On Cinco de Mayo, the Blues Foundation brought out their best at the Cook County Convention Center in Memphis, TN for the 32nd Blues Music Awards. The night was full of awards honoring artists in 26 categories wrapped around performances by many of the nominees. The evening began across the street where Ms. Eden Brent [...]
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Photos from 2011 Blues Music Awards in Memphis
Reba Russell Samantha Berman and Steve Bryson Melvin Lee Green and Billy Lavender at table A Brad Webb and Earl the Pearl Banks Mr. and Mrs. Vince Johnson Wayne and Reba Russell Steve Miller and his band kick off the show Rick Estrin The Steve Miller Band Big Lou and Mickey Thomas Priscilla Hernandez [...]
Blues Hall of Fame Induction and I55 Productions Blues Jam on Beale
(Memphis, Tennessee) This year’s hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was better than ever with a huge parade of Blues luminaries and friends on hand to celebrate the achievements of those, both living and deceased, who have added so much to the music we love. After the big dinner and award ceremony, Steve Bryson and Samantha [...]
Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis…just a taste of what is to come!
American Blues News provides the BEST coverage on the Blues Music Awards! Enjoy this feature on the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis.
Event Listings for Friday May 6
Friday, May 6 1:00-3:00pm Open House at The Blues Foundation’s new home, with music by 2011 Blues Music Award nominee David Maxwell with food by The Majestic Grille and beverages by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. 421 South Main 4:00-8:00pm Blind Raccoon Showcase featuring Dave Fields & Friends, Dennis Jones, Hadden Sayers, Terry Quiett Band and [...]
Buckwheat Zydeco, 2010 Instrumentalist of the Year by Monica Yasher
Buckwheat Zydeco is known as Buck. After speaking with Buck, I can see into this man a little bit more. Though always smiling, he is a very serious conversationalist. He speaks of his love of the Lord and without him, he would not be where he is today. He is a man with a love [...]
A Chat with Janiva Magness
Janiva Magness The day I talked to Janiva Magness was the day of the Tsumani. I am sure that in Japan that day that people laughed and cried. The people that found who they lost and found them well, laughed with joy. Those that never found who they were looking for, well, they cried. I think [...]
Talkin’ to Super Chikan
Super Chikan Blues Music Award Nominee BMA nominee James “Super Chikan” is another example of being a descendent of the Blues, as he is the nephew of the late Big Jack Johnson, “Super Chikan” hails from Darling, Mississippi where he was raised and worked on farms. As a child, “Super Chikan” liked the chickens that wandered about and [...]
A Conversation with Joe Louis Walker
Joe Louis Walker is nominated in several categories of the Blues Music Awards. He is sitting on nominations for the BB King Entertainer of the Year, Instrumentalist Guitar, and Contemporary Blues Male Artist categories. In 2010 Joe took home the 2010 Blues Music Award’s Album of the Year. As I spoke with Joe, it is [...]
Kenny Neal – 2011 BMA Nominee
2011 Blues Music Awards nominee Kenny Neal performing at BB King’s in New York during Mark Hummel’s Blues Harp Blowout. Kenny is nominated for B.B. King Entertainer and Contemporary Blues Male Artist Kenny with Bobby Radcliff
Mitch Woods – A Conversation With The King Of Boogie Woogie
Mitch Woods has been behind the wheel of his Rocket 88 for most of his 60 years. He first heard boogie-woogie around the tender age of 10 years old from a relative of his superintendent in Brooklyn, NY. He is infatuated with the music of the late 40′s and early 50′s of the 20th Century [...]
Dr. John, BMA Music Award Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Nominee
It’s been a busy year for Malcolm John “ Mac” Rebennack, Jr. Better know as Dr. John. The New Orleans style singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, earlier this year. Rebennack has also been nominated for the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award at [...]
Henry Butler, BMA Pinetop Perkins Award Nominee
Henry Butler is a poplar nominee for the 32 annual Blues Music Awards, Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Award. A nine-time W.C. Handy “Best Blues Instrumentalist – Piano” award nominee, Henry Butler knows no limitations. Although blinded by glaucoma since birth, Butler is also a world class photographer with his work displayed at exhibitions throughout the [...]
Ruthie Foster BMA Koko Taylor Nominee
Ruthie Foster is from the big state of Texas, where she grew up singing gospel music with her family. On the road to this year’s Blues Music Award for the Koko Taylor Award, she studied music at McLennan Community College and then worked in the US Navy, where she started performing. Her debut was [...]
BMA WINNERS: MONKEY JUNK
Since the 2009 release of their debut CD, Tiger in Your Tank, Monkey Junk has had the “tiger” by the tail. Monkey Junk’s award winning sound comes from the talent and energy of Steve Marriner, Tony D and Matt Sobb. In 2010 they won the BMA for Best New Artist Debut and in 2011 they [...]
