18th Annual Living Blues Awards
Critics’ Poll:
Blues Artist of the Year (Male):
James Cotton
Blues Artist of the Year (Female):
Mavis Staples
Most Outstanding Blues Singer:
Mavis Staples
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar):
Lurrie Bell
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica):
James Cotton
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard):
Pinetop Perkins
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass):
Bob Stroger
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums):
Kenny Smith
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns):
Eddie Shaw
Most Outstanding Musician (Other):
Major Handy – Accordion
Best Live Performer:
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Comeback Artist of the Year:
James Kinds
Artist Deserving More Attention:
The Relatives
Best Blues Albums of 2010:
Album of the Year:
James Cotton – Giant (Alligator Records)
New Recordings/ Southern Soul:
Denise LaSalle – 24 Hour Woman (Malaco Records)
New Recordings/ Best debut:
James Kinds – Love You From The Top (Delmark Records)
New Recordings/ Traditional & Acoustic:
Eric Bibb – Booker’s Guitar (Telarc Records)
New Recordings/Contemporary Blues
Kenny Neal – Hooked On Your Love (Blind Pig)
Historical:
Junior Wells – Live In Boston 1966 (Delmark Records)
Blues Book of the Year:
Scott Barretta and Ken Murphy – State Of The Blues (Proteus Publishing)
Readers’ Poll:
Blues Artist of the Year (Male)
Buddy Guy
Blues Artist of the Year (Female):
Marcia Ball
Best Blues Album of 2010 (New Release):
Buddy Guy – Living Proof (Silvertone/Jive)
Best Blues Album of 2010 (Historical Recording):
Dinah Washington – The Fabulous Miss D! The Keystone, Decca, & Mercury Singles 1943-1953 (Verve/Mercury/Hip-O Select)
Best Blues DVD of 2010:
Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session (Stax Records)
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar):
Buddy Guy
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica):
Charlie Musselwhite
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard):
Marcia Ball
Best Live Performer:
Buddy Guy
Most Outstanding Blues Singer:
Buddy Guy