Band Of The Year
Newcomer Selwyn Birchwood Wins Best New Artist Album Of
The Year
Marcia Ball Wins Piano Player Of The Year — The 10th BMA Of Her
Career
On Thursday, May 7, 2015, The Blues Foundation announced the winners of the
2015 Blues Music Awards, the blues world’s highest honors. Blues legend and Rock
and Roll Hall of Famer Elvin Bishop led all artists with three
awards. His Grammy-nominated 2014 release Can’t Even Do Wrong Right
won Album Of The Year and the title track won Song Of The Year.
The Elvin Bishop Band took the award for Band Of The Year. Bishop had been
nominated eight previous times but hadn’t won until now. On Monday, May 11,
Bishop will appear on TBS’ CONAN, sitting in with Jimmy Vivino and the
Basic Cable Band.
Newcomer Selwyn Birchwood — winner of the 2013
International Blues Challenge — received the award for Best New Artist Album Of
The Year for his breakout Alligator debut, Don’t Call No
Ambulance. This is Birchwood’s first nomination and first
win.
Austin piano queen Marcia Ball won the Pinetop
Perkins Piano Player Of The Year Award. This is Ball’s 10th career Blues Music
Award. She has received a total of 44 nominations.
The 36th Annual Blues Music Awards were presented in Memphis on Thursday, May
7, 2015 at the Cook Convention Center.
Alligator artists and awards are as follows:
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Album Of The Year – Can’t Even Do Wrong
Right
Song Of The Year – Can’t Even Do Wrong Right (written by Elvin
Bishop)
Band Of The Year – The Elvin Bishop Band
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Best New Artist Album Of The Year – Don’t Call No
Ambulance
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Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Of The Year