Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Steve Guyger
Billy Gibson
Mark Hummel
Jason Ricci
Rick Estrin
Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith
Instrumentalist-Horn
Deanna Bogart
Kaz Kazanoff
Terry Hanck
Keith Crossan
Doug James
Instrumentalist-Other
Johnny Sansone - Accordion
Bob Brozman - Mandolin, Ukulele
Otis Taylor - Banjo
Rich Del Grosso - Mandolin
Gerry Hundt - Mandolin
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Henry Butler
David Maxwell
Eden Brent
Bruce Katz
Marcia Ball
Rock Blues Album of the Year
Jeff Healey - Mess of Blues
Sonny Landreth - from the REACH
Michael Burks - Iron Man
Gary Moore - Bad for You Baby
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Blood Brothers
Walter Trout - The Outsider
Song of the Year
Dave Duncan & Curtis Salgado - “20 Years of B. B. King” (Curtis Salgado)
Kenny Neal - “Let Life Flow” (Kenny Neal)
Elvin Bishop - “The Blues Rolls On” (Elvin Bishop)
Albert Castiglia - “Bad Year Blues” (Albert Castiglia)
Sonny Landreth - “Blue Tarp Blues” (Sonny Landreth)
Soul Blues Album of the Year
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand
Curtis Salgado - Clean Getaway
Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band - Overnight Sensation
Clarence Spady - Just Between Us
Johnny Rawls - Red Cadillac
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Sharrie Williams
Irma Thomas
Jean Shy
Etta James
Denise LaSalle
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Tad Robinson
Bobby Rush
Jackie Payne
Johnny Rawls
Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album of the Year
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials - Full Tilt
B.B. King - One Kind Favor
Honeyboy Edwards - Roamin' and Ramblin'
Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater - West Side Strut
The Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feelin'
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Koko Taylor
Maria Muldaur
Nora Jean Bruso
Diunna Greenleaf
Ruthie Foster
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
B.B. King
Lurrie Bell
Magic Slim
Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater
Honeyboy Edwards
Article comments
1 - Pico
While the legendary B.B. King, who actually has an award named after him, was nominated for two awards, his album was mysteriously not among the Album of the Year nominations.
Agreed. The fact that it's only nominated as traditional blues record of the year indicates that the powers that be sees One Kind Favor as some museum piece. That's b.s. It's the living blues, man.
2 - Josh Hathaway
I haven't finished my Best of 2008 yet but One Kind Favor is going to be on it. It's one of the best albums I heard all year, independent of genre. This is a real mistake.
3 - Mark Saleski
it makes you wonder about the selection process, doesn't it? man, it's a fine, fine record.
4 - Glen Boyd
Don't forget to alert Bicho about this travesty...
-Glen
5 - Josh Hathaway
I don't know if I'd go as far as travesty but I was pretty disappointed at the omission.