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1999 Grammy Awards
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The 41st. Annual Grammy Awards Blues nominations were released January 5, 1999 and the award ceremony will be held Wednesday, February 25. The awards are for recordings released during the period of October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998. I am proud to see Robert Lockwood Jr. among the nominees for Best Traditional Blues Album of the year, as he is one of the true orignals and deserves all the recognition he can get. Of course, he is up against some major competition. Otis Rush and Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson have also turned in some great music and are likely candidates to win this catagory as well. Buddy Guy will probably win Best Contemporary Blues Album, since he seems to win anything he is nominated for, but B.B. King's effort comprised of duets might just edge him out this time around. I would like to congratulate all of the nominees and wish them good luck. It is great to be chosen for the final round, but even better to win.
Blues: Best Traditional Blues Album vocal or instrumental: A Tribute To Howlin' Wolf Henry Gray, Calvin Jones, Sam Lay, Colin Linden & Hubert Sumlin With Special Guests Telarc Blues Records Long As I Have You John Hammond Pointblank Records Got To Find A Way Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson And The Magic Rockers Telarc Blues Records I Got To Find Me A Woman Robert Lockwood Jr. Verve Records Any Place I'm Going Otis Rush House Of Blues Records Best Contemporary Blues Album vocal or instrumental: Sing It! Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas & Tracy Nelson Rounder Records Heavy Love Buddy Guy Silvertone Records Life, Love & The Blues Etta James Private Music Slow Down Keb Mo Okeh/550 Music Deuces Wild B.B. King MCA Records
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