May 17, 2023
Intro Song –
Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, “Scratchin’ Your Head”, Drop The Hammer,
Instrumentalist-Drums
First Set -
Tommy Castro, “Somewhere”, A Bluesman Came To Town, BB King Ent. of
the Year
Dylan Triplett, “Feels Good Doin’ Bad”, Who Is He?, Best Emerging
Artist Album
Buddy Guy, “Blues Don’t Lie”, Blues Don’t Lie, Album of the Year,
Contemporary Blues Album, Song of the Year (written by Tom
Hambridge)
Second Set –
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, “Something In The Dirt”, 662, Cont.
Blues Male Artist, 4th year in a row!
Tedeschi Trucks Band, “Soul Sweet Song”, I Am The Moon: IV
Farewell
Doug MacLeod, “Plaquemine”, Single, Acoustic Blues Artist
Third Set – WIB
Thornetta Davis, “I Gotta Sang The Blues”, Honest Woman, Soul Blues
Female Artist
Sue Foley, “Okie Dokie Stomp”, Pinky’s Blues, Traditional Blues
Female Artist (Koko Taylor Award)
Danielle Nicole, “How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore”, Cry No More,
May Be The Last Time
Casey Hensley feat. Laura Chavez, “Hot! Hot! Hot!”, Live,
Instrumentalist - Guitar, 1st Woman!
Fourth Set –
Albert Castiglia, “What’s Wrong With You?”, I Got Love, Blues Rock
Artist, Blues Rock Album
John Nemeth, “The Last Time”, May Be The
Last Time, Traditional Blues Album, Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Anthony Geraci, “Long Way Home”, Why Did You Have To Go?,
Instrumentalist - Piano (Pinetop Perkins Award), includes vocals
from Sugaray Rayford, who also won, Soul Blues Album, In Too
Deep