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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Vote for the Living Blues Awards! Deadline is June 15!


Living Blues Magazine has announced the nomineees for their 2026 awards. You can vote for your favourites (even write-ins). Deadline to vote is June 15, 2026.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadian acts are bolded.

* Signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)

Best Blues Album of 2025 (New Recordings)

  • Maria Muldaur: One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey *
  • Tommy Castro & the Painkillers: Closer to the Bone
  • Charlie Musselwhite: Lookout Highway
  • D. K. Harrell: Talkin' Heavy
  • Buddy Guy: Ain't Done with the Blues
  • Bobby Rush and Kenny Wayne Shepherd: Young Fashioned Ways
  • John Primer: Grown in Mississippi
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Hard Road
  • Candice Ivory: New Southern Vintage
  • Larry McCray: Heartbreak City
  • Southern Avenue: Family
  • Little Freddie King: I Use to Be Down
  • Bob Stroger & the Headcutters: Bob is Back!
  • Leonard "Lowdown" Brown: Lowdown Street Party
  • Jimi "Primetime" Smith: It's My Time
  • Kirk Fletcher: Keep on Pushing
  • Sean McDonald: Have Mercy!
  • Mavis Staples: Sad and Beautiful World
  • Jimmy Burns & Soul Message Band: Full Circle
  • Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo': Room on the Porch

Blues Artist of the Year (Female)

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

  • Duke Robillard*
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Larry McCray
  • John Primer
  • Kid Andersen
  • Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
  • Tommy Castro
  • Anthony Paule
  • Kirk Fletcher
  • Eric Gales

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)

  • Kim Wilson*
  • Charlie Musselwhite
  • Billy Branch
  • Bob Corritore
  • Wallace Coleman
  • Big Harp George
  • Brandon Santini
  • Rick Estrin
  • Jason Ricci
  • Omar Coleman
Best Blues Album of 2025 (Reissue Recordings)

  • Mississippi John Hurt: Today!
  • John Lee Hooker: It Serve You Right to Suffer
  • Otis Spann: Walking the Blues
  • Lightnin' Hopkins: Lightnin' Strikes
  • Buddy Guy: This is Buddy Guy
  • Various Artists: High Water Everywhere
  • Scrapper Blackwell: Mr. Scrapper's Blues
  • Muddy Waters: The Best of Muddy Waters
  • Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues & Zydeco
  • Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' in the Moonlight

Best Blues Book of 2025

  • Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King By Preston Lauterbach
  • Mr. R&B and the Rhythm & Blues Revival: The Story of Jonas Bernholm Part 2 By Jonas Bernholm
  • The Life and Music of Booker "Bukka" White: Recalling the Blues By David W. Johnson
  • Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo By Kristina R. Gaddy and Rhiannon Giddens
  • Two Headed Doctor: Listening for Ghosts in Dr. John's Gris-gris By David Toop
  • Inside the Moment: Iconic Blues, Soul, Jazz, Rock, and R&B Images and History By Joseph A. Rosen
  • Fiddling is My Joy: The Fiddle in African American Culture By Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje

Best Live Performer

  • John Primer
  • Bobby Rush
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Anne Harris
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Eric Gales
  • Southern Avenue
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Sean McDonald

Blues Artist of the Year (Male)

  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • John Primer
  • Bobby Rush
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Larry McCray
  • Taj Mahal
  • Bob Corritore
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Tommy Castro
  • Bob Stroger

Blues Band of the Year

  • Southern Avenue
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band
  • The Phantom Blues Band
  • Memphissippi Sounds
  • Mississippi Heat
  • Kid Andersen's Greaseland All Stars
  • The Nighthawks
  • Altered Five Blues Band
  • Billy Branch & the Sons of Blues

Most Outstanding Blues Singer

  • Taj Mahal
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Valerie June
  • Sugaray Rayford
  • Mud Morganfield
  • Mavis Staples
  • Oscar Wilson
  • Candice Ivory
  • Thornetta Davis
  • Erica Falls
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Friday, May 2, 2025

Living Blues Award Nominees Including Local & Canadian Artists (Vote - Deadline is June 15)

Living Blues Magazine recently announced their 2025 award nominees. Former Burlington resident Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne got the nod for two awards. Canadians Sue Foley and the Blackburn Brothers are also in the running for 3 and 1 awards respectively. A number of artists signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records are on the list as well.

