GOOD LUCK! Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy Nominated for 2018 Blues Music Awards

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 two awards: Acoustic Album of the Year and Acoustic Artist of the Year.  Hopefully, he'll be bringing home the hardware at the May 10, 2018 ceremony in Memphis.



Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories: Video above courtesy of Luther Blues

GOOD LUCK HARRISON!

San Francisco Bluesman Rick Estrin landed the most nominations (8) with Taj Mahal and Don Bryant in second with 5 nods apiece.

Here's a complete list of nominees.

Acoustic Album 

• Harrison Kennedy: Who U Tellin’?
• Catfish Keith: Mississippi River Blues
• Doug MacLeod: Break the Chain
• Guy Davis and Fabrizio Poggi: Sonny and Brownie’s Last Train
• Mitch Woods: Friends Along The Way
• Rory Block: Keepin’ Outta Trouble

Acoustic Artist

• Harrison Kennedy
• Doug MacLeod
• Guy Davis 
• Rory Block
• Taj Mahal

Album

• Don Bryant: Don’t Give Up on Love
• Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter: Right Place, Right Time
• Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: Groovin’ In Greaseland
  
  
  
  Links: Rick Estrin, Video above courtesy of Little Charlie and the Nightcats - Topic
  
  
• TajMo: TajMo
• Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra: After a While

Band

• The Cash Box Kings
• Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter
• Nick Moss Band
• North Mississippi All-Stars
• Rick Estrin and the Nightcats

Entertainer

• Bobby Rush
• Mike Ledbetter
• Rick Estrin
• Sugaray Rayford
• Taj Mahal

Emerging Artist Album

• Altered Five Blues Band: Charmed and Dangerous
• Larkin Poe: Peach
• Miss Freddye: Lady of the Blues
• R.L. Boyce: Roll and Tumble
• Southern Avenue: Southern Avenue
• Tas Cru: Simmered and Stewed

Contemporary Blues Album

• Beth Hart: Fire on the Floor
• Corey Dennison Band: Night After Night
• Ronnie Baker Brooks: Times Have Changed
• Selwyn Birchwood: Pick Your Poison
• TajMo: TajMo
  
  
  
  Links: TajMo, Taj Mahal, More Taj Mahal Stories/Covers, Keb Mo', More Keb Mo' Stories, Video above courtesy of Concord Music
  

Contemporary Blues Female Artist

• Beth Hart
• Karen Lovely
• Samantha Fish
• Shemekia Copeland
• Vanessa Collier

Contemporary Blues Male Artist

• Keb’ Mo’
• Mike Ledbetter
• Ronnie Baker Brooks
• Selwyn Birchwood
• Toronzo Cannon

Historical Album of the Year

• Jimmy Reed: Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles
• John Lee Hooker: King of the Boogie
• Luther Allison: A Legend Never Dies
• The Paul deLay Band: Live at Notodden ’97
• American Epic: The Collection (Compilation)

Bass

• Benny Turner
• Bob Stroger
• Larry Fulcher (Phantom Blues Band)
• Michael “Mudcat” Ward
• Patrick Rynn

Drums

• Jimi Bott
• June Core
• Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith
• Tom Hambridge
• Tony Braunagel

Guitar

• Anson Funderburgh
• Chris Cain
• Christoffer “Kid” Andersen
• Monster Mike Welch 
• Ronnie Earl

Harmonica

• Billy Branch
• Dennis Gruenling
• Jason Ricci
• Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
• Rick Estrin

Horn

• Al Basile
• Jimmy Carpenter
• Nancy Wright
• Trombone Shorty
• Vanessa Collier

Piano Player

• Anthony Geraci
• Henry Gray
• Jim Pugh
• Mitch Woods
• Victor Wainwright

Vocals

• Beth Hart
• Don Bryant
• John Németh
• Mike Ledbetter
• Sugaray Rayford
• Wee Willie Walker

Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)

• Annika Chambers
• Diunna Greenleaf
• Janiva Magness
• Miss Freddye
• Ruthie Foster

Rock Blues Album

• Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Lay It On Down
• Mike Zito: Make Blues Not War
• North Mississippi All-Stars: Prayer for Peace
• Savoy Brown: Witchy Feelin’
• Walter Trout: We’re All In This Together

Rock Blues Artist

• Eric Gales
• Jason Ricci
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd
• Mike Zito
• Walter Trout

Song

• Rick Estrin and the Night Cats: The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere 
• Don Bryant: Don’t Give Up On Love
  
  
  
  Links: Don Bryant, Video above courtesy of Barney USMC
  
  
• TajMo: Don’t Leave Me Here 
• Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra: Hate Take a Holiday
• North Mississippi All-Stars: Prayer for Peace

Soul Blues Album

• Don Bryant: Don’t Give Up on Love
• Johnny Rawls: Waiting for the Train
• Robert Cray and Hi Rhythm: Robert Cray and Hi Rhythm
• Sugaray Rayford: The World That We Live In
• Wee Willie Walker and the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra: After a While

Soul Blues Female Artist

• Bettye LaVette
• Denise LaSalle
• Mavis Staples
• Trudy Lynn
• Vaneese Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist

• Curtis Salgado
• Don Bryant
• Johnny Rawls
• Sugaray Rayford
• William Bell
• Wee Willie Walker

Traditional Blues Album

• The Cash Box Kings: Royal Mint
• Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio: Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio
• Kim Wilson: Blues and Boogie Vol. 1
• Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter: Right Place, Right Time
• Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: Groovin’ In Greaseland
• Howlin’ At Greaseland (Compilation)

Traditional Blues Female Artist

• Annika Chambers
• Diunna Greenleaf
• Janiva Magness
• Miss Freddye
• Ruthie Foster

Traditional Blues Male Artist

• John Primer
• Kim Wilson
• Lurrie Bell
• R.L. Boyce
• Rick Estrin 

Blast From the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Blues Music Awards, More Blues Music Awards Stories

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