Foram
divulgados os indicados ao 39º Blues Music Awards, maior prêmio do blues,
organizado pela Blues Foundation e que representa uma coleção dos artistas que
mais se destacaram e representaram a diversidade e o espírito do blues. A cerimônia
do 39th Annual Blues Music Awards acontecerá em 10 de Maio de 2018. Grande
parte dos indicados consta também nas listas de melhores do ano do Filho do
Blues, mas senti falta de alguns, como Eric Bibb, Rev. Sekou, Van
Morrison, por exemplo. A novidade é a criação de mais dois prêmios: o artista
do ano do Blues Rock e os melhores vocalistas do ano. Segue abaixo a lista
completa:
39th Blues Music Award Nominees
Acoustic Album of the Year
Catfish
Keith – Mississippi River Blues
Doug
MacLeod – Break the Chain
Guy
Davis & Fabrizio Poggi – Sonny & Brownie’s Last Train
Harrison
Kennedy – Who U Tellin’?
Mitch
Woods – Friends Along The Way
Rory
Block – Keepin’ Outta Trouble
Acoustic Artist
Doug
McLeod
Guy
Davis
Harrison
Kennedy
Rory
Block
Taj
Mahal
Album of the Year
Don
Bryant – Don’t Give Up on Love
Monster
Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter – Right Place, Right Time
Rick
Estrin & The Nightcats – Groovin’ In Greaseland
TajMo
– TajMo
Wee
Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – After a While
Band of the Year
The
Cash Box Kings
Monster
Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter
Nick
Moss Band
North
Mississippi Allstars
Rick
Estrin & the Nightcats
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Bobby
Rush
Michael
Ledbetter
Rick
Estrin
Sugaray
Rayford
Taj
Mahal
Best Emerging Artist Album
Altered
Five Blues Band – Charmed & Dangerous
Larkin
Poe – Peach
Miss
Freddye – Lady of the Blues
R.L.
Boyce – Roll and Tumble
Southern
Avenue – Southern Avenue
Tas
Cru – Simmered & Stewed
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Beth
Hart – Fire on the Floor
Corey
Dennison Band – Night After Night
Ronnie
Baker Brooks – Times Have Changed
Selwyn
Birchwood – Pick Your Poison
TajMo
– TajMo
Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Beth
Hart
Karen
Lovely
Samantha
Fish
Shemekia
Copeland
Vanessa
Collier
Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Keb’
Mo’
Michael
Ledbetter
Ronnie
Baker Brooks
Selwyn
Birchwood
Toronzo
Cannon
Historical Album of the Year
Jimmy
Reed, Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles – Craft Recordings
John
Lee Hooker, King of the Boogie – Craft Recordings
Luther
Allison, A Legend Never Dies – Ruf Records
The
Paul deLay Band, Live at Notodden ’97 – Little Village Foundation
Various,
American Epic: The Collection – Sony Legacy
Instrumental-Bass
Benny
Turner
Bob
Stroger
Larry
Fulcher
Michael
“Mudcat” Ward
Patrick
Rynn
Instrumentalist-Drums
Jimi
Bott
June
Core
Kenny
Smith
Tom
Hambridge
Tony
Braunagel
Instrumentalist-Guitar
Anson
Funderburgh
Chris
Cain
Christoffer
“Kid” Andersen
Monster
Mike Welch
Ronnie
Earl
Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Billy
Branch
Dennis
Gruenling
Jason
Ricci
Kim
Wilson
Rick
Estrin
Instrumentalist-Horn
Al
Basile
Jimmy
Carpenter
Nancy
Wright
Trombone
Shorty
Vanessa
Collier
Instrumentalist- Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Anthony
Geraci
Henry
Gray
Jim
Pugh
Mitch
Woods
Victor
Wainwright
Instrumentalist – Vocals
Beth
Hart
Don
Bryant
John
Németh
Michael
Ledbetter
Sugaray
Rayford
Wee
Willie Walker
Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues
Female)
Annika
Chambers
Diunna
Greenleaf
Janiva
Magness
Miss
Freddye
Ruthie
Foster
Rock Blues Album of the Year
Kenny
Wayne Shepherd Band – Lay It On Down
Mike
Zito – Make Blues Not War
North
Mississippi Allstars – Prayer for Peace
Savoy
Brown – Witchy Feelin’
Walter
Trout – We’re All In This Together
Rock Blues Artist
Eric
Gales
Jason
Ricci
Kenny
Wayne Shepherd
Mike
Zito
Walter
Trout
Song of the Year
“The
Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere” – written by Rick Estrin
“Don’t
Give Up On Love” – written by Scott Bomar and Don Bryant
“Don’t
Leave Me Here” – written by Kevin R. Moore, Taj Mahal, and Gary Nicholson
“Hate
Take a Holiday” – written by Willie Walker, Anthony Paule, and Ernie Williams
“Prayer
for Peace” – written by Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, and Oteil Burbridge
Soul Blues Album of the Year
Don
Bryant – Don’t Give Up on Love
Johnny
Rawls – Waiting for the Train
Robert
Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
Sugaray
Rayford – The World That We Live In
Wee
Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra – After a While
Soul Blues Female Artist
Bettye
LaVette
Denise
LaSalle
Mavis
Staples
Trudy
Lynn
Vaneese
Thomas
Soul Blues Male Artist
Curtis
Salgado
Don
Bryant
Johnny
Rawls
Sugaray
Rayford
William
Bell
Wee
Willie Walker
Traditional Blues Album of the Year
The
Cash Box Kings – Royal Mint
Elvin
Bishop’s Big Fun Trio – Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio
Kim
Wilson – Blues and Boogie Vol. 1
Monster
Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter – Right Place, Right Time
Rick
Estrin & The Nightcats – Groovin’ In Greaseland
Various Artists – Howlin’ At Greaseland
Traditional Blues Female Artist
Annika
Chambers
Diunna
Greenleaf
Janiva
Magness
Miss
Freddye
Ruthie
Foster
Traditional Blues Male Artist
John
Primer
Kim
Wilson
Lurrie
Bell
R.L. Boyce
Rick Estrin