The public can vote here. You can also write in nominees if you'd like. Deadline to vote is June 15, 2025)

Below is a list of nominees. Canadian Artists are bolded.

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)

  • Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (Burlington) *
  • Roosevelt Purifoy
  • Victor Wainwright
  • Eden Brent
  • Marcia Ball
  • Anthony Geraci
  • Ben Levin
  • Mitch Woods
  • Dave Keyes
  • Bruce Katz

Best Blues Album of 2024 (New Recordings)

  • Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (Burlington): Ooh Yeah!*
  • Sue Foley (Ottawa): One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar *
  • Eric Bibb: In the Real World *
  • Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: The Hits Keep Coming
  • Shemekia Copeland: Blame It on Eve
  • John Primer & Bob Corritore: Crawlin' Kingsnake
  • Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love
  • Benny Turner: BT
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra Featuring Willy Jordan: What Are You Waiting For?
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks: Blues in My DNA
  • Jerron Paxton: Things Done Changed
  • Chris O'Leary: The Hard Line
  • Jontavious Willis: West Georgia Blues
  • Zac Harmon: Floreada's Boy
  • Guy Davis: The Legend of Sugarbelly
  • Toronzo Cannon: Shut Up & Play!
  • Sugaray Rayford: Human Decency
  • Tinsley Ellis: Alligator Records

Blues Artist of the Year (Female)

  • Sue Foley (Ottawa) *
  • Rory Block*
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Irma Thomas
  • Kat Riggins
  • Rhiannon Giddens
  • Candice Ivory
  • Anne Harris
  • Anna Popović
  • Vanessa Collier

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

Blues Band of the Year

  • The Blackburn Brothers (Toronto)
  • Southern Avenue
  • The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
  • Altered Five Blues Band
  • Chicago Blues Lifters
  • Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band
  • The Phantom Blues Band
  • Mississippi Heat
  • The Bo-Keys
  • The Nighthawks

Blues Artist of the Year (Male)

  • Eric Bibb*
  • Taj Mahal*
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Bobby Rush
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Bob Corritore
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • John Primer
  • Cedric Burnside
  • Rick Estrin

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)

Most Outstanding Blues Singer

  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Valerie June
  • Sugaray Rayford
  • Mavis Staples
  • Diunna Greenleaf
  • Oscar Wilson
  • John Németh
  • Alabama Mike
  • William Bell
  • Jerron Paxton

Best Live Performer

  • Bobby Rush
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Rick Estrin
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Cedric Burnside
  • John Primer
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Southern Avenue
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Anne Harris

Best Blues Album of 2024 (Reissue Recordings)

  • Pat Hare: I'm Gonna Murder My Baby: In Session, 1952–1960
  • B.B. King: Live in Japan
  • John Lee Hooker: Burning Hell
  • Various Artists: I'm Glad About It: The Legacy of Gospel Music in Louisville, 1958–1981
  • Various Artists: Home of the Blues (Don't Stop Lovin' Me): The Lost Masters Vol. 1, 1960–1962
  • Roy Brown: Rocks
  • T-Bone Walker: T-Bone Blues
  • Skip James: Today!
  • Albert King: Live Wire / Blues Power
  • Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
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Saturday, November 9, 2024

Incredible Releases from Waterdown's Stony Plain Records: Rory Block, Duke Robillard, Eric Bibb



Links: Stoney Plain Records, More Stony Plain Stories, More Releases


Artist: Rory Block
Released: June 28, 2024




Album: Roll With Me
Released: August 30, 2024




Artist: Eric Bibb
Released: October 18, 2024


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Friday, May 3, 2024

2024 Living Blues Award Nominees Including Local Artists! VOTE!


Recently, Living Blues Magazine announced the nominees for their 2024 awards. A few local artists received a nod. The public can vote for their choices by clicking here. Deadline to vote is June 15.

