2019 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees

From Blues Blast Magazine - BluesBlastMagazine.com

Contact Information: Bob Kieser (309) 267-4425 or info@bluesblastmagazine.com

In
early May, a group of Blues music industry professionals including
music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers,
producers, musicians and other Blues music industry professionals
nominated the best in Blues music in twelve categories.

The nominees are listed below and also on our website at: bluesblastmagazine.com/2019-blues-blast-music-award-nominees. Click on the artist's name in the list below to visit their website for more information and to buy their music.

Fan voting to determine the winners begins July 1, 2019 and continues until August 16, 2019 on our website at BluesBlastMagazine.com.
Voting is free and open to anyone. You can only vote one time. Blues
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The
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SAVE THE DATE:
The 2019 Blues Blast Music Awards ceremonies will be held at The Tebala
Event Center in Rockford, Illinois on September 13th, 2019.



Contemporary Blues Album



Brandon Santini - The Longshot

Chris O'Leary - 7 Minutes Late

Tom Hambridge - The Nola Sessions

Mighty Mike Schermer - Bad Tattoo

Shemekia Copeland - America's Child

Vanessa Collier - Honey Up


Traditional Blues Album


Mary Lane - Travelin' Woman

Benny Turner &

Cash McCall - Going Back Home

Teeny Tucker - Put On Your Red Dress

Bob Corritore & Friends - Don't Let The Devil Ride

Elvin Bishops Big Fun Trio - Something Smells Funky 'Round here

Anthony Geraci - Why Did You Have To Go?

Big Joe & The Dynaflows - Rockhouse Party



Soul Blues Album

Big Daddy Wilson - Deep In My Soul

Dave Keller - Every Soul's A Star

Frank Bey - Back In Business

John Primer - The Soul Of A Blues Man

Ms Zeno The Mojo Queen - Back In Love

Sugaray Rayford - Somebody Save Me

Rock Blues Album

Alastair Greene - Live From The 805

Jeremiah Johnson - Straitjacket

JP Soars - South Bound I-95

Mike Zito - First Class Life

Sean Chambers - Welcome To My Blues

Walter Trout - Survivor Blues



Acoustic Blues Album

Catfish Keith - Reefer Hound - Viper Songs Revisited

Ben Rice - Wish The World Away

Bob Frank - True Stories and Outrageous Lies

Matt Woods - Tired & Dirty

Joe Louis Walker,

Bruce Katz, Giles Robson - Journeys To The Heart Of The Blues

Joe Flip and Tony Cuchetti - Tin Can Tunes


Live Blues Recording


Magic Slim & The Teardrops - I'm Gonna Play The Blues

Tony Holiday - Tony Holiday's Porch Sessions

Blues Caravan - Live 2018

Beth Hart - Live At Royal Albert Hall

Mitch Woods - A Tip Of The Hat To Fats

Tommy Castro & The Pain Killers - Killin' It Live



Historical Or Vintage Recording


Henry Townsend - Mule

Henry Townsend And
Roosevelt Sykes – Blues Piano and Guitar Washington University 1973

Magic Slim & The Teardrops - I'm Gonna Play The Blues

Jody Williams - In Session 1954-1962: Diary Of A Chicago Bluesman

Chris Youlden &The Slammers

New Artist Debut Album

Katie Henry - High Road

Russ Green - City Soul

Sister Suzie - Ain't No Lady

The Bennett Brothers - Not Made For Hire

Tiffany Pollack &
Eric Johanson - Blues In My Blood


Blues Band

JP Soars & The Red Hots

Anthony Geraci & The Boston Blues All-Stars

Doug Deming & The Jewel Tones

Sugaray Rayford Band

Tommy Castro & The Pain Killers

Nick Moss Band Band featuring
Dennis Gruenling


Male Blues Artist

John Primer

Mark Hummel

Sugaray Rayford

Brandon Santini

Anthony Geraci

Toronzo Cannon



Female Blues Artist

Mary Lane

Dawn Tyler Watson

Fiona Boyes

Teeny Tucker

Vanessa Collier

Maria Muldaur

Sean Costello Rising Star Award

Jontavious Willis

Whitney Shay

Ben Rice

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Jeremiah Johnson

Lindsay Beaver