Премия W.C.Handy 1997 года
(18-я ежегодная премия, 1 мая 1997.)

Десять картинок с церемонии вручения W.C.Handy’97.

• лауреаты
• номинанты-претенденты

Blues Entertainer of the Year

• Luther Allison
• Charles Brown
• R.L. Burnside
• B.B. King
• Taj Mahal
• CoCo Montoya
• Bobby Rush

Blues Band of the Year

• Luther Allison & the James Solberg Band
• B.B. King Orchestra
• Magic Slim & the Teardrops
• Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers
• Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters
• Roomful of Blues

Contemporary Blues-Male Artist of the Year

• Luther Allison
• Big Jack Johnson
• Keb Mo'
• CoCo Montoya
• Joe Louis Walker

Contemporary Blues-Female Artist of the Year

• Debbie Davies
• Marcia Ball
• Etta James
• Koko Taylor
• Toni Lynn Washington

Soul/Blues-Male Artist of the Year

• Bobby Bland
• Johnny Adams
• Solomon Burke
• Mighty Sam McClain
• Little Milton

Soul/Blues-Female Artist of the Year

• Irma Thomas
• Denise LaSalle
• Ann Peebles
• Francine Reed
• Lavelle White

Traditional Blues-Male Artist of the Year

• James Cotton
• R.L. Burnside
• David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• Frank Frost & Sam Carr
• Alvin Youngblood Hart

Traditional Blues-Female Artist of the Year

• Rory Block
• Bonnie Lee
• Annie Raines
• Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women
• Katie Webster

Acoustic Blues-Artist of the Year

• Keb 'Mo
• John Hammond
• Corey Harris
• Alvin Youngblood Hart
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

Best New Blues Artist

• Alvin Youngblood Hart
• Mike Henderson & the Bluebloods
• Clarence Spady
• Carl Weathersby
• Rusty Zinn

Blues Instrumentalist-Guitar

• Ronnie Earl
• Luther Allison
• Anson Funderburgh
• Matt Guitar Murphy
• Joe Louis Walker

Blues Instrumentalist-Harmonica

• William Clarke
• James Cotton
• Charlie Musselwhite
• Rod Piazza
• Kim Wilson

Blues Instrumentalist-Keyboards

• Pinetop Perkins
• Marcia Ball
• Charles Brown
• Floyd Dixon
• Miss Honey Alexander Piazza

Blues Instrumentalist-Bass

• Willie Kent
• Sister Sarah Brown
• Aron Burton
• Johnny B. Gayden
• Bob Stroger

Blues Instrumentalist-Drums

• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
• Ray "Killer" Allison
• Sam Carr
• Sam Lay
• George Raines

Blues Instrumentalist-Other

• Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Violin
• C. J. Chenier - Accordian
• Porky Cohen - Trombone
• Kaz Kazanof - Saxophone
• Sonny Rhodes - Lapsteel Guitar
• Roomful of Blues - Horn Section

Contemporary Blues Album of the Year

• William Clarke - The Hard Way
• Luther Allison - Where Have You Been/Live in Montreux
• Long John Hunter - Border Town Legends
• Son Seals - Live: Spontaneous Combustion

Soul/Blues Album of the Year

• W.C. Clark - Texas Soul
• Johnny Adams - One Foot in the Blues
• Tutu Jones - Blues Texas Soul
• Mighty Sam McClain - Sledgehammer Soul & Downhome Blues
• Johnny Taylor - Good Love

Traditional Blues Album of the Year

• Junior Wells - Come on in this House
• James Cotton - Deep in the Blues
• Alvin Youngblood Hart - Big Mama's Door
• John Primer - The Real Deal
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines - I Want You To Know

Comeback Blues Album of the Year

• Floyd Dixon - Wake Up and Live
• Little Sammy Davis - I Ain't Lyin'
• Johnny Jenkins - Blessed Blues
• Paul Oscher - Knockin' on the Devil's Door
• Brewer Phillips - Homebrew

Acoustic Blues Album of the Year

• James Cotton - Deep in the Blues
• Cephas & Wiggins - Cool Down
• Harmonica Fats & Bernie Pearl - Blow, Fat Daddy, Blow
• Alvin Youngblood Hart - Big Mama's Door
• Paul Rishell & Annie Raines - Want You To Know

Reissue Blues Album of the Year

• Freddie King - Live at the Electric Ballroom, 1974
• Bobby Bland - That Did it! The Duke Recordings Vol. 3
• Slim Harpo - The Scratch
• Mississippis John Hurt - Avalon Blues, The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings
• B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get, Classic Blues Performances 1964-1994

Blues Song of the Year: Song Title - Composer (Artist-Album-Title)

• "Fishing Blues" - William Clarke - (William Clarke - The Hard Way)
• "Been There Done That - Marvin & Donna Taylor (Francine Reed - Can't Make it on My Own)
• "One Foot in the Blues" - Dan Penn, Jonnie Barnett & Carson Whitsett (Johnny Adams - One Foot in the Blues)
• "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" - Bobby Rush (Bobby Rush - One Monkey Don't Stop No Show)
• "We Got to Stop This Killin'" - Big Jack Johnson (Big Jack Johnson - We Got to Stop This Killin')

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