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
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)
Song of the Year
- A Woman’s Soul, Rory Block
- Black Cowboys, Dom Flemons
- Global Griot, Eric Bibb
- Journeys To The Heart Of The Blues, Joe Louis Walker/Bruce Katz/Giles Robson
- Wish The World Away, Ben Rice
- America’s Child, Shemekia Copeland
- The High Cost Of Low Living, The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling
- Journeys To The Heart Of The Blues, Joe Louis Walker/Bruce Katz/Giles Robson
- Rough Cut, Curtis Salgado and Alan Hager
- Why Did You Have To Go, Anthony Geraci
B.B. King Entertainer
- Anthony Geraci and The Boston Blues All-Stars
- Larkin Poe
- Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials
- Nick Moss Band
- Welch-Ledbetter Connection
Blues Rock Album
- The Big Bad Blues, Billy F Gibbons
- High Desert Heat, Too Slim and the Taildraggers
- Live At The ’62 Center, Albert Cummings
- Poor Until Payday, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
- Winning Hand, Tinsley Ellis
Blues Rock Artist
Contemporary Blues Album
- America’s Child, Shemekia Copeland
- Belle Of The West, Samantha Fish
- Chicago Plays The Stones, The Living History Band
- Hold On, Kirk Fletcher
- Wild Again, The Proven Ones
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
- Back In Business, Frank Bey
- Every Soul’s A Star, Dave Keller
- I’m Still Around, Johnny Rawls
- Love Makes A Woman, The Knickerbocker All-Stars
- Reckoning, Billy Price
Soul Blues Female Artist
Soul Blues Male Artist
Traditional Blues Album
- The Blues Is Alive And Well, Buddy Guy
- The High Cost Of Low Living, Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling
- The Luckiest Man, Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters
- Tribute to Carey Bell, Lurrie Bell and the Bell Dynasty
- Why Did You Have To Go, Anthony Geraci
Traditional Blues Male Artist
Blast from the Past: Last Year's Nominees
Links: Blues Music Awards, More Blues Music Awards Stories
Links: Blues Music Awards, More Blues Music Awards Stories
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