| 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards Nominations | |
This year's awards will be presented on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee.
Blues Entertainer of the Year:
B. B. King Bobby Rush Little Milton Rod Piazza Shemekia Copeland Taj Mahal Blues Band of the Year: Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets w/ Sam Myers B. B. King Band Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents Magic Slim & The Teardrops Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year: Carl Weathersby Eddy Clearwater James Armstrong Larry Garner Roy Gaines Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year: Debbie Davies Deborah Coleman Marcia Ball Shemekia Copeland Susan Tedeschi Soul/Blues Male Artist of the Year: Bobby Bland Bobby Rush Johnnie Taylor Little Milton Mighty Sam McClain |
