2006 “Blues Music Awards”
Each year The Blues Foundation of Memphis presents The Blues Music Awards to the artists selected by its members. They are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. 2006 Blues Music Awards will be presented on May 11.
Nominees for 2006 Awards are:
Acoustic Album of the Year
A Ship Called Love – Eric Bibb
Down In The Delta – Paul Oscher
Birthright – James Blood Ulmer
In Your Arms Again – John Hammond
Sweet Lovin’ Ol’ Soul – Maria Muldaur
Acoustic Artist of the Year
Rory Block
Doug MacLeod
Paul Oscher
Eric Bibb
Corey Harris
Album of the Year
Think of Me – Little Milton
Sadie Mae – Nick Moss & the Flip-Tops
About Them Shoes – Hubert Sumlin
Anything Can Happen – Magic Slim & the Teardrops
That Represent Man – The Mannish Boys
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Magic Slim
Buddy Guy
Marcia Ball
Little Milton
Bobby Rush
Band of the Year
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Holmes Brothers
Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Best New Artist Debut
Mitch Kashmar – Nickels and Dimes
Billy Gibson – The Billy Gibson Band
Duwayne Burnside – Under Pressure
Zac Harmon – The Blues According to Zacariah
Eddie Turner – Rise
Comeback Album of the Year
Better To Have It – Bobby Purify
Black Coffee – Al Kooper
Club Caravan – Big George Brock
Flash Forward – The Siegel-Schwall Band
Soul Sanctuary – Hollywood Blue Flames
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Gettin’ My Groove Back – Elvin Bishop
Fever For The Bayou – Tab Benoit
Live! Down The Road – Marcia Ball
Soul Shaker – Tommy Castro
The Soul Truth – Shemekia Copeland
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Janiva Magness
Marcia Ball
Shemekia Copeland
Debbie Davies
Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Kim Wilson
Tommy Castro
Alvin Youngblood Hart
Sonny Landreth
Tab Benoit
Historical Album of the Year
Stompin’ At Mother Blues – J.B. Hutto, ( Delmark Records)
The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album – Johnny Adams, (Rounder Records)
Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Recordings, Volume 2, 1952-1958 – Muddy Waters, (Chess/Hip-O Select)
Strictly Live… in ’85 Plus – James Harman, (Pacific Blues)
The Essential Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal, (Legacy Recordings)
Song of the Year
” Think Of Me”, written by Jon Tiven, Milton Campbell, Pete Shoulder, performed by Little Milton, Think Of Me
” Who Stole My Radio?”, written by John Hahn & Joe Hudson, performed by Shemekia Copeland, The Soul Truth
” What the Hell is Going On”, written by Elvin Bishop, performed by Elvin Bishop, Gettin’ My Groove Back
” Twenty”, written by Robert Cray, performed by Robert Cray, Twenty
” Dubb’s Talkin’ Politician Blues”, written by Doug MacLeod, performed by Doug MacLeod, Dubb
Soul Blues Album of the Year
I’m From Phunkville – Mem Shannon
Night Fishin’ – Bobby Rush
Respect Yourself – Otis Clay
Make Do With What You Got – Solomon Burke
I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise – Betty LaVette
Think of Me – Little Milton
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Irma Thomas
Mavis Staples
Bettye LaVette
Denise LaSalle
Sista Monica Parker
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Mem Shannon
Mighty Sam McClain
Solomon Burke
Little Milton
Bobby Rush
Traditional Album of the Year
That Represent Man – The Mannish Boys
Jukin’ at Bettie’s – Willie King
About Them Shoes – Hubert Sumlin
Anything Can Happen – Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Sadie Mae – Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Maria Muldaur
Etta James
Ann Rabson
Ruth Brown
Koko Taylor
Nora Jean Bruso
Precious Bryant
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
Hubert Sumlin
Magic Slim
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Willie King
B.B. King
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