Below is a complete list of nominees (voters are allowed write in choices though). 

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard) 

Best Blues Album of 2023 (New Recordings) 

  • Eric Bibb: Ridin' (guest starring Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy)*



    Links: Eric Bibb, More Eric Bibb Stories, Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories, Video above courtesy of Eric Bibb Official 

  • Taj Mahal: Savoy*
  • Cash Box Kings: Oscar's Motel
  • D.K. Harrell: The Right Man
  • Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling: Get Your Back Into It!
  • Bobby Rush: All My Love for You
  • Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia: Blood Brothers
  • Ally Venable: Real Gone
  • Selwyn Birchwood: Exorcist
  • Buffalo Nichols: The Fatalist
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Alligator
  • Candice Ivory: When the Levee Breaks: The Music of Memphis Minnie
  • Larry Taylor & the Taylor Family with the Soul Blues Healers: Generations of Blues: West Side Legacy
  • Chris Thomas King: Big Grey Sky
  • Arthur Adams: Kick Up Some Dust
  • Jimi "Primetime" Smith & Bob Corritore: The World in a Jug
  • Stan Mosley: No Soul, No Blues
  • Walter "Wolfman" Washington: Feel So at Home

Best Live Performer 

  • Duke Robillard*
  • Bobby Rush
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Buddy Guy
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Victor Wainwright
  • Cedric Burnside
  • John Primer
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Selwyn Birchwood

Blues Artist of the Year (Female) 

  • Rory Block*
  • Sue Foley (Ottawa)*
  • Diunna Greenleaf
  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Irma Thomas
  • Trudy Lynn
  • Ally Venable
  • Candice Ivory
  • Anne Harris
  • Anna Popović

Blues Artist of the Year (Male) 

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar) 

  • Duke Robillard*
  • Eric Bibb*
  • Lurrie Bell
  • Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • John Primer
  • Buddy Guy
  • Ana Popović
  • Mr. Sipp
  • Joe Louis Walker
  • Kirk Fletcher

Best Blues Album of 2023 (Reissue Recordings) 

  • Floyd Dixon: Time Brings About a Change
  • Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos
  • Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Blues Anthology
  • Billy "The Kid" Emerson: My Blues are Red Hot
  • James Booker: Behind the Iron Curtain Plus . . .
  • Ike & Tina Turner: River Deep – Mountain High
  • Down Home Blues – Chicago, Vol. 3: The Special Stuff
  • The Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings, 1914–1969
  • Eddie Bo: The Other Side of Eddie Bo
  • Lazy Lester: All Over You

Best Blues Book of 2023 

  • Biography of a Phantom: A Robert Johnson Blues Odyssey by Robert "Mack" McCormick and John Troutman
  • The Chicago Blues of Washboard Sam by Guido van Rijn
  • The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records: A Great Migration Story, 1917–1932 by Scott Blackwood
  • Tell It Like It Is by Aaron Neville
  • Hot Time Blues: On the Trail of Long-Gone Blues and Gospel Singers by Alex van der Tuuk
  • Dynamite! Ike Turner's Recorded Legacy by Fred Rothwell
  • Deep Inside the Blues: Photographs and Interviews by Margo Cooper
  • The Chicago Blues of Jazz Gillum by By Guido van Rijn
  • Big Joe Turner: Feel So Fine by Derek Coller
  • Notes from the Road by Robert Mugge

Most Outstanding Blues Singer 

  • Shemekia Copeland
  • Trudy Lynn
  • Sugaray Rayford
  • Mavis Staples
  • Diunna Greenleaf
  • Oscar Wilson
  • John Németh
  • Stan Mosley
  • Alabama Mike
  • William Bell

