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34th Blues Music Award Nominees AnnouncedThe Blues Foundation announced the nominations for their annual Blues Music Awards, which the international organization will presentat the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, TN, on May 9, 2013. The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as thehighest accolade afforded musicians and songwriters in Blues music. The annual Blues Music Awards ceremony is the premier event forBlues professionals, musicians, and fans from all over the world. The focus of this celebration is to recognize superior achievements in Bluesperformance, songwriting, and recording while honoring a rich cultural tradition.Leading the list of nominees for the 34th Blues Music Awards are Janiva Magness and John Nemeth, each with five nominations. Janiva isnominated in artist, album, entertainer and song categories on the strength of her CD Stronger for It, a moving and intimate declaration ofindependence after coming through an intensely difficult period in her life. John’s five nominations exceed the total previous nominationsof his young career. John release two live albums in 2012, Blues Live and Soul Live, which pretty much sum up his twofold approach tomusic, whether on record or in performance. Each CD was nominated and John was nominated for entertainer of the year as well as in bothcontemporary and soul artist categories.Alligator Records had a stellar year. Joining Janiva, Alligator artists Curtis Salgado, Joe Louis Walker and the late Michael “Iron Man” Burkseach received four nominations. Rick Estrin & the Nightcats received three nods and Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials received two nominations.Each was nominated for their 2012 release as well as in artist, band, entertainer or instrumentalist categories.The husband-wife team of Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks teamed for four nominations, either individually or as a band. Other blues actswith three nominations are guitarist Joe Bonamassa, soul blues man Mighty Sam McClain, Muddy Waters’ son Mud Morganfield and DeltaGroove’s supergroup The Mannish Boys. (The full nominee list is below.)“It is not uncommon in any arts genre for beloved artists with strong releases to pull in a number of nominations, and that is one of thefactors at work this year,” Jay Sieleman, The Blues Foundation’s President, said. “Yet there are also more than a dozen first-time nominees,plus the six Best New Artist nominees. It is gratifying to see both groups rewarded—those who have been near the top for a while andthose who are getting the recognition they have been long seeking.”Online voting is open for members now and ticket sales opened on December 13. Blues Foundation members are the only fans who voteto decide which nominees will actually take home the Blues Music Award. Members also receive seating preference at the Awards show. Ofcourse, any one can become a member.Every year, the Blues Music Awards ceremony itself proves to be one of the best shows of the year. After all,almost every nominee not only attends, but also performs – creating a lineup comprised of the best of thebest in blues all in one evening. A complete nominee list, as well as membership, voting, ticket and hosthotel information can be found at The Blues Foundation’s website, www.blues.org. For more information, call901.527.2583.For the seventh consecutive year, The Blues Music Awards will be broadcast live in their entirety on SiriusXM’s B.B. King’s Bluesville channel – the next best thing to being there. They will be subsequently broadcaston public television.The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. Major fundingis provided by ArtsMemphis and the Tennessee Arts Commission. The 34rd Blues Music Awards are alsosponsored by BMI, Catfood Records, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, First Tennessee Foundation, GibsonFoundation, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sierra NevadaBrewing Company and Sony/Legacy.12 www.NatchelBlues.org • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013
