Jun 4, 2025
Intro Song –
Bobby Rush, “I Got A Proposition For You”, All My Love For You,
Bobby won BB King Ent of Year, and Soul Blues Album
First Set -
Christine “Kingfish” Ingram, “Not Gonna Lie”, Live In London, Won
FOUR! Album of the Year, Cont. Blues Album, Cont. Blues Male
Artist, Inst - Guitar
Nick Moss Band, “Bait In The Snare”, Get Your Back Into It, Band of
the Year
Ruthie Foster, Hidden Sayers, and Scottie Miller “What King Of
Fool”, Healing Time, Song of the Year, and Ruthie also won
Instrumentalist - Vocals
Second Set -
Blood Bothers (Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia), “Bag Me, Tag Me, Take
Me Away”, Blood Brothers, Won Blues Rock Album, Mike won Blues Rock
Artist
D.K. Harrell, “Leave It At The Door”, Right Man, Best Emerging
Artist Album
Doug MacLeod, “I’m Gone”, Raw Blues 1, Acoustic Blues Album
John Primer, “Down In The Bottom”, Crawlin’ Kingsnake, TWO Trad.
Blues Male Artist, and Trad. Blues Album for Teardrops For Magic
Slim
Third Set - WIB
Danielle Nicole, “How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore ”, Cry No
More, Won Cont. Blues Female Artist
Annika Chambers, “We Got The Blues”, Good Trouble, Won Soul Blues
Female Artist
Sue Foley, “Maybelle’s Guitar”, One Guitar Woman, Won Trad. Blues
Female Artist of Year (Koko Award)
Fourth Set -
Bob Stroger & Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, “That’s My Name”, Keepin’
It Together, Bob won Instr-Bass; Kenny won for Inst-Drums; AND Bob
INDUCTED IN BLUES HOF
John Nemeth, “Sexy Ways”, May Be The Last Time, John won Soul Blues
Male Artist
Jason Ricci, “Baked Potatoet”, Behind The Veil, Won Inst.
Harmonica
Fifth Set -
Ken Mo, “Grandma’s Hands”, Big Wide Grin, Keb won Acoustic Blues
Artist
Vanessa Collier, “What Makes You Beautiful”, Heart On The Line, Won
Inst - Horn
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne, “Lake Country Boogie”, Inspired By The
Blues, Won Inst- Piano (Pinetop Perkins Award)