The nominees for the 2024 Blues Blast Awards were recently announced and, as always, a few local acts were scattered in the mix.
Fan voting begins July 15, 2024 and ends at 12:00am on August 31, 2024. Click here to vote.
Below is a complete list of nominees. Canadian acts are bolded.
* signed to Waterdown's Stony Plain Records
Keyboard Player Of The Year
- Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (Burlington)*
Links: Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, More Kenny "Blues Boss" Stories, Video above courtesy of Nanaimo Blues Society - Jim Pugh
- Anthony Geraci
- Ben Levin
- Eden Brent
- Mitch Woods
New Artist Debut Album
- Garnetta Cromwell (Hamilton) - Time to Shine
Links: Garnetta and DaGroovmasters, More Garnetta and DaGroovmasters Stories, Video above courtesy of GARNETTA CROMWELL - Topic - BLUES People – The Skin I’m In
- DK Harrell – The Right Man
- Joel Astley – Seattle to Greaseland
- Mathias Lattin – Up Next
- Nicholas Alexander – Lil Hoochie
Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year
Acoustic Blues Album
- Sue Foley (Ottawa)– One Guitar Woman*
- EG Kight – Sticks & Strings
- Arbuckle & Long – Gonna Be Justified
- Tinsley Ellis – Naked Truth
- Doug MacLeod – Raw Blues 2
- Mick Kolassa – Wooden Music
- Nic Clark – Everybody’s Buddy
Blues Band Of The Year
- Blackburn Brothers (Toronto)
- The Dig 3
- Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling
- Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
- The Cash Box Kings
- Southern Avenue
Electric Guitarist Of The Year
- Duke Robillard*
- Monster Mike Welch
- Nick Moss
- Joanna Connor
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- Laura Chavez
Female Blues Artist
- Sue Foley (Ottawa)*
- Shaun Murphy
- Annika Chambers-DesLauriers
- Danielle Nicole
- Fiona Boyes
- Ruthie Foster
Live Blues Album
- Sue Foley (Ottawa) – Live In Austin Vol 1.*
- Eric Bibb – Live at Scala Theatre*
- Deb Ryder – Live & Havin’ Fun
- Li’l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes – Got it Live from ‘05
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live In London
- Blood Brothers – Live in Canada
Soul Blues Album
- Blackburn Brothers (Toronto) – SoulFunkin’Blues
- Jeff Rogers (Ottawa) – Dream Job
- Dave Keller – It’s Time to Shine
- Kevin Burt & Big Medicine – Thank You Brother Bill
- Marcel Smith – From My Soul
- Eddie Cotton – The Mirror
- Joakim Tinderholt – Deadlines
Bass Guitarist Of The Year
- Jerry Jemmott
- Bob Stroger
- Rodrigo Mantovani
- Danielle Nicole
- Larry Fulcher
- Michael “Mudcat” Ward
Blues Video Of The Year
- Lurrie Bell and Frank Catalano – Set Me Free
- Buck69 – Peace Maker
- Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ From Coast to Coast
- Hughes Taylor- Ballad of Big Bill McGuire
- John Clifton – Every Waking Hour
- Omar and The Howlers – No Peace in the City
Contemporary Blues Album
- Shaun Murphy – I’m Coming Home
- Chris O’Leary – The Hard Line
- Anthony Geraci – Tears In My Eyes
- Rick Vito – Cadillac Man
- Rick Estrin & The Night Cats – The Hits Keep Coming
- Selwyn Birchwood – Exorcist
Harmonica Player Of The Year*
- Jason Ricci
- Bob Corritore
- Dennis Greunling
- Charlie Musselwhite
- Billy Branch
- Kim Wilson
Historical Or Vintage Recording
- Bob Corritore – Phoenix Blues Rumble
- James Harman – Didn’t We Have Some Fun Sometime
- Paul Oscher – Live At The Tombs House Of Detention, NYC
- Keef Hartley Band – Live at Essen
- Magic Slim & John Primer feat. The Teardrops – Slow Blues
- Omar & The Howlers – Magic Man Live In Bremen 1989
Horn Player Of The Year
- Jimmy Carpenter
- Vanessa Collier
- Sax Gordon Beadle
- Trombone Shorty
- Eric Demmer
- Deanna Bogart
Male Blues Artist
- John Primer
- Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
- D.K. Harrell
- Kevin Burt
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- Bobby Rush
Producer Of The Year
- Bob Corritore
- Kid Andersen
- Joe Bonamassa & Josh Smith
- Tony Braunagel
- Tom Hambridge
- Mike Zito
Percussionist Of The Year
- June Core
- Derrick D’mar Martin
- Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
- Tom Hambridge
- Tony Braunagel
- Tony Coleman
Rising Star Award
- Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport
- Mathias Lattin
- Joel Astley
- Candice Ivory
- Stephen Hull
Rock Blues Album
- The Wicked Lo-Down – Out Of Line
- Mike Zito – Life is Hard
- Coco Montoya – Writing on the Wall
- JP Soars – Brick by Brick
- Canned Heat – Finyl Vinyl
- Bex Marshall – Fortuna
Slide Guitarist Of The Year
- JP Soars
- Joanna Connor
- Fiona Boyes
- Derek Trucks
- Rick Vito
- Sonny Landreth
Traditional Blues Album
- Monster Mike Welch – Nothing But Time
- The Dig 3 – Damn the Rent
- Fiona Boyes – Ramblified
- Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ From Coast to Coast
- Nick Moss Band – Get Your Back Into It
- John Primer & Bob Corritore – Crawlin’ Kingsnake
Vocalist Of The Year
- Ruthie Foster
- Bobby Rush
- John Németh
- Marcel Smith
- Billy Price
- D.K. Harrell
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