Blues mainstays Buddy Man, Albert Castiglia and John Nemeth every received two awards and Tommy Castro took house the prize of B.B. King Entertainer of the 12 months on the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee.
Man, a guitarist and singer, received within the album of the yr and modern blues album classes for “The Blues Don’t Lie,” the Memphis-based Blues Basis mentioned in a information launch. Castiglia, additionally a singer and guitarist, received the blues rock artist award and the highest prize within the blues rock album class for “I Received Love.”
Nemeth, a singer and harmonica participant, received within the conventional blues album class for “Might Be The Final Time.” He additionally received within the harmonica instrumentalist class.
Castro, a guitarist and singer, received the award named after late blues legend B.B. King for the second yr in a row.
Different winners included Danielle Nicole for bass instrumentalist, Sue Foley for conventional blues feminine artist, Ruthie Foster within the modern blues feminine class, and Charlie Musselwhite within the acoustic album class for “Mississippi Son.”
Guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram received the award for greatest modern blues male artist for the fourth yr in a row.
Tedeschi Vehicles received I n the band of the yr class and Tom Hambridge received track of the yr for writing “The Blues Don’t Lie.”
The forty fourth installment of the annual Blues Music Awards passed off Thursday on the Renasant Conference Heart in downtown Memphis.
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