Catching Up

Your humble correspondent is taking a few days to unwind and catch up with the family, so this will give all of you loyal readers an opportunity to go back through the FBF archives and see what you might have missed.  As always, Friday Blues Fix is glad to hear from each of you, so please feel free to comment on any of our previous posts if you feel led to do so.

Speaking of catching up, I did realize that I failed to acknowledge the 2014 BMA winners a few weeks ago.  Things were really hectic around the house over the past few weeks and I actually forgot about the awards until they were over.  I did post them on FBF's Facebook page, but didn't do so here, so here they are......the 2014 Blues Music Awards Winners!!!  I haven't gotten to hear all of the award winners yet, but there were a lot of new faces picking up trophies this year and that's always a good thing......keeping the blues alive.  Congratulations to all of the big winners.  For more info on the winning albums, you can just click on the links........even on vacation, I'm thinking of you, dear readers.

Acoustic Album: There’s a Time – Doug MacLeod

Acoustic Artist: Doug MacLeod

Album: Remembering Little Walter – Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, James Harman

Traditional Blues Album: Remembering Little Walter – Billy Boy Arnold, Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Hummel, Sugar Ray Norcia, James Harman

B.B. King Entertainer: Buddy Guy

Band: Tedeschi Trucks Band

Rock Blues Album: Made Up Mind – Tedeschi Trucks Band

Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Susan Tedeschi

Best New Artist Debut: Daddy Told Me – Shawn Holt & the Teardrops

Contemporary Blues Album: Badlands – Trampled Under Foot

Instrumentalist-Bass: Danielle Schnebelen

Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Gary Clark Jr.

DVD: Ruf Records – Songs from the Road (Royal Southern Brotherhood)

Historical Album: Bear Family – TheSun Blues Box

Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside

Instrumentalist-Guitar: Ronnie Earl

Instrumentalist-Harmonica: Charlie Musselwhite

Instrumentalist-Horn: Eddie Shaw

Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female Artist): Diunna Greenleaf

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Victor Wainwright

Song: ”Blues in My Soul” – Lurrie Bell

Soul Blues Album: Down in Louisiana – Bobby Rush

Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist: John Nemeth

Traditional Blues Male Artist: James Cotton