38th Blues Music Award Nominees Announced was a Top 3 story on Tuesday: (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. Read more including the list of nominees -

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