Johnny Full-Time's Voting Revealed

Being the first time that I had the opportunity to vote in the Blues Music Awards, I took the job very seriously. I didn't just go down the line and pick personal favorites in every category (as a matter of fact, there were some categories I did not vote in, because I just didn't have enough knowledge to chose.)

I looked back at all of the acts I saw live over the course of the nomination period, and I dissected all of the music that I had heard, to make an informed decision on who I wanted to vote for on my ballot.

So, here are my choices, and keep in mind, this is just one man's opinion in a sea of votes that have been cast from around the globe. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated, and good luck to you all in Memphis. I can't wait to hear the show!

- Johnny Full-Time

Acoustic Album of the Year

Maria Muldaur & her Garden of Joy||Good Time Music for Hard Times

Acoustic Artist of the Year
Louisiana Red

Album of the Year

Eddie C. Campbell||Tear This World Up

B.B. King Entertainer of the Year
Taj Mahal

Band of the Year
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops

Best New Artist Debut

Greg Nagy||Walk That Fine Thin Line

Contemporary Blues Album of the Year

Joe Louis Walker||Between a Rock and the Blues

Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year
Candye Kane

Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year
Tommy Castro

DVD
No vote cast

Historical Album of the Year

Landslide Records||Sean's Blues (Sean Costello)

Instrumentalist-Bass
No vote cast

Instrumentalist-Drums
Cedric Burnside

Instrumentalist-Guitar
Derek Trucks

Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Rick Estrin

Instrumentalist-Horn
Keith Crossan

Instrumentalist-Other
Gerry Hundt (mandolin)

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Eden Brent

Rock Blues Album of the Year

Derek Trucks Band||Already Free

Song of the Year

John Hahn & Oliver Wood||'Never Going Back to Memphis' (Never Going Back--Shemekia Copeland)

Soul Blues Album of the Year

Darrell Nulisch||Just for You

Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year
No vote cast

Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year
Johnny Rawls

Traditional Blues Album of the Year

Johnnie Bassett||The Gentleman is Back

Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year
Shirley Johnson

Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year
Louisiana Red