SHEMEKIA COPELAND
America’s Child
Alligator Records – ALCD 4984
Listen to this album! That’s the only review that some albums need, and Copeland’s powerful, ferocious,
Author Archives: Living Blues
Living Blues #255 Top 10 Reviews
LURRIE BELL & THE BELL DYNASTY
Tribute to Carey Bell
Delmark – DE855
The late harmonica maestro Carey Bell’s trademark riffs and licks have been widely adopted by his admirers and acolytes,
Living Blues #254 Top 10 Reviews
JOHNNY TUCKER
Seven Day Blues
High John – 007
Johnny Tucker has been a fixture on the Los Angeles blues scene since he arrived there in 1964,
Living Blues Radio Chart October 2018
- Lindsay Beaver, Tough As Love, Alligator
- Colin James, Miles To Go, Stony Plain
- Walker/Katz/Robson, Journeys To The Heart Of The Blues,
Living Blues Radio Chart September 2018
- Shemekia Copeland, America’s Child, Alligator
- Buddy Guy, The Blues Is Alive And Well, Silvertone/RCA
- Anthony Geraci,
Living Blues Radio Chart August 2018
- Buddy Guy, The Blues Is Alive And Well, Silvertone/RCA
- Shemekia Copeland, America’s Child, Alligator
- Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio,
Living Blues Radio Chart July 2018
25th Annual Living Blues Awards (2018)
Critics’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male)
Taj Mahal
Blues Artist of the Year (Female)
Mavis Staples
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
Wee Willie Walker
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)
John Primer
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)
Omar Coleman
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)
Henry Gray
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass)
Benny Turner
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums)
Cedric Burnside
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns)
James “Boogaloo” Bolden
Most Outstanding Musician (Other)
Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton – Banjo/Fiddle
Best Live Performer
Bobby Rush
Comeback Artist of the Year
Don Bryant
Artist Deserving More Attention
Jontavious Willis
Best Blues Albums of 2017
Album of the Year
Taj Mahal &
Living Blues Radio Chart June 2018
- Buddy Guy, The Blues Is Alive And Well, Silvertone/RCA
- Marcia Ball, Shine Bright, Alligator
- Bob Corritore &
20th Annual Living Blues Awards (2013)
Critics’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male)
Lurrie Bell
Blues Artist of the Year (Female)
Ruthie Foster
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
Bobby Bland
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)
Lurrie Bell
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)
Billy Boy Arnold
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)
Ironing Board Sam
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass)
Bob Stroger
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums)
Kenny Smith
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns)
Eddie Shaw
Most Outstanding Musician (Other)
Dom Flemons –
