Curtis Salgado znów najlepszy. Właśnie dostał nagrodę magazynu Blues Blast za album "Soul Shot". A oto wszyscy laureaci 2013 Blues Blast Music Awards.
W Buddy Guy's Legends w Chicago wręczone zostały w ostatni dzień października The 2013 Blues Blast Music Awards. Wśród nagrodzonych znalazł się tegoroczny gwiazdor Jimiway Blues Festival Curtis Salgado.
The 2013 Blues Blast Music Awards - nominowani i zwycięzcy
Contemporary Blues Album
Shaun Murphy - Ask For The Moon
4 Jacks - Deal With It
Ian Siegal & The Mississippi Mudbloods - Candy Store Kid
Michael Burks - Show Of Strength
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - One Wrong Turn
Robert Cray - Nothin' But Love
Traditional Blues Album
The Cash Box Kings - Black Toppin'
Eddie Shaw & The 757 Allstars - Still Riding High
The Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore - The Phoenix Sessions
Mannish Boys - Double Dynamite
Doug MacLeod - There's A Time
Little Joe McLerran - Facebook Blues
Blues Rock Album
Albert Castiglia - Living The Dream
Tinsley Ellis - Get It!
Walter Trout - Blues For Modern Daze
Royal Southern Brotherhood - Royal Southern Brotherhood
Jason Elmore And Hoodoo Witch - Tell You What
Simon McBride - Crossing The Line
Soul Blues Album
Curtis Salgado - Soul Shot
Barbara Carr - Keep The Fire Burning
John Németh - Soul Live
Johnny Rawls - Soul Survivor
Mighty Sam McClain - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey)
Theodis Ealey - You And I Together
Song Of The Year
*“I Got a Right to Sing the Blues” written by Cee Cee James and Rob "Slideboy" Andrews - Blood Red Blues (Cee Cee James)
“Dreamin’ or Dyin’” written by Sena Ehrhardt and Ed Ehrhardt - All In (Sena Ehrhardt)
“A Woman or The Blues” written by Curtis Salgado and Dave Duncan – Soul Shot (Curtis Salgado)
“Black Nights” written by Doug MacLeod – There's A Time (Doug MacLeod)
“Analyze’N Blues” written by Peter Karp and Sue Foley - Beyond The Crosssroads (Peter Karp, Sue Foley)
“Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey” written by Sam McClain & Pat Herlehy - Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (Mighty Sam McClain)
New Artist Debut Release
Southern Hospitality - Easy Livin'
Andy T & Nick Nixon Band - Drink Drank Drunk
Paula Harris - Turning On The Naughty
Frank Bey with the Anthony Paule Band - You Don't Know Nothing
James ‘Buddy’ Rogers - My Guitar Is My Only Friend
Mike Wheeler - Self Made Man
Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
Male Blues Artist
Doug MacLeod
Curtis Salgado
John Németh
Lucky Peterson
Mud Morganfield
Rick Estrin
Female Blues Artist
Shaun Murphy
Deanna Bogart
Janiva Magness
Shemekia Copeland
Teeny Tucker
Teresa James
Blues Band of The Year
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
Southern Hospitality
Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
The Cash Box Kings
Mannish Boys
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Doug Deming
Andy Poxon
Brandon Santini
Kevin Selfe
Mike Wheeler
Paula Harris
Victor Wainwright
Sena Ehrhardt