THE BLUES FOUNDATION 46TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS ARE...
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AND THE 46TH ANNUAL BLUES MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS ARE.... Acoustic Blues Album: One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley Instrumentalist - Horn: Vanessa Collier Blues Rock Artist: Tommy Castro Instrumentalist - Harmonica: Billy Branch Soul Blues Female: Thornetta Davis Instrumentalist - Piano (Pinetop Perkinss): Eden Brent Instrumentalist - Bass: Bob Stroger Instrumentalist - Drum: Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smit Blues Rock Album: Life is Hard, Mike Zito Contemporary Blues Male: Ronnie Baker Brooks Traditional Blues Album: Crawlin' 'Kingsnake, John Primer and Bob Corritore Traditional Blues Male: John Primer Instrumentalist- Guitar: Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Contemporary Blues Album: Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks Soul Blues Album Winner: Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado Traditional Blues Female: Sue Foley Contemporary Blues Female: Ruthie Foste Soul Blues Male: Curtis Salgado Acoustic Blues Artist: Keb' Mo' Band of the Year: Rick Estrin and The Nightcats Best Emerging Artist: Revelation, Piper & The Hard Times Instrumentalist- Vocals: Ruthie Foster Album of the Year: Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland Song of the Year: "Blues In My DNA," Written by Ronnie Baker Brooks B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) |
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ABOUT THE BLUES FOUNDATION
The Blues Foundation is a world-renowned Memphis-based organization whose mission is to preserve blues heritage, celebrate blues recording and performance, expand worldwide awareness of the blues, and ensure the future of this uniquely American art form. Founded in 1980, the Foundation has approximately 4,000 individual members and 180 affiliated blues societies representing another 50,000 fans and professionals worldwide.
The Blues Foundation's signature honors and events — the Blues Music Awards, Blues Hall of Fame Inductions, International Blues Challenge, and Keeping the Blues Alive Awards — make it the international hub of blues music. Its HART Fund provides the blues community with medical assistance for musicians in need, while Blues in the Schools programs and Generation Blues Scholarships expose new generations to blues music. The Blues Hall of Fame Museum, located in Downtown Memphis, adds the opportunity for blues lovers of all ages to interact with blues music and history.
