The blues community celebrates excellence in blues music by presenting a number of awards to blues men and blues women who stand out in any given year. Learn about these awards and award ceremonies here.

Atlanta blues musician Sandra Hall Wins a Jus' Blues Award
Atlanta blues musician Sandra Hall Wins a Jus' Blues Award September 29, 2010 Rhetta Akamatsu Examiner.com The legendary Ms. Sandra Hall, one of the finest female blues artists Atlanta has to
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Big Star Media Group Receives Prestigious Award Nomination
Big Star Media Group Receives Prestigious Award Nomination March 2010 PR Newswire CLARKSDALE, Miss., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Star Media Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BMGI) (the "Compa
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Blues Sensation Eden Brent Nominated For Album Of The Year, Koko Taylor And Pinetop Perkins Blues Music Awards
Blues Sensation Eden Brent Nominated For Album Of The Year, Koko Taylor And Pinetop Perkins Blues Music Awards December 18, 2010 Top 40 Charts.com Boogie-woogie pianist Eden Brent has been nomina
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British Blues Awards honour for Chantel McGregor
British Blues Awards honour for Chantel McGregor September 13, 2011 Telegraph & Argus Bradford singer and guitarist Chantel McGregor has been voted Young Artist of the Year in the British Blues
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Buddy Guy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 31st Blues Music Awards
Buddy Guy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 31st Blues Music Awards April 19, 2010 BlogCritic Buddy Guy will be the latest recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Blues Foun
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David "Honeyboy" Edwards Honored
David "Honeyboy" Edwards Honored March 5, 2010 Rev. Keith A. Gordon About.com David "Honeyboy" Edwards is the last of the true Mississippi Delta bluesmen, an important artistic bridge between
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Grammy Guts Blues Category
Grammy Guts Blues Category April 7, 2011 Reverend Keith A. Gordon About.com To paraphrase writer Ed Anger from his Weekly World News tabloid column, the Reverend is "pig-biting mad!" On Wedne
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Lurrie Bell, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Cash Box Kings Lead 2012 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees
Lurrie Bell, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, Cash Box Kings Lead 2012 Blues Blast Music Award Nominees July 1, 2012 by Josh Hathaway Blinded by Sound The 2012 Blues Blast Music Award nominees were ann
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Mike Bloomfield, Furry Lewis and Allen Toussaint among Blues Hall of Fame inductees
Mike Bloomfield, Furry Lewis and Allen Toussaint among Blues Hall of Fame inductees February 18, 2012 Music News.com The Blues Hall of Fame has announced the performers, non-performing individu
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Nick Moss, Mississippi Heat Take Top Honors At 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards
Nick Moss, Mississippi Heat Take Top Honors At 2010 Blues Blast Music Awards October 30,2010 Josh Hathaway BlogCritic Chicago-area Blue Bella Records saw three of its bands win awards at the
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Nick Moss, Tommy Castro Lead Blues Blast Music Award Nominees
Nick Moss, Tommy Castro Lead Blues Blast Music Award Nominees June 21, 2010 Josh Hathaway BlogCritic Nick Moss and Tommy Castro have tied to lead all nominees at the Blues Blast Music Award
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Robert Cray Leads Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2011
Robert Cray Leads Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2011 February 18, 2011 Michael Wright Gibson The Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, announced its 2011 inductees for the Blues Hall of Fame.
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Slash Pushes To Get Rory Gallagher Into Hall Of Fame
Slash Pushes To Get Rory Gallagher Into Hall Of Fame 10/26/2011 Ultimate Guitar.com rish blues guitar legend Rory Gallagher made a tremendous impact with his songwriting and performing and ende
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Steve Miller Band + Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Nominated For Blues Music Awards
Steve Miller Band + Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Nominated For Blues Music Awards 12/21/10 top 40 charts.com Santa Clarita, CA (Top40 Charts/ RoadRunner Records) - Congratulations to Loud & Proud
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Super Chikan honored at Blues Music Awards
Super Chikan honored at Blues Music Awards May 12, 2010 y Billy Howell Clarksdale Press Register MEMPHIS–One Clarksdale musician and two other Mississippians with Delta ties won Blues Musi
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The Blues Foundation Announces Debut of the Koko Taylor Award at this Year’s Blues Music Awards Ceremony
The Blues Foundation Announces Debut of the Koko Taylor Award at this Year’s Blues Music Awards Ceremony April 21, 2010 PR Web The Blues Foundation Announces Debut of the Koko Taylor Award a
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THE JAMES S. HENRY YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD
THE JAMES S. HENRY YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD THE JAMES S. HENRY YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD is named in honor of Detroit Blues Society Member and friend, Jim Henry who passed away at the age of 49 i
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TOM HAMBRIDGE WINS BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARD AS SONG OF THE YEAR FOR “LIVING PROOF”
TOM HAMBRIDGE WINS BLUES BLAST MUSIC AWARD AS SONG OF THE YEAR FOR “LIVING PROOF” November 1, 2011 mi2n CHICAGO, IL – Musician and producer Tom Hambridge, whose latest CD, Boom!, continue
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Toronto Blues Society's 2010 Maple Blues Awards
Toronto Blues Society's 2010 Maple Blues Awards by Rev. Keith A. Gordon About.com The Toronto Blues Society will hold its 13th annual Maple Blues Awards ceremony on Monday night, January 18th,
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