American Blues News - "Dedicated to the promotion and celebration of the Blues."

Blues Music Awards, the highest honor given to Blues artists, will be presented by the Blues Foundation this year on May 6, 2010, at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis.

Heading the list of honorees for the 31st Blues Music Awards is Joe Louis Walker, who garnered five nominations, including Album of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, and Song of the Year for "I'm Tide" from his recent release Between a Rock and the Blues. Tommy Castro, Rick Estrin. Super Chikan, Louisiana Red and Duke Robillard, each received four nominations.

Almost every nominee will perform. Blues Foundation members get seating preference and are the only fans who vote to decide which nominees will win the Blues Music Award.


The BLUES Foundation is not just talking the talk, they have about 185 affiliates across the globe representing blues societies, protagonists promoting and preserving the music.

Please take just a moment to join the BLUES Foundation today! It is not expensive and it will make you feel good about preserving and honoring the music we love and cherish.

Click here to go to their site:
https://www.blues.org/#ref=members_index


The Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Charter Members' Dinner will be held the night before the Awards, May 5. Honorees were listed by my friend and colleague, Monica Yasher, in this article in the American Blues News: http://www.ameriblues.com/2010/02/2010-blues-foundation-hall-of-fame.html

I am planning on covering both events for the American Blues News and my dear friend, Terry Lape, has plans to come to Memphis and join me. Tickets are still available at the Blues Foundation website:https://www.blues.org/#ref=tickets_bma

The following is a list of this year's nominees, including links, highlighted in blue, which you can click to check out interviews and pictures of these artists that our writers and photographers have compiled here at the American Blues News.






David Maxwell & Louisiana Red You Got to Move

Maria Muldaur & her Garden of Joy Good Time Music for Hard Times

Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women, Havin' The Last Word (Interviews with: Ann, Gaye, Andra)

Samuel James For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen

Various Artists Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the music of the Mississippi Sheiks



Annie Raines & Paul Rishell
Doug MacLeod
Guy Davis
Louisiana Red
Samuel James


Duke Robillard's Jumpin' Blues Revue, Stomp! the Blues Tonight

Eddie C. Campbell Tear This World Up

Joe Louis Walker Between a Rock and the Blues

Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint Back to the Black Bayou

Various Artists Chicago Blues A Living History


Candye Kane Interview pics
Magic Slim
Rick Estrin
Super Chikan
Taj Mahal
Tommy Castro Interview Pics


Duke Robillard's Jumpin' Blues Revue
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
The Mannish Boys
Tommy Castro Band Interview Pics

Greg Nagy Walk That Fine Thin Line

Joanne Shaw Taylor White Sugar

Marquise Knox Man Child

Monkey Junk Tiger in your Tank

The California Honeydrops Soul Tub!


Candye Kane, Superhero interview pics

Joe Louis Walker Between a Rock and the Blues

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Twisted

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters Living in the Light

Tommy Castro, Hard Believer interview pics


Bettye LaVette
Candye Kane
Janiva Magness
Ruthie Foster
Shemekia Copeland


Derek Trucks (show review, CD review)
Joe Louis Walker
John Nemeth
Michael Burks
Tommy Castro interview pics


Delmark Records It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues, Live at Buddy Guy's Legends

Eagle Eye Media Live at Montreux 1993 (B.B. King)

Jo Films& Roadside Productions Hot Flash - The Documentary (Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women)

Mojo Rodeo Records A Night in Woodstock (Paul Rishell & Annie Raines)

Vincent Productions Down to the Crossroads Vol. 1 (George Thorogood & the Destroyers w/ Eddie Shaw)


Bear Family Records Taking Care of Business (1956-1973) (Freddie King)

Chess Authorized Bootleg (Muddy Waters)

Eagle Records Essential Montreux (Gary Moore)

Hip-O Select The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) (Little Walter)

Landslide Records Sean's Blues (Sean Costello)


Bill Stuve
Bob Stroger
Larry Taylor
Mookie Brill
Patrick Rynn


Cedric Burnside
Jimi Bott
Kenny Smith
Sam Carr
Tony Braunagel



Derek Trucks (show review, CD review)
Duke Robillard
Joe Louis Walker
Lurrie Bell
Ronnie Earl


Billy Branch LV Banks article more pics
Jason Ricci
Kim Wilson
Mark Hummel
Rick Estrin



Al Basile
Big James Montgomery
Deanna Bogart
Eddie Shaw
Keith Crossan


Buckwheat Zydeco (accordion)

Gerry Hundt (mandolin)

Johnny Sansone (accordion)

Otis Taylor (banjo)

Rich Del Grosso (mandolin)


Bruce Katz
David Maxwell
Eden Brent
Henry Butler
Henry Gray

Derek Trucks Band Already Free (show review, CD review)

Jason Ricci & New Blood Done with the Devil

Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat Tijuana Bible

Mike Zito, Pearl River

Tinsley Ellis, Speak No Evil Interview

Cyril Neville & Mike Zito, 'Pearl River' (Pearl River--Mike Zito)

James “Super Chikan” Johnson “Fred's Dollar Store” (Chikadelic--Super Chikan)

Joe Louis Walker “I'm Tide” (Between a Rock and the Blues--Joe Louis Walker)

John Hahn & Oliver Wood “Never Going Back to Memphis” (Never Going Back--Shemekia Copeland)

Vyasa Dodson “At Least I'm Not With You” (At Least I'm Not With You--The Insomniacs)


Charles Wilson Troubled Child

Darrell Nulisch Just for You

Johnny Rawls Ace of Spades

Latimore All About the Rhythm and the Blues

Mighty Sam McClain Betcha Didn't Know


Barbara Carr
Denise LaSalle
Irma Thomas
Shirley Brown
Sista Monica Parker


Curtis Salgado
Darrell Nulisch
Jackie Payne
Johnny Rawls
Latimore


John Primer All Original

Johnnie Bassett The Gentleman is Back

Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint Back to the Black Bayou

Super Chikan Chikadelic

Various Artists Chicago Blues A Living History


Ann Rabson
Debbie Davies
Fiona Boyes
Shirley Johnson
Zora Young


Duke Robillard
John Primer
Johnnie Bassett
Louisiana Red
Super Chikan

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