The winners of the 2011 Blues Foundation Blues Music Awards were announced at a ceremony and music event on Thursday 5th May 2011 at the Cook Convention Centre in Memphis. The music event is often described as "a real houserockin' blow out"!
The following are the winners
Acoustic Album of the Year - Last Train to Bluesville - The Nighthawks
Acoustic Artist of the Year - John Hammond
Album of the Year - Living Proof - Buddy Guy
B.B. King Entertainer of the Year - Buddy Guy
Band of the Year - The Derek Trucks Band
Best New Artist Debut - On the Floor - Matt Hill
Contemporary Blues Album of the Year - Living Proof - Buddy Guy
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year - Robin Rogers
Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year - Buddy Guy
DVD - Ruf Records - Songs from the Road (Luther Allison)
Historical Album of the Year -Delta Groove - Harmonica Blues - (Bob Corritore & Friends)
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 - 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
Live! In Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee and Buddy Flett
Song of the Year - "Living Proof" - Tom Hambridge/Buddy Guy
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
