The Nominees andWinners at The Blues Awards, 2015


B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Bobby Rush Elvin Bishop John Németh Rick Estrin Sugaray Rayford


Band Elvin Bishop Band John Németh & the Bo-Keys Rick Estrin & the Nightcats Sugar Ray & the Bluetones The Mannish Boys


Album Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop Living Tear To Tear – Sugar Ray & the Blue- tones Memphis Grease – John Németh Refuse to Lose – Jarekus Singleton Wrapped Up and Ready – The Mannish Boys


Contemporary Blues Album BluesAmericana – Keb’ Mo’ Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop Original – Janiva Magness Refuse to Lose -Jarekus Singleton Hornet’s Nest – Joe Louis Walker


Soul Blues Album Memphis Grease – John Németh Blues for My Father – Vaneese Thomas Decisions – Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin’ In My Soul – The Robert Cray Band Soul Brothers – Otis Clay & Johnny Rawls


Soul Blues Male Artist Bobby Rush


Curtis Salgado John Németh Johnny Rawls Otis Clay


Soul Blues Female Artist Sista Monica Candi Staton Missy Andersen Sharon Jones Vaneese Thomas


Best New Artist Album Don’t Call No Ambulance – Selwyn Birchwood Chromaticism – Big Harp George Heavy Water – Fo’ Reel Making My Mark – Annika Chambers & the Houston All-Stars One Heart Walkin‘ – Austin Walkin’ Cane


Instrumentalist-Horn Deanna Bogart Al Basile Jimmy Carpenter Sax Gordon Terry Hanck


Acoustic Album Timeless – John Hammond Hard Luck Child: A Tribute to Skip James – Rory Block Jericho Road – Eric Bibb Jigsaw Heart – Eden Brent Son & Moon: A Tribute to Son House – John Mooney


Acoustic Artist John Hammond Doug MacLeod Eric Bibb


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