The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for the 36th Blues Music Awards, which will take place on May 7, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. The full list is: Acoustic Album Hard Luck Child: A Tribute to Skip James – Rory Block Jericho Road – Eric Bibb Jigsaw Heart – Eden Brent Son & Moon: A Tribute to Son House – John Mooney Timeless – John Hammond Acoustic Artist Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb John Hammond John Mooney Rory Block Acoustic Album Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop Living Tear To Tear – Sugar Ray & the Bluetones Memphis Grease – John Németh Refuse to Lose – Jarekus Singleton Wrapped Up and Ready – The Mannish Boys B.B. King Entertainer Bobby Rush Elvin Bishop John Németh Rick Estrin Sugaray Rayford Best Band Elvin Bishop Band John Németh & the Bo-Keys Rick Estrin & the Nightcats Sugar Ray & the Bluetones The Mannish Boys Best New Artist Album Chromaticism – Big Harp George Don’t Call No Ambulance – Selwyn Birchwood Heavy Water – Fo’ Reel Making My Mark – Annika Chambers & the Houston All-Stars One Heart Walkin‘ – Austin Walkin’ Cane Contemporary Blues Album Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop Original – Janiva Magness Refuse to Lose -Jarekus Singleton Hornet’s Nest – Joe Louis Walker BluesAmericana – Keb’ Mo’ Contemporary Blues Female Artist Beth Hart Bettye LaVette Janiva Magness Marcia Ball Shemekia Copeland Contemporary Blues Male Artist Elvin Bishop Gary Clark Jr. Jarekus Singleton Joe Bonamassa Joe Louis Walker Historical From His Head to His Heart to His Hands – Michael Bloomfield (Columbia/Legacy) Live at the Avant Garde – Magic Sam (Delmark) Soul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951-1967 – The “5” Royales (Rock Beat) The Modern Music Sessions 1948-1951 – Pee Wee Crayton (Ace) The Roots of it All-Acoustic Blues – Various Artists (Bear Family) Instrumentalist-Bass Bob Stroger Lisa Mann Michael “Mudcat” Ward Patrick Rynn Willie J. Campbell Instrumentalist-Drums Jimi Bott June Core Kenny Smith Tom Hambridge Tony Braunagel Instrumentalist-Guitar Anson Funderburgh Joe Bonamassa Johnny Winter Kid Andersen Ronnie Earl Instrumentalist-Harmonica Charlie Musselwhite Kim Wilson Mark Hummel Rick Estrin Sugar Ray Norcia Instrumentalist-Horn Al Basile Deanna Bogart Jimmy Carpenter Sax Gordon Terry Hanck Koko Taylor Award Alexis P Suter Diunna Greenleaf EG Kight Ruthie Foster Trudy Lynn Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Barrelhouse Chuck Bruce Katz David Maxwell Eden Brent Marcia Ball Rock Blues Album Step Back – Johnny Winter Goin’ Home – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Time Ain’t Free – Nick Moss Band heartsoulblood – Royal Southern Brotherhood The Blues Came Callin’ – Walter Trout Song “Another Murder in New Orleans” written by Carl Gustafson & Donald Markowitz, performed by Bobby Rush and Dr. John with Blinddog Smokin’ “Bad Luck Is My Name” written and performed by John Németh “Can’t Even Do Wrong Right” written and performed by Elvin Bishop “Let Me Breathe” written by|Janiva Magness & Dave Darling, performed by Janiva Magness “Things Could Be Worse” written by Ray Norcia, performed by Sugar Ray & the Bluetones Soul Blues Album Blues for My Father – Vaneese Thomas Decisions – Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin’ In My Soul - The Robert Cray Band Memphis Grease – John Németh Soul Brothers – Otis Clay & Johnny Rawls Soul Blues Female Artist Candi Staton Missy Andersen Sharon Jones Sista Monica Vaneese Thomas Soul Blues Male Artist Bobby Rush Curtis Salgado John Németh Johnny Rawls Otis Clay Traditional Blues Album Common Ground: Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy – Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters) – Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson Livin’ it Up – Andy T-Nick Nixon Band Living Tear To Tear – Sugar Ray & the Bluetones The Hustle is Really On – Mark Hummel Wrapped Up and Ready – The Mannish Boys Traditional Blues Male Artist Billy Boy Arnold John Primer Lurrie Bell Sugar Ray Norcia Sugaray Rayford blues.org
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:14:38 +0000
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