B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
- Bettye LaVette
- Bobby Rush
- Janiva Magness
- Tommy Castro
- Watermelon Slim
Band of the Year
- Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
- Magic Slim & the Teardrops
- Mannish Boys
- Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
- Watermelon Slim & the Workers
Best New Artist Debut
- Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy - Cotton Field to Coffee House
- Gina Sicilia - Allow Me to Confess
- Insomniacs - Left Coast Blues
- John Nemeth - Magic Touch
- The Soul of John Black - The Good Girl Blues
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
- Bryan Lee - Katrina Was Her Name
- James Blood Ulmer - Bad Blood in the City
- Kilborn Alley Blues Band - Tear Chicago Down
- Tommy Castro - Painkiller
- Watermelon Slim & the Workers - The Wheel Man
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
- Bettye LaVette
- Candye Kane
- Debbie Davies
- Fiona Boyes
- Teresa James
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
- James Blood Ulmer
- Kim Wilson
- Ronnie Baker Brooks
- Tab Benoit
- Watermelon Slim
DVD
- Carey & Lurrie Bell - Gettin' Up: Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's and Lurrrie's Home
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd - 10 Days Out: Blues from the Backroads
- Pinetop Perkins - Born in the Honey
- Son Seals - A Journey through the Blues - The Son Seals Story
- Willie King - Down in the Woods
Historical Album of the Year
- Blind Pig - The Essential Magic Slim - Magic Slim
- Blue Witch - House Rockin' and Blues Shoutin' - Various Artists
- Delmark - Kidney Stew Is Fine - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
- Delmark - Steady Rollin' Man - Robert Jr. Lockwood
- Epic/Legacy - Breakin' It Up, Breakin' It Down - Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, James Cotton
Instrumentalist - Bass
- Bill Stuve
- Bob Stroger
- Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
- Jeff Turmes
- Larry Taylor
- Michael "Mudcat" Ward
Instrumentalist - Drums
- Jimi Bott
- Richard Innes
- Robb Stupka
- Sam Carr
- Sam Lay
Instrumentalist - Guitar
- Bob Margolin
- Duke Robillard
- Kid Ramos
- Lurrie Bell
- Nick Moss
Instrumentalist - Harmonica
- Carey Bell
- James Cotton
- Kim Wilson
- Mark Hummel
- Sugar Blue
- Sugar Ray Norcia
Article comments
1 - Pico
Nice to see Bryan Lee get a nod for best contemporary blues album for Katrina Was Her Name. ;&)
2 - Josh
Pico, glad to see you've weighed in. This is the straight news rundown of the nominees. I've now written a companion piece for COAF outlining my initial reactions to the nominations.
3 - Josh
I'll be sure to check out your review, though. Well done.
4 - Pico
Thanks for the link, Josh. I need a guide just like that to help keep me on top of the current blues scene. I know (and have) a few of these records but there's a lot in there I don't know about.
5 - Pico
Also...I noticed that Bruce Katz is up for the Pinetop Perkins award. That dude really stood out on Lee's record and I'm glad to see him get the recognition.
6 - Josh
I think I know which of these albums I'm going to have to check out next. ;-)