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica) 

  • Billy Branch
  • Bob Corritore
  • Phil Wiggins
  • Big Harp George
  • Mark Hummel
  • Andrew Alli
  • Charlie Musselwhite
  • Rick Estrin
  • Jason Ricci
  • Omar Coleman

Links: Living Blues, More Living Blues Awards Stories

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Friday, November 24, 2023

2023 Blues Blast Award Winners Including Local & Canadian Artists


On September 23, 2023 the 2023 Blues Blast Music Awards were handed out at the 3300 Event Centre in Peoria, Illinois. A few Canadian artists picked up some hardware including Burlington's Kenny “Blues Boss" Wayne and artists signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records.

Below is a complete list of winner. Local/Canadian acts are bolded.

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

GOOD LUCK! 2023 Blues Music Award Nominees (including local & Canadian acts)


Below is a complete list of nominees

Click for the winners

* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records

Acoustic Blues Artist

Acoustic Blues Album

Blues Rock Album
Piano 
Traditional Blues Album
Traditional Blues Female Artist
Traditional Blues Male Artist
Emerging Artist Album

Album

  • The Blues Don’t Lie, Buddy Guy
  • Hard Times, John Primer
  • Done Come Too Far, Shemekia Copland
  • May Be the Last Time, John Németh
  • Leave the Light On, The Love Light Orchestra

Band
  • Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues All-Stars
  • John Németh and the Blue Dreamers
  • Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
  • Southern Avenue
  • Tedeschi Trucks Band
Bass
  • Bob Stroger
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Larry Fulcher
  • Michael “Mudcat” Ward
  • Willie J. Campbell
Blues Rock Artist
  • Albert Castiglia
  • Joanne Shaw Taylor
  • Tinsley Ellis
  • Tommy Castro
  • Walter Trout
Contemporary Blues Album
  • Blues Without You, Larry McCray
  • Done Come Too Far, Shemekia Copeland
  • Hard to Kill, Janiva Magness
  • I Ain’t Playin’, Diunna Greenleaf
  • The Blues Don’t Lie, Buddy Guy
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
  • Beth Hart
  • Janiva Magness
  • Ruthie Foster
  • Teresa James
  • Vanessa Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
  • Chris Cain                                                                                                                                  
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
  • Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
  • Ronnie Baker Brooks
  • Selwyn Birchwood
Drums
  • Chris Layton
  • Cody Dickinson
  • Derrick D’Mar Martin
  • Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
  • Tony Braunagel

Entertainer 

  • Bobby Rush
  • Eric Gales
  • Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
  • Sugaray Rayford
  • Tommy Castro

Guitar
  • Chris Cain
  • Christoffer “Kid” Andersen
  • Joanna Connor
  • Kirk Fletcher
  • Laura Chavez
Harmonica
  • Billy Branch
  • Bob Corritore
  • Dennis Gruenling
  • Jason Ricci
  • John Németh
Horn
  • Deanna Bogart
  • Greg Piccolo
  • Jimmy Carpenter
  • Mark Kaz Kazanoff
  • Sax Gordon Beadle
Song
  • “Great Minds Drink Alike” Written by Jeff Schroedl
  • “I Want My Crown” Written by Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa, & James House
  • “The Blues Don’t Lie” Written by Tom Hambridge
  • “The Last Time” Written by John Németh
  • “Too Far To Be Gone” Written by John Hahn & Will Kimbrough
Soul Blues Album
  • Golden Girl, Trudy Lynn
  • Heartache by the Pound, Kirk Fletcher
  • In Too Deep, Sugaray Rayford
  • Leave the Light On, The Love Light Orchestra
  • Progeny, Kat Riggins
Soul Blues Female Artist
  • Annika Chambers
  • Kat Riggins
  • Thornetta Davis
  • Trudy Lynn
  • Vaneese Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist
  • Billy Price
  • Curtis Salgado
  • Don Bryant
  • John Németh
  • Johnny Rawls
Vocals
  • Curtis Salgado
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Diunna Greenleaf
  • John Németh
  • Shemekia Copeland
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Friday, February 18, 2022

GOOD LUCK! Artists from Waterdown's Stony Plain Records Up for 2022 Blues Music Awards



Waterdown music label Stony Plain Records is a major player in the global Blues scene. As a result, three of their artists are up for 2022 Blues Music Awards. On May 5, 2022 in Memphis, the winners will be announced.

