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 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Rolfyboy6 (---.dsl.static.sonic.net)
Date:   12-15-05 12:14

The Blues Foundation Announces Nominations for the 2006 Bluesusic
Awards

Online Voting Opens for Blues Foundation Members

Memphis, TN (December 15, 2005) - The Blues Foundation is delivering more than just a new name for its highly-coveted honors in 2006. The list of nominees for the 2006 Blues Music Awards features a number of new names, and the first-time nominees are not limited to the Best New Artist or Comeback categories. The Blues Music Awards, set for May 11, 2006 at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, will see almost 20 artists looking to take home their first Blues Music Award. Among the veterans and newcomers nominated for the first time are Tab Benoit, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Rich Del Grosso, Sonny Landreth, Doug McLeod, Big James Montgomery, Sista Monica Parker, James "Blood" Ulmer and The Mannish Boys. Many artists racked up
multiple nominations, but Marcia Ball, Magic Slim and the late Little
Milton topped the list with four nominations each. Shemekia
Copeland, Bobby Rush, Hubert Sumlin and Kim Wilson each had three
nominations among the 25 album, artist, band and instrumentalist
categories. For the first time, category names honor two living
blues masters: B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and the Pinetop
Perkins Piano Player of the Year.

"We are thrilled with the diversity of nominees this year. We have
legends, newcomers, comebacks and musicians for whom a nomination is probably long-deserved," noted Paul Benjamin, Blues Foundation President. "I think it is a reflection of both greater attention to the nomination process and the range of Blues music styles today. Iencourage everyone to go online to vote and not delay in purchasing tickets because the show itself is usually sold-out," he added. Online voting begins December 15. Voting, ticket and host hotel information can be found at http://www.blues.org

The Blues Foundation announced in July that its annual recognition of the finest in blues performances and recordings was to be changed from the "W.C. Handy Awards" to "The Blues Music Awards" in a move to bring broader visibility to the music and to make it easier for every person who comes into contact with the name to understand what the awards honor - excellence and achievement in blues music.

Performers, industry representatives and fans from around the globe arrive in Memphis, the Home of the Blues, to celebrate the best in Blues recording and performance from the previous year. The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. The presenting sponsors are Gibson Guitars and Baldwin Pianos. Significant sponsorship is also provided by the Blues Revue, BMI, Greater Memphis Arts Council, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sierra Nevada Brewery, Stanford Financial Group.
The Blues Music Awards are produced by The Blues Foundation, a non- profit organization established to promote Blues music, celebrate Blues excellence, foster Blues education and preserve Blues history. The Foundation consists of a worldwide network of 140 affiliated Blues societies and has individual memberships spanning the globe.

In addition to the Blues Music Awards, the Foundation also produces the Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, the International Blues Challenge and the Keeping the Blues Alive Awards. For more information or to join The Blues Foundation, log onto http://www.blues.org.

2006 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS

NOMINEES:

ACOUSTIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A Ship Called Love - Eric Bibb
Birthright - James Blood Ulmer
Down In The Delta - Paul Oscher
In Your Arms Again - John Hammond
Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul - Maria Muldaur

ACOUSTIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Corey Harris
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Paul Oscher
Rory Block

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

About Them Shoes - Hubert Sumlin
Anything Can Happen - Magic Slim & the Teardrops
Sadie Mae - Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
That Represent Man - The Mannish Boys
Think of Me - Little Milton

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR --

B.B. King
Bobby Rush
Buddy Guy
Little Milton
Magic Slim
Marcia Ball

BAND OF THE YEAR --

Fabulous Thunderbirds
Holmes Brothers
Little Charlie & the Nightcats
Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers

BEST NEW ARTIST DEBUT --

Billy Gibson - The Billy Gibson Band
Duwayne Burnside - Under Pressure
Eddie Turner - Rise
Mitch Kashmar - Nickels and Dimes
Zac Harmon - The Blues According to Zacariah

