Harrison Kennedy Nominated for Blues Music Awards

Local blues legend Harrison Kennedy just keeps on collecting more and more accolades for his latest amazing CD, Soulscape.  This time, he's been nominated for two Blues Music Awards.

On May 8, 2014 the talented Bluesman will be up the for the Acoustic Album and Acoustic Artist categories.  The event will take place in Memphis. GOOD LUCK HARRISON!

Veterans James Cotton and Lurrie Bell lead the list with 5 nominations each.  The legendary Buddy Guy received 4 nods.

The Blues Music Awards are run through the Blues Foundation, a Memphis based organization dedicated to preserving blues music.



Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories, Video courtesy of William Mehlenbacher

Below is a complete list of nominees.

Acoustic Album

• There's a Time - Doug MacLeod
• Juba Dance - Guy Davis featuring Fabrizio Poggi
• Soulscape - Harrison Kennedy
• Avalon - Rory Block
• Unleashed - The Hound Kings

Acoustic Artist

• Doug MacLeod
• Guy Davis
• Harrison Kennedy
• Little G Weevil
• Rory Block

Album

• Get Up! - Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
• Remembering Little Walter - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia & James Harman
• Rhythm & Blues - Buddy Guy
• Cotton Mouth Man - James Cotton
• Blues in My Soul - Lurrie Bell

Entertainer

• Bobby Rush
• Buddy Guy
• John Németh
• Kim Wilson
• Rick Estrin

Band

• Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials
• Rick Estrin & the Night Cats
• Tedeschi Trucks Band
• The Mannish Boys
• Trampled Under Foot

Best New Artist Debut

• Double Crossing Blues - Adrianna Marie and Her Groovecutters
• Rooster - Clay Swafford
• Proof of Love - Gracie Curran & the High Falutin' Band
• What's the Chance... - Paul Gabriel
• Daddy Told Me - Shawn Holt & the Teardrops
• Pushin’ Against a Stone - Valerie June

Contemporary Blues Album

• Get Up! - Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
• This Time Another Year - Brandon Santini
• Rhythm & Blues - Buddy Guy
• Magic Honey - Cyril Neville
• Badlands - Trampled Under Foot

Contemporary Blues Female Artist

• Ana Popovic
• Beth Hart
• Bettye LaVette
• Candye Kane
• Susan Tedeschi

Contemporary Blues Male Artist

• Buddy Guy
• Gary Clark, Jr.
• Johnny Sansone
• Kim Wilson
• Otis Taylor

DVD

• High John Records - Time Brings About a Change (Floyd Dixon)
• J&R Adventures - An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House (Joe Bonamassa)
• Shake-It-Sugar Records – Live (Murali Coryell)
• Ruf Records - Songs from the Road (Royal Southern Brotherhood)
• Blue Star Connection - Live at Knuckleheads (The Healers)

Historical 

• The Sun Blues Box (Various Artists) - Bear Family
• The Original Honeydripper (Roosevelt Sykes) - Blind Pig Records
• The Jewel/Paula Blues Story (Various Artists) - Fuel Records
• Death Might Be Your Santa Claus (Various Artists) - Legacy Recordings 
• The Complete King/Federal Singles (Freddie King) - Real Gone Music

Bass

• Bill Stuve
• Bob Stroger
• Danielle Schnebelen
• Larry Taylor
• Patrick Rynn

Drums

• Cedric Burnside
• Jimi Bott
• Kenny Smith
• Tom Hambridge
• Tony Braunagel

Guitar

• Anson Funderburgh
• Gary Clark, Jr.
• Kid Andersen
• Lurrie Bell
• Ronnie Earl

Harmonica

• Brandon Santini
• Charlie Musselwhite
• James Cotton
• Kim Wilson
• Rick Estrin

Horn

• Big James Montgomery
• Eddie Shaw
• Jimmy Carpenter
• Sax Gordon
• Terry Hanck

Traditional Blues Female

• Diunna Greenleaf
• Lavelle White
• Teeny Tucker
• Trudy Lynn
• Zora Young

Traditional Blues Male Artist

• Anson Funderburgh
• Billy Boy Arnold
• James Cotton
• John Primer
• Lurrie Bell

Rock Blues Album

• Gone to Texas - Mike Zito & the Wheel
• Made Up Mind - Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Can't Get Enough - The Rides
• John the Conquer Root - Toronzo Cannon
• Luther's Blues - Walter Trout

Piano

• Barrellhouse Chuck
• Dave Keyes
• Marcia Ball
• Mike Finnigan
• Victor Wainwright

