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Jus` Blues Lifetime Blues & Soul Living Legends Award
Syl Johnson
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Outstanding Contributions to Blues & Soul Music Syl Johnson is a blues, soul and R&B singer who has deep blues roots. Born July 1936 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, his family moved to Chicago in 1940. Having learned guitar and harmonica, Johnson began frequenting the city’s southside blues clubs, playing alongside Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Junior Wells. More on Sly Johnson |
Bobby Blue Bland” Lifetime Blues Award
Ruby Andrews
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Outstanding Contributions
to Blues & Soul Music Born in Hollandale, Mississippi. This Chicago R&B singer made her reputation in 1967 with her one crossover hit, ‘Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)’, which went to number 9 in the R&B charts and number 51 in the pop charts. The song, co-written and produced by Joshie Jo Armstead, featured a typical Chicago-style mid-tempo lope, but was recorded and arranged by Mike Terry in Detroit. More on Ruby Andrews |
Little Milton Lifetime Bluesman Award
Zac Harmon
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Smooth vocals, a unique guitar sound with a Feeling Zac Harmon Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi,in the city’s historic Farish Street district, home of blues legend Elmore James.is an award-winning guitarist, organist, singer, and songwriter whose distinctive style combines the best of old-school soul-blues artists with modern lyrics and themes that bring the blues into a new century. More on Zac Harmon |
Denise LaSalle Lifetime Recording Of Excellence Award
Queen Ann Hines
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Recording Of Excellence Awards Blues & Soul music Born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1956 and I've been living down South all my life. I started singing at the age of five just around the house, then I entered a talent contest when I was twelve, and I won the contest. Professionally I've done tours and worked with a lot of people. I've done a lot of background work for Lynn White, Bobby Womack, Mavis Staples, Al Green, Randy Brown and a lot of local talents in Memphis. More on Queen Hines |
Albert King Lifetime Award “The Lucy Award”
King Edward
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Being on Fire, Feeling, Funk & Soul
Outstanding Blues & Soul Music Edward Memphis Antoine was born in Rayne, Louisiana, into a cajun French speaking family with talented siblings and cousins. With the help of those cousins he teaches himself to play the guitar and earns the name “Blues Picking King.” With Clifton Chenier, his cousin of blues and zydeco fame, he learns Cajun music and, soon enough, young Edward becomes the rhythm guitar player for Clifton’s band. More on King Edwards |
Willie Mitchell Lifetime Artist Award
Chick Rodgers
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Outstanding contributions to Blues & Soul music Melvia “Chick” Rodgers-Williams, to give her her full name, was born in Memphis. She began to sing in church with her father then grew musically in the 80's, becoming soloist in the group Clockwise. In 1989 she moved to Chicago, home of the blues and here her fame grew thanks to her strong soul voice. More on Chick Rogers |
Willie Dixon Lifetime Song Writers Award
Billy Branch
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Outstanding Contributions
as a song writer Billy Branch was discovered by Willie Dixon, the "father of modern Chicago Blues," while Billy was still in college. Willie encouraged Billy to finish his college education, which he did, but instead of going to law school after receiving his political science degree, Billy began touring with the Willie Dixon Chicago All-Stars. More on Billy Branch |
Benny Latimore “Let's Straighten It Out” Award
L. C. Cooke
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For working behind the scenes creating Blues & Soul music The younger brother of Sam Cooke, L.C. Cook was also a singer, although he achieved his greatest prominence on paper, as a songwriter, thanks to his more famous brother's tangled contractual relationships. L.C. Cook (the "e" being absent from the family's spelling of the name) was born two years after Sam, the fifth of ten children of the Rev. Charles Cook and his wife Annie May. More on L. C. Cooke |
Jus' Blues "The Muddy" Lifetime Blues Award
Big Bill Morganfield
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"Morganfield family" Outstanding Contributions to the Blues Big Bill Morganfield™ is the son of McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters) and has emerged in the past few years as one of the top blues talents in America. Bill has played all over the world in the past 15 years, bringing pure joy to those who have had the pleasure of seeing one of his live performances. More on Big Bill Morganfield |
Jus' Blues "The Muddy" Lifetime Blues Award
Mud Morganfield
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"Morganfield family" Outstanding Contributions to the Blues Muddy Waters or Mud Morganfield? It’s almost impossible to tell. Of course, nothing would please Mud more than hearing people say he sounds just like his late father “Muddy Waters” on the track “Loco Motor” from his new album Son Of The Seventh Son. Naturally, Mud, the eldest son of legendary bluesman “Muddy Waters”. More on Mud Morganfield |
Bobby Rush Lifetime Blues Entertainer Award
Eddie Cotton, Jr.
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Artist who continues to maintain the tradition of Blues “Show-Business”
Eddie Cotton, Jr. is an electric blues guitarist from Clinton, Mississippi. A minister’s son, Eddie Cotton Jr. grew up singing and playing gospel music at church and playing the music of blues legends like B.B. King at home. Cotton studied music theory at Jackson State University in his hometown of Jackson, MS, then went on to serve as minister of music at his father’s church. More on Eddie Cotton, Jr. |