32nd Blues Music Awards 2011

Acoustic Album of the Year

Last Train to Bluesville - The Nighthawks


Acoustic Artist of the Year

John Hammond


Album of the Year
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Song of the Year

Living Proof (Tom Hambridge/Buddy Guy) - Living Proof - Buddy Guy




B.B King Entertainer of the Year
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year

Buddy Guy



Band of the Year

The Derek Trucks Band



Best New Artist Debut

Matt Hill - On the Floor




Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year

Robin Rogers




DVD

Ruf||Songs From The Road||Luther Allison




Historical Album of the Year

Delta Groove||Harmonica Blues||Bob Corritore & Friends (Koko, Pinetop, Nappy Brown, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, et. al)

Instrumentalist-Bass

Bob Stroger




Instrumentalist-Drums

Cedric Burnside




Instrumentalist-Guitar

Derek Trucks




Instrumentalist-Harmonica

Charlie Musselwhite




Instrumentalist-Horn

Eddie Shaw




Instrumentalist-Other

Sonny Rhodes||Lap Steel Guitar




Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female)

Ruthie Foster

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player

Dr. John

Rock Blues Album of the Year

Live! In Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett





Soul Blues Album of the Year

Nothing's Impossible - Solomon Burke

Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year

Irma Thomas

Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year

Solomon Burke

Traditional Blues Album of the Year

Joined At the Hip - Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year

Charlie Musselwhite