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| 35th Blues Music Awards Winners Announced The Blues Foundation presented the 35th Blues Music Awards Thursday night, May 8 in Memphis. The event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. Three awards went to Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks and their band, while a Little Walter tribute featuring five top harmonica players received two awards, including album of the year. First time winners included Gary Clark Jr., Doug MacLeod, John Németh, Shawn Holt & the Teardrops, Trampled Under Foot and their female bassist Danielle Schnebelen. The complete list of winners are: Acoustic Album: There's a Time - Doug MacLeod Acoustic Artist: Doug MacLeod Album: Remembering Little Walter - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, James Harman B.B. King Entertainer: Buddy Guy Band: Tedeschi Trucks Band Best New Artist Debut: Daddy Told Me - Shawn Holt & the Teardrops Contemporary Blues Album: Badlands - Trampled Under Foot Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Susan Tedeschi Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Gary Clark Jr. DVD: Ruf Records - Songs from the Road (Royal Southern Brotherhood) Historical Album: Bear Family - The Sun Blues BoxInstrumentalist-Bass: Danielle Schnebelen Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside Instrumentalist-Guitar: Ronnie Earl Instrumentalist-Harmonica: Charlie Musselwhite Instrumentalist-Horn: Eddie Shaw Koko Taylor Award: Diunna Greenleaf Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Victor Wainwright Rock Blues Album: Made Up Mind - Tedeschi Trucks Band Song: "Blues in My Soul" - Lurrie Bell Soul Blues Album: Down in Louisiana - Bobby Rush Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas Soul Blues Male Artist: John Nemeth Traditional Blues Album: Remembering Little Walter - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, James Harman Traditional Blues Male Artist: James Cotton The 35th Blues Music Awards are sponsored by BMI, Catfood Records, Eagle Rock Entertainment, First Tennessee Foundation, Jontaar Creative Studios, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Sony Music/Legacy Recordings. The Blues Foundation is Memphis-based, but world-renown as the organization dedicated to preserving our blues music history, celebrating recording and performance excellence, supporting blues education and ensuring the future of this uniquely American art form. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |