Blues Instrumentalist Guitar:
- Bob Margolin
- About.com Winner: Ronnie Earl
- Marcia Ball
- About.com Winner: Henry Butler
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
- About.com Winner: Sam Lay
- Robert Randolph - Pedal Steel Guitar
- About.com Winner: Robert Randolph - Pedal Steel Guitar
- Charlie Musselwhite
- About.com Winner: Charlie Musselwhite
- Willie Kent
- About.com Winner: Willie Kent
- Roomful of Blues Horns
- About.com Winner: Calvin Owens - Trumpet
- Sanctuary Charlie Musselwhite
- About.com Winner: The Holmes Brothers - Simple Truths
- Ladies Man - Pinetop Perkins
- About.com Winner: Ladies Man - Pinetop Perkins
- Have a Little Faith Mavis Staples
- About.com Winner: Bobby Rush - Folk Funk
- Double Take - Kenny Neal & Billy Branch
- About.com Winner: Double Take - Kenny Neal & Billy Branch
- Release the Hound - Hound Dog Taylor
- About.com Winner: Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry
