Blues Foundation объявили номинантов на премию имени Дабл-Ю Си Хэнди 2005г. Это будет 26я церемония вручения этой самой престижной блюзовой награды. Сегодня, 16 декабря, будет открыто онлайновое голосование, в котором впервые будет участвовать голос Blues.Ru.

Номинанты:

Acoustic Blues Album of the Year
• Billy Branch & Kenny Neal - "Double Take"
• Carey & Lurrie Bell - "Second Nature"
• Corey Harris - "Mississippi To Mali"
• Paul Oscher - "Alone With The Blues"
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines - "Goin' Home"

Acoustic Blues-Artist of the Year
• Corey Harris
• David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• Eric Bibb
• Paul Oscher
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

Best New Artist Debut
• John Lee Hooker, Jr. - "Blues With A Vengence"
• Michael Powers - "Onyx Root"
• Nora Jean Bruso - "Going Back To Mississippi"
• The Bo-Keys - "The Royal Sessions"
• Watermelon Slim - "Up Close & Personal"

Blues Album of the Year
• Guitar Shorty - "Watch Your Back"
• Mavis Staples - "Have A Little Faith"
• Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers - "Keepin' It Real"
• The Holmes Brothers - "Simple Truths"
• W.C. Clark - "Deep In The Heart"

Blues Band of the Year
• Anson Funderburgh & The Rockets
• Little Charlie & The Nightcats
• Magic Slim & The Teardrops
• Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers
• Smokin' Joe Kubek Band
• The Holmes Brothers

Blues Entertainer of the Year
• B.B. King
• Bobby Rush
• Kim Wilson
• Pinetop Perkins
• Solomon Burke

Blues Song of the Year
• "Alone With The Blues" - WRITER Paul Oscher, Performed by Paul Oscher
• "Have A Little Faith"- WRITER Jim Tullio and Jim Weider, Performed by Mavis Staples
• "Nothin' Ever Hurt Me"- WRITER EG Kight, Performed by EG Kight
• "Piecework Politicians" - WRITER James Harman, Performed by James Harman
• "Run Myself Out Of Town"- WRITER Wendell Holmes, Performed by The Holmes Brothers

Comeback Blues Album of the Year
• Big Joe Duskin - "Big Joe Jumps Again!"
• Gary U.S. Bonds - "Back In 20"

Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
• Charlie Musselwhite - "Sanctuary"
• Guitar Shorty - "Watch Your Back"
• Michael Powers - "Onyx Root"
• Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters - "Now My Soul"
• The Holmes Brothers - "Simple Truths"

Contemporary Blues-Female Artist of the Year
• Deborah Coleman
• EG Kight
• Janiva Magness
• Marcia Ball
• Shemekia Copeland

Contemporary Blues-Male Artist of the Year
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Chris Thomas King
• James Harman
• Kim Wilson
• Robert Randolph

Historical Blues Album of the Year
• Charles Brown - "A Life In The Blues" (Rounder Records)
• Hound Dog Taylor - "Release The Hound" (Alligator Records)
• Johnny Winter - "Second Winter" (Columbia/Legacy)
• Lucille Bogan - "Shave 'em Dry" (Columbia/Legacy)
• Muddy Waters - "Hard Again" (Epic/Legacy)
• Muddy Waters - "I'm Ready" (Epic/Legacy)

Instrumentalist-Bass
• Bill Stuve
• Bob Stroger
• Calvin "Fuzz" Jones
• Mookie Brill
• Sherman Holmes
• Willie Kent

Instrumentalist-Drums
• Jimi Bott
• Popsy Dixon
• Sam Carr
• Sam Lay
• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith

Instrumentalist-Guitar
• Bob Margolin
• Duke Robillard
• Kirk Fletcher
• Ronnie Earl
• Roy Rogers

Instrumentalist-Harmonica
• Charlie Musselwhite
• James Harman
• Kim Wilson
• Paul Oscher
• Rod Piazza

Instrumentalist-Horns
• Calvin Owens - Trumpet
• Greg Piccolo - Saxophone
• Mark Kazanoff - Saxophone
• Roomful of Blues Horns
• Sax Gordon - Saxophone

Instrumentalist-Keyboards
• Dave Maxwell
• Henry Butler
• Honey Piazza
• Jon Cleary
• Marcia Ball

Instrumentalist-Other
• Andra Faye - Mandolin
• Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Fiddle
• Otis Taylor - Banjo
• Robert Randolph - Pedal Steel Guitar
• Sonny Rhodes - Lap Steel Guitar

Soul/Blues Album of the Year
• Bobby Rush - "Folk Funk"
• Charles Wilson - "If Heartaches Were Nickels"
• Mavis Staples - "Have A Little Faith"
• Tad Robinson - "Did You Ever Wonder?"
• W.C. Clark - "Deep In The Heart"

Soul/Blues-Female Artist of the Year
• Barbara Lynn
• Bettye LaVette
• Etta James
• Mavis Staples
• Toni Lynn Washington

Soul/Blues-Male Artist of the Year
• Bobby Rush
• Little Milton
• Solomon Burke
• Tad Robinson
• W.C. Clark

Traditional Blues Album of the Year
• Duke Robillard - "Blue Mood: The Songs Of T-Bone Walker"
• James Cotton - "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes"
• Jody Williams - "You Left Me In The Dark"
• Pinetop Perkins - "Ladies Man"
• Sam Myers - "Coming From The Old School"

Traditional Blues-Female Artist of the Year
• Jessie Mae Hemphill
• Koko Taylor
• Maria Muldaur
• Nora Jean Bruso
• Ruth Brown

Traditional Blues-Male Artist of the Year
• Hubert Sumlin
• Jody Williams
• Pinetop Perkins
• Robert Lockwood Jr.
• Sam Myers