Blues Blast Music Awards Nominees & Winners
2015 Nominees
Winners denoted with Bold Font, Underlined & **
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater **
Jay Sieleman **
Contemporary Blues Album
Linsey Alexander – Come Back Baby
Altered Five Blues Band – Cryin’ Mercy
Dave Specter – Message In Blue
Elvin Bishop – Can’t Even Do Wrong Right **
Jarekus Singleton – Refuse To Lose
Selwyn Birchwood – Don’t Call No Ambulance
Traditional Blues Album
Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson – For Pops (A Tribute to Muddy Waters) **
Andy T – Nick Nixon Band – Livin’ It Up
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones – Living Tear to Tear
Mississippi Heat – Warning Shot
Lynwood Slim – Hard To Kill
The Cash Box Kings – Holding Court
Soul Blues Album
D.A. Foster – The Real Thing
Missy Andersen - In the Moment
Otis Clay & Johnny Rawls – Soul Brothers **
Robin McKelle & the Flytones – Heart Of Memphis
Tad Robinson – Day Into Night
Slam Allen – Feel These Blues
Rock Blues Album
Tinsley Ellis - Tough Love **
Devon Allman Ragged & Dirty
Anthony Gomes - Electric Field Holler
Royal Southern Brotherhood – heartsoulblood
Jarekus Singleton – Refuse To Lose
Bobby Messano – Love & Money
Acoustic Blues Album
Doug MacLeod – Exactly Like This
Dan Phelps – Going Home
Big Dave Mclean – Faded But Not Gone
Duo Sonics – N Ur Town
Steve Earle & The Dukes – Terraplane **
Rory Block – Hard Luck Child
New Artist Debut Album
Joakim Tinderholt - You Gotta Do More
Magnus Berg - Cut Me Loose **
Big Harp George - Chromaticism
Madison Slim – Close But No Cigar
D.A. Foster – The Real Thing
Markey Blue – Hey Hey
Fo’ Reel – Heavy Water
Eight O’ Five Jive – Too Many Men
Live Blues Recording
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Live in 1967 **
Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys – Live At The Red Rocket
John Ginty – Bad News Travels Live
Coco Montoya – Songs From The Road
Brandon Santini - Live & Extended
Chris O’Leary Band – Live At Blues Now
Historical Or Vintage Recording
Sean Costello – In The Magic Shop
Lead Belly - Smithsonian Folkways Collection
J.B. Hutto – Hawk Squat Deluxe Edition
Jimmy Thackery - Extra Jimmies
Junior Wells - Southside Blues Jam
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Live in 1967 **
Blues Band
Ghost Town Blues Band
Mississippi Heat **
The Mannish Boys
Sugar Ray&The Bluetones
The Cash Box Kings
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Male Blues Artist
Brandon Santini
Bobby Rush
Lynwood Slim
Elvin Bishop **
John Németh
Doug MacLeod
Female Blues Artist
Gaye Abdegbalola
Alexis P. Suter
Debbie Davies
Janiva Magness
Missy Andersen
Marcia Ball **
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Altered Five Blues Band
Jarekus Singleton
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Jeff Jensen
Selwyn Birchwood **
Deb Ryder