COMEBACK ARTIST OF THE YEAR --

Better To Have It - Bobby Purify
Black Coffee - Al Kooper
Club Caravan - Big George Brock
Flash Forward - The Siegel-Schwall Band
Soul Sanctuary - Hollywood Blue Flames

CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Fever For The Bayou - Tab Benoit
Gettin' My Groove Back - Elvin Bishop
Live! Down The Road - Marcia Ball
Soul Shaker - Tommy Castro
The Soul Truth - Shemekia Copeland

CONTEMP0RARY BLUES FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR --

Debbie Davies
Janiva Magness
Marcia Ball
Shemekia Copeland
Susan Tedeschi

CONTEMP0RARY BLUES MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR --

Alvin Youngblood Hart
Kim Wilson
Sonny Landreth
Tab Benoit
Tommy Castro

HISTORICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR --

Hoochie Coochie Man: Complete Chess Recordings, Volume 2, 1952-1958 -
Muddy Waters, (Chess/Hip-O Select)
Stompin' At Mother Blues - J.B. Hutto (Delmark Records)
Strictly Live... in '85 Plus - James Harman (Pacific Blues)
The Essential Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal (Legacy Recordings)
The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album - Johnny Adams (Rounder Records)

INSTRUMENTALIST -- BASS

Bill Stuve
Bob Stroger
Larry Taylor
Michael "Mudcat" Ward
Mookie Brill

INSTRUMENTALIST -- DRUMS

Jimi Bott
Popsy Dixon
Sam Carr
Sam Lay
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

INSTRUMENTALIST -- GUITAR

Bob Margolin
Charlie (Little Charlie) Baty
Hubert Sumlin
Kirk Fletcher
Ronnie Earl
Sonny Landreth

INSTRUMENTALIST -- HARFMONICA

Carey Bell
Charlie Musselwhite
James Cotton
Kim Wilson
Rick Estrin

INSTRUMENTALIST -- HORN

Big James Montgomery
Calvin Owens
Eddie Shaw
Greg Piccolo
Mark Kazanoff
Sax Gordon

INSTRUMENTALIST -- OTHER

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Fiddle
Otis Taylor - Banjo
Rich DelGrosso - Mandolin
Robert Randolph - Pedal steel
Sonny Rhodes - Lap Steel

PIANO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Pinetop Perkins
Dr. John
Henry Butler
Honey Piazza
Jon Cleary
Marcia Ball

SONG OF THE YEAR

"Dubb's Talkin' Politician Blues," written by Doug MacLeod, performed
by Doug MacLeod, Dubb
"Think Of Me," written by Jon Tiven, Milton Campbell, Pete Shoulder,
performed by Little Milton, Think of Me
"Twenty," written by Robert Cray, performed by Robert Cray, Twenty
"What the Hell is Going On," written by Elvin Bishop, performed by
Elvin Bishop, Gettin' My Groove Back
"Who Stole My Radio?," written by John Hahn and Joe Hudson, performed
by Shemekia Copeland, The Soul Truth

SOUL BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

I'm From Phunkville - Mem Shannon
I've Got My Own Hell to Raise - Betty LaVette
Make Do With What You Got - Solomon Burke
Night Fishin' - Bobby Rush
Respect Yourself - Otis Clay
Think of Me - Little Milton

SOUL BLUES FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bettye LaVette
Denise LaSalle
Irma Thomas
Mavis Staples
Sista Monica Parker

SOUL BLUES MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Bobby Rush
Little Milton
Mem Shannon
Mighty Sam McClain
Solomon Burke

TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM OF THE THE YEAR

About Them Shoes - Hubert Sumlin
Anything Can Happen - Magic Slim and the Teardrops
Jukin' at Bettie's - Willie King
Sadie Mae - Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
That Represent Man - The Mannish Boys

TRADITIONAL BLUES FEMALE ARTIST OF THE THE YEAR

Ann Rabson
Etta James
Koko Taylor
Maria Muldaur
Nora Jean Bruso
Precious Bryant
Ruth Brown

TRADITIONAL BLUES MALE ARTIST OF THE THE YEAR

B.B. King
Hubert Sumlin
Magic Slim
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Willie King
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Tweed (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date:   12-15-05 19:56

That's a good list this year. Hubert's in there for a lot of 'em and oughta win a couple at least.

