Dziś nad ranem w Memphis zakończyła się ceremonia rozdania najważniejszych nagród w bluesowej branży. Oto lista laureatów tegorocznych Blues Music Awards:
B.B. King Entertainer: Shemekia Copeland
Band of the Year: Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Best Emerging Artist Album: “Harlem” King Solomon Hicks
Blues Rock Album: “Mike Zito and Friends – Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry” Mike Zito
Soul Blues Album: “That’s What I Heard” Robert Cray Band
Traditional Blues Album: “100 Years of Blues” Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Shemekia Copeland
Soul Blues Female Artist: Bettye LaVette
Traditional Blues Female Artist: Rory Block
Instrumentalist – Bass: Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Guitar: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Instrumentalist – Horn: Jimmy Carpenter
Album of the Year: “100 Years of Blues” Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Song of the Year” “All Out of Tears” Walter Trout, Marie Trout, Teeny Tucker
Acoustic Blues Album: “Rawer Than Raw” Bobby Rush
Contemporary Blues Album: “Uncivil War” Shemekia Copeland
Acoustic Blues Artist: Keb’ Mo’
Blues Rock Artist: Mike Zito
Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Male Artist: John Primer
Instrumentalist – Drums: Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Instrumentalist – Harmonica: Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Piano: Anthony Geraci
Instrumentalist – Vocals: Ruthie Foster