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31st Annual Living Blues Awards

Critics’ Poll

Blues Artist of the Year (Male)

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Blues Artist of the Year (Female)

Shemekia Copeland

Most Outstanding Blues Singer

Shemekia Copeland

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)

Charlie Musselwhite

Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)

Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

Most Outstanding Musician (Bass)

Jerry Jemmott

Most Outstanding Musician (Drums)

Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Most Outstanding Musician (Horns)

The Texas Horns

Most Outstanding Musician (Other)

Anne Harris (violin)

Best Live Performer

Bobby Rush

Comeback Artist of the Year

Arthur Adams

Artist Deserving More Attention

D.K.

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Living Blues #291 Top 10 Reviews

TORONZO CANNON
Shut Up & Play!

Alligator – ALCD 5020

The overall sound on Shut Up & Play! is what we’ve come to expect from Cannon: full-bodied studio accompaniment;

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Living Blues #290 Top 10 Reviews

JOHN PRIMER & BOB CORRITORE
Crawlin’ Kingsnake

SWMAF / VizzTone – SWMAF 27

Over the last decade, bluesmen John Primer and Bob Corritore have built up one of the finest duo discographies in contemporary blues.

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Living Blues #289 Top 10 Reviews

WALTER WOLFMAN WASHINGTON
Feel So at Home

Tipitina’s Record Club – TRC-0305

Sure, today’s streaming model of music delivery gives us wonderous access to pretty much the entire universe of music in our phones;

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