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BMA Awards-Real Time Announcements by Monica Yasher
American Blues News has begun our coverage of the Blues Music Awards. This should be an exciting evening for everyone. Though a fabulous night is planned, American Blues News would like to take a minute, and offer our thoughts and prayers to our music friends and the people of Nashville, TN.
There are twenty six awards to be given out this evening. Let's begin with the first award of the evening, which is:
Blues Music Award Category:
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Candye Kane Interview pics
Magic Slim
Rick Estrin
Super Chikan
Taj Mahal
THE WINNER IS: Tommy Castro Interview Pics
Blues Music Award Category:
Band of the Year
Duke Robillard's Jumpin' Blues Revue
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
The Mannish Boys
THE WINNER IS: Tommy Castro Band Interview Pics
Blues Music Award Category:
Best New Artist Debut
Greg Nagy, Walk That Fine Thin Line
Joanne Shaw Taylor, White Sugar
Marquise Knox, Man Child
The California Honeydrops, Soul Tub!
THE WINNER IS: Monkey Junk, Tiger in your Tank
Blues Music Award Category:
Acoustic Artist of the Year
Annie Raines & Paul Rishell
Doug MacLeod
Guy Davis
Samuel James
THE WINNER IS: Louisiana Red
Blues Music Award Category:
Song of the Year
James 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)
THE WINNER IS: Cyril Neville & Mike Zito, 'Pearl River' (Pearl River--Mike Zito)
Blues Music Award Category:
Album of the Year
Duke Robillard's Jumpin' Blues Revue, Stomp! the Blues Tonight
Eddie C. Campbell, Tear This World Up
Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint, Back to the Black Bayou
Various Artists, Chicago Blues A Living History
THE WINNER IS: Joe Louis Walker, Between a Rock and the Blues
Blues Music Award Category:
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
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
THE WINNER IS: Tommy Castro, Hard Believer interview pics
Blues Music Award Category:
Historical Album of the Year
Bear Family Records, Taking Care of Business (1956-1973) (Freddie King)
Eagle Records, Essential Montreux (Gary Moore)
Hip-O Select, The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) (Little Walter)
Landslide Records, Sean's Blues (Sean Costello)
THE WINNER IS: Chess, Authorized Bootleg (Muddy Waters)
Blues Music Award Category:
Soul Blues Album of the Year
Charles Wilson, Troubled Child
Darrell Nulisch, Just for You
Latimore, All About the Rhythm and the Blues
Mighty Sam McClain, Betcha Didn't Know
THE WINNER IS: Johnny Rawls, Ace Of Spades
Blues Music Award Category:
Rock Blues Album of the Year
Jason Ricci & New Blood, Done with the Devil
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat, Tijuana Bible
Mike Zito, Pearl River (Review, Interview)
Tinsley Ellis, Speak No Evil Interview
THE WINNER IS: Derek Trucks Band, Already Free (show review, CD review)
Blues Music Award Category:
Acoustic Album of the Year
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
THE WINNER IS: David Maxwell & Louisiana Red, You Got to Move
Blues Music Award Category:
Traditional Blues Album of the Year
John Primer, All Original
Johnnie Bassett, The Gentleman is Back
Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint, Back to the Black Bayou
Various Artists, Chicago Blues A Living History
THE WINNER IS: Super Chikan, Chikadelic
Blues Music Award Category:
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year)
Ann Rabson
Fiona Boyes
Shirley Johnson
Zora Young
THE WINNER IS: Debbie Davies
Blues Music Award Category:
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Bettye LaVette
Candye Kane
Janiva Magness
Shemekia Copeland interview
THE WINNER IS: Ruthie Foster
Blues Music Award Category:
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Barbara Carr
Denise LaSalle
Shirley Brown
Sista Monica Parker
THE WINNER IS: Irma Thomas
Blues Music Award Category:
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Derek Trucks (show review, CD review)
Joe Louis Walker
John Nemeth
Michael Burks
THE WINNER IS: Tommy Castro interview pics
Blues Music Award Category:
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Darrell Nulisch
Jackie Payne
Johnny Rawls
Latimore
THE WINNER IS: Curtis Salgado Interview coming!
Blues Music Award Category:
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
John Primer
Johnnie Bassett
Louisiana Red
Super Chikan
THE WINNER IS: Duke Robillard
Blues Music Award Category:
Instrumentalist-Guitar
Duke Robillard
Joe Louis Walker
Lurrie Bell
Ronnie Earl
THE WINNER IS: Derek Trucks (show review, CD review)
Blues Music Award Category:
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Bruce Katz
David Maxwell
Henry Butler
Henry Gray
THE WINNER IS: Eden Brent
Blues Music Award Category:
Instrumentalist-Horn
Al Basile
Big James Montgomery
Eddie Shaw
Keith Crossan
THE WINNER IS: Deanna Bogart
Blues Music Award Category:
Instrumentalist-Bass
Bill Stuve
Larry Taylor
Mookie Brill
Patrick Rynn
THE WINNER IS: Bob Stroger
Blues Music Award Category:
Instrumentalist-Other
Gerry Hundt (mandolin)
Johnny Sansone (accordion)
Otis Taylor (banjo) (Interview coming!)
Rich Del Grosso (mandolin)
THE WINNER IS: Buckwheat Zydeco (accordion)
Blues Music Award Category:
Instrumentalist-Drums
Jimi Bott
Kenny Smith
Sam Carr
Tony Braunagel
THE WINNER IS: Cedric Burnside
Blues Music Award Category:
Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Billy Branch LV Banks article more pics
Kim Wilson
Mark Hummel
Rick Estrin
THE WINNER IS: Jason Ricci
Blues Music Award Category:
DVD
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 and Annie Raines)
Vincent Productions, Down to the Crossroads Vol. 1 (George Thorogood & the Destroyers w/ Eddie Shaw)
THE WINNER IS: Delmark Records, It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues
Though the Blues Music Awards are finished for the year 2010. For the blues, It Ain't Over! Thank you for another year of great blues music!
