Afgelopen donderdag 9 mei maakte de Blues Foundation in Memphis bekend wie de 45ste winnaars waren van de Blues Music Awards 2024. In 25 verschillende categorieën werd een award uitgereikt.

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram

 
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was met 4 blues awards de grote winnaar, waaronder die van beste gitarist en “Album van het jaar” voor “Live in London”.

Andere meervoudige prijswinnaars waren onder meer Mike Zito o.a. best blues rock album, Bobby Rush o.a. BB king entertainer of the year, Ruthie Foster o.a. Best Song en John Primer o.a best traditional blues album .

Blues Music Awards Categories and winners:
B.B. King Entertainer – Bobby Rush
Album of the Year – Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Band of the Year – Nick Moss Band
Song of the Year – “What Kind Of Fool” by Ruthie Foster
Best Emerging Artist Album – The Right Man, D.K. Harrell
Acoustic Blues Album – Raw Blues 1, Doug MacLeod
Blues Rock Album – Blood Brothers, Mike Zito/ Albert Castiglia
Contemporary Blues Album – Live In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Soul Blues Album – All My Love For You, Bobby Rush
Traditional Blues Album – TEARDROPS FOR MAGIC SLIM, John Primer
Acoustic Blues Artist – Keb’ Mo’
Blues Rock Artist – Mike Zito
Contemporary Blues Female Artist – Danielle Nicole
Contemporary Blues Male Artist – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Soul Blues Female Artist – Annika Chambers
Soul Blues Male Artist – John Nemeth
Traditional Blues Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award) – Sue Foley
Traditional Blues Male Artist – John Primer
Instrumentalist – Bass – Bob Stroger
Instrumentalist – Drums – Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Instrumentalist – Guitar – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Instrumentalist – Harmonica – Jason Ricci
Instrumentalist – Horn – Vanessa Collier
Instrumentalist – Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player) – Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Instrumentalist – Vocals – Ruthie Foster


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