Throwback Thursday: Koko Taylor Passes

American Blues legend, Koko Taylor passed away on June 3, 2009.

Below is the article that ran in the June 4, 2009 edition of the Hamilton Spectator. Click the image to Make it bigger.

Links: Koko Taylor, More Koko Taylor Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of Celia Anahin

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Throwback Thursday - 30th Blues Music Award Winners

Original Post: May 8, 2009

Updated & Expanded Post: July 10, 2025

On Thursday, May 7, 2009 the Blues Music Awards were handed out in Memphis, Tennessee.

The late Jeff Healey's CD, Mess of Blues, won for best Rock Blues Album. He was the only Canadian winner.

Here is a full list of winners Canadian Artists are bolded.

• Blues Rock Album: Jeff Healey – Mess of Blues
  
  
  
  Links: Jeff Healey, More Jeff Healey Stories, Album above courtesy of miguel9388
  
  
• Acoustic Blues Album: Eden Brent – Mississippi Number One
• Acoustic Blues Artist: Eden Brent
• Album of the Year: Buddy Guy – Skin Deep
• Band of the Year: Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
• Contemporary Blues Album: Buddy Guy – Skin Deep
• Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Janiva Magness
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Buddy Guy
• DVD: Broke & Hungry Records, Cathead Blues & Mudpuppy Recordings – M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace of the Blues
• Entertainer: Janiva Magness
• Historical Blues Album: Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992
• Instrumentalist - Bass: Mookie Brill
• Instrumentalist - Drums: Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
• Instrumentalist - Guitar: Sonny Landreth
• Instrumentalist - Harmonica: Billy Gibson
• Instrumentalist - Horns: Deanna Bogart
• Instrumentalist - Other: Otis Taylor – Banjo
• Instrumentalist - Piano: Marcia Ball
• New Artist Debut: Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm – 2 Man Wrecking Crew
• Soul Blues Album: Irma Thomas – Simply Grand
• Soul Blues Female Artist: Etta James
• Soul Blues Male Artist: Bobby Rush
• Song of the Year: Kenny Neal – Let Life Flow
  
  
  
  Links: Kenny Neal, Video above courtesy of Kenny Neal - Topic
  
  
• Traditional Blues Male Artist: B.B. King
• Traditional Blues Female Artist: Koko Taylor
• Traditional Blues Album: B.B. King – One Kind Favor

Links: Blues Music Awards, More Blues Music Awards Stories

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