HOURS Monday - Saturday Guy was not the only victorious Blues Hall of Famer this year. Ruthie Foster was the sole musician to retain their title as she again received the Koko Taylor Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist. At the ceremony, Welch noted of his late musical partner: “I am the guitarist I am in 2019 because I had to keep up with Mike Ledbetter.”. King performing in 2010. Continuing the keynote discussion that took place at January’s International Blues Challenge, this spirited dialogue explored the significance of race within the blues genre. After its September 4 premiere, the Blues Music Awards show will air again on September 5 at 3am and 6pm ET, and on September 6 at 6am and 3pm ET. 135 nominees in 26 categories share one thing – their love of blues music. Rush cited ’60s club dates during which he and is band played behind a curtain so that the audience could not see he and his band were black. Each year, The Blues Foundation presents the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the Blues world. After its September 4 premiere, the Blues Music Awards show will air again on September 5 at 3am and 6pm ET, and on September 6 at 6am and 3pm ET. King’s Bluesville listener experience with a variety of archival content that only the Blues Foundation can provide. In 2006 they were renamed Blues Music Awards. “We hope that more listeners will tune in,” Newman continued, “and that our continued collaborative efforts will help us fulfill the Blues Foundation’s mission to preserve, celebrate and expand awareness of the blues.”. Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray & Steve Miller join in to honor the blues. ‘It’s Hard’: The Who Laid To Rest, Or So Pete Townshend Thought, ‘Crime Of The Century’: Supertramp Turn From Dreamers To Achievers, ‘Surfin’ Safari’: The Beach Boys Catch The Late Tide In The UK, ‘Lightning Crashes’: The Story Behind Live’s Meditation On The Cycle Of Life, ‘Nothing Was The Same’: How Drake Changed The Game Forever, SuperM’s Debut Full-Length Album, ‘Super One’ Is Out Now, OMD Release Special 40th Anniversary Edition Of Classic Hit, ‘Enola Gay’, Black Foxxes’ Mark Holley Details The Band’s Forthcoming LP, Norah Jones Releases ‘Hurts To Be Alone’ Video, Announces 30-Track Expanded LP, Major Lazer’s Walshy Fire Talks Creativity In Quarantine In New Podcast. Although Johnny Rawls had won before, he had been nominated more than a dozen times between receiving the Soul Blues Album prize in 2010 and this year for the aptly titled I’m Still Around. There will be four re-airings over the course of the Labor Day weekend. 10:00am - 5:00pm “We were family.”. This event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. Rock and Blues Muse, LLC.

2020 Blues Music Awards For the first time in its 41-year history, the Blues Music Awards was unable to celebrate with its huge extravaganza as they have done for so many years. The Blues Music Awards are awarded by vote of Blues Foundation members. Required fields are marked *. Ledbetter was honored with the Instrumentalist-Vocals award and named B.B. The Memphis Cook Convention Center was packed with blues musicians, fans, and music-world luminaries on May 9th anxious to see who would be announced as winners at the 40th Annual Blues Music Awards.
Cedric Burnside and Kenny Neal, meanwhile, re-gained their 2017 crowns for Instrumentalist-Drums and Contemporary Blues Male Artist, respectively. All writing is copyright of Rock and Blues Muse and may not be reprinted without permission from the publisher. Besides awarding honors in 25 categories, the BMAs, as is its tradition, featured performances from many nominees, with the gala ending in jubilant all-star jam.

The 2019 Blues Music Awards 2019 have been announced! (last admission at 4:30pm), Sunday Photo by James Wessels The Blues Music Awards This event brings together Blues performers, industry representatives, and fans from all over the world to celebrate the best in Blues recordings and performances from the previous year. King Entertainer of the Year while his group, The Welch-Ledbetter Connection, were victors as the Band of the Year. “We didn’t see color over at Stax,” he said in a short but emotionally charged acceptance speech. The KBAs are awarded exclusively to non-performers based strictly on merit and selected by a panel of Blues professionals. This year’s top award winner was Michael Ledbetter, who passed away in January. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images. Amanda Fish, whose album Free was proclaimed the Best Emerging Artist Album, followed in the footsteps of her sister Samantha, last year’s Contemporary Blues Female Artist recipient. The Blues Foundation’s 2020 Blues Music Awards took place live Sunday from Memphis in a virtual ceremony, and Mid-South bluesman Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was the big winner.