30th Blues Music Awards 2009

30th Blues Music Awards 2009

Acoustic Artist of the Year
Eden Brent



Acoustic Album of the Year
Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One


Album of the Year
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep

B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Janiva Magness

Band of the Year
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials



Best New Artist Debut
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew



Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep

Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Janiva Magness

Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Buddy Guy

DVD
Broke & Hungry Records, Cathead Blues & Mudpuppy Recordings - M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace of the Blues




Historical Album of the Year
Eagle Records - Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992

Instrumentalist-Bass
Mookie Brill

Instrumentalist-Drums
Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Instrumentalist-Guitar
Sonny Landreth

Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Billy Gibson

Instrumentalist-Horn
Deanna Bogart

Instrumentalist-Other
Otis Taylor - Banjo

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Marcia Ball

Rock Blues Album of the Year
Jeff Healey - Mess of Blues

Song of the Year
Kenny Neal - Let Life Flow (Kenny Neal)

Soul Blues Album of the Year
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand

Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
Etta James

Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Bobby Rush

Traditional Blues Album of the Year
B.B. King - One Kind Favor

Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Koko Taylor

Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
B.B. King