2013 Blues Music Awards

The winners of the 35^th Annual Blues Music Awards were announced by the Blues Foundation on Thursday night, May 8 in Memphis. A complete list of the nominees in each category can be found here.

Entertainer of the Year

Buddy Guy

Album of the Year

Billy Boy Arnold, James Harmar, Mark Hummel, Charlie Musselwhite, Sugar Ray Norcia—Remembering Little Walter

Song of the Year

Lurrie Bell—“Blues in My Soul”

Acoustic Album

Doug MacLeod—There's a Time

Acoustic Artist

Doug MacLeod

Contemporary Blues Album

Trampled Under Foot—Badlands

Contemporary Blues Female Artist

Susan Tedeschi

Contemporary Blues Male Artist

Gary Clark, Jr.

Rock Blues Album

The Tedeschi-Truck Band—Made Up Mind

Soul Blues Album

Bobby Rush—Down in Louisiana

Soul Blues Female Artist

Irma Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist

John Nemeth

Traditional Blues Album

Billy Boy Arnold, James Harmar, Mark Hummel, Charlie Musselwhite, Sugar Ray Norcia—Remembering Little Walter

Traditional Blues Female Artist

Diunna Greenleaf

Traditional Blues Male Artist

James Cotton

Best New Artist Debut

Shawn Holt and the Teardrops—Daddy Told Me

Historical Album

Various Artists—The Sun Blues Box

DVD

The Royal Southern Brotherhood—Songs From the Road

Band

The Tedeschi-Trucks Band

Bass

Danielle Schnebelen

Drums

Cedric Burnside

Guitar

Ronnie Earl

Harmonica

Charlie Musselwhite

Horn

Eddie Shaw

Piano

Victor Wainwright

This year, I am in substantial agreement.

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