The Blues Foundation objavio je dobitnike “The 43rd Blues Music Awards”. Ove godine sve se odvijalo gotovo kao nekad, 5.juna 2021.godine u Memphisu, samo dan uoči početka International Blues Challenge (IBC), koji se ove godine održava od 6. do 9. maja i pokazao se kao plodno tlo za nadolazeće blues umjetnike.
Prethodni IBC pobjednici nominovani za ovogodišnje Blues Music Awards uključuju: Altered Five Blues Band, Selwyn Birchwood, Eden Brent, Kevin Burt, Zac Harmon, Diunna Greenleaf, Dave Keller, Dave Keyes, Mr. Sipp, JP Soars, Gabe Stillman, GA-20’s Matt Stubbs i Jontavious Willis.
Po prvi puta nominovani za BMA a koji su se nekada natjecali kao IBC Solo/Duo Challengers su : Veronica Lewis i Memphissippi Sounds. Veronica Lewis je i definitivno najmlađa od svih nominiranih ove godine, naime, ova sjajna mlada muzičarka ima samo 18 godina.
Nominacije za 2022. dokazuju da je blues itekako prisutan u glazbenom svijetu i da je vrlo živ, prisutan i općenito prihvaćen.
Ko može biti nominiran za BMA? Svaka blues snimka objavljena između 1. novembra 2020. i 31. juna 2021. ispunjava uvjete za razmatranje nagrade Blues Music Award za 2021. godinu.
Ovaj događaj okuplja izvođače bluesa, predstavnike industrije i obožavatelje iz cijelog svijeta kako bi obilježili i proslavili najbolje na blues snimkama i nastupima iz prethodne godine. BMA je općenito priznata kao najviša počast koja se dodjeljuje blues glazbenicima i dodjeljuju se glasom članova Blues Foundati
Ove godine 43. dodjelu BMA obilježio je Tommy Castro osvojivši tri nagrade: i to doista iskreno željenu željenu nagradu “B.B. King Entertainer of the Year” nagradu za blues album godine za svoj album “A Bluesman Came to Town” a njegov band The Painkillers osvojili su BMA za band godine.
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram nastavio je svoj pobjednički niz od 2020. godine kada je osvojio pet nagrada. Ove godine nakon osvojenog Grammyja sinoć je osvojio još dvije nagrade i to : moderni blues muški umjetnik godine i nagradu u kategoriji najbolji album suvremenog bluesa za svoj album “662” . Kanadska gitaristica Sue Foley također je osovjila dvije nagrade BMA i to za najbolji album tradicionalnog bluesa “Pink’s Blues” i nagradu Koko Taylor za najbolju blues glazbenicu u kategoriji tradicionalnog bluesa.
Taj Mahal odnio je pobjedu za blues glazbenika u kategoriji tradicionalnog bluesa Keb’ Mo’ dobio je nagradu za najbolji akustični blues umjetnika, dok je pokojni Mike Finnigan, posthumno nagrađen nagradom Pinetop Perkins kao vrhunski pijanist.
Eric Gales odnio je pobjedu kao najbolji gitarist, John Németh kao najbolji vokal, jason Ricci kao najbolji harpist i tako redom …. evo pregleda ovogodišnjih dobitnika BMA po kategorijama:
(ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM)-AKUSTIČNI ALBUM GODINE: Dear America, Eric Bibb
Land of the Sky, Catfish Keith
Let’s Get Happy Together, Maria Muldaur
Let Loose These Chains, Hector Anchondo
The Trio Sessions, EG Kight
(ACOUSTIC BLUES ARTIST)-AKUSTIČNI GLAZBENIK GODINE: Keb’ Mo’
Eric Bibb
Kevin Burt
Guy Davis
Doug MacLeod
(ALBUM OF THE YEAR)-ALBUM GODINE: Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town, Tommy Castro
Holler If You Hear Me, Altered Five Blues Band
Not In My Lifetime, Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
Pinky’s Blues, Sue Foley
Raisin’ Cain, Chris Cain
(B.B. KING ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Sponsored by B.B. King’s Blues Club)-B.B. KING IZVOĐAČ GODINE: Tommy Castro
Eric Gales
Mr. Sipp
J.P. Soars
Sugaray Rayford
(BAND OF THE YEAR )-BAND GODINE: Tommy Castro & The Painkillers
Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
J.P. Soars and the Red Hots
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Sugaray Rayford Band
