Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album

Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
Awarded for	quality contemporary blues albums
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1988
Currently held by	Gary Clark Jr., This Land (2020)
Website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album was awarded from 1988 to 2011 and from 2017 onwards. Until 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Blues Performance and in 1989 was awarded to a song rather than to an album.

The award was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 onwards, the category was merged with the Best Traditional Blues Album category to form the new Best Blues Album category. However, in 2016 the Grammy organisation decided to revert the situation back to the pre-2012 era, with two separate categories for traditional and contemporary blues recordings respectively.[1]

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for music released in the previous year.

Winners and nominees

Year	Artist	Work	Nominees
1988	The Robert Cray Band	Strong Persuader	"Standing on the Edge of Love" – B.B. King After All – Bobby Bland On a Night Like This – Buckwheat Zydeco Glazed – Earl King
1989	The Robert Cray Band	Don't Be Afraid of the Dark	Blues You Can Use – Bobby Bland Seven Year Itch– Etta James Talk to Your Daughter– Robbie Ford "Low Commotion" – Ry Cooder
1990	Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	In Step	″King of the Blues: 1989″ B.B.King ″Live from Austin″ Delbert McClinton ″Midnight Run″ Bobby Blue Bland ″Wang Dang Doodle″ Koko Taylor
1991	Jimmie Vaughan & Stevie Ray Vaughan	Family Style	"Jump for Joy" Koko Taylor "Midnight Stroll" The Robert Cray Band featuring The Memphis Horns; "Red Hot & Blue" B.B. King and Lee Atwater; "Stickin' to My Guns" Etta James.
1992	Buddy Guy	Damn Right, I've Got the Blues	Albert Collins - Iceman Charlie Musselwhite - Signature Irma Thomas - Live - Simply The Best Johnny Winter - Let Me In
1993	Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	The Sky Is Crying	“I Was Warned” Robert Cray “Robben Ford & The Blue Line” Robben Ford & The Blue Line “The Right Time” Etta James “Peace to the Neighborhood” Pop Staples
1994	Buddy Guy	Feels Like Rain	Mystic Mile - Robben Ford and the Blue Line Wake Up Call - John Mayall Muddy Water Blues - A Tribute To Muddy Waters - Paul Rodgers Hey, Where's Your Brother? - Johnny Winter
1995	Pops Staples	Father Father	“Shame + a Sin" - The Robert Cray Band “Force of Nature” - Koko Taylor “Strange Pleasure” - Jimmie Vaughan “Bow Wow” - Johnny (Guitar) Watson
1996	Buddy Guy	Slippin' In	“The Man” - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown (Live ’92-'93) - Albert Collins & the Icebreakers "Some Rainy Morning” - Robert Cray “Blue Night” - Percy Sledge
1997	Keb' Mo'	Just Like You	'Sad Street' - Bobby Blue Bland 'Long Way Home' - Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown 'A Man Amongst Men' - Bo Diddley 'Live! The Real Deal' - Buddy Guy 'Phantom Blues' - Taj Mahal
1998	Taj Mahal	Señor Blues	Luther Allison - Reckless Robert Cray Band - Sweet Potato Pie Dr. John - Trippin' Live Boz Scaggs - Come On Home
1999	Keb' Mo'	Slow Down	Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson - Sing It! Buddy Guy - Heavy Love Etta James - Life, Love & The Blues B.B. King - Deuces Wild
2000	The Robert Cray Band	Take Your Shoes Off	Luther Allison – Live in Chicago Johnny Lang – Wander This World Little Milton – Welcome to Little Milton Charlie Musselwhite – Continental Drifter
2001	Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band	Shoutin' in Key	Shemekia Copeland – Superharps North Mississippi Allstars – Shake Hands with Shorty Bobby Rush – Hoochie Man Koko Taylor – Royal Blue
2002	Delbert McClinton	Nothing Personal	Dr. John – Creole Moon Buddy Guy – Sweet Tea Etta James – Matriarch of the Blues Keb' Mo' – The Door
2003	Solomon Burke	Don't Give Up on Me	Etta James & The Roots Band – Burnin' Down the House Delbert McClinton – Room to Breathe Charlie Musselwhite – One Night in America North Mississippi Allstars – 51 Phantom
2004	Etta James	Let's Roll	Marcia Ball – So Many Rivers Sonny Landreth – The Road We're On Howard Tate – Rediscovered Susan Tedeschi – Wait for Me
2005	Keb' Mo'	Keep It Simple	Dr. John – N'awlinz Dis Dat or D'udda Van Morrison – What's Wrong with This Picture? Charlie Musselwhite – Sanctuary Johnny Winter – I'm a Bluesman
2006	Delbert McClinton	Cost of Living	Solomon Burke – Make Do with What You Got Robert Cray – Twenty Buddy Guy – Bring 'Em In North Mississippi Allstars – Electric Blue Watermelon
2007	Irma Thomas	After the Rain	The Robert Cray Band – Live from Across the Pond Dr. John & The Lower 911 – Sippiana Hericane Keb' Mo' – Suitcase Susan Tedeschi – Hope and Desire
2008	J. J. Cale & Eric Clapton	The Road to Escondido	Joan Armatrading – Into the Blues Doyle Bramhall – Is It News Robben Ford – Truth Bettye LaVette – The Scene of the Crime
2009	Dr. John & The Lower 911	City That Care Forgot	Marcia Ball – Peace, Love & BBQ Solomon Burke – Like a Fire Taj Mahal – Maestro Irma Thomas – Simply Grand
2010 [2]	The Derek Trucks Band	Already Free	The Robert Cray Band – This Time Ruthie Foster – The Truth According to Ruthie Foster Mavis Staples – Live: Hope at the Hideout Susan Tedeschi – Back to the River
2011 [3]	Buddy Guy	Living Proof	Solomon Burke – Nothing's Impossible Dr. John & The Lower 911 – Tribal Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee & Buddy Flett – Live! in Chicago
2012	awarded to Grammy Award for Best Blues Album
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 [4]	Fantastic Negrito	The Last Days of Oakland	Janiva Magness – Love Wins Again Kenny Neal – Bloodline The Record Company – Give It Back to You Joe Louis Walker – Everybody Wants a Piece
2018 [5]	Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo'	TajMo	Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm – Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Sonny Landreth – Recorded Live in Lafayette Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Got Soul Tedeschi Trucks Band – Live from the Fox Oakland
2019 [6]	Fantastic Negrito	Please Don't Be Dead	Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps – Here in Babylon Danielle Nicole – Cry No More Boz Scaggs – Out Of The Blues Victor Wainwright & the Train – Victor Wainwright & the Train
2020 [7]	Gary Clark Jr.	This Land	Larkin Poe - Venom & Faith Robert Randolph & the Family Band - Brighter Days Sugaray Rayford - Somebody Save Me Southern Avenue - Keep On
2021 [8]	Winner TBA on 14 March 2021		Fantastic Negrito - Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Ruthie Foster Big Band - Live at the Paramount G. Love - The Juice Bettye LaVette - Blackbirds North Mississippi Allstars - Up and Rolling

