Sunday, May 21, 2017


21/MAY/2017
2017 BLUES MUSIC AWARD WINNERS

We're happy to announce that some of our good friends were winners this year in Memphis at the 38th annual award ceremonies.


VICTOR WAINWRIGHT..Pinetop Perkins Piano Player

KIM WILSON...Harmonica Player of the year
KENNY NEAL...Contemporary Blues Male Artist
AND..."Bloodline"...Blues Album of the year

DIUNNA GREENLEAF...our Houston friend
won this year's Koko Taylor Award 
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HERE'S A COMPLETE LIST OF THIS YEAR'S WINNERS
Acoustic Album: The Happiest Man in the World – Eric Bibb
Acoustic Artist: Doug MacLeod
Album: Porcupine Meat – Bobby Rush
B.B. King Entertainer: Joe Bonamassa
Band: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Emerging Artist Album: Tengo Blues – Jonn Del Toro Richardson
Contemporary Blues Album: Bloodline – Kenny Neal
Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Susan Tedeschi
Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Kenny Neal
Historical: Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush – Bobby Rush (Omnivore Recordings)
Instrumentalist-Bass: Biscuit Miller
Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside
Instrumentalist-Guitar: Joe Bonamassa
Instrumentalist-Harmonica: Kim Wilson
Instrumentalist-Horn: Terry Hanck
Koko Taylor Award: Diunna Greenleaf
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Victor Wainwright
Rock Blues Album: Let Me Get By – Tedeschi Trucks Band
Song: “Walk a Mile in My Blues” written by David Duncan, Curtis Salgado & Mike Finigan and performed by Curtis Salgado
Soul Blues Album: The Beautiful Lowdown – Curtis Salgado
Soul Blues Female Artist: Mavis Staples
Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
Traditional Blues Album: Can’t Shake This Feeling – Lurrie Bell
Traditional Blues Male Artist: Bob Margolin

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

FANTASTIC MUSICIANS...

Thru the years we've been blessed to meet and become friends with so many
fine musicians and GREAT FOLKS.  We've found that most BLUES MUSICIANS
are always more approachable and down to earth than you might expect.

Click to SEE A FEW OF OUR MUSICIAN FRIENDS