't Got No Music (Lurrie Bell)
            • "Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey" written by Sam McClain & Pat Herlehy - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Sam McClain)
            Soul Blues Album
            • Blues Heart - Dorothy Moore
            • Soul Live - John Nemeth
            • Soul Shot - Curtis Salgado
            • Soul Survivor - Johnny Rawls
            • Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) - Mighty Sam McClain
            Soul Blues Female Artist
            • Barbara Carr
            • Denise LaSalle
            • Dorothy Moore
            • Irma Thomas
            • Sista' Monica
            Soul Blues Male Artist
            • Bobby Rush
            • Curtis Salgado
            • John Nemeth
            • Johnny Rawls
            • Mighty Sam McClain
            Traditional Blues Album
            • And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
            • Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
            • Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown - Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown
            • Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
            • Spider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. Campbell
            Traditional Blues Male Artist
            • Bob Margolin
            • John Primer
            • Lil' Ed
            • Magic Slim
            • Mud Morganfield
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