Blues Music Award

Die Blues Music Awards sind die höchste Auszeichnung der Blues Foundation, einer Organisation zur Förderung des Blues und seines Erbes. Sie werden seit 1980 jährlich in Memphis für besondere Verdienste um den Blues vergeben. Von vielen werden die Awards als die höchste Auszeichnung angesehen, die ein Bluesmusiker in den USA erhalten kann.^[1]

Von 1995 bis 2005 hießen die Auszeichnungen offiziell W. C. Handy Blues Awards, nach W. C. Handy, dem „Vater des Blues“. Seit 2006 ist die offizielle Bezeichnung Blues Music Awards.^[2] In den Jahren davor firmierten die Preise unter National Blues Music Awards (1980 und 1982), Blues Awards (1981), Annual Blues Awards (1983–1987, 1989–1990), Annual Blues Music Awards (1988) sowie Annual Blues Awards – The Handys (1991) und Annual Blues Music Awards – The Handys (1992–1994). Als Kurzform findet von daher auch der Begriff Handy für einen Blues Music Award Verwendung.

Ähnlich wie die Grammys werden die Handys in verschiedenen Kategorien vergeben, etwa „Blues Album of the Year“, „Blues Entertainer of the Year“, „Blues Song of the Year“ und so weiter. Aus jeweils fünf Nominierten wird der Preisträger jeder Kategorie ermittelt.^[1]

Die Preisträger werden von einem Gremium nominiert, das sich aus Vertretern verschiedener Berufsgruppen zusammensetzt, die mit Blues in Verbindung stehen. Sie werden von den Mitgliedern der Blues Foundation ausgewählt, wobei auch die regionale Verteilung berücksichtigt wird. Der Großteil kommt aus den USA, doch gibt es auch Nominatoren aus Kanada, Europa und Zentralamerika. Die endgültige Abstimmung erfolgt durch die Mitglieder der Blues Foundation.

Die Nominierten und Gewinner der Blues Music Awards ab 1980 können auf den Seiten der Blues Foundation eingesehen werden.^[3]

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Blues Album	Eden Brent – Mississippi Number One
Acoustic Blues Artist	Eden Brent
Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – Skin Deep
B.B. King Entertainer	Janiva Magness
Band of the Year	Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Best New Artist Debut	Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm – 2 Man Wrecking Crew
Contemporary Blues Album	Buddy Guy – Skin Deep
Contemporary Blues Female Artist	Janiva Magness
Contemporary Blues Male Artist	Buddy Guy
DVD	Broke & Hungry Records, Cathead Blues & Mudpuppy Recordings – M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues
Historical Blues Album	Eagle Records – Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992
Blues Instrumentalist – Bass	Mookie Brill
Instrumentalist – Drums	Willie „Big Eyes“ Smith
Blues Instrumentalist – Guitar	Sonny Landreth
Blues Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Billy Gibson
Blues Instrumentalist – Horns	Deanna Bogart
Blues Instrumentalist – Other	Otis Taylor – Banjo
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Marcia Ball
Blues Rock Album	Jeff Healey – Mess of Blues
Song of the Year	Kenny Neal – Let Life Flow
Soul Blues Album	Irma Thomas – Simply Grand
Soul Blues Female Artist	Etta James
Soul Blues Male Artist	Bobby Rush
Traditional Blues Album	B.B. King – One Kind Favor
Traditional Blues Female Artist	Koko Taylor
Traditional Blues Male Artist	B. B. King

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	David Maxwell & Louisiana Red – You Got to Move
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Louisiana Red
Album of the Year	Joe Louis Walker – Between a Rock and the Blues
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year	Tommy Castro
Band of the Year	Tommy Castro Band
Best New Artist Debut	Monkey Junk – Tiger in Your Tank
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Tommy Castro – Hard Believer
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Ruthie Foster
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Tommy Castro
DVD	Delmark Records – It Ain’t Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues, Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends
Historical Album of the Year	Chess – Authorized Bootleg (Muddy Waters)
Instrumentalist – Bass	Bob Stroger
Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Derek Trucks
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Jason Ricci
Instrumentalist – Horn	Deanna Bogart
Instrumentalist – Other	Buckwheat Zydeco – Akkordeon
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Eden Brent
Rock Blues Album of the Year	Derek Trucks Band – Already Free
Song of the Year	Cyril Neville & Mike Zito – Pearl River
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Johnny Rawls – Ace of Spades
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Irma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Super Chikan – Chikadelic
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year	Debbie Davies
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Duke Robillard

Die Blues Music Awards wurden am 5. Mai 2011 bei einer Gala im Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee vergeben.

