44th Blues Music Award Nominees B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Sugaray Rayford Tommy Castro Eric Gales Bobby Rush Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Band of the Year Anthony Geraci & The Boton Blues Allstars John Németh and the Blue Dreamers Rick Estrin and the Nightcats Southern Avenue Tedeschi Trucks Band Song of the Year Altered Five Blues Band “Great Minds Drink Alike” (Jeff Schroedl) Buddy Guy “The Blues Don’t Lie” (Tom Hambridge) Eric Gales “I Want My Crown” (Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa) John Németh “The Last Time” (John Németh) Shemekia Copeland “Too Far to Be Gone” (John Hahn/Will Kimbrough) Best Emerging Artist Album Blue Moon Marquee / Scream, Holler & Howl DaShawn Hickman / Drums, Roots & Steel Dylan Triplett / Who Is He? Jose Ramirez / Major League Blues Yates McKendree / Buchanan Lane Acoustic Blues Album Charlie Musselwhite / Mississippi Son Corey Harris / The Insurrection Blues Duwayne Burnside / Acoustic Burnside Harrison Kennedy / Thanks for Tomorrow Rory Block / Ain’t Nobody Worried Blues Rock Album Albert Castiglia / I Got Love Bernard Allison / Highs & Lows Colin James / Open Road Eric Gales / Crown Tinsley Ellis / Devil May Care Contemporary Blues Album Buddy Guy / The Blues Don’t Lie Diunna Greenleaf / I Ain’t Playin’ Janiva Magness / Hard to Kill Larry McCray / Blues Without You Shemekia Copeland / Done Come too Far Soul Blues Album Kat Riggins / Progeny Kirk Fletcher / Heartache by the Pound Sugaray Rayford / In Too Deep The Love Light Orchestra / Leave the Light On Trudy Lynn / Golden Girl Traditional Blues Album Kenny Neal / Straight From the Heart Bob Corritore / Bob Borritore & Friends: You Shocked Me Duke Robillard / They Called it Rhythm & Blues John Németh / May Be the Last Time John Primer / Hard Times Acoustic Blues Artist Doug MacLeod Guy Davis Harrison Kennedy Rhiannon Giddens Rory Block Blues Rock Artist Walter Trout Albert Castiglia Tommy Castro Joanne Shaw Taylor Tinsley Ellis Contemporary Blues Female Artist Ruthie Foster Beth Hart Janiva Magness Teresa James Vanessa Collier Contemporary Blues Male Artist Selwyn Birchwood Chris Cain Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Ronnie Baker Brooks Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman) Soul Blues Female Artist Annika Chambers Trudy Lynn Thornetta Davis Kat Riggins Vaneese Thomas Soul Blues Male Artist John Németh Johnny Rawls Curtis Salgado Don Bryant Billy Price Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award) Dietra Farr Diunna Greenleaf Rhiannon Giddens Rory Block Sue Foley Traditional Blues Male Artist Billy Branch Duke Robillard John Primer Johnny Burgin Sugar Ray Norcia Instrumentalist – Bass Bob Stronger Danielle Nicole Larry Fulcher Michael “Mudcat” Ward Willie J. Campbell Instrumentalist – Drums Chris Layton Cody Dickinson Derric D’Mar Martin Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Tony Braunagel Instrumentalist – Guitar Chris Cain Christoffer “Kid” Andersen Joanna Connor Kirk Fletcher Laura Chavez Instrumentalist – Harmonica Billy Branch Bob Corritore Jason Ricci John Németh Dennis Gruenling Instrumentalist – Horn Deanna Bogart Gregg Piccolo Jimmy Carpenter Mark Kaz Kazanoff Sax Gordon Beadle Instrumentalist – Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award) Anthony Geraci Ben Levin Dave Keyes Jim Pugh Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne Instrumentalist – Vocals Curtis Salgado Danielle Nicole Diunna Greenleaf John Németh Shemekia Copeland 44th Blues Music Awards Thursday, May 11, 2023 Renasant Convention Center – 255 N. Main St. Memphis, TN 38103 Walk the Blue Carpet: 5:00 pm Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Halloran Centre – 225 S. Main St. Memphis, TN 38103 Reception 5:30 pm Ceremony 7:30 pm

Теги: music blues awards

Теги других блогов: music blues awards