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Voting for the Blues Music Awards is open through March 18. In this episode, I go over the nominees in each category, fill out my ballot, and play a few of the songs from this year’s nominees. To learn more about the BMAs, visit www.blues.org.

Songs featured in this episode:

  1. Swing You Sinners - Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny - 2:36
  2. Born to Play - Chris Cain - 3:18
  3. A Bluesman Came to Town - Tommy Castro & The Painkillers - 3:59
  4. Don't Go Cold - Gabe Stillman - 5:29
  5. Some Things Change - Damon Fowler - 5:08
  6. Keep on Lovin' Me - Joanne Shaw Taylor - 4:07
  7. Is You Is My Baby - Veronica Lewis - 5:31
  8. I'd Climb Mountains - Selwyn Birchwood - 3:31

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A lot of great new blues albums have been released in the past few months. Here are the best songs from some of my favorites:

  1. Keep on Lovin' Me - Joanne Shaw Taylor - 4:07
  2. Let Me Down Easy - Joanne Shaw Taylor - 4:51
  3. Crowd Control - Samantha Fish - 4:17
  4. Better be Lonely - Samantha Fish - 3:40
  5. Mad as a Hatter - Larkin Poe & Nu Deco Ensemble - 5:13
  6. Don't Hesitate (Call Me) - Southern Avenue - 3:01
  7. Something in the Dirt - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - 3:39
  8. Layla - Tedeschi Trucks Band - 9:06
  9. Hit 'Em Back - Shemekia Copeland & Kenny Wayne Shepherd - 4:34

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The 42nd Blues Music Awards were streamed live on June 6, 2021. In this episode, I recap the ceremony and react to the winners and performances.

Songs featured in this episode:

  1. I Can See Your Love Light Shine – John Nemeth – 3:17
  2. I’d Rather Be Blind – King Solomon Hicks – 4:15
  3. Archetypal Blues – Watermelon Slim – 4:44
  4. Thirty Days – Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia – 2:57
  5. Is It Over – Don Bryant – 4:30
  6. Rumblin’ – Kim Wilson – 2:35
  7. 100 Years of Blues – Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite – 5:12
  8. Uncivil War – Shemekia Coepland – 4:46
  9. 662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – 3:18

You can check out The Blues Foundation at www.blues.org. The Blues Foundation presents the BMAs, and all members are eligible to vote on the awards. The foundation also provides aid to blues musicians through its COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund and the HART Fund.

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Bob Koester, founder of Delmark Records, passed away on May 12 at age 88. Delmark Records has been a major part of the blues and jazz scene in Chicago since the 1950s. In this episode, I talk about Bob Koester's life and career and play some highlights from the Delmark blues albums in my collection.

  1. Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells with Buddy Guy - 2:54
  2. I Don't Want No Woman - Magic Sam - 3:38
  3. Hawk Squat - J.B. Hutto - 4:44
  4. Little Angel Child - Jimmy Dawkins - 3:59
  5. You Missed a Good Man - Robert Nighthawk - 2:35
  6. You're a Good Woman - Toronzo Cannon - 4:14
  7. It's Expensive to Be Broke - Rockin' Johnny Band - 4:10
  8. I Can't Stand the Rain - Graná Louise - 4:55
  9. Dark Night - Studebaker John - 5:07
  10. Spider Eating Preacher - Eddie C. Campbell - 4:24
  11. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing - Quintus McCormick - 8:53
  12. Going Back to My Old Time Used to Be - Linsey Alexander - 5:12
  13. So Hard to Leave You Alone - Lurrie Bell with Billy Branch - 8:49

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Voting is open for the 2021 Blues Music Awards. In this episode, I go through the ballot in detail, give commentary on the various nominees, and explain my vote in each category.

You can vote for the Blues Music Awards at blues.org. Voting is open until February 26. The awards will be announced in a virtual event on the Blues Foundation’s YouTube and Facebook pages on May 6.

Songs played during this episode:

Into the Sunset – Watermelon Slim – 3:16
All Your Love – Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – 8:13
What Will Become of Me – Sugar Ray & The Bluetones – 7:13
High Risk, Low Reward – Ryan Perry – 5:37
Everything and Everyone – Tinsley Ellis – 4:02
Promised Land – Mike Zito with Tinsley Ellis – 3:29
Holy Ghost Fire – Larkin Poe – 3:23
Strollin’ – Kim Wilson – 2:49
Uncivil War – Shemekia Copeland – 4:46