Le nomination dei "Blues Music Awards 2011"

La Blues Foundation presenterà la 32ma Blues Music Awards il 5 maggio 2011, presso il Cook Convention Center a Memphis. Esecutori, rappresentanti del settore e appassionati di tutto il mondo si riuniranno per celebrare le migliori produzioni e performance blues del 2010. Il Blues Music Awards è universalmente riconosciuto come il più alto onore reso ad un artista Blues. I candidati sono elencati di seguito. Per ascoltare il lavoro di molti dei candidati, cliccate qui. Controllate frequentemente nelle prossime settimane in quanto i candidati hanno la possibilità di aggiungere altri samples del loro lavoro.
Album acustico dell'annoBet on the Blues, Paul OscherBooker's Guitar, Eric BibbHome Sweet Home, South Memphis String BandLast Train to Bluesville, The NighthawksYou Can Always Turn Around, Lucky Peterson
Artista acustico dell'annoDoug MacLeodEric BibbGuy DavisJohn HammondPaul Oscher
Album dell'annoIs not Got No Troubles, Eden BrentLiving Proof, Buddy GuyShake for Me, The Mannish BoysThe Devil is an Angel Too, Janiva MagnessThe Well, Charlie Musselwhite
B.B King Entertainer of the YearBuddy GuyJaniva MagnessJoe Louis WalkerKenny NealSuper Chikan
Band dell'annoMagic Slim & the TeardropsNick Moss & the Flip TopsRick Estrin & the NightcatsThe Derek Trucks BandThe Holmes BrothersThe Kilborn Alley Blues BandThe Mannish Boys
Debuttante dell'annoChris O'Leary Band, Mr. Used to BeClaudette King, We're Onto SomethingMatt Hill, On the FloorPeter Parcek, The Mathematics of LoveThe Vincent Hayes Project, Reclamation
Album di blues contemporaneoHave Blues Will Travel, Smokin 'Joe Kubek & Bnois KingLiving Proof, Buddy GuyName The Day!, John NemethThe Rain Still, Karen LovelyThe Devil is an Angel Too, Janiva Magness
Artista donna di blues contemporaneoCandye KaneJaniva MagnessKaren LovelyRobin RogersShemekia Copeland
Artista uomo di blues contemporaneoBuddy GuyJoe Louis WalkerJohn NemethKenny NealNick Moss
DVDBlack Hen, The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Concert, Various ArtistsDelmark, Live at Rooster's Place, Tail DraggerNorthernBlues Music, Live at Ground Zero Blues Club, Watermelon Slim & the WorkersRuf, Songs From The Road Luther AllisonWoodward Studio, Nothing to Prove, Mac Arnold
Album storico dell'annoBlack Derby, Chicago Blues Buddies, Little Smokey Smothers Elvin Bishop &Delmark, Jimmy Dawkins Lerici Presents the Story, Various ArtistsDelmark, Live in Boston 1966, Junior Wells & the AcesDelta Groove, Blues Harmonica, Bob Runner & Friends (Koko, Pinetop, Nappy Brown, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, et. Al)Ruf, Songs from the Road Luther Allison
BassistaBill StuveBob StrogerLarry TaylorPatrick RynnSteve Gomes
BatteristaCedric BurnsideJimi BottKenny 'Beedy Eyes' SmithRobb StupkaTony Braunagel
ChitarristaDerek TrucksDuke RobillardJoe Louis WalkerKirk FletcherRonnie Earl
ArmonicistaBob RunnerCharlie MusselwhiteJames CottonKim WilsonPaul Oscher
Horn-instrumentalistBig James MontgomeryDoug JamesEddie ShawKeith CrossanTerry Hancke
Altri strumentiGerry Hundt, MandolinJohnny Sansone, AccordionOtis Taylor, BanjoRich Del Grosso, MandolinSonny Rhodes, Lap Steel Guitar
Album Blues-rock dell'annoBingo, Steve Miller BandCommon Ground, Walter TroutLive! In Chicago, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy FlettPrivileged, Nick MossRoadsongs, Derek Trucks
Canzone dell'annoLiving Proof, Tom Hambridge / Buddy Guy, Living Proof, Buddy GuyPlease Mr. President, Bruce Iglauer / Wyzard / David Kearney, Bare Knuckle, Guitar ShortyRained All Night, Steve Gomes, Back In Style, Tad RobinsonSad and Beautiful World, Charlie Musselwhite, The Well, Charlie MusselwhiteStill the Rain, Dennis Walker / Alan Mirikitani, The Rain Still, Karen Lovely
Album Soul Blues dell'anno24 Hour Woman, Denise LaSalleBack in Style, Tad RobinsonFeed My Soul, The Holmes BrothersLive In San Antonio, Eugene 'Hideaway' BridgesNothing's Impossible, Solomon BurkeStomp the Floor, Arthur Adams
Artista donna Soul Blues dell'annoBarbara CarrClaudette KingDenise LaSalleIrma ThomasSista Monica Parker
Artista uomo Soul Blues dell'annoBobby RushCurtis SalgadoEugene 'Hideaway' BridgesSolomon BurkeTad Robinson
Traditional Blues Album dell'annoGiant, James CottonJoined At The Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' SmithPassport to the Blues, Duke RobillardShake for Me, The Mannish BoysThe Well, Charlie Musselwhite
Artista uomo di Traditional Blues dell'annoAlabama MikeCharlie MusselwhiteJames CottonMagic SlimSuper Chikan