A Blues Foundation anuncia os indicados ao 38th Blues Music Awards
Autor: Andre Felipe | Publicado: 2017-01-09T11:18:00-08:00




A Blues Foundation acaba de anunciar os indicados
para o maior prêmio do blues: o Blues Music Awards, que está na sua 38º edição.
A maioria dos indicados passaram por aqui pelo Filho do Blues em diversos
momentos no decorrer de 2016. A cerimônia irá ocorrer em 11 de maio de 2017, em
Memphis. Sugar Ray Norcia e sua banda, The Bluetones, receberem, individualmente e coletivamente, a maior quantidade de indicações pelo álbum Seeing Is Believing. No total foram sete, mas se incluídas as nomeações por outros integrantes da banda esse número chega a dez. Confira os indicados (e em negrito a escolha pessoal do Filho do
Blues):



38th Blues Music Award Nominees



Acoustic Album

Doug
MacLeod – Live in Europe

Eric
Bibb – The Happiest Man in the World

Fiona
Boyes – Professin’ the Blues

Jimmy
“Duck” Holmes – Live at Briggs Farm

John Long – Stand Your Ground

Luther
Dickinson – Blues and Ballads (A Folksinger’s Songbook) Vol I and II



Acoustic Artist

Doug
MacLeod

Eric
Bibb

Fiona
Boyes

Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

Luther
Dickinson



Album

Bobby
Rush – Porcupine Meat

Kenny
Neal – Bloodline

Nick
Moss Band – From the Root to the Fruit

Sugar Ray &amp; the Bluetones –
Seeing is Believing

Toronzo
Cannon – The Chicago Way

William
Bell – This Is Where I Live



Band

Golden
State Lone Star Blues Revue

Lil’
Ed &amp; The Blues Imperials

Nick
Moss Band

Sugar Ray and the Bluetones

Tedeschi
Trucks Band



B.B. King Entertainer

Joe Bonamassa

John
Nemeth

Lil’
Ed Williams

Sugar
Ray Norcia

Sugaray
Rayford



Best Emerging Artist Album

Corey
Dennison Band – Corey Dennison Band

Guy
King – Truth

Jonn
Del Toro Richardson – Tengo Blues

Terrie
Odabi – My Blue Soul

Thornetta
Davis – Honest Woman



Contemporary Blues Album

Al
Basile – Mid Century Modern

Kenny Neal – Bloodline

Nick
Moss Band – From the Root to the Fruit

The
Record Company – Give It Back To You

Toronzo
Cannon – The Chicago Way



Contemporary Blues Female Artist

Alexis P
Suter

Ana Popovic

Janiva Magness

Shemekia
Copeland

Susan
Tedeschi



Contemporary Blues Male Artist

Albert
Castiglia

Kenny
Neal

Mike Zito

Sugaray
Rayford

Toronzo
Cannon



Historical Album

Arthur
“Big Boy” Crudup, A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw, Bear Family Records

B.B.
King, More B.B. King: Here’s One You Haven’t Heard, Ace Records

Bobby
Rush, Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush, Omnivore Recordings

Michael
Burks, I’m A Bluesman, Iron Man Records

Pinetop
Perkins &amp; Jimmy Rogers, Genuine Blues Legends, Elrob Records



Instrumentalist-Bass

Biscuit
Miller

Bob
Stroger

Michael
“Mudcat” Ward

Patrick
Rynn

R W
Grigsby



Instrumentalist-Drums

Cedric
Burnside

Jimi
Bott

June
Core

Tom
Hambridge

Tony
Braunagel



Instrumentalist-Guitar

Bob Margolin

Joe Bonamassa

Kid
Andersen

Monster
Mike Welch

Ronnie
Earl



Instrumentalist-Harmonica

Dennis
Gruenling

Jason
Ricci

Kim
Wilson

Mark
Hummel

Sugar Ray Norcia



Instrumentalist-Horn

Al
Basile

Nancy
Wright

Sax
Gordon Beadle

Terry
Hanck

Vanessa
Collier



Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues
Female Artist)

Annika
Chambers

Diunna
Greenleaf

Inetta
Visor

Shaun
Murphy

Trudy
Lynn



Pinetop Perkins Piano Player

Anthony
Geraci

Barrelhouse Chuck

Henry
Gray

Jim
Pugh

Victor
Wainwright



Rock Blues Album

Albert
Castiglia – Big Dog

Mike
Zito – Keep Coming Back

Moreland
&amp; Arbuckle – Promised Land or Bust

Tedeschi Trucks Band – Let Me Get By

Walter
Trout – Alive in Amsterdam



Song

“Blues
Immigrant” written by Matthew Skoller &amp; Vincent Bucher and performed by
Matthew Skoller on Blues Immigrant

“I
Gotta Sang The Blues” written and performed by Thornetta Davis on Honest Woman

“Seeing Is Believing” written by Ray
Norcia and performed by Sugar Ray &amp; The Bluetones on Seeing Is Believing

“Walk
A Mile In My Blues” written by David Duncan, Curtis Salgado &amp; Mike Finigan
and performed by Curtis Salgado on The Beautiful Lowdown

“Walk
it Off” written and performed by Toronzo Cannon on The Chicago Way



Soul Blues Album

Bobby
Rush – Porcupine Meat

Curtis
Salgado – The Beautiful Lowdown

Johnny
Rawls – Tiger in a Cage

Wee
Willie Walker – Live! Notodden Blues Festival

William Bell – This Is Where I Live



Soul Blues Female Artist

Bettye
Lavette

Lara
Price

Mavis Staples

Terrie
Odabi

Vaneese
Thomas



Soul Blues Male Artist

Bobby
Rush

Curtis
Salgado

Johnny
Rawls

Wee
Willie Walker

William Bell



Traditional Blues Album

Big
Jon Atkinson &amp; Bob Corritore – House Party at Big Jon’s

Bob
Margolin – My Road

Golden
State Lone Star Blues Revue – Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue

Lurrie
Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling

Sugar Ray &amp; the Bluetones –
Seeing is Believing



Traditional Blues Male Artist

Bob
Margolin

John
Primer

Lil’
Ed Williams

Lurrie Bell


Sugar Ray Norcia