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| Blues Music Awards 2011 The Blues Foundation, based in Memphis, has announced the nominees for the organization's 32nd annual Blues Music Awards, confirming the awards show for Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis. Here are your Blues Music Award nominations for 2011: Acoustic Album of the Year Paul Oscher - Bet On The Blues Eric Bibb - Booker's Guitar South Memphis String Band - Home Sweet Home The Nighthawks - Last Train to Bluesville Lucky Peterson - You Can Always Turn Around Acoustic Artist of the Year Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb Guy Davis John Hammond Paul Oscher Album of the Year Eden Brent - Ain't Got No Troubles Buddy Guy - Living Proof The Mannish Boys - Shake for Me Janiva Magness - The Devil is an Angel Too Charlie Musselwhite - The Well B.B King Entertainer of the Year Buddy Guy Janiva Magness Joe Louis Walker Kenny Neal Super Chikan Band of the Year Derek Trucks Band Magic Slim & the Teardrops Nick Moss Band Rick Estrin & the Nightcats The Holmes Brothers The Kilborn Alley Blues Band The Mannish Boys Best New Artist Debut Chris O'Leary Band - Mr. Used to Be Claudette King - We're Onto Something Matt Hill - On the Floor Peter Parcek 3 - The Mathematics of Love The Vincent Hayes Project - Reclamation Contemporary Blues Album of the Year Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Have Blues Will Travel Buddy Guy - Living Proof John Nemeth - Name The Day! Karen Lovely - Still The Rain Janiva Magness - The Devil Is An Angel Too Contemporary Blues - Female Artist of the Year Candye Kane Janiva Magness Karen Lovely Robin Rogers Shemekia Copeland Contemporary Blues - Male Artist of the Year Buddy Guy Joe Louis Walker John Nemeth Kenny Neal Nick Moss DVD of the Year Various Artists - The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Concert Tail Dragger - Live at Rooster's Place Watermelon Slim & the Workers - Live at Ground Zero Blues Club Luther Allison - Songs From The Road Mac Arnold - Nothing to Prove Historical Album of the Year Little Smokey Smothers & Elvin Bishop - Chicago Blues Buddies Various Artists - Jimmy Dawkins Presents the Leric Story Junior Wells & the Aces - Live in Boston 1966 Bob Corritore & Friends - Harmonica Blues Luther Allison - Songs From The Road Best Instrumentalist - Bass Bill Stuve Bob Stroger Larry Taylor Patrick Rynn Steve Gomes Best Instrumentalist - Drums Cedric Burnside Jimi Bott Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith Robb Stupka Tony Braunagel Best Instrumentalist - Guitar Derek Trucks Duke Robillard Joe Louis Walker Kirk Fletcher Ronnie Earl Best Instrumentalist - Harmonica Bob Corritore Charlie Musselwhite James Cotton Kim Wilson Paul Oscher Best Instrumentalist - Horn Big James Montgomery Doug James Eddie Shaw Keith Crossan Terry Hanck Best Instrumentalist - Other Gerry Hundt - mandolin Johnny Sansone - accordion Otis Taylor - banjo Rich Del Grosso - mandolin Sonny Rhodes - lap steel guitar Pinetop Perkins Piano Player David Maxwell Dr. John Eden Brent Henry Butler Mitch Woods Rock Blues Album of the Year Steve Miller Band - Bingo Walter Trout - Common Ground Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Live! In Chicago Nick Moss - Privileged Derek Trucks - Roadsongs Song of the Year Tom Hambridge & Buddy Guy - "Living Proof" (Buddy Guy - Living Proof) Bruce Iglauer, Wyzard & David Kearney – "Please Mr. President" (Guitar Shorty - Bare Knuckle) Steve Gomes - "Rained All Night" (Tad Robinson - Back In Style) Charlie Musselwhite - "Sad and Beautiful World" (Charlie Musselwhite - The Well) Dennis Walker & Alan Mirikitani - "Still the Rain" (Karen Lovely - Still The Rain) Soul Blues Album of the Year Denise LaSalle - 24 Hour Woman Tad Robinson - Back in Style The Holmes Brothers - Feed My Soul Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges - Live In San Antonio Solomon Burke - Nothing's Impossible Arthur Adams - Stomp the Floor Soul Blues - Female Artist of the Year Barbara Carr Claudette King Denise LaSalle Irma Thomas Sista Monica Parker Soul Blues - Male Artist of the Year Bobby Rush Curtis Salgado Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges Solomon Burke Tad Robinson Traditional Blues Album of the Year James Cotton - Giant Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - Joined At The Hip Duke Robillard - Passport To The Blues The Mannish Boys - Shake For Me Charlie Musselwhite - The Well Traditional Blues - Male Artist of the Year Alabama Mike Charlie Musselwhite James Cotton Magic Slim Super Chikan Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues – Female Artist of the Year) Eden Brent Reba Russell Ruthie Foster Sue Foley Teeny Tucker Zora Young write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |