The best in the Blues have been awarded in Memphis with the announcement of the winners of the Blues Music Awards. In it's inaugural year in name only, The BMA's were formerly known as the W.C Handy Awards.
Here are this years Blues Music Award recipients.
Instrumentalist-Bass
Instrumentalist-Drums
Instrumentalist-Guitar
Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Instrumentalist-Horn
Instrumentalist-Other
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Fiddle
Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year
Song of the Year
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"Think Of Me", written by Jon Tiven, Milton Campbell, Pete Shoulder, performed by Little Milton
Soul Blues Album of the Year
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Think of Me - Little Milton
Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Traditional Album of the Year
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About Them Shoes - Hubert Sumlin
Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year