BMA winners 2011

2011 Blues Music Award Winners 

5th May 2011, despite threats of floods, the Blues Music Awards were held at the Orpheum Theatre.

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. The results are:

2011 Blues Music Award Winners

Traditional Blues Album: Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith, Joined At the Hip

Contemporary Blues Male Artist: Buddy Guy

Contemporary Blues Album: Buddy Guy, Living Proof

Traditional Blues Male Artist: Charlie Musselwhite

Soul Blues Female Artist: Irma Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist: Solomon Burke

Soul Blues Album: Solomon Burke, Nothing's Impossible

Contemporary Blues Female Artist: Robin Rogers

Acoustic Artist: John Hammond

Album of the Year: Buddy Guy, Living Proof

B.B. King Entertainer of the Year: Buddy Guy

Koko Taylor Award (Best Female Traditional Artist): Ruthie Foster

Band of the Year: The Derek Trucks Band

Best New Artist Debut: Matt Hill, On the Floor

Song of the Year: Tom Hambridge/Buddy Guy, "Living Proof"

Acoustic Album: The Nighthawks, Last Train to Bluesville

Rock Blues Album: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett ; Live! In Chicago

Historical Album of the Year: Bob Corritore & Friends, Harmonica Blues

DVD of the Year: Luther Allison, "Songs from the Road"

Instrumentalist-Guitar: Derek Trucks

Instrumentalist- Harmonica: Charlie Musselwhite

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player: Dr. John

Instrumentalist-Drums: Cedric Burnside

Instrumentalist-Horn: Eddie Shaw

Instrumentalist-Bass: Bob Stroger

Instrumentalist-Other: Sonny Rhodes (lap steel)