Song

• “Blues in My Soul” - Lurrie Bell
• “He Was There” – James Cotton, Tom Hambridge & Richard Fleming
• “That's When the Blues Begins” - James Goode
• “The Entitled Few” - Doug MacLeod
• “The Night the Pie Factory Burned Down” - Johnny Sansone

Soul Blues Album

• Down In Louisiana - Bobby Rush
• Soul Changes - Dave Keller
• Soul for Your Blues - Frank Bey & Anthony Paule Band
• Remembering O. V. - Johnny Rawls
• Truth Is (Putting Love Back Into the Music) - Otis Clay

Soul Blues Female Artist

• Barbara Carr
• Denise LaSalle
• Dorothy Moore
• Irma Thomas
• Sista Monica

Soul Blues Male Artist

• Bobby Rush
• Frank Bey
• John Nemeth
• Johnny Rawls
• Otis Clay

Traditional Blues Album

• Driftin' from Town to Town - Barrelhouse Chuck & Kim Wilson's Blues All-Stars
• Remembering Little Walter - Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, James Harman
• Cotton Mouth Man - James Cotton
• Blues in My Soul - Lurrie Bell
• Black Toppin' - The Cash Box Kings

Blast From the Past: Last Year's Winners

Click here for more about the Blues Music Awards

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2013 Blues Music Award Winners

Unfortunately, Hamilton's Harrison Kennedy didn't win the Blues Music Award he was nominated for (Acoustic Artist).  Eric Bibb received that honour.

The top dogs of the night were Tedeschi Trucks Band and Curtis Salgado, with three awards wins each.

The awards were handed out on May 9, 2013 in Memphis.  Below is a complete list of the winners

• Acoustic Album: Not Alone – Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
• Acoustic Artist: Eric Bibb
• Album of the Year: Show of Strength – Michael Burks
• B.B. King Entertainer: Curtis Salgado
• Band: Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Best New Artist Debut: They Call Me Big Llou – Big LLou Johnson
• Contemporary Blues Album: Show of Strength – Michael Burks
• Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Janiva Magness
• Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Tab Benoit
• DVD: Eagle Rock Entertainment – Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
• Gibson Guitar Award: Derek Trucks 
• Instrumentalist-Bass: Bob Stroger
• Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside
• Instrumentalist-Harmonica: Rick Estrin
• Instrumentalist-Horn: Eddie Shaw
• Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female): Ruthie Foster
• Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Victor Wainwright
• Rock Blues Album: Everybody’s Talkin’ – Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Song:  “I Wont Cry” - Janiva Magness
• Soul Blues Album: Soul Shot – Curtis Salgado
• Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas
• Soul Blues Male Artist: Curtis Salgado
• Traditional Blues Album: Double Dynamite – The Mannish Boys
• Traditional Blues Male Artist: Magic Slim

More about the Blues Music Awards

Links: Tedeschi Trucks Band, More Tedeschi Trucks Band Stories, Above Video courtesy of SGibson818

Links: Curtis Salgado,  More Curtis Salgado Stories, Video courtesy of KINK Radio



Links: Janiva Magness, Video courtesy of KINK Radio

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Harrison Kennedy Nominated for Blues Music Award

This year, veteran Hamilton bluesman, Harrison Kennedy,  has received nominations locally (Hamilton Music Awards) and nationally (Maple Blues Awards & the Junos).  Now, the international blues community has bestowed a nomination for the talented singer/songwriter.  He's in the running for Best Acoustic Artist at the Blues Music Awards (put on by the Blues Foundation).  Harrison will have some stuff competition against the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Doug MacLeod, Eric Bibb, and Paul Rishell in this category. The awards will be handed out on May 8th in Memphis, TN.  We wish him lots of luck!  Hamilton already knows that he's a world-class artist.

Below is a video of Harrison Kennedy, courtesy of Electro-Fi Records




Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

Complete list of nominations.
Acoustic Album

• Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy - Billy Boy Arnold
• Blues on Solid Ground - John Primer
• Deeper In The Well - Eric Bibb
• Not Alone - Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
• Talking Guitar - Paul Rishell

Acoustic Artist

• Carolina Chocolate Drops
• Doug MacLeod
• Eric Bibb
• Harrison Kennedy
• Paul Rishell

Album

• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
• Show of Strength - Michael Burks
• Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
• Stronger For It - Janiva Magness

Entertainer

• Curtis Salgado
• Janiva Magness
• Joe Louis Walker
• John Nemeth
• Rick Estrin

Band

• Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials
• Phantom Blues Band
• Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
• Tedeschi Trucks Band
• The Mannish Boys