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

Below is a complete list of nominees.

Album

Traditional Blues Album
  • Pinky’s Blues, Sue Foley (released by Waterdown's Stony Plain Records)
  • Be Ready When I Call You, Guy Davis 
  • Bob Corritore & Friends: Spider In My Stew, Bob Corritore 
  • Boogie w/ R.L. Boyce (Live), R.L. Boyce 
  • Little Black Flies, Eddie 9V 
Acoustic Blues Album
  • Dear America, Eric Bibb 
  • Land of the Sky, Catfish Keith 
  • Let Loose Those Chains, Hector Anchondo 
  • The Trio Sessions, EG Kight
Traditional Blues Female Artist
Entertainer

  • Tommy Castro 
  • Eric Gales 
  • Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) 
  • J.P. Soars 
  • Sugaray Rayford
Band

  • Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra 
  • J.P. Soars and the Red Hots 
  • Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials 
  • Sugaray Rayford Band 
  • Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Song
  • “Fragile Peace and Certain War”, written and performed by Carolyn Wonderland
  • “Holler If You Hear Me”, written by Jeff Schroedl & Mark Solveson (performed by Altered Five Blues Band)
  • “I’d Climb Mountains”, written and performed by Selwyn Birchwood
  • “Real Good Lie”, written by Christine Vitale, Larry Batiste, & Anthony Paule (performed by Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra)
  • “Somewhere”, written by Tommy Castro & Tom Hambridge (performed by Tommy Castro) 
Emerging Artist Album
  • GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It… You Might Like It!, GA-20 
  • Just Say The Word, Gabe Stillman 
  • Live On Beale Street: A Tribute To Bobby “Blue” Bland, Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band 
  • Welcome To The Land, Memphissippi Sounds 
  • You Ain’t Unlucky, Veronica Lewis
Blues Rock Album
  • Alafia Moon, Damon Fowler 
  • Dance Songs For Hard Times, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band 
  • Resurrection, Mike Zito 
  • Tinfoil Hat, Popa Chubby 
  • Unemployed Highly Annoyed, Jeremiah Johnson
Contemporary Blues Album
  • 662, Kingfish 
  • Damage Control, Curtis Salgado 
  • Holler If You Hear Me, Altered Five Blues Band 
  • Raisin’ Cain, Chris Cain 
  • Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town, Tommy Castro
Soul Blues Album
  • Let’s Have A Party, Gerald McClendon 
  • Long As I Got My Guitar, Zac Harmon 
  • Not In My Lifetime, Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra 
  • You Get What You Give: Duets, Dave Keller 
  • You Gotta Have It, Tia Carroll 
Acoustic Blues Artist
  • Eric Bibb 
  • Kevin Burt 
  • Guy Davis 
  • Doug MacLeod 
  • Keb’ Mo’
Blues Rock Artist
  • Albert Castiglia 
  • Tommy Castro 
  • Tinsley Ellis 
  • Ana Popovic 
  • Joanne Shaw Taylor
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
  • Vanessa Collier 
  • Thornetta Davis 
  • Ruthie Foster 
  • Danielle Nicole 
  • Carolyn Wonderland
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
  • Selwyn Birchwood 
  • Chris Cain 
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 
  • Kenny Neal 
  • Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Soul Blues Female Artist
  • Annika Chambers 
  • Trudy Lynn 
  • Terrie Odabi
  • Kat Riggins 
  • Vaneese Thomas 
Soul Blues Male Artist
  • William Bell 
  • Don Bryant 
  • John Nemeth 
  • Johnny Rawls 
  • Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Male Artist
  • Cedric Burnside 
  • Super Chikan 
  • Taj Mahal 
  • Sugar Ray Norcia 
  • Jontavious Willis
Bass
  • Willie J. Campbell
  • Larry Fulcher
  • Jerry Jemmott
  • Danielle Nicole
  • Scot Sutherland
Drums
  • Danny Banks 
  • June Core 
  • Tom Hambridge 
  • Derrick D’Mar Martin 
  • Chris Peet
Guitar
  • N/A
Harmonica
  • Billy Branch 
  • Bob Corritore 
  • Jason Ricci 
  • Brandon Santini 
  • Kim Wilson
Horn
  • Mindi Abair 
  • Jimmy Carpenter 
  • Marc Franklin 
  • Regi Oliver 
  • Nancy Wright
Piano
  • Eden Brent 
  • Mike Finnigan 
  • Dave Keyes 
  • Veronica Lewis 
  • Jim Pugh
Vocals
  • Thornetta Davis 
  • Ruthie Foster 
  • John Nemeth 
  • Sugaray Rayford 
  • Curtis Salgado
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Saturday, January 30, 2021

