19 Blues Blast Music Award Nominations

Thirteen Alligator Artists Receive 19 Blues Blast Music Award Nominations

The Cash Box Kings And Rick Estrin & The Nightcats Lead With Four Nominations, Followed By Shemekia Copeland And Charlie Musselwhite With Three Apiece

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Lil' Ed Williams, Chris Cain, Dennis Gruenling and Rodrigo Mantovani (from The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling) Receive One Nomination Each

Blues Blast magazine has announced the nominees for its 16th annual Blues Blast Music Awards. This year, thirteen Alligator artists received a total of 19 nominations. The Cash Box Kings and Rick Estrin & The Nightcats received four nominations including (for both) Blues Band Of The Year. Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite and multiple Grammy Award nominee Shemekia Copeland received three nominations.

Grammy Award-winning guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Chicago slide guitar legend Lil' Ed Williams, master West Coast guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Chris Cain, and Dennis Gruenling and Rodrigo Mantovani (of The Nick Moss Band Featuring Dennis Gruenling) each received one nomination.

Voting, which is free and open to the public, begins July 1 at www.bluesblastmagazine.com and ends on August 18, 2023. See a full list of nominees here. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held on September 23, 2023 at the 3300 Event Center in Peoria, Illinois.

Alligator artists and their nominations follow:

Blues Band Of The Year:
The Cash Box Kings

Traditional Blues Album Of The Year:
Oscar's Motel

Vocalist Of The Year:
Oscar Wilson

Percussionist Of The Year:
Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith

Blues Band Of The Year:
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

Electric Guitarist Of The Year:
Christoffer "Kid" Andersen

Producer Of The Year:
Christoffer "Kid" Andersen

Percussionist Of The Year:
Derrick "D'Mar" Martin

Acoustic Blues Album Of The Year:
Mississippi Son

Male Blues Artist Of The Year:
Charlie Musselwhite

Harmonica Player Of The Year:
Charlie Musselwhite

Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year:

Done Come Too Far

Female Blues Artist Of The Year:
Shemekia Copeland

Vocalist Of The Year:
Shemekia Copeland

Harmonica Player Of The Year:
Dennis Gruenling

Bass Guitarist Of The Year:
Rodrigo Mantovani

Electric Guitarist Of The Year:
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram