TheBlues Music Awards, formerly known as theW. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys"), areawards presented by theBlues Foundation, anon-profit organization set up to fosterblues heritage. The awards were originally named in honor ofW. C. Handy, "Father of the Blues".[1] The first award was presented in 1980 and is "universally recognized as the highest accolade afforded musicians and songwriters in blues music".[2] In 2006, the awards were renamed Blues Music Awards in an effort to increase public appreciation of the significance of the awards.[3]
They are presented annually inMemphis, Tennessee, where the Blues Foundation is located, although the 2008 award ceremony was held inTunica, Mississippi.[4] The 39th Blues Music Awards were held on May 10, 2018, at theMemphis Cook Convention Center. Two new award categories had been announced (Instrumentalist-Vocals and Blues Rock Artist of the Year) bringing the number of awards to be presented up to 26 in total.[5] The 40th Blues Music Awards took place on May 9, 2019, with the Historical Album of the Year category being dropped, reducing the overall number of categories to 25.[6]
The 41st ceremony was scheduled for May 7, 2020, but the live event was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] The 2020 winners were announced at avirtual event.[9] The 42nd ceremony was again presented at a virtual event on June 6, 2021.[10] The 43rd ceremony took place on May 5, 2022, as the first in-person event since 2019.[11] The 44th event was held on May 11, 2023, in Memphis.[12] The 45th event took place on May 8, 2024, in Memphis,[13] with the 46th event held on May 9, 2025.[14]
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | One Guitar Woman,Sue Foley |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Keb' Mo' |
| Album of the Year | Blame it on Eve,Shemekia Copeland |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Mr. Sipp |
| Band of the Year | Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Revelation,Piper and the Hard Times |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Blues in My DNA,Ronnie Baker Brooks |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Ruthie Foster |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Ronnie Baker Brooks |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Bob Stroger |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Billy Branch |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Vanessa Collier |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Ruthie Foster |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Eden Brent |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Sue Foley |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | Life is Hard,Mike Zito |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Tommy Castro |
| Song of the Year | "Blues in My DNA", written byRonnie Baker Brooks |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Fine By Me,Curtis Salgado |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Thornetta Davis |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Crawlin' Kingsnake,John Primer andBob Corritore |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Primer |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Raw Blues 1,Doug MacLeod |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Keb' Mo' |
| Album of the Year | Live In London,Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Bobby Rush |
| Band of the Year | Nick Moss Band |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | The Right Man, D.K. Harrell |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Live In London,Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Danielle Nicole |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Bob Stroger |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Jason Ricci |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Vanessa Collier |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Ruthie Foster |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Sue Foley |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | Blood Brothers,Mike Zito andAlbert Castiglia |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Mike Zito |
| Song of the Year | "What Kind of Fool", written byRuthie Foster, Hadden Sayers and Scottie Miller |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | All My Love for You,Bobby Rush |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Annika Chambers |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Németh |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Teardrops for Magic Slim: Live at Rosa's Lounge,John Primer |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Primer |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Mississippi Son,Charlie Musselwhite |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | The Blues Don't Lie,Buddy Guy |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Tommy Castro |
| Band of the Year | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Who Is He?, Dylan Triplett |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | The Blues Don't Lie,Buddy Guy |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Ruthie Foster |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Danielle Nicole |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Laura Chavez |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | John Németh |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Deanna Bogart |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Shemekia Copeland |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Anthony Geraci |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Sue Foley |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | I Got Love,Albert Castiglia |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Albert Castiglia |
| Song of the Year | "Blues Don't Lie" (Tom Hambridge),Buddy Guy |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | In Too Deep,Sugaray Rayford |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Thornetta Davis |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | May Be the Last Time,John Németh |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Primer |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Dear America,Eric Bibb |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Keb' Mo' |
| Album of the Year | Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town,Tommy Castro |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Tommy Castro |
| Band of the Year | Tommy Castro & The Painkillers |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Live On Beale Street: A Tribute To Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rodd Bland and the Members Only Band |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | 662,Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Vanessa Collier |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Danielle Nicole |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Tom Hambridge |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Eric Gales |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Jason Ricci |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Jimmy Carpenter |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | John Németh |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Mike Finnigan |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Sue Foley |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | Resurrection,Mike Zito |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Albert Castiglia |
