Roadhouse Blues News: Here are the winners in fan voting for the 2024 Blues Blast Music Awards

Here are the winners in the fan voting for the 2024 Blues Blast Music Awards. Here’s the list of nominees with the winners in bold.

Contemporary Blues Album
Shaun Murphy – I’m Coming Home
Chris O’Leary – The Hard Line
Anthony Geraci – Tears In My Eyes
Rick Vito – Cadillac Man
Rick Estrin & The Night Cats – The Hits Keep Coming
Selwyn Birchwood – Exorcist

Traditional Blues Album
Monster Mike Welch – Nothing But Time
he Dig 3 – Damn the Rent
Fiona Boyes – Ramblified
Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ From Coast to Coast
Nick Moss Band – Get Your Back Into It
John Primer & Bob Corritore – Crawlin’ Kingsnake

Soul Blues Album
Blackburn Brothers – SoulFunkin’Blues
Dave Keller – It’s Time to Shine
Kevin Burt & Big Medicine – Thank You Brother Bill
Marcel Smith – From My Soul
Jeff Rogers – Dream Job
Eddie Cotton – The Mirror
Joakim Tinderholt – Deadlines

Rock Blues Album
The Wicked Lo-Down – Out Of Line
Mike Zito – Life is Hard
Coco Montoya – Writing on the Wall
JP Soars – Brick by Brick
Canned Heat – Finyl Vinyl
Bex Marshall – Fortuna

Acoustic Blues Album
EG Kight – Sticks & Stones
Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman
Arbuckle & Long – Gonna Be Justified
Tinsley Ellis – Naked Truth
Doug MacLeod – Raw Blues 2
Mick Kolassa – Wooden Music
Nic Clark – Everybody’s Buddy

Live Blues Album
Deb Ryder – Live & Havin’ Fun
Li’l Ronnie & the Grand Dukes – Got it Live from ‘05
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live In London
Blood Brothers – Live in Canada 
Eric Bibb – Live at Scala Theatre
Sue Foley – Live In Austin Vol 1.

Historical Or Vintage Recording
Bob Corritore – Phoenix Blues Rumble
James Harman – Didn’t We Have Some Fun Sometime
Paul Oscher – Live At The Tombs House Of Detention, NYC
Keef Hartley Band – Live at Essen
Magic Slim & John Primer feat. The Teardrops – Slow Blues
Omar & The Howlers – Magic Man Live In Bremen 1989

New Artist Debut Album
BLUES People – The Skin I’m In
Garnetta Cromwell – Time to Shine
DK Harrell – The Right Man
Joel Astley – Seattle to Greaseland
Mathias Lattin – Up Next
Nicholas Alexander – Lil Hoochie

Blues Band Of The Year
The Dig 3
Blackburn Brothers
Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
The Cash Box Kings
Southern Avenue

Male Blues Artist
John Primer
Mr. Sipp (Castro Coleman)
D.K. Harrell
Kevin Burt
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Bobby Rush

Female Blues Artist
Shaun Murphy
Sue Foley
Annika Chambers-DesLauriers
Danielle Nicole
Fiona Boyes
Ruthie Foster

Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport
Mathias Lattin
Joel Astley
Candice Ivory
Stephen Hull

Producer Of The Year
Bob Corritore
Kid Andersen
Joe Bonamassa & Josh Smith
Tony Braunagel
Tom Hambridge
Mike Zito

Electric Guitarist Of The Year
Monster Mike Welch
Nick Moss
Joanna Connor
Duke Robillard
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Laura Chavez

Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year
Kevin Burt
Doug MacLeod
Sue Foley
Eric Bibb
Tinsley Ellis
Catfish Keith

Slide Guitarist Of The Year
JP Soars
Joanna Connor
Fiona Boyes
Derek Trucks
Rick Vito
Sonny Landreth

Bass Guitarist Of The Year
Jerry Jemmot
Bob Stroger
Rodrigo Montovani
Danielle Nicole
Larry Fulcher
Michael “Mudcat” Ward

Keyboard Player Of The Year
Jim Pugh
Anthony Geraci
Ben Levin
Eden Brent
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Mitch Woods

Percussionist Of The Year
June Core
Derrick D’mar Martin
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Tom Hambridge
Tony Braunagel
Tony Coleman

Harmonica Player Of The Year
Jason Ricci
Bob Corritore
Dennis Greunling
Charlie Musselwhite
Billy Branch
Kim Wilson

Horn Player Of The Year
Jimmy Carpenter
Vanessa Collier
Sax Gordon Beadle
Trombone Shorty
Eric Demmer
Deanna Bogart

Vocalist Of The Year
Ruthie Foster
Bobby Rush
John Németh
Marcel Smith
Billy Price
D.K. Harrell

Blues Video Of The Year
Lurrie Bell and Frank Catalano – Set Me Free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ca0gG4x1Ig
Buck69 – Peace Maker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TRWlCA_q4g
Johnny Burgin – Ramblin’ From Coast to Coast https://youtu.be/437O5PJq750?si=BHmgbHiI84vEMBtc
Hughes Taylor- Ballad of Big Bill McGuire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYuWjFGMMGc
John Clifton – Every Waking Hour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63MccGKlZgA
Omar and The Howlers – No Peace in the City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTtbGTvoFoM

024 Blues Blast Music Award Winners

Contemporary Blues Album

Rick Estrin & The Night Cats – The Hits Keep Coming

Traditional Blues Album

John Primer & Bob Corritore – Crawlin’ Kingsnake

Soul Blues Album

Blackburn Brothers – SoulFunkin’Blues

Rock Blues Album

Mike Zito – Life is Hard

Acoustic Blues Album

Sue Foley – One Guitar Woman

Live Blues Album

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live In London

Historical Or Vintage Recording

Magic Slim & John Primer feat. The Teardrops – Slow Blues

New Artist Debut Album

DK Harrell – The Right Man

Blues Band Of The Year

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Male Blues Artist

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Female Blues Artist

Sue Foley

Sean Costello Rising Star Award

Candice Ivory

Producer Of The Year

Joe Bonamassa & Josh Smith

Electric Guitarist Of The Year

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Acoustic Guitarist Of The Year

Sue Foley

Slide Guitarist Of The Year

Derek Trucks

Bass Guitarist Of The Year

Danielle Nicole

Keyboard Player Of The Year

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

Percussionist Of The Year

Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Harmonica Player Of The Year

Charlie Musselwhite

Horn Player Of The Year

Trombone Shorty

Vocalist Of The Year

Ruthie Foster

Blues Video Of The Year

Omar and The Howlers – No Peace in the City

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