28th Annual Blues Music Awards
The ceremony honoring the winners of the 28th annual Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards was held on May 10, 2007 at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Charlie Musselwhite was the big winner, taking home four awards for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Traditional Blues Album of the Year, and Harmonica Player of the Year. To be eligible, recordings must have been released between November 1, 2005 and October 31, 2006. What follows is the complete list of nominations, with the winners highlighted in bold:
Category 1 - Acoustic Album of the Year
Lost & Found
John Long
Bob Brozman
Blues Reflex
The Lady and Mr. Johnson
Rory Block
Shoulder to Shoulder
Cephas & Wiggins
Category 2 - Acoustic Artist of the Year
Cephas & Wiggins
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Paul Oscher
Rory Block
Category 3 - Album of the Year
Delta Hardware
Charlie Musselwhite
Watermelon Slim & the Workers
Watermelon Slim & the Workers
After the Rain
Irma Thomas
Do I Move You?
Janiva Magness
Live at Chan's
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Category 4 - B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Bobby Rush
Tab Benoit
Lil' Ed
Category 5 - Band of the Year
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Mannish Boys
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Magic Slim & the Teardrops
Category 6 - Best New Artist Debut
People Gonna Talk
James Hunter
Put It in the Alley
The Kilborn Alley Blues Band
Change the Weather
Eric Lindell
Mississippi Soul
Slick Ballinger
Take the Gamble
Dave Gross
Category 7 - Comeback Album of the Year
Sweet Soulful Music
Andy Fairweather-Low
Flyin' Too High
Chicago Bob Nelson
Precious Little
Jeremy Spencer
Last Man Standing
Jerry Lee Lewis
Category 8 - Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Barbara Blue
Janiva Magness
Shemekia Copeland
Category 9 - Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Do I Move You?
Janiva Magness
We the People
Guitar Shorty
Lucky 13
Fiona Boyes
Big Ol' Fiya
John Mooney
Category 10 - Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Tab Benoit
Guitar Shorty
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Category 11 - Historical Album of the Year
Live at Theresa's 1975
Junior Wells
[Delmark Records]
Larger Than Life
Hollywood Fats Band
[Delta Groove Productions]
All Your Love I Miss Loving (Live at the Wise Fools Pub)
Otis Rush
[Delmark Records]
Live at the Electric Ballroom 1974
Freddie King
[Shout! Factory]
Hooker
John Lee Hooker
[Shout! Factory]
Category 12 - Instrumentalist - Bass
Bob Stroger
Larry Taylor
Mookie Brill
Bill Stuve
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
Category 13 - Instrumentalist - Drums
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Sam Carr
Sam Lay
Jimi Bott
Richard Innes
Category 14 - Instrumentalist - Guitar
Duke Robillard
Kid Ramos
Lurrie Bell
Nick Moss
Guitar Shorty
Hubert Sumlin
Category 15 - Instrumentalist - Harmonica
Mark Hummel
Billy Branch
Big George Brock
James Harman
Mitch Kashmar
Category 16 - Instrumentalist - Horn
Deanna Bogart
Kaz Kazanoff
Calvin Owens
Eddie Shaw
Doug James
Greg Piccolo
Category 17 - Instrumentalist - Other
Robert Randolph
Steel Guitar
Rich Del Grosso
Mandolin
Otis Taylor
Banjo
Sonny Rhodes
Steel Guitar
Guy Davis
Banjo
Category 18 - Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year
Mitch Woods
Floyd Dixon
Henry Butler
Honey Piazza
Category 19 - Song of the Year
Icicles in My Meat Loaf
Ed Williams
[From Lil' Ed & the Imperials - Rattleshake
Hard Times
William Homans
[From Watermelon Slim & the Workers - Watermelon Slim & the Workers
Church Is Out
Charlie Musselwhite
[From Charlie Musselwhite - Delta Hardware
Baptized in Dirty Water
Chris Thomas King
[From Chris Thomas King - Rise
Prodigal Son
Michael Powers
[From Michael Powers - Prodigal Son
Category 20 - Soul Blues Album of the Year
Standing at the Crossroads
Frankie Lee
After the Rain
Irma Thomas
Master of the Game
Jackie Payne & Steve Edmonson Band
Heart & Soul
Johnny Rawls
I Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog No More
Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra
People Gonna Talk
James Hunter
I'm Still Here
Trudy Lynn
Category 21 - Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Trudy Lynn
Sugar Pie DeSanto
Category 22 - Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Bobby Rush
Frankie Lee
Mighty Sam McClain
Jackie Payne
Category 23 - Traditional Blues Album of the Year
Live in Dallas
Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen
Delta Hardware
Charlie Musselwhite
Live at Chan's
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Round Two
Big George Brock
Watermelon Slim & the Workers
Watermelon Slim & the Workers
Category 24 - Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Zora Young
Diunna Greenleaf
Etta James
Nora Jean Bruso
Ruth Brown
Category 25 - Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Big George Brock
Hubert Sumlin
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