The 36th Blues Music Award 2015

B.B. King Entertainer

Bobby Rush

Band

Elvin Bishop Band

Album

Can’t Even Do Wrong Right – Elvin Bishop

Contemporary Blues Album

BluesAmericana – Keb’ Mo’

Soul Blues Album

Memphis Grease – John Németh

Soul Blues Male Artist

Bobby Rush

Soul Blues Female Artist

Sista Monica

Best New Artist Album

Don’t Call No Ambulance – Selwyn Birchwood

Instrumentalist-Horn

Deanna Bogart

Acoustic Album

Timeless – John Hammond

Acoustic Artist

John Hammond

Traditional Blues Album

For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters) – Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson

Instrumentalist-Bass

Lisa Mann

Historical

Soul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951-1967 – The “5” Royales (Rock Beat)

Song

“Can’t Even Do Wrong Right” written and performed by Elvin Bishop

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player

Marcia Ball

Instrumentalist-Harmonica

Charlie Musselwhite

Instrumentalist-Guitar

Joe Bonamassa

Instrumentalist-Drums

Jimi Bott

Contemporary Blues Female Artist

Janiva Magness

Traditional Blues Male Artist

Lurrie Bell

Koko Taylor Award

Ruthie Foster

Contemporary Blues Male Artist

Gary Clark Jr.

Rock Blues Album

Step Back – Johnny Winter