Next year I hope to see:
Slick Ballinger - Entertainer of the Year
Blind Mississippi Morris - Best Instrumentalist, Harmonica
Chris Cotton - Best Traditional Blues Album
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Johnny Lowebow (---.mem.bellsouth.net)
Date:   12-15-05 19:58

It's great Alvin and Gary Burnside got the nod. Where is Elam or Trainreck? mostly just like current blues the same ole poop.

Cigar Box Music to the World
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Bobert (---.248.51.190.Dial1.Washington2.Level3.net)
Date:   12-15-05 22:20

Heck of a list....

Gonna take some time going over it....
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Johnny Lowebow (---.mem.bellsouth.net)
Date:   12-16-05 15:22

Congratulations Big Geoge Brock and his Lable Cathead. Roger Rocks!

Cigar Box Music to the World
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Bobert (---.248.227.92.Dial1.Washington2.Level3.net)
Date:   12-16-05 21:15

Acoutsin Album: John Hammond's "In Your Arms Again"

Acoustic Artist: Corey Harris, even if he did try to kill me...

Entertainer: None of the above

Band: Magic Slim

Best New Artist: Duwayne Burnside

Contempory Artist; Al Kooper

Cont. Blues Album: None of the above

Cont. Female Artist: None of the above

Cont. Male Artist: Sonny Landrith

Historical Album: Taj Mahal's "The Essential Taj Mahal"

Instrumental Bsss: Who cares

Instrumenttal Drums: Sam Carr

Instrumental Guitar; Sonny Landrith

Instrumental Harp: Charli9e Musslewhite

Instrumental Hornas: Who cares

Instrumental Other: Otis Taylor, Banjo

Instrumental Piano: Pinetop Perkins

Soul: None of the above

Sould Blues Album: None of the above

Soul Female Artist: Who cares

Soul Male Artist: Who cares

Traditional Blues Album: Willie King's "Jukin' at Betties"

Traditional Blues Female: Ann Rabson, but onlu 'cause I jammed with her at Blues Week...

Traditional Blues Male: Willie King

Yup, that's the way I see it... Seriously missing from the fray were folks like Richard Johnston and Cotton and Elam and Waymon and Daniel....
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: YellowDog (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date:   12-17-05 12:29

> Yup, that's the way I see it... Seriously missing from the fray were folks like Richard
> Johnston and Cotton and Elam and Waymon and Daniel....

Just a point of clarification about the process... The awards are for "current work", meaning artists with a new album release since the previous November. Since Richard J. and Waymon didn't (to my knowledge) have new album releases in that timeframe, right off the bat they wouldn't have been eligible this year.

For anyone losing sleep over it, it seems quite likely to me that Slick Ballinger will be nominated next year, as he will have a new album release and has built up plenty of buzz already.

-Mike P.
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: bluesdawg40 (---.ipt.aol.com)
Date:   12-17-05 13:48

Danoel will definatly have my vote, as will Mr Morriss- what a leathal combination!!!


Bluesdawg40
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Tweed (---.ftl.fdn.com)
Date:   12-17-05 14:54

Mike, so when is the cutoff at the other end of the time frame? Any chance of cotton getting in there next year with this year's cd? It really oughta be considered by whoever governs this award. It's very exceptional as you know already and I was fairly floored when I learned it wouldn't be on the list of nominations.

