16th Blues Blast Music Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Bob Stroger
Bob Margolin
John Primer
Contemporary Blues Album
Taj Mahal – Savoy
Traditional Blues Album
John Primer – Hard Times
Soul Blues Album
Annika Chambers & Paul DesLauriers – Good Trouble
Rock Blues Album
Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia – Blood Brothers
Acoustic Blues Album
Charlie Musselwhite – Mississippi Son
Live Blues Album
John Primer – Teardrops for Magic Slim
Historical Or Vintage Recording
Bob Corritore & Friends – Women in Blues Showcase
New Artist Debut Album
Lady J Huston – Groove Me Baby
Blues Band
Cash Box Kings
Male Blues Artist
Taj Mahal
Female Blues Artist
Shemekia Copeland
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Dylan Triplett
Producer
Mike Zito
Electric Guitar
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Acoustic Guitar
Rory Block
Slide Guitar
Sonny Landreth
Bass Guitar
Bob Stroger
Keyboards
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Drums
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Harmonica
Charlie Musselwhite
Horn
Vanessa Collier
Vocals
Shemekia Copeland
Blues Video Of the Year
Jimmy Hall – Jump for Joy