| Song of the Year | "I'd Climb Mountains",Selwyn Birchwood |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Long As I Got My Guitar,Zac Harmon |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Annika Chambers |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Pinky's Blues,Sue Foley |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Taj Mahal |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Rawer Than Raw,Bobby Rush |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Keb' Mo' |
| Album of the Year | 100 Years of Blues,Elvin Bishop andCharlie Musselwhite |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Shemekia Copeland |
| Band of the Year | Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Harlem,King Solomon Hicks |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Uncivil War,Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Danielle Nicole |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Jimmy Carpenter |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Ruthie Foster |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Anthony Geraci |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Rory Block |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | Mike Zito and Friends – Rock 'n' Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry,Mike Zito |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Mike Zito |
| Song of the Year | "All Out of Tears" – written byWalter Trout, Marie Trout, andTeeny Tucker (performed by Walter Trout) |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | That's What I Heard,Robert Cray Band |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Bettye LaVette |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | 100 Years of Blues,Elvin Bishop andCharlie Musselwhite |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Primer |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | This Guitar and Tonight,Bob Margolin |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Kingfish,Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Sugaray Rayford |
| Band of the Year | The Nick Moss Band featuringDennis Gruenling |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Kingfish,Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Kingfish,Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Michael "Mudcat" Ward |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Rick Estrin |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Vanessa Collier |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Mavis Staples |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Sue Foley |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | Masterpiece,Albert Castiglia |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Eric Gales |
| Song of the Year | "Lucky Guy",Nick Moss |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Sitting on Top of the Blues,Bobby Rush |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Bettye LaVette |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Sugaray Rayford |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Lucky Guy!,The Nick Moss Band featuringDennis Gruenling |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Jimmie Vaughan |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Journeys to the Heart of the Blues,Joe Louis Walker,Bruce Katz, Giles Robson |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Rory Block |
| Album of the Year | America's Child,Shemekia Copeland |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Mike Ledbetter |
| Band of the Year | Welch-Ledbetter Connection |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Free,Amanda Fish |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | America's Child,Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Danielle Nicole |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Kenny Neal |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Danielle Nicole |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Monster Mike Welch |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Dennis Gruenling |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Vanessa Collier |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Mike Ledbetter |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Marcia Ball |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | The Big Bad Blues,Billy F Gibbons |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Eric Gales |
| Song of the Year | "No Mercy In This Land",Ben Harper andCharlie Musselwhite |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | I'm Still Around,Johnny Rawls |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Annika Chambers |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Sugaray Rayford |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | The Blues Is Alive and Well,Buddy Guy |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Nick Moss |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Break the Chain,Doug MacLeod |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Taj Mahal |
| Album of the Year | TajMo, Taj Mahal &Keb' Mo' |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Taj Mahal |
| Band of the Year | Rick Estrin & The Nightcats |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Southern Avenue –Southern Avenue |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | TajMo, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Samantha Fish |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Keb' Mo' |
| Historical Album of the Year | A Legend Never Dies, Essential Recordings 1976-1997 –Luther Allison |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Michael "Mudcat" Ward |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Tony Braunagel |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Ronnie Earl |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Jason Ricci |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Trombone Shorty |
| Instrumentalist – Vocals | Beth Hart |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Blues Rock Album of the Year | We’re All In This Together,Walter Trout |
| Blues Rock Artist of the Year | Mike Zito |
| Song of the Year | "The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere", Rick Estrin |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm –Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Mavis Staples |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Right Place, Right Time,Monster Mike Welch andMike Ledbetter |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Rick Estrin |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | The Happiest Man in the World,Eric Bibb |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Porcupine Meat,Bobby Rush |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Joe Bonamassa |
| Band of the Year | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Best Emerging Artist Album | Tengo Blues, Jonn Del Toro Richardson |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Bloodline,Kenny Neal |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Susan Tedeschi |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Kenny Neal |