References

Press Release, 16 June 2016
"Complete List of Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards". E!Online. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
"Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
"Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
2020 Grammy Awards nominations list

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[1] Press Release, 16 June 2016

[2] "Complete List of Nominees for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards". E!Online. December 2, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[3] "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[4] "Grammys 2017: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[5] Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

[6] Grammy.com, 7 December 2018

[7] 2020 Grammy Awards nominations list

Grammy Award categories
General	Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year Best New Artist
Pop	Best Pop Solo Performance Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Best Pop Vocal Album Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Dance/Electronic	Best Dance Recording Best Dance/Electronic Album
Rock	Best Rock Performance Best Metal Performance Best Rock Song Best Rock Album
Alternative	Best Alternative Music Album
R&B	Best R&B Performance Best Traditional R&B Performance Best R&B Song Best R&B Album Best Progressive R&B Album
Rap/Hip-Hop	Best Rap Performance Best Melodic Rap Performance Best Rap Song Best Rap Album
Country	Best Country Solo Performance Best Country Duo/Group Performance Best Country Song Best Country Album
Jazz	Best Improvised Jazz Solo Best Jazz Vocal Album Best Jazz Instrumental Album Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Best Latin Jazz Album
Gospel/ Contemporary Christian Music	Best Gospel Performance/Song Best Gospel Album Best Roots Gospel Album Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Latin	Best Latin Pop or Urban Album Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) Best Tropical Latin Album
American Roots	Best Americana Album Best Bluegrass Album Best Traditional Blues Album Best Contemporary Blues Album Best Folk Album Best Regional Roots Music Album Best American Roots Performance Best American Roots Song
Music for Visual Media	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Best Song Written for Visual Media
Composing/Arranging	Best Instrumental Composition Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals
Crafts	Best Historical Album Best Recording Package Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package Best Album Notes
Production/Engineering	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Best Engineered Album, Classical Best Remixed Recording Best Surround Sound Album Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Producer of the Year, Classical
Classical	Best Orchestral Performance Best Opera Recording Best Choral Performance Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Best Classical Instrumental Solo Best Classical Vocal Solo Best Classical Compendium Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Music Video	Best Music Video Best Music Film
Others	Contemporary Instrumental Best Contemporary Instrumental Album New Age Best New Age Album Reggae Best Reggae Album Global Music Best Global Music Album Spoken Word Best Spoken Word Album Children's Best Children's Album Comedy Best Comedy Album Musical Theatre Best Musical Theater Album
Special Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award Trustees Award Legend Award Grammy Hall of Fame MusiCares Person of the Year