El próximo 5 de mayo tendrá lugar en el Centro de Convenciones Renasant de Memphis la celebración de la 43ª edición de los Blues Music Awards presentados por The Blues Fundation. Estos premios honran los logros excepcionales del año pasado en la grabación, interpretación y composición de música blues, además de apoyar las tradiciones culturales del blues. El evento está reconocido internacionalmente como el más importante del mundo del blues.
Esta es la relación de los nominados para este año en la distintas categorías:
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Tommy Castro
Eric Gales
Mr. Sipp
J.P. Soars
Sugaray Rayford
Album of the Year
Holler If You Hear Me - Altered Five Blues Band
Not In My Lifetime - Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
Pinky’s Blues - Sue Foley
Raisin’ Cain - Chris Cain
Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town - Tommy Castro
Band of the Year
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
J.P. Soars and the Red Hots
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Sugaray Rayford Band
Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Song of the Year
“Fragile Peace and Certain War” - (Written & Performed by Carolyn Wonderland)
“Holler If You Hear Me” - (Written by Tom Hambridge), (performed by Altered Five Blues Band)
“I’d Climb Mountains” - (Written and performed by Selwyn Birchwood)
“Real Good Lie” - (Written by Jim Gaines, Christine Vitale, Larry Batiste, Anthony Paule), (performed by Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra)
“Somewhere” - (Co-written by Tommy Castro & Tom Hambridge), (Performed by Tommy Castro & The Painkillers)
Best Emerging Artist Album
GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It… You Might Like It! - GA-20
Just Say The Word - Gabe Stillman
Live On Beale Street: A Tribute To Bobby “Blue” Bland - Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band
Welcome To The Lan - Memphissippi Sounds
You Ain’t Unlucky - Veronica Lewis
Acoustic Blues Album
Dear America - Eric Bibb
Land of the Sky - Catfish Keith
Let’s Get Happy Together - Maria Muldaur
Let Loose These Chains - Hector Anchondo
The Trio Sessions - EG Kight
Blues Rock Album
Alafia Moon - Damon Fowler
Dance Songs For Hard Times - The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Resurrection - Mike Zito
Tinfoil Hat - Popa Chubby
Unemployed Highly Annoyed - Jeremiah Johnson
Contemporary Blues Album
662 - Kingfish
Damage Control - Curtis Salgado
Holler If You Hear Me - Altered Five Blues Band
Raisin’ Cain - Chris Cain
Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town - Tommy Castro
Soul Blues Album
Let’s Have A Party - Gerald McClendon
Long As I Got My Guitar - Zac Harmon
Not In My Lifetime - Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
You Get What You Give: Duets - Dave Keller
You Gotta Have It - Tia Carroll
Traditional Blues Album
Be Ready When I Call You - Guy Davis
Bob Corritore & Friends: Spider In My Stew - Bob Corritore
Boogie w/ R.L. Boyce (Live) - R.L. Boyce
Little Black Flies - Eddie 9V
Pinky’s Blues - Sue Foley
Acoustic Blues Artist
Eric Bibb
Kevin Burt
Guy Davis
Doug MacLeod
Keb’ Mo’
Blues Rock Artist
Albert Castiglia
Tommy Castro
Tinsley Ellis
Ana Popovic
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Vanessa Collier
Thornetta Davis
Ruthie Foster
Danielle Nicole
Carolyn Wonderland
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Selwyn Birchwood
Chris Cain
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Kenny Neal
Mr. Sipp
Soul Blues Female Artist
Annika Chambers
Trudy Lynn
Terrie Odabi
Kat Riggins
Vaneese Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist
William Bell
Don Bryant
John Nemeth
Johnny Rawls
Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Female Artist
Rory Block
Sue Foley
Rhiannon Giddens
Diunna Greenleaf
EG Kight
Traditional Blues Male Artist
Cedric Burnside
Super Chikan
Taj Mahal
Sugar Ray Norcia
Jontavious Willis
Instrumentalist – Bass
Willie J. Campbell
Larry Fulcher
Jerry Jemmott
Scot Sutherland
Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Drums
Danny Banks
June Core
Tom Hambridge
Derrick D’Mar Martin
Chris Peet
Instrumentalist – Guitar
Christoffer “Kid” Andersen
Chris Cain
Laura Chavez
Anson Funderburgh
Eric Gales
J.P. Soars
Instrumentalist – Harmonica
Billy Branch
Bob Corritore
Jason Ricci
Brandon Santini
Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Horn
Mindi Abair
Jimmy Carpenter
Marc Franklin
Regi Oliver
Nancy Wright
Instrumentalist – Piano
Eden Brent
Mike Finnigan
Dave Keyes
Veronica Lewis
Jim Pugh
Instrumentalist – Vocals
Thornetta Davis
Ruthie Foster
John Nemeth
Sugaray Rayford
Curtis Salgado
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