| Historical Album of the Year | Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush,Bobby Rush |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Biscuit Miller |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Joe Bonamassa |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Terry Hanck |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Diunna Greenleaf |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Let Me Get By,Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Song of the Year | "Walk A Mile In My Blues",Curtis Salgado |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | The Beautiful Lowdown,Curtis Salgado |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Mavis Staples |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Curtis Salgado |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Can't Shake This Feeling,Lurrie Bell |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Bob Margolin |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | The Acoustic Blues & Roots of Duke Robillard,Duke Robillard |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Born to Play Guitar,Buddy Guy |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Victor Wainwright |
| Band of the Year | Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots |
| Best New Artist Debut | The Mississippi Blues Child,Mr. Sipp |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Born to Play Guitar,Buddy Guy |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Shemekia Copeland |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Joe Louis Walker |
| Historical Album of the Year | Buzzin’ the Blues,Slim Harpo |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Lisa Mann |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Sonny Landreth |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Kim Wilson |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Terry Hanck |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Allen Toussaint |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Battle Scars,Walter Trout |
| Song of the Year | "Gonna Live Again",Walter Trout |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | This Time for Real,Billy Price andOtis Clay |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Bettye LaVette |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Otis Clay |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Descendants of Hill Country,Cedric Burnside Project |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Primer |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Timeless,John Hammond |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | John Hammond |
| Album of the Year | Can't Even Do Wrong Right,Elvin Bishop |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Bobby Rush |
| Band of the Year | Elvin Bishop Band |
| Best New Artist Debut | Don't Call No Ambulance,Selwyn Birchwood |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | BLUESAmericana,Keb' Mo' |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Janiva Magness |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Gary Clark, Jr. |
| Historical Album of the Year | Soul & Swagger: The Complete “5” Royales 1951-1967 –The "5" Royales |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Lisa Mann |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Jimi Bott |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Joe Bonamassa |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Deanna Bogart |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Marcia Ball |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Step Back,Johnny Winter |
| Song of the Year | "Can't Even Do Wrong Right",Elvin Bishop |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Memphis Grease,John Németh |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Sista Monica |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Bobby Rush |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters),Mud Morganfield,Kim Wilson |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Lurrie Bell |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | There's A Time,Doug MacLeod |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | Doug MacLeod |
| Album of the Year | Remembering Little Walter,Billy Boy Arnold,Charlie Musselwhite,Mark Hummel,Sugar Ray Norcia andJames Harman |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Buddy Guy |
| Band of the Year | Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Best New Artist Debut | Daddy Told Me,Shawn Holt & the Teardrops |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Badlands,Trampled Under Foot |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Susan Tedeschi |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Gary Clark, Jr. |
| DVD | Songs From The Road,Royal Southern Brotherhood |
| Historical Album of the Year | The Sun Blues Box, Various artists |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Danielle Schnebelen |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Ronnie Earl |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Eddie Shaw |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Victor Wainwright |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Diunna Greenleaf |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Made Up Mind,Tedeschi Trucks Band |
| Song of the Year | "Blues in My Soul",Lurrie Bell |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Down in Louisiana,Bobby Rush |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Irma Thomas |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | John Németh |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Remembering Little Walter,Billy Boy Arnold,Charlie Musselwhite,Mark Hummel,Sugar Ray Norcia andJames Harman |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | James Cotton |
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Acoustic Album of the Year | Last Train to Bluesville,The Nighthawks |
| Acoustic Artist of the Year | John Hammond |
| Album of the Year | Living Proof,Buddy Guy |
| B. B. King Entertainer of the Year | Buddy Guy |
| Band of the Year | The Derek Trucks Band |
| Best New Artist Debut | On the Floor,Matt Hill |
| Contemporary Blues Album of the Year | Living Proof,Buddy Guy |
| Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year | Robin Rogers |
| Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year | Buddy Guy |
| DVD | Ruf, Songs From The Road,Luther Allison |
| Historical Album of the Year | Harmonica Blues,Bob Corritore and Friends |
| Instrumentalist – Bass | Bob Stroger |
| Instrumentalist – Drums | Cedric Burnside |
| Instrumentalist – Guitar | Derek Trucks |
| Instrumentalist – Harmonica | Charlie Musselwhite |
| Instrumentalist – Horn | Eddie Shaw |
| Instrumentalist – Other | Sonny Rhodes,Lap steel guitar |
| Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female) | Ruthie Foster |
| Pinetop Perkins Piano Player | Dr. John |
| Rock Blues Album of the Year | Live! In Chicago,Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuringHubert Sumlin,Willie "Big Eyes" Smith,Bryan Lee andBuddy Flett |
| Song of the Year | "Living Proof", (Tom Hambridge / Buddy Guy),Living Proof, Buddy Guy |
| Soul Blues Album of the Year | Nothing's Impossible,Solomon Burke |
| Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year | Irma Thomas |
| Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year | Solomon Burke |
| Traditional Blues Album of the Year | Joined At the Hip,Pinetop Perkins andWillie "Big Eyes" Smith |
| Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year | Charlie Musselwhite |