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	The Nighthawks – Last Train to Bluesville
Acoustic Artist of the Year	John Hammond
Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – Living Proof
B.B King Entertainer of the Year	Buddy Guy
Band of the Year	The Derek Trucks Band
Best New Artist Debut	Matt Hill – On the Floor
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – Living Proof
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Robin Rogers
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Buddy Guy
DVD	Luther Allison – Songs from the Road – Montreux Jazz Festival 2007
Historical Album of the Year	Bob Corritore & Friends (Koko, Pinetop, Nappy Brown, Willie „Big Eyes“ Smith et al.) – Delta Groove · Harmonica Blues
Instrumentalist – Bass	Bob Stroger
Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Derek Trucks
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Charlie Musselwhite
Instrumentalist – Horn	Eddie Shaw
Instrumentalist – Other	Sonny Rhodes – Lap Steel Guitar
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Dr. John
Rock Blues Album of the Year	Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie „Big Eyes“ Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett – Live! In Chicago
Song of the Year	Living Proof – Tom Hambridge / Buddy Guy – Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Solomon Burke – Nothing’s Impossible
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Irma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Solomon Burke
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Pinetop Perkins & Willie „Big Eyes“ Smith – Joined at the Hip
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Charlie Musselwhite

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Blues Album	David Maxwell & Otis Spann – Conversations in Blue
Acoustic Blues Artist	Eric Bibb
Album of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band – Revelator
B.B King Entertainer	Tab Benoit
Band of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best New Artist Debut	Samantha Fish – Runaway
Contemporary Blues Album	Tab Benoit – Medicine
Contemporary Blues Female Artist	Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist	Tab Benoit
DVD	Ruthie Foster – Live At Antone’s
Historical Blues Album	Howlin’ Wolf – Chess Smokestack Lightning/The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960
Blues Instrumentalist – Bass	Biscuit Miller
Blues Instrumentalist – Drums	Chris Layton
Gibson Guitar Award	Derek Trucks
Blues Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Charlie Musselwhite
Blues Instrumentalist – Horns	Terry Hanck
Blues Instrumentalist – Other	Sonny Rhodes – Lap Steel Guitar
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player (Instrumentalist – Piano)	Marcia Ball
Blues Rock Album	Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl
Song of the Year	Johnny Sansone – The Lord is Waiting, the Devil is Too
Soul Blues Album	Bobby Rush – Show You A Good Time
Soul Blues Female Artist	Denise LaSalle
Soul Blues Male Artist	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album	Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson – Chicago Blues A Living History the (R)evolution Continues
Traditional Blues Male Artist	Charlie Musselwhite

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Blues Album	Ann Rabson mit Bob Margolin – Not Alone
Acoustic Blues Artist	Eric Bibb
Album of the Year	Michael Burks – Show of Strength
B.B King Entertainer	Curtis Salgado
Band of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best New Artist Debut	Big LLou Johnson – They Call Me Big Llou
Contemporary Blues Album	Michael Burks – Show of Strength
Contemporary Blues Female Artist	Janiva Magness
Contemporary Blues Male Artist	Tab Benoit
DVD	Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones – Live at Checkerboard Lounge
Blues Instrumentalist – Bass	Bob Stroger
Blues Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Gibson Guitar Award	Derek Trucks
Blues Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Rick Estrin
Blues Instrumentalist – Horns	Eddie Shaw
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player (Instrumentalist – Piano)	Victor Wainwright
Blues Rock Album	Tedeschi Trucks Band – Everybody’s Talkin’
Song of the Year	Janiva Magness – I Wont Cry (Songwriter: Janiva Magness & Dave Darling)
Soul Blues Album	Curtis Salgado – Soul Shot
Soul Blues Female Artist	Irma Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album	The Mannish Boys – Double Dynamite
Traditional Blues Male Artist	Magic Slim

Die Preisträger wurden am 8. Mai 2014 bei einer Gala in Memphis verkündet.

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	There’s a Time – Doug MacLeod
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Doug MacLeod
Album of the Year	Remembering Little Walter – Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Rblues ay Norcia, James Harman
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year	Buddy Guy
Band of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best New Artist Debut	Daddy Told Me – Shawn Holt & the Teardrops
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Badlands – Trampled Under Foot
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Gary Clark Jr.
DVD	Ruf Records – Songs from the Road (Royal Southern Brotherhood)
Historical Album of the Year	Bear Family – The Sun Blues Box
Instrumentalist-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

Die Preisträger wurden am 7. Mai 2015 bei einer Gala in Memphis verkündet.

