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Luther Allison, who died in August following a short bout with cancer, nevertheless leads the pack in W.C. Handy Award nominations for the third straight year. The awards will be presented in Memphis on April 30 at the Orpheum Theatre. Allison received six nominations, including Entertainer of the Year, Blues Band of the Year and Song and Record of the Year. There will be a tribute at the awards show to Allison and all the other blues greats who have passed away in the past year. Allison has swept the top awards the previous two years. Also receiving multiple nominations were Bobby Rush, Rod Piazza, Joe Louis Walker and Corey Harris. Ruth Brown, who received three nominations, will again host the show. Performers will be named later. The 19th annual Handy Awards are presented by the Blues Foundation, which is based in Memphis. Handy voters consist of Blues Foundation members, and subscribers to Blues Access, Blues Review and BluePrint magazines. The Handy Awards kick off a weekend of symposiums, panels and banquets presented by the Blues Foundation and its sponsor, Gibson Guitars. Here is the complete list of nominees. Blues Entertainer of the Year: Luther Allison; Ruth Brown; B.B. King; Rod Piazza; Bobby Rush. Blues Band of the Year: B.B. King Orchestra; Joe Louis Walker & The Bosstalkers; Luther Allison & the James Solberg Band; Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers; Roomful of Blues; The Holmes Brothers. Contemporary Blues-Male Artist of the Year: Luther Allison; Charlie Musselwhite; Rod Piazza; Joe Louis Walker; Smokey Wilson. Contemporary Blues-Female Artist of the Year: Marsha Ball; Deborah Coleman; Debbie Davis; Sista Monica; Koko Taylor; Toni Lynn Washington. Soul/Blues-Male Artist of the Year: Johnny Adams; Mighty Sam McClain; Little Milton; Bobby Rush; Johnny Taylor. Soul/Blues-Female Artist of the Year: Ruth Brown; Denise LaSalle; Ann Peebles; Irma Thomas; Lavelle White. Traditional Blues-Male Artist of the Year: Carey Bell; R.L. Burnside; David "Honeyboy" Edwards; Corey Harris; Snooky Pryor. Traditional Blues-Female Artist of the Year: Rory Block; Tracy Nelson; Ann Rabson; Annie Raines; Shelia Wilcoxson. Acoustic Blues-Artist of the Year: Corey Harris; Alvin Youngblood Hart; Keb' Mo'; Kelly Joe Phelps; Philadelphia Jerry Ricks. Best New Blues Artist: Chico Banks; Chris Beard; Super Chikan; Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones; Johnny "Yard Dog" Jones. Blues Instrumentalist- Guitar: Luther Allison; Ronnie Earl; Anson Funderburgh; Big Jack Johnson; Duke Robillard; Joe Louis Walker. Blues Instrumentalist- Harmonica: Carey Bell; James Cotton; Sam Meyers; Charlie Musselwhite; Rod Piazza. Blues Instrumentalist- Keyboards: Marcia Ball; Charles Brown; Floyd Dixon; Johnnie Johnson; David Maxwell; Pinetop Perkins; Honey Piazza. Blues Instrumentalist- Bass: Sister Sarah Brown; Aaron Burton; Johnny B. Gayden; Calvin "Fuzz" Jones; Willie Kent. Blues Instrumentalist- Drums: Ray "Killer" Allison; Jimi Bott; Sam Carr; Sam Lay; Willie "Big Eyes" Smith. Blues Instrumentalist- Other: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, violin; Jay Kazanof, saxophone; Sonny Rhodes, lapsteel guitar; Roomful of Blues, horn section; Eddie Shaw, saxophone. Contemporary Blues Album of the Year: Luther Allison: Reckless, Alligator; Long John Hunter: Swinging From the Rafters, Alligator; Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers: Tough & Tender, Tone-Cool; Joe Louis Walker: Great Guitars, Verve; Smokey Wilson: The Man From Mars, Bullseye. Soul/Blues Album of the Year: Johnny Adams: One Foot in the Blues, Rounder; Ruth Brown: R & B = Ruth Brown, Bullseye; Solomon Burke: The Definition of Soul, Pointblank; King of Ernest: King of Hearts, Evidence; Bobby Rush: Lovin' A Big Fat Woman, Waldoxy; Mighty Joe Young: Mighty Man, Blind Pig; The Holmes Brothers: Promised Land Rounder. Traditional Blues Album of the Year: Carey Bell: Good Luck Man, Alligator; Corey Harris: Fish Ain't Bitin', Alligator; Jelly Roll Kings: Off Yonder Wall, Fat Possum; Snooky Pryor: Mind of Your Own, Antone's; Ann Rabson: Music Makin' Mama, Alligator. Comeback Blues Album of the Year: Jimmy Burns: Leavin' Here Walkin', Delmark; King Ernest: King of Hearts, Evidence; Eddie King: Another Cow is Dead, Roesch; Jelly Roll Kings: Off Yonder Wall, Fat Possom; Philadelphia Jerry Ricks: Deep In The Well Rooster; Freddie Roulette: Back In Chicago, Hi Horse. Acoustic Blues Album of the Year: Ann Rabson: Music Makin' Mama, Alligator; Corey Harris: Fish Ain't Bitin', Alligator; John Mooney: Dealin' With The Devil, Ruf Records; Kelly Joe Phelps: Roll Away the Stone, Burnside; Philadelphia Jerry Ricks: Deep In The Well, Rooster. Reissue Blues Album of the Year: R.L. Burnside: Acoustic Stories, MC Records; James Harman: Extra Napkins, Cannonball Records; Jessie Mae Hemphill: Feelin' Good, High Water; Mississippi Fred McDowell: The First Recordings, Rounder Records; Jimmy Rogers: The Complete Chess Recordings, MCA/ Chess Records. Blues Song of the Year: Song Title-Composer (Artist/Album Title): "Don't Take my Blues," Eddie Clearwater, Bullseye (Eddie Clearwater/Mean Case of the Blues); "Leaving Here Walkin'," Jimmy Burns, Delmark (Jimmy Burns/Leaving Here Walkin); "Low Down Dirty Blues," Joe Louis Walker, Verve (Joe Louis Walker/Great Guitars); "Living In The House Of The Blues," Luther Allison, Alligator (Jerry Lynn Williams/Reckless); "The Man From Mars," Smokey Wilson, Bullseye (Smokey Wilson/The Man From Mars).
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