The 2011 Grammy Awards have come and (almost) gone, at the time of this writing. We’re thrilled to congratulate Pinetop Perkins and Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith and Buddy Guy for their respective wins! This is Buddy Guy’s 6th Grammy! Pinetop Perkins, who is a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, now has two Grammy awards! Both albums, and all albums to be nominated, are outstanding works of blues art. See American Blues Scene’s review of Buddy Guy’s album Living Proof here, published last December.
66. Best Traditional Blues Album
Joined At The Hip – WINNER!
Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
[Telarc]
Giant
James Cotton
[Alligator]
Memphis Blues
Cyndi Lauper
[Mercer Street Records]
The Well
Charlie Musselwhite
[Alligator]
Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites
Jimmie Vaughan
[Shout! Factory]
67. Best Contemporary Blues Album
Living Proof – WINNER!
Buddy Guy
[Silvertone/Jive]
Nothing’s Impossible
Solomon Burke
[E1 Music]
Tribal
Dr. John And The Lower 911
[429 Records]
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Bettye LaVette
[ANTI-]
Live! In Chicago
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Featuring Hubert Sumlin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Bryan Lee, And Buddy Flett
[Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records]
3 Comments
Bettye Lavette deserved to win the contemporary blues category for her interpretations of
British Invasion rock. Nobody could top what she did with those songs.
Bettye’s album was amazing. I certainly wouldn’t want to be the folks that had to decide. We listened to nearly all of the albums and they were truly a Grammy-worthy lot this year.