34th Blues Music Award Nominees AnnouncedAcoustic AlbumBilly Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy - Billy Boy ArnoldBlues on Solid Ground - John PrimerDeeper in the Well - Eric BibbNot Alone - Ann Rabson w/ Bob MargolinTalking Guitar - Paul RishellAcoustic ArtistCarolina Chocolate DropsDoug MacLeodEric BibbHarrison KennedyPaul RishellAlbumAnd Still I Rise - Heritage Blues OrchestraDouble Dynamite - The Mannish BoysShow of Strength - Michael BurksSon of the Seventh Son - Mud MorganfieldStronger For It - Janiva MagnessB.B. King EntertainerCurtis SalgadoJaniva MagnessJoe Louis WalkerJohn NemethRick EstrinBandLil’ Ed & the Blues ImperialsPhantom Blues BandRick Estrin & the NightcatsTedeschi Trucks BandThe Mannish BoysBest New Artist Debut24 Hour Blues - Charles “CD” DavisThey Call Me Big Llou - Big LLou JohnsonTurning on the Naughty - Paula HarrisUphill from Anywhere - Brad HatfieldWanna Feel Somethin’ - Mary Bridget DaviesContemporary Blues AlbumBlak & Blu - Gary Clark, Jr.Blues Live - John NemethCandy Store Kid - Ian Siegal & the Mississippi MudbloodsHellfire - Joe Louis WalkerShow of Strength - Michael BurksStronger For It - Janiva MagnessContemporary Blues Female ArtistBettye LaVetteJaniva MagnessShakura S’AidaShemekia CopelandSusan TedeschiContemporary Blues Male ArtistGary Clark, Jr.Joe Louis WalkerMichael BurksRobert CrayTab BenoitDVDBlackbird Music/55 for Arts Club Production forThe Lucky Peterson Band feat. Tamara Peterson: Live at the55 Arts Club Berlin by Lucky PetersonCat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art/Broke & Hungry Records forWe Juke Up in Here! Mississippi’s Juke Joint Culture at theCrossroadsDelta Groove Music for That’s My Thing -Elvin Bishop Live in Concert by Elvin BishopEagle Rock Entertainment for Live at Checkerboard Lounge byMuddy Waters & The Rolling StonesJ&R Adventures for Beacon Theatre- Live from New York by Joe BonamassaGibson GuitarDerek TrucksJoe BonamassaJoe Louis WalkerKid AndersenMichael BurksHistorical AlbumBear Family Records forPlug It In! Turn It Up! Electric Blues by Various ArtistsReal Gone Music forComplete Hit Singles A’s & B’s by Little Willie JohnRock Beat Records forRaw Blues: Magic Sam Live 1969 by Magic SamSilk City Records for Someday... by Otis SpannUniversal Music Group forLadies & Gentlemen... Mr. B.B. King by B.B. KingInstrumentalist-DrumsCedric BurnsideCody DickinsonJimi BottKenny SmithTony BraunagelInstrumentalist-BassBill StuveBob StrogerPatrick RynnRichard CousinsScot SutherlandWillie J. CampbellInstrumentalist-HarmonicaBilly Boy ArnoldBob CorritoreJohn NemethKim WilsonMark HummelRick EstrinInstrumentalist-HornAl BasileBig James MontgomeryEddie ShawKaz KazanoffTerry HanckKoko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)Diunna GreenleafJewel BrownMaria MuldaurRuthie FosterTracy NelsonRock Blues AlbumBlues for the Modern Daze - Walter TroutDriving Towards the Daylight - Joe BonamassaEverybody’s Talkin’ - Tedeschi Trucks BandHere I Am - Nick MossRoyal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern BrotherhoodPinetop Perkins Piano PlayerBarrelhouse ChuckChuck LeavellDavid MaxwellDeanna BogartMike FinneganVictor WainwrightSong“I Won’t Cry”- Janiva Magness & Dave Darling- Stronger for It - Janiva Magness“Lemon Pie”- John Hahn & Oliver Wood - 33 1/3 - ShemekiaCopeland“She Didn’t Cut Me Loose” written by Curtis Salgado, MarlonMcClain & Dave Duncan on Soul Shot by Curtis Salgado“The Devil Ain’t Got No Music” written by Matthew Skoller onThe Devil Ain’t Got No Music by Lurrie BellToo Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) written by Sam McClain& Pat Herlehy on Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) byMighty Sam McClainSoul Blues AlbumBlues Heart - Dorothy MooreSoul Live - John NemethSoul Shot - Curtis SalgadoSoul Survivor - Johnny RawlsToo Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) - Mighty Sam McClainSoul Blues Female ArtistBarbara CarrDenise LaSalleDorothy MooreIrma ThomasSista MonicaSoul Blues Male ArtistBobby RushCurtis SalgadoJohn NemethJohnny RawlsMighty Sam McClainTraditional Blues AlbumAnd Still I Rise - Heritage Blues OrchestraDouble Dynamite - The Mannish BoysMilton Hopkins with Jewel Brown - Milton Hopkins with JewelBrownSon of the Seventh Son - Mud MorganfieldSpider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. CampbellTraditional Blues Male ArtistBob MargolinJohn PrimerLil’ EdMagic SlimMud MorganfieldJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 • www.NatchelBlues.org13
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