38th Blues Music Award Nominees Announced
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(Conqueroo) The Blues Foundation have announced the nominations for this year's Blues Music Awards, which is set to take place on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. We were sent the following details: Sugar Ray Norcia, individually, and collectively with his band, The Bluetones, received the most nominations with seven, including B.B. King Entertainer Award, Best Song, Best Album and Best Band. The total reaches ten with the inclusion of his Bluetones bandmates Monster Mike Welch (Instrumentalist-Guitar), Michael "Mudcat" Ward (Instrumentalist-Bass) and Anthony Geraci (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player). Chicago-based guitarist Toronzo Cannon garnered four nominations and he faces off against Norcia in both the Best Song and Best Album categories. Best Album probably ranks as the most competitive category, with Norcia and Cannon battling Bobby Rush, Kenny Neal, William Bell and the Nick Moss Band, who all have three nominations. Several nominees will be defending their titles won at last year's Blues Music Awards. Instrumentalist-Harmonica winner Kim Wilson is one of this year's nominees, and Cedric Burnside might again claim the Instrumentalist-Drums crown. Shemekia Copeland and Bettye LaVette also return to the categories they won last year (Contemporary Blues Female Artist and Soul Blues Female Artist, respectively), while 2016's Acoustic Artist winner, Doug MacLeod, is one of this year's contenders too. The Awards also honor the next generation of blues performers with the Best Emerging Artist Album category. In fact, two Emerging Artist nominees also are contenders for a second award. Detroit native Thornetta Davis's "I Gotta Sang the Blues" is up for Best Song, while Terrie Odabi is competing against the likes of Bettye LaVette and Mavis Staples to be named Soul Blues Female Artist. 38th Blues Music Award Nominees Album Contemporary Blues Album Contemporary Blues Female Artist Historical Album Instrumentalist-Guitar Instrumentalist-Harmonica Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Rock Blues Album of the Year Song Soul Blues Album Soul Blues Male Artist Traditional Blues Album Traditional Blues Male Artist Conqueroo submitted this story. |
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