Performances
Album of the Year: Michael
Burks—Show of Strength
Acoustic Blues Album: Ann Rabson/Bob
Margolin—Not Alone
Contemporary
Blues Album: Michael Burks—Show of Strength
Rock
Blues Album: The Tedeschi-Trucks Band—Everybody's
Talkin'
Soul Blues Album:
Curtis Salgado—Soul Shot
Traditional Blues Album: The Mannish
Boys—Double Dynamite
Best
New Artist Debut: Big Llou Johnson—They Call Me Big Llou
Historical
Album: Various Artists—Plug It In! Turn It Up!: Electric
Blues, 1939-2005 (Bear Family
Records)
DVD of
the Year: Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones—Live at
Checkerboard Lounge (Eagle Rock
Entertainment)
Song of the Year: Janiva Magness and
Dave Darling—“I Won't Cry” from Janiva Magness—Stronger
For It
Performers
Entertainer
of the Year: Curtis Salgado
Acoustic
Artist: Eric Bibb
Contemporary
Blues Female Artist: Janiva Magness
Contemporary
Blues Male Artist: Tab Benoit
Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Female Artist:
Ruthie Foster
Traditional Blues Male Artist: Magic
Slim
Band: The Tedeschi-Trucks Band
Bass: Bob Stroger
Drums: Cedric Burnside
Guitar: Derek Trucks
Harmonica: Rick Estrin
Horn: Eddie Shaw
Piano: Victor Wainright
A few observations:
- To vote, you must be one of the 4500 members of the Foundation. This makes it more like a popularity contest than most other awards. For example, it's unlikely that many voters have heard all the nominated albums, so familiar artists have a big advantage.
- There are so many categories that it lessens the value of each award.
- The award winners seem to get paler with each year that passes. Of course, so does the audience.
- I hate to be a cynic, but you'll notice it anyway. If you want to win, it helps to die within the past year (Michael Burks, Magic Slim, Ann Rabson).
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