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Timeless – John Hammond
Acoustic Artist of the Year	John Hammond
Album of the Year	Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year	Bobby Rush
Band of the Year	Elvin Bishop Band
Best New Artist Debut	Don’t Call No Ambulance – Selwyn Birchwood
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	BluesAmericana – Keb’ Mo’
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Janivna Magness
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Gary Clark Jr.
Historical Album of the Year	Soul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951–1967 – The “5” Royales (Rock Beat)
Instrumentalist-Bass	Lisa Mann
Instrumentalist-Drums	Jimmi Bott
Instrumentalist-Guitar	Joe Bonamassa
Instrumentalist-Harmonica	Charlie Musselwhite
Instrumentalist-Horn	Deanna Bogart
Koko Taylor Award	Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Marcia Ball
Rock Blues Album	Step Back – Johnny Winter
Song	Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop
Soul Blues Album	Memphis Grease – John Nemeth
Soul Blues Female Artist	Sista Monica
Soul Blues Male Artist	Bobby Rush
Traditional Blues Album	For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters) – Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson
Traditional Blues Male Artist	Lurrie Bell

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Duke Robillard – The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Doug MacLeod
Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Victor Wainwright
Band of the Year	Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots
Best New Artist Debut	Mr. Sipp – The Mississippi Blues Child
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Shemekia Copeland
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Joe Louis Walker
Historical Album of the Year	Slim Harpo – Buzzin’ the Blues
Instrumentalist – Bass	Lisa Mann
Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Sonny Landreth
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Horn	Terry Hanck
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Allen Toussaint
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Ruthie Foster
Rock Blues Album of the Year	Walter Trout – Battle Scars
Song of the Year	Walter Trout – Gonna Live Again
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Billy Price und Otis Clay – This Time for Real
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Bettye LaVette
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Otis Clay
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Cedric Burnside Project – Descendants of Hill Country
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	John Primer

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Eric Bibb – The Happiest Man in the World
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Doug MacLeod
Album of the Year	Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Joe Bonamassa
Band of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Emerging Artist Album	Jonn Del Toro Richardson – Tengo Blues
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Kenny Neal – Bloodline
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Kenny Neal
Historical Album of the Year	Bobby Rush – Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush
Instrumentalist – Bass	Biscuit Miller
Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Joe Bonamassa
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Horn	Terry Hanck
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Victor Wainwright
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Diunna Greenleaf
Rock Blues Album of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band – Let Me Get By
Song of the Year	Curtis Salgado – Walk A Mile In My Blues
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Curtis Salgado – The Beautiful Lowdown
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Mavis Staples
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Lurrie Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Bob Margolin

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Doug MacLeod – Break the Chain
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Taj Mahal
Album of the Year	Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – TajMo
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Taj Mahal
Band of the Year	Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Best Emerging Artist Album	Southern Avenue – Southern Avenue
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – TajMo
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Samantha Fish
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Keb’ Mo’
Historical Album of the Year	Luther Allison – A Legend Never Dies, Essential Recordings 1976–1997
Instrumentalist – Bass	Michael „Mudcat“ Ward
Instrumentalist – Drums	Tony Braunagel
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Ronnie Earl
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Jason Ricci
Instrumentalist – Horn	Trombone Shorty
Instrumentalist – Vocals	Beth Hart
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Victor Wainwright
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Ruthie Foster
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Walter Trout – We’re All In This Together
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Mike Zito
Song of the Year	Rick Estrin – The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Mavis Staples
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Monster Mike Welch und Mike Ledbetter – Right Place, Right Time
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Rick Estrin

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Joe Louis Walker, Bruce Katz, Giles Robson – Journeys to the Heart of the Blues
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Rory Block
Album of the Year	Shemekia Copeland – America’s Child
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Mike Ledbetter
Band of the Year	Welch-Ledbetter Connection
Best Emerging Artist Album	Amanda Fish – Free
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Shemekia Copeland – America’s Child
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Bass	Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Monster Mike Welch
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Dennis Gruenling
Instrumentalist – Horn	Vanessa Collier
Instrumentalist – Vocals	Mike Ledbetter
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Marcia Ball
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Ruthie Foster
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Billy F Gibbons – The Big Bad Blues
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Eric Gales
Song of the Year	Ben Harper und Charlie Musselwhite – No Mercy In This Land
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Johnny Rawls – I’m Still Around
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Annika Chambers
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Sugaray Rayford
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – The Blues Is Alive and Well
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Nick Moss

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Bob Margolin – This Guitar and Tonight
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Doug MacLeod
Album of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram – Kingfish
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Sugaray Rayford
Band of the Year	The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling
Best Emerging Artist Album	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram – Kingfish
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram – Kingfish
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Shemekia Copeland
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Bass	Michael „Mudcat“ Ward
Instrumentalist – Drums	Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Rick Estrin
Instrumentalist – Horn	Vanessa Collier
Instrumentalist – Vocals	Mavis Staples
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Victor Wainwright
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Sue Foley
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Albert Castiglia – Masterpiece
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Eric Gales
Song of the Year	Nick Moss – Lucky Guy
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Bobby Rush – Sitting on Top of the Blues
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Bettye LaVette
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Sugaray Rayford
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling – Lucky Guy!
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Jimmie Vaughan

