Instrumentalist - Horn
- Big James Montgomery
- Calvin Owens
- Deanna Bogart
- Doug James
- Kaz Kazanoff
Instrumentalist - Other
- Gerry Hundt - Mandolin
- Johnny Sansone - Accordion
- Otis Taylor - Banjo
- Robert Randolph - Pedal Steel
- Sonny Rhodes - Lap Steel
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year
- Ann Rabson
- Bruce Katz
- David Maxwell
- Henry Butler
- Honey Piazza
Song of the Year
- "Gonna Buy Me a Mule" - Koko Taylor, Koko Taylor - Old School
- "Jimmy Reed Highway" - Omar Kent Dykes & Steve Callif, Omar Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan - On the Jimmy Reed Highway
- "Poor Man's Paradise" - Johnny Sansone, Johnny Sansone - Poor Man's Paradise
- "The Last Words of A Fool" - Sugar Ray Norcia, Sugar Ray & the Bluetones - My Life, My Friends, My Music
- "The Wheel Man" - William Homans, Watermelon Slim & the Workers - The Wheel Man
Soul Blues Album of the Year
- Eugene Hideaway Bridges - Eugene Hideaway Bridges
- Holmes Brothers - State of Grace
- Mem Shannon - A Night at Tipitina's
- Root Doctor -Change Our Ways
- Tad Robinson - A New Point of View
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
- Barbara Carr
- Denise LaSalle
- Irma Thomas
- Sharon Jones
- Sista Monica Parker
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
- Bobby Rush
- Eugene Hideaway Bridges
- Jackie Payne
- Mem Shannon
- Tad Robinson
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
- Diunna Greenleaf
- Koko Taylor
- Nora Jean Bruso
- Ruthie Foster
- Sharrie Williams
Traditional Blues Album of the Year
- Big George Brock - Live at Seventy Five
- Darrell Nulisch - Goin' Back to Dallas
- Koko Taylor - Old School
- Nappy Brown - Long Time Coming
- Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan - On the Jimmy Reed Highway
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
- Bob Margolin
- Hubert Sumlin
- Lurrie Bell
- Magic Slim
- Nappy Brown
- Phillip Walker
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. ;-)