Musician Friends

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  ------------------------------------ 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! ------------------------------------------------------