Best New Artist Debut

• 24 Hour Blues - Charles "CD" Davis
• They Call Me Big Llou - Big LLou Johnson
• Turning On the Naughty - Paula Harris
• Uphill From Anywhere - Brad Hatfield
• Wanna Feel Somethin' - Mary Bridget Davies

Contemporary Blues Album

• Blak & Blu - Gary Clark, Jr.
• Blues Live - John Nemeth
• Candy Store Kid - Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods
• Hellfire - Joe Louis Walker
• Show of Strength - Michael Burks
• Stronger For It - Janiva Magness

Contemporary Blues Female Artist

• Bettye LaVette
• Janiva Magness
• Shakura S'Aida
• Shemekia Copeland
• Susan Tedeschi

Contemporary Blues Male Artist

• Gary Clark, Jr.
• Joe Louis Walker
• Michael Burks
• Robert Cray
• Tab Benoit

DVD

• Blackbird Music/55 Arts Club - The Lucky Peterson Band feat.Tamara Peterson Live at the 55 Arts Club Berlin
• Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art/Broke & Hungrey Records - We Juke Up in Here: Mississippi's Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads
• Delta Groove Records - That's My Thing: Elvin Bishop Live In Concert
• Eagle Rock Entertainment - Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones, Live at Checkerboard Lounge
• J & R Adventures - Beacon Theatre - Joe Bonamassa Live From New York

Guitar

• Derek Trucks
• Joe Bonamassa
• Joe Louis Walker
• Kid Andersen
• Michael Burks

Bass

• Bill Stuve
• Bob Stroger
• Patrick Rynn
• Richard Cousins
• Scot Sutherland
• Willie J. Campbell

Drums

• Cedric Burnside
• Cody Dickinson
• Jimi Bott
• Kenny Smith
• Tony Braunagel

Harmonica

• Billy Boy Arnold
• Bob Corritore
• John Nemeth
• Kim Wilson
• Mark Hummel
• Rick Estrin

Horn

• Al Basile
• Big James Montgomery
• Eddie Shaw
• Sax Gordon
• Terry Hanck

Traditional Blues Female

• Diunna Greenleaf
• Jewel Brown
• Maria Muldaur
• Ruthie Foster
• Tracy Nelson

Piano Player

• Barrelhouse Chuck
• Chuck Leavell
• David Maxwell
• Deanna Bogart
• Mike Finnigan
• Victor Wainwright

Rock Blues Album

• Blues For The Modern Daze - Walter Trout
• Driving Towards The Daylight - Joe Bonamassa
• Everybody's Talkin' - Tedeschi Trucks Band
• Here I Am - Nick Moss
• Royal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern Brotherhood

Song

• "I Wont Cry" written by Janiva Magness & Dave Darling - Stronger For It (Janiva Magness)
• "Lemon Pie" written by John Hahn & Oliver Wood - 33 1/3 (Shemekia Copeland)
• "She Didn't Cut Me Loose" written by Curtis Salgado, Marlon McClain & Dave Duncan - Soul Shot (Curtis Salgado)
• "The Devil Ain't Got No Music" written by Matthew Skoller - The Devil Ain't Got No Music (Lurrie Bell)
• "Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey" written by Sam McClain & Pat Herlehy - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Sam McClain)

Soul Blues Album

• Blues Heart - Dorothy Moore
• Soul Live - John Nemeth
• Soul Shot - Curtis Salgado
• Soul Survivor - Johnny Rawls
• Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) - Mighty Sam McClain

Soul Blues Female Artist

• Barbara Carr
• Denise LaSalle
• Dorothy Moore
• Irma Thomas
• Sista' Monica

Soul Blues Male Artist

• Bobby Rush
• Curtis Salgado
• John Nemeth
• Johnny Rawls
• Mighty Sam McClain

Traditional Blues Album

• And Still I Rise - Heritage Blues Orchestra
• Double Dynamite - The Mannish Boys
• Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown - Milton Hopkins with Jewel Brown
• Son of the Seventh Son - Mud Morganfield
• Spider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. Campbell

Traditional Blues Male Artist

• Bob Margolin
• John Primer
• Lil' Ed
• Magic Slim
• Mud Morganfield

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30th Blues Music Award Winners

On Thursday, May 7, the Blues Music Awards were handed out in Memphis, Tennessee.

The late Jeff Healey's CD, Mess of Blues, won for best Rock Blues Album.

Other winners include Albert Cummings, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Buddy Guy, and more.

Click here for the full list.

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