GOOD LUCK! Local & Canadian 2021 Blues Music Awards Nominees - Updated with winners

Below is a complete list of nominees. Winners are also listed.

Canadians are in bold.

Acoustic Blues Artist

Contemporary Blues Female
Album
Acoustic Blues Album

Entertainer

  • Shemekia Copeland WINNER!
  • Rick Estrin 
  • John Németh 
  • Sugaray Rayford 
  • Lil’ Ed Williams 
Band
  • Anthony Geraci and The Boston Blues Allstars 
  • John Németh and The Blue Dreamers 
  • Rick Estrin and The Nightcats WINNER!
  • Southern Avenue 
  • Sugar Ray and The Bluetones 
Song
  • “All My Dues Are Paid” – written by Kathy Murray, Rick Estrin, Frank Bey, Kid Andersen (performed by Frank Bey) 
  • “All Out of Tears” – written by Walter Trout, Marie Trout, and Teeny Tucker (performed by Walter Trout) WINNER!
  • “Blues Comin’ On” – written by Dion DiMucci and Mike Aquilina (performed by Dion Feat. Joe Bonamassa) 
  • “Is It Over” – written by Don Bryant and Scott Bomar (performed by Don Bryant) 
  • “Uncivil War” – written by John Hahn and Will Kimbrough (performed by Shemekia Copeland) 
Best Emerging Artist
  • Hard Workin‘ Man, Andrew Alli 
  • Harlem, King Solomon Hicks WINNER!
  • Here I Come, Jose Ramirez 
  • High Risk Low Reward, Ryan Perry 
  • Peace In Pieces, Betty Fox Band 
Blues Rock Artist
  • Tinsley Ellis 
  • Reverend Peyton 
  • Ana Popovic 
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd 
  • Mike Zito WINNER!
Blues Rock Album
  • Ain’t Done Yet, Savoy Brown 
  • Ice Cream In Hell, Tinsley Ellis 
  • Mike Zito and Friends – Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry, Mike Zito WINNER!
  • Mississippi Suitcase, Peter Parcek 
  • Ordinary Madness, Walter Trout
Contemporary Blues Album
  • Cry Out, Kat Riggins 
  • My Blues Pathway, Kirk Fletcher 
  • Self-Made Man, Larkin Poe 
  • Stronger Than Strong, John Németh 
  • Uncivil War, Shemekia Copeland WINNER!
Soul Blues Male Artist
  • William Bell 
  • Don Bryant 
  • John Németh 
  • Johnny Rawls 
  • Curtis Salgado WINNER!
Soul Blues Album
  • All My Dues Are Paid, Frank Bey 
  • Found! One Soul Singer, Sonny Green 
  • That’s What I Heard, Robert Cray Band WINNER!
  • Where Have All The Soul Men Gone, Johnny Rawls 
  • You Make Me Feel, Don Bryant 
Traditional Blues Female Artist
  • Rory Block WINNER!
  • Rhiannon Giddens 
  • Diunna Greenleaf 
  • Trudy Lynn 
  • Teeny Tucker
Traditional Blues Male Artist
  • Billy Branch 
  • Sugar Ray Norcia 
  • John Primer WINNER!
  • Jontavious Willis 
  • Kim Wilson
Traditional Blues Album
  • 100 Years of Blues, Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite WINNER!
  • Blueswoman, Nora Jean Wallace 
  • Every Day of Your Life, Jimmy Johnson 
  • Rise Up, Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters 
  • Too Far From the Bar, Sugar Ray & The Bluetones featuring Little Charlie
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
  • Selwyn Birchwood 
  • Chris Cain 
  • Rick Estrin 
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram WINNER!
  • J.P. Soars 
Vocals
  • Thornetta Davis 
  • Ruthie Foster WINNER!
  • John Németh 
  • Sugar Ray Norcia 
  • Sugaray Rayford 
Guitar
  • Christoffer “Kid” Andersen 
  • Chris Cain 
  • Laura Chavez 
  • Kirk Fletcher 
  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram WINNER!
Bass
  • Willie J. Campbell 
  • Larry Fulcher 
  • Danielle Nicole WINNER!
  • Patrick Rynn 
  • Michael “Mudcat” Ward 
Drums
  • Tony Braunagel 
  • June Core 
  • Derrick “D’Mar” Martin 
  • Bernard Purdie 
  • Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith WINNER!
Harmonica
  • Billy Branch 
  • Rick Estrin 
  • Dennis Gruenling 
  • Jason Ricci 
  • Kim Wilson WINNER!
Piano
  • Mike Finnigan 
  • Anthony Geraci WINNER!
  • Johnny Iguana 
  • Bruce Katz 
  • Jim Pugh 
Horn
  • Mindi Abair 
  • Jimmy Carpenter WINNER!
  • Doug James 
  • Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff 
  • Nancy Wright 
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