Who makes these calls?? Hearing-impaired people?
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Rolfyboy6 (---.dsl.static.sonic.net)
Date:   12-18-05 18:47

The last time I cared enough to find out, the Selectors for the Handy Nominations were about 275 persons from the "Industry". As the Handy Nomination List has grown more and more repetitive and ingrown I've come to feel that they've drawn the Selectors from a too narrow group. I for one would be most interested to have any of several persons who contribute to the Tweedboard on the Handy Selectors. I see that it's a lot of work with bigtime listening requirements to do it right. Nevertheless, I feel there several people here (starting with Tweed) who would do the proper thing.

Last time I heard about it they had two votes narrowing down the field. That method works against new artists as there is a natural impulse to play it safe in such voting. There is no mechanism to "retire" multiple winners from the categories. How many times does B.B. King have to win "Entertainer of the Year?" He sould have a "perpetual trophy" and the category freed up.
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Elam McKnight (---.ycinet.net)
Date:   12-18-05 20:58

What is very bothersome to me, I knew I had not a shot at that list but thanks for the shout out ya'll, is that Jimbo Mathus was not considred for Knock Down South which is about as fine an album that has come out in the genre. Again I know he could not care less but it would be nice for some of us to get recognized once in a while. And I too do not have a CLUE why Cotton was not on there?????? that to me was a mistake of lofty proportions! His album was far and away deserving of that list and definitely a nomination for best new artist could have been there as well. I do not make those types of decisions but I do not think I would want to either. I do secretly hope Bobby Rush gets entertainer of the year.
Later
ELAM
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: YellowDog (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date:   12-19-05 09:24

> so when is the cutoff at the other end of the time frame? Any chance of cotton getting in there next year with this year's cd?

I believe it's November 1 to Oct 31. I don't think there's any way that "I Watched the Devil Die" could be eligible for next year's round.


> There is no mechanism to "retire" multiple winners from the categories. How many times does B.B. King have to win "Entertainer of the Year?" He sould have a "perpetual trophy" and the category freed up.

I believe the Blues Foundation has done exactly that by naming two of the categories the "B.B. King Entertainer of the Year" and "Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year" categories.


More info about the process is at http://www.blues.org/bluesmusicawards/balloting.php4


-Mike P.
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Tweed (---.ftl.fdn.com)
Date:   12-19-05 10:03

Well that's hard news and has moved me to take drastic steps and declare a state of emergency, which gives me free reign to sidestep any and all fetters and time constraints.
Therefore, as unelected dictator-for-life of this small island in the ocean of Internet Blues Sites, I do hereby make the following declaration:

THE WINNER
OF THE FIRST ANNUAL
TWEED'S BLUES AWARDS/ALL-AROUND BEST BLUES CD OF 2005 IS.......

CHRIS COTTON'S "I WATCHED THE DEVIL DIE"


Buy it here, at YellowDog Records. There's still time to get shipped by Christmas.
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 Re: 2006 Blues Music Awards (Handys) Nominations
Author: Aged Whiskey (---.central.biz.rr.com)
Date:   12-19-05 10:52


Mike P. speaks the truth on the awards being "retired" for a performer. I have conflicting emotions about it though. I want to see other people recognized but, at the same time, if voters want to vote Pinetop as piano player of the year every single year then maybe they should have that right.

Like all things Blues Foundation, there is not the great mystery here that some folks seem to think. There is not an insiders club of folks that control everything. You can be involved as you want to be and a lot of the folks on this board are so passionate I wish they would get more involved with the BF. The nominator list is between about 125 and 150 every year. If anyone on Tweedsboard thinks they have the time and knowledge to nominate let me know and I'll call over there and put your name in loop for next year. Or call over there yourself and tell them you are interested. That simple.

The nominators are a pretty varied group but new blood with different tastes always helps the nominator list. The rules change that went into effect for this year regarding what artists qualify opens the door to a lot more artists and hopefully that will be reflected on the ballot in the future.

It is very possible and probable that both Jimbo and Cotton were considered in the voting. They could have had votes in the first round but not enough to advance to the second round of balloting or the final ballot. I am positive that Cotton was considered because I know Mike at Yellow Dog works hard for the artists on his label.
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