Blues Music Awards 2017

B.B. King Entertainer of the Year:

Joe Bonamassa

Album:

Porcupine Meat – Bobby Rush

Song:

“Walk a Mile in My Blues” written by David Duncan, Curtis Salgado & Mike Finigan and performed by Curtis Salgado

Band:

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Best Emerging Artist Album:

Tengo Blues – Jonn Del Toro Richardson

Historical Album:

Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush – Bobby Rush (Omnivore Recordings)

Acoustic Artist:

Doug MacLeod

Acoustic Album:

The Happiest Man in the World – Eric Bibb

Contemporary Blues Female Artist:

Susan Tedeschi 

Contemporary Blues Male Artist:

Kenny Neal

Contemporary Blues Album:

Bloodline – Kenny Neal

Rock Blues Album:

Let Me Get By – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Soul Blues Female Artist:

Mavis Staples

Soul Blues Male Artist:

Curtis Salgado

Soul Blues Album:

The Beautiful Lowdown – Curtis Salgado

Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female Artist):

Diunna Greenleaf

Traditional Blues Male Artist:

 Bob Margolin

Traditional Blues Album:

Can’t Shake This Feeling – Lurrie Bell

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player:

Victor Wainwright

Instrumentalist – Bass:

Biscuit Miller

Instrumentalist – Drums:

Cedric Burnside

Instrumentalist – Guitar:

Joe Bonamassa

Instrumentalist – Harmonica:

Kim Wilson

Instrumentalist – Horn:

Terry Hanck