GOOD LUCK! Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy Nominated for 2019 Blues Music Award


Hamilton Blues Legend Harrison Kennedy is once again up for Blues Music Awards this year (the only Canadian nominated).  He's in the running for Acoustic Artist of the Year.  Hopefully, he'll be bringing home the hardware at the May 9, 2019 ceremony in Memphis.



Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories: Video above courtesy of Harrison Kennedy - Topic

Harison is joined by fellow Canadian Sue Foley, who's up for the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) and Single of the Year for her song The Ice Queen.



Links: Sue Foley, More Sue Foley Stories, Video above courtesy of Don's Tunes

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

Here's a complete list of nominees. Canadians are bolded.


Acoustic Artist
Acoustic Album
Album of the Year
Band of the Year
Best Emerging Artist Album
Blues Rock Album
Contemporary Blues Album
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Instrumentalist-Bass
Instrumentalist-Drums
Instrumentalist - Guitar
Instrumentalist - Harmonica
Instrumentalist - Horn
Instrumentalist - Vocalist
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Soul Blues Album
Soul Blues Female Artist
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Thursday, January 23, 2014

News Roundup (Blues Matters Poll, Passings, Carolyna Loveless)

Local

World

UK Results
International Results


Links: 24th Street Wailers, More 24th Street Wailers Stories, Video above courtesy of Peter Bussell
Recently Added

Main List of Sites
Venue List
Blast From the Past

Featured Video



Links: Carolyna Loveless, More Carolyna Loveless Stories, Video above courtesy of Lynalove
Previous (New Julian Paul Band CD)
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Blues News Bites (Neil Young, Canadian Heroes CD, Videos)

Canada
World
Videos
Canadian Heroes song released Nov 11


Jacob Moon covers Peter Gabriel (Video)


More Peter Gabriel covers/stories

Lee Harvey Osmond cover Neil Young
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