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Keb’ Mo’
Album of the Year	Elvin Bishop und Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years of Blues
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Shemekia Copeland
Band of the Year	Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Best Emerging Artist Album	King Solomon Hicks – Harlem
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Shemekia Copeland
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Bass	Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Drums	Kenny „Beedy Eyes“ Smith
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist – Horn	Jimmy Carpenter
Instrumentalist – Vocals	Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Anthony Geraci
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Rory Block
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Mike Zito – Mike Zito and Friends – Rock 'n' Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Mike Zito
Song of the Year	Walter Trout – All Out of Tears – Songwriter: Walter Trout, Marie Trout, und Teeny Tucker
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Robert Cray Band – That’s What I Heard
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Bettye LaVette
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Elvin Bishop und Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years of Blues
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	John Primer

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Eric Bibb – Dear America
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Keb’ Mo’
Album of the Year	Tommy Castro – Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Tommy Castro
Band of the Year	Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Best Emerging Artist Album	Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band – Live On Beale Street: A Tribute To Bobby "Blue" Bland
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram – 662
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Vanessa Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Bass	Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Drums	Tom Hambridge
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Eric Gales
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Jason Ricci
Instrumentalist – Horn	Jimmy Carpenter
Instrumentalist – Vocals	John Németh
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Mike Finnigan
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Sue Foley
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Mike Zito – Resurrection
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Albert Castiglia
Song of the Year	Selwyn Birchwood – I’d Climb Mountains
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Zac Harmon – Long As I Got My Guitar
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Annika Chambers
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	Sue Foley – Pinky's Blues
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	Taj Mahal

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Charlie Musselwhite – Mississippi Son
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Doug MacLeod
Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – The Blues Don’t Lie
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Tommy Castro
Band of the Year	Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Emerging Artist Album	Dylan Triplett – Who Is He?
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Buddy Guy – The Blues Don’t Lie
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Ruthie Foster
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Bass	Danielle Nicole
Instrumentalist – Drums	Kenny „Beedy Eyes“ Smith
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Laura Chavez
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	John Németh
Instrumentalist – Horn	Deanna Bogart
Instrumentalist – Vocals	Shemekia Copeland
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Anthony Geraci
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Sue Foley
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Albert Castiglia – I Got Love
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Albert Castiglia
Song of the Year	Buddy Guy – Blues Don't Lie (Songwriter: Tom Hambridge)
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Sugaray Rayford – In Too Deep
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Thornetta Davis
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	John Németh – May Be the Last Time
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	John Primer

Kategorie	Gewinner
Acoustic Album of the Year	Doug MacLeod – Raw Blues 1
Acoustic Artist of the Year	Keb' Mo'
Album of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram – Live in London
B. B. King Entertainer of the Year	Bobby Rush
Band of the Year	Nick Moss Band
Best Emerging Artist Album	D. K. Harrell – The Right Man
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram – Live in London
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year	Danielle Nicole
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Bass	Bob Stroger
Instrumentalist – Drums	Kenny „Beedy Eyes“ Smith
Instrumentalist – Guitar	Christone „Kingfish“ Ingram
Instrumentalist – Harmonica	Jason Ricci
Instrumentalist – Horn	Vanessa Collier
Instrumentalist – Vocals	Ruthie Foster
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player	Kenny „Blues Boss“ Wayne
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)	Sue Foley
Blues Rock Album of the Year	Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia – Blood Brothers
Blues Rock Artist of the Year	Mike Zito
Song of the Year	Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers and Scottie Miller (Songwriter) – What Kind of Fool
Soul Blues Album of the Year	Bobby Rush – All My Love for You
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year	Annika Chambers
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year	John Németh
Traditional Blues Album of the Year	John Primer – Teardrops for Magic Slim: Live at Rosa’s Lounge
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year	John Primer

• The Blues Foundation Homepage (englisch)
• Blues Music Awards auf den Seiten der Blues Foundation (englisch)
• Award Winners and Nominees auf den Seiten der Blues Foundation (englisch)

1. ↑ ^{a b} Blues Music Awards. The Blues Foundation (englisch), abgerufen am 9. Februar 2025
2. ↑ 2006 Blues Music Award Nominees Announced. About.com: Blues (englisch), verfügbar im Web Archive, abgerufen am 9. Februar 2025
3. ↑ Award Winners and Nominees. The Blues Foundation (englisch), abgerufen am 9. Februar 2025