(BEST EMERGING ARTIST ALBUM -NAJBOLJI DEBITANT–ALBUM (Najbolji album izvođača u nastajanju): Live On Beale Street: A Tribute To Bobby “Blue” Bland, Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band
GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It… You Might Like It!, GA-20
Just Say The Word, Gabe Stillman
Welcome To The Land, Memphissippi Sounds
You Ain’t Unlucky, Veronica Lewis
BLUES ROCK ALBUM: Resurrection, Mike Zito
Alafia Moon, Damon Fowler
Dance Songs For Hard Times, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Tinfoil Hat, Popa Chubby
Unemployed Highly Annoyed, Jeremiah Johnson
(BLUES ROCK ARTIST )-BLUES ROCK IZVOĐAČ: Albert Castiglia
Tommy Castro
Tinsley Ellis
Ana Popovic
Joanne Shaw Taylor
(CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM)- MODERNI BLUES ALBUM GODINE: 662, Christone Kingfish Ingram
Damage Control, Curtis Salgado
Holler If You Hear Me, Altered Five Blues Band
Raisin’ Cain, Chris Cain
Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town, Tommy Castro
(CONTEMPORARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST)-MODERNI BLUES ŽENSKI UMJETNIK GODINE: Vanessa Collier
Thornetta Davis
Ruthie Foster
Danielle Nicole
Carolyn Wonderland
(CONTEMPORARY BLUES MALE ARTIST)-MODERNI BLUES MUŠKI UMJETNIK GODINE: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Selwyn Birchwood
Chris Cain
Kenny Neal
Mr. Sipp
(INSTRUMENTALIST BASS)-INSTRUMENTALIST-BAS: Danielle Nicole
Willie J. Campbell
Larry Fulcher
Jerry Jemmott
Scot Sutherland
(INSTRUMENTALIST DRUMS)-INSTRUMENTALIST-BUBNJEVI: Tom Hambridge
Danny Banks
June Core
Derrick D’Mar Martin
Chris Peet
(INSTRUMENTALIST GUITAR)-INSTRUMENTALIST- GITARA: Eric Gales
Christoffer “Kid” Andersen
Chris Cain
Laura Chavez
Anson Funderburgh
J.P. Soars
(INSTRUMENTALIST HARMONICA)-INSTRUMENTALIST-USNA HARMONIKA: Jason Ricci
Billy Branch
Bob Corritore
Brandon Santini
Kim Wilson
(INSTRUMENTALIST HORN) – INSTRUMENTALIST- PUHAČI: Jimmy Carpenter
Mindi Abair
Marc Franklin
Regi Oliver
Nancy Wright
(INSTRUMENTALIST PIANO (PINETOP PERKINS PIANO PLAYER)-PINETOP PERKINS PIANO PLAYER OF THE YEAR ( KLAVIJATURISTA GODINE): Mike Finnigan
Eden Brent
Dave Keyes
Veronica Lewis
Jim Pugh
(INSTRUMENTALIST VOCALS)-INSTRUMENTALISTA– VOKAL: John Németh
Thornetta Davis
Ruthie Foster
Sugaray Rayford
Curtis Salgado
(SONG OF THE YEAR)-PJESMA GODINE: “I’d Climb Mountains”, written & performed by Selwyn Birchwood
“Fragile Peace and Certain War”, written & performed by Carolyn Wonderland
“Holler If You Hear Me”, written by Jeff Schroedl & Mark Solveson
(performed by Altered Five Blues Band)
“Real Good Lie”, written by Christine Vitale, Larry Batiste, Anthony Paule
(performed by Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra)
“Somewhere”, written by Tommy Castro & Tom Hambridge
(performed by Tommy Castro & The Painkillers)
SOUL BLUES ALBUM: Long As I Got My Guitar, Zac Harmon
Let’s Have A Party, Gerald McClendon
Not In My Lifetime, Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra
You Get What You Give: Duets, Dave Keller
You Gotta Have It, Tia Carroll
(SOUL BLUES FEMALE ARTIST)-SOUL BLUES ŽENSKI UMJETNIK : Annika Chambers
Trudy Lynn
Terrie Odabi
Kat Riggins
Vaneese Thomas
(SOUL BLUES MALE ARTIST)-SOUL BLUES MUŠKI UMJETNIK : Curtis Salgado
William Bell
Don Bryant
John Nemeth
Johnny Rawls
(TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM)-TRADICIONALNI BLUES ALBUM GODINE: Pinky’s Blues, Sue Foley
Be Ready When I Call You, Guy Davis
Bob Corritore & Friends: Spider In My Stew, Bob Corritore
Boogie w/ R.L. Boyce (Live), R.L. Boyce
Little Black Flies, Eddie 9V
(TRADITIONAL BLUES FEMALE ARTIST (KOKO TAYLOR AWARD))- TRADICIONALNI BLUES ŽENSKI UMJETNIK (NAGRADA KOKO TAYLOR): Sue Foley
Rory Block
Rhiannon Giddens
Diunna Greenleaf
EG Kight
(TRADITIONAL BLUES MALE ARTIST)-TRADICIONALNI BLUES MUŠKI UMJETNIK GODINE: Taj Mahal
Cedric Burnside
Super Chikan
Sugar Ray Norcia
Jontavious Willis
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