The Blues Foundation Announces 2024 Blues Music Awards Winners

MEMPHIS (CelebrityAccess) – The Blues Basis proudly offered the forty fifth Annual Blues Music Awards on Might 9 in Memphis, showcasing the top of expertise and artistry inside the blues style. Among the many distinguished honorees, guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram emerged as a standout, clinching 4 spectacular awards, together with the coveted Album of the Yr for Dwell In London. This accolade underscores his virtuosity and his important contribution to the blues panorama.

Along with Ingram’s outstanding achievements, notable figures comparable to Mike Zito, Bobby Rush, Ruthie Foster, and John Primer had been celebrated for his or her excellent contributions to blues music. Their collective triumphs, spanning a number of classes, underscore the depth and variety of expertise inside the blues neighborhood, reaffirming its enduring relevance and creative vibrancy.

Award Nominees and Winners…(Daring Kind)

Acoustic Album
Wild Ox Moan, Catfish Keith
Uncooked Blues 1, Doug MacLeod (Winner)
Sticks & Strings, EG Kight
Ridin’ the Blinds, Hudspeth & Taylor
Ghost Hymns, William Lee Ellis

Acoustic Artist
Catfish Keith
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Keb’ Mo’ (Winner)
Kevin Burt

Album of the Yr
TEARDROPS FOR MAGIC SLIM, John Primer
Dwell In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Winner)
SoulFunkn’BLUES, Blackburn Brothers
Soul Aspect of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Get Your Again Into It!, Nick Moss Band That includes Dennis Gruenling

B.B. King Entertainer of the Yr
Beth Hart
Bobby Rush (Winner)
Lil’ Ed Williams
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Vanessa Collier

Band of the Yr
Larkin Poe
Nick Moss Band (Winner)
Selwyn Birchwood Band
Southern Avenue
Tedeschi Vans Band

Greatest Rising Artist Album
When the Levee Breaks: The Music of Memphis Minnie, Candice Ivory
The Proper Man, D.Ok. Harrell (Winner)
Up Subsequent, Mathias Lattin
Everyone’s Buddy, Nic Clark
Tony Vacation, Mississippi Motel

Blues Rock Album
POWER, Anna Popovic
Writing On The Wall, Coco Montoya
Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa
Blood Brothers, Mike Zito/ Albert Castiglia (Winner)
What Key Is Bother In?, Nick Schnebelen

Blues Rock Artist
Ana Popovic
Joe Bonamassa
Kenny Wayne Shepard
Mike Zito (Winner)
Warren Haynes

Modern Blues Album
Dwell In London, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Winner)
Ridin’, Eric Bibb
Behind The Veil, Jason Ricci and the Dangerous Type
Therapeutic Time, Ruthie Foster
Exorcist, Selwyn Birchwood

Modern Blues Feminine Artist
Carolyn Wonderland
Danielle Nicole (Winner)
Janiva Magness
Teresa James
Vanessa Collier

Modern Blues Male Artist
Chris Cain
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Winner)
Marquise Knox
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Selwyn Birchwood

Instrumentalist – Bass
Bob Stroger (Winner)
Larry Fulcher
Michael “Mudcat” Ward
Rodrigo Mantovani
Willie Weeks

Instrumentalist – Drums
Derrick D’Mar Martin
June Core
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith (Winner)
Tom Hambridge
Tony Braunagel

Instrumentalist – Guitar
Christoffer “Child” Andersen
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Winner)
Derek Vans
Laura Chavez
Sue Foley

Instrumentalist – Harmonica
Billy Department
Bob Corritore
Dennis Gruenling
Jason Ricci (Winner)
Kim Wilson

Instrumentalist – Horn
Deanna Bogart
Jimmy Carpenter
Mark Kaz Kazanoff
Trombone Shorty
Vanessa Collier (Winner)

Instrumentalist – Pinetop Perkins Piano Participant
Ben Levin
Dave Keyes
Jim Pugh
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (Winner)
Mitch Woods

Instrumentalist – Vocals
Billy Worth
Diunna Greenleaf
John Nemeth
Ruthie Foster (Winner)
Shemekia Copeland

Track of the Yr
“Bobby’s Blues” carried out by the Blackburn Brothers,
written by Brooke Blackburn
“Horns Under Her Halo” carried out by Selwyn Birchwood,
written by Selwyn Birchwood
“Midnight Warmth” carried out by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram,
written by Tom Hambridge & Richard Fleming
“The Bait Within the Snare,” carried out by Nick Moss Band that includes Dennis Gruenling,
written by Nick Moss
“What Type Of Idiot,” carried out by Ruthie Foster,
written by Ruthie Foster, Hadden Sayers & Scottie Miller (Winner)

Soul Blues Album
Stuff I’ve Been By, Alabama Mike
SoulFunkin’ BLUES, Blackburn Brothers
All My Love For You, Bobby Rush (Winner)
Strolling Coronary heart Assault, Johnny Rawls
Soul Aspect of Sipp, Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)

Soul Blues Feminine Artist
Annika Chambers (Winner)
Kat Riggins
Terri Odabi
Thornetta Davis
Trudy Lynn

Soul Blues Male Artist
Alabama Mike
Billy Worth
John Nemeth (Winner)
Johnny Rawls
William Bell

Conventional Blues Album
TEARDROPS FOR MAGIC SLIM,  John Primer (Winner)
Nothing However Time, Monster Mike Welch
Get Your Again Into It!, Nick Moss Band That includes Dennis Gruenling
Savoy, Taj Mahal
Oscar’s Motel, The Money Field Kings

Koko Taylor Award (Conventional Blues Feminine Artist)
Diunna Greenleaf
Rhiannon Giddens
Shaun Murphy
Sue Foley (Winner)
Teeny Tucker

Conventional Blues Male Artist
Billy Department
Cedric Burnside
John Primer (Winner)
Jontavious Willis
Nick Moss