Winners of the 2024 Blues Blast Awards Including Local & Canadian Artists

The winners of the 2024 Blues Blast Awards were announced in the magazine's September 2024 issue. Burlington's Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne earn another in his long list of accolades. Canadians Sue Foley (who's signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records) and the Blackburn Brothers also got come much-deserved recognition.

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

• Keyboard Player Of The Year: Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (Burlington)
  
  
  
  Links: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, More Kenny "Blues Boss" Stories, Video above courtesy of Lorne Tontegode
  
  
• Acoustic Blues Album: Sue Foley (Ottawa)– One Guitar Woman
• Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year: Sue Foley (Ottawa)
• Female Blues Artist: Sue Foley (Ottawa)
  
  
  
  Links: Sue Foley, More Sue Foley Stories, Video above courtesy of Sue Foley
  
  
• Soul Blues Album: Blackburn Brothers (Toronto) – SoulFunkin’Blues
  
  
  
  Links: Blackburn Brothers, More Blackburn Brothers Stories, Video above courtesy of Blackburn Brothers - Topic
  
  
• Bass Guitarist Of The Year: Danielle Nicole
• Blues Band Of The Year: Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
• Blues Video Of The Year: Omar and The Howlers – No Peace in the City
• Contemporary Blues Album: Rick Estrin & The Night Cats – The Hits Keep Coming
• Electric Guitarist Of The Year: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
• Harmonica Player Of The Year: Charlie Musselwhite
• Historical Or Vintage Recording: Magic Slim & John Primer feat. The Teardrops – Slow Blues
• Horn Player Of The Year: Trombone Shorty
• Live Blues Album: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live In London
• Male Blues Artist: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
• New Artist Debut Album: DK Harrell – The Right Man
• Producer Of The Year: Joe Bonamassa & Josh Smith
• Percussionist Of The Year: Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
• Rising Star Award: Candice Ivory
• Rock Blues Album: Mike Zito – Life is Hard
• Slide Guitarist Of The Year: Derek Trucks
• Traditional Blues Album: John Primer & Bob Corritore – Crawlin’ Kingsnake
• Vocalist Of The Year: Ruthie Foster

Links: Blues Blast Magazine, More Blues Blast Awards Stories

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News Roundup (Dave Gould, Pete Seeger, Grammys, Best of the Beat)

Pete Seeger R.I.P.

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Local

• Barbershop Podcast w Dave Gould
  
  
  
  Links: Dave Gould, More Dave Gould Stories, Video above courtesy of Barbershop Podcast

• Bruce Springsteen and Kathleen Edwards on the importance of the end of an album
• Spec Story on Pete Seeger passing

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World

• Pete Seeger Passes
  
  
  
  Links: Pete Seeger, Video above courtesy of HalidonMusic

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Grammy Award Highlights

• Blues Album: Get Up! — Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
  
  
  
  Links: Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite, Video above courtesy of Ben Harper

• Folk Album: My Favorite Picture Of You — Guy Clark
• Regional Roots Music Album: Dockside Sessions — Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Rock Song: Cut Me Some Slack — Dave Grohl & Paul McCartney
• Traditional R&B Performance: Please Come Home — Gary Clark Jr.
• Americana Album: Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
• Bluegrass Album: The Streets Of Baltimore — Del McCoury Band
• Country Solo Performance: Wagon Wheel — Darius Rucker
• Country Album: Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves 
• Country Duo/Group Performance: From This Valley— The Civil Wars
• Country Song: Merry Go ‘Round - Kacey Musgraves 
• Jazz Instrumental Album: Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
• Improvised Jazz Solo: Orbits — Wayne Shorter, soloist
• Jazz Vocal Album: Liquid Spirit — Gregory Porter
• Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Night In Calisia — Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
• Latin Jazz Album: Song For Maura — Paquito D’Rivera And Trio Corrente Yo
• Reggae Album: Ziggy Marley In Concert — Ziggy Marley
• World Music Album: Savor Flamenco — Gipsy Kings
• Music Film: Live Kisses – Paul McCartney
• MusiCares Person of the Year: Carole King 
• Lifetime Achievement Awards: Beatles, Isley Brothers, Kris Kristofferson

Click here for full list

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Best of the Beat Awards

• Blues Artist: Cyril Neville
• Blues Album: Cyril Neville - Magic Honey
• Male Vocalist: Cyril Neville
• Artist: Trombone Shorty
• Album: Trombone Shorty - Say That to Say This
• Song: Trombone Shorty - Fire and Brimstone
• Music Video: Trombone Shorty - Fire and Brimstone 
  
  
  
  Links: Trombone Shorty, Video above courtesy of Trombone Shorty
  
  
• Trombonist: Trombone Shorty
• R&B/Funk Artist: Trombone Shorty
• R&B/Funk Album: Trombone Shorty - Say That to Say This
• Best Emerging Artist: Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet
• Rock Artist: Anders Osborne
• Rock Album: Anders Osborne - Peace
• Songwriter: Anders Osborne
• Traditional Jazz Artist: Kermit Ruffins
• Traditional Jazz Album: Kermit Ruffins - We Partyin’ Traditional Style
• Trumpeter: Kermit Ruffins
• Contemporary Jazz Artist: Terence Blanchard
• Contemporary Jazz Album: Jason Marsalis - In a World of Mallets
• Brass Band: Rebirth Brass Band
• Brass Band Album: Brass-A-Holics - I am a Brass-A-Holic
• Cajun Artist: Lost Bayou Ramblers
• Cajun Album: BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet - From Bamako to Carencro
• Zydeco Artist: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
• Zydeco Album: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience - Dockside Sessions
• Roots Rock Artist: Honey Island Swamp Band
• Roots Rock Album: Honey Island Swamp Band - Cane Sugar
• Country/Folk Artist: Hurray for the Riff Raff
• Country/Folk Album: Hurray for the Riff Raff - My Dearest Darkest Neighbor
• Gospel Artist: Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Choir
• Cover Band: Bucktown All-Stars
• Female Vocalist: Meschiya Lake
• Bass Player: George Porter, Jr.
• Guitarist: Tab Benoit
• Drummer: Stanton Moore
• Saxophonist: Donald Harrison, Jr.
• Clarinetist: Charlie Gabriel
• Tuba/Sousaphonist: Kirk Joseph
• Piano/Keyboardist: Ivan Neville
• Accordionist: Dwayne Dopsie
• Violin/Fiddle Player: Amanda Shaw
• Other Instrument: Washboard Chaz (Washboard)

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