Los Angeles singer Janiva Magness and San Francisco harmonica master John Nemeth lead the way with five nominations each for next spring’s Blues Music Awards.
The Memphis-based Blues Foundation announced the nominations yesterday and tickets for the event — which will be held on May 9th at the Cook Convention Center — go on sale today.
Both Magness and Nemeth are up for the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award, along with Joe Louis Walker, Curtis Salgado, and Rick Estrin.
For more information on the event, see blues.org.
The full list of nominees:
Acoustic Album
Billy Boy Arnold Sings Big Bill Broonzy – Billy Boy Arnold
Blues on Solid Ground – John Primer
Deeper in the Well – Eric Bibb
Not Alone – Ann Rabson w/ Bob Margolin
Talking Guitar – Paul Rishell
Acoustic Artist
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Doug MacLeod
Eric Bibb
Harrison Kennedy
Paul Rishell
Album
And Still I Rise – Heritage Blues Orchestra
Double Dynamite – The Mannish Boys
Show of Strength – Michael Burks
Son of the Seventh Son – Mud Morganfield
Stronger For It – Janiva Magness
B.B. King Entertainer
Curtis Salgado
Janiva Magness
Joe Louis Walker
John Nemeth
Rick Estrin
Band
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Phantom Blues Band
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Mannish Boys
