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2009 Nominees

 Best Contemporary Blues Recording

• The Insomniacs - At Least I’m Not With You

• John Nemeth - Love Me Tonight

• Nick Moss - Live at Chan’s Vol 2

• Curtis Salgado - Clean Getaway

• Janiva Magness - What Love Will Do

• Shemekia Copeland - Never going Back

 Best Traditional Blues Recording

• Various Artists - Chicago Blues: A Living History
  (w/Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Billy Branch and Lurrie Bell)

• Guy Davis - Sweetheart Like You

• John Primer - All Original

• The Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feelin

• Shirley Johnson - Blues Attack

• B.B. King - One Kind Favor

 Best Blues Song

• Albert Castiglia - “Bad Year Blues”

• The Insomniacs - "At Least I'm Not With You"

• Chris James & Patrick Rynn - "Mr. Coffee"

• Curtis Salgado - "20 Years of B.B. King"

• Kenny Neal - "Let Life Flow"

• B.B. King - "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"

 Best Blues Band

• Nick Moss and The Flip Tops

• Lil Ed And The Blues Imperials

• Kilborn Alley Blues Band

• The Mannish Boys

• The Insomniacs

• Watermelon Slim and The Workers

 Best Male Artist

• John Primer

• Bobby Jones

• Lurrie Bell

• Nick Moss

• John Nemeth

• Elvin Bishop

 Best Female Artist

• Shirley Johnson

• Robin Rogers

• Diunna Greenleaf

• Shemekia Copeland

• Eden Brent

• Janiva Magness

   Best New Artist Debut Recording

• Chris James & Patrick Rynn - Stop And Think About It

• Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar

• Dave Herrero - Austin To Chicago

• Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew

• Guy King - Livin It

• Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One

 Sean Costello Rising Star Award

• Kilborn Alley Blues Band

• Joanne Shaw Taylor

• Albert Castiglia

• Dave Gross

• Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm

• Eden Brent

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