"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't"
Band of the Year: Rick Estrin and The Nightcats
Emerging Artist of the Year: Piper & The Hard Times
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Song of the Year: “Blues In My DNA,” Ronnie Baker Brooks
Band of the Year: Rick Estrin and The Nightcats
Emerging Artist of the Year: Piper & The Hard Times
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
Song of the Year: “Blues In My DNA,” Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues Artists
Blues Rock: Tommy Castro
Acoustic Blues: Keb' Mo'
Traditional Blues: Sue Foley, John Primer
Soul Blues: Thornetta Davis, Curtis Salgado
Contemporary Blues: Ruthie Foster, Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues Artists
Blues Rock: Tommy Castro
Acoustic Blues: Keb' Mo'
Traditional Blues: Sue Foley, John Primer
Soul Blues: Thornetta Davis, Curtis Salgado
Contemporary Blues: Ruthie Foster, Ronnie Baker Brooks
Best Instrumentalists
Horn - Vanessa Collier
Harmonica - Billy Branch
Piano (Pinetop Perkins Award) - Eden Brent
Bass - Bob Stroger
Drum - Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Guitar - Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Vocals - Ruthie Foster
Best Instrumentalists
Horn - Vanessa Collier
Harmonica - Billy Branch
Piano (Pinetop Perkins Award) - Eden Brent
Bass - Bob Stroger
Drum - Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Guitar - Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Vocals - Ruthie Foster
Blues Rock: Life is Hard, Mike Zito
Acoustic Blues: One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
Soul Blues: Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues: Crawlin' Kingsnake, John Primer+Bob Corritore
Contemporary Blues: Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues Rock: Life is Hard, Mike Zito
Acoustic Blues: One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
Soul Blues: Fine By Me, Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues: Crawlin' Kingsnake, John Primer+Bob Corritore
Contemporary Blues: Blues In My DNA, Ronnie Baker Brooks