The British Blues Awards were inaugurated in 2010. The prize was awarded in various categories, such as 'Male vocals', 'Female vocals', 'Guitarist', 'Bass player' and 'Keyboard player', 'Blues band', 'Young artist', 'Blues album', 'Blues festival' and 'Lifetime achievement'.
The Awards were suspended in 2017, due to technical problems surrounding the validity of the online public voting system, which over time had become susceptible to abuse.
British Blues Awards Hall of Fame
The entrants to the "British Blues Awards Hall of Fame", who have won a category three years in a row, are shown below. Members of the Hall of Fame can no longer be nominated for the British Blues Awards in the respective category. Matt Schofield – Guitarist 2010–2012 Andy Graham – Bass player 2010–2012 Paul Jones – Harmonica player 2010–2012 Joe Bonamassa – Overseas artist 2010–2012 Ian Siegal – Male vocals 2011–2013 The Paul Jones Rhythm and Blues Show – Blues broadcaster 2011 (exception to the three-year rule) Hebden Bridge – Blues festival 2012–2014 King King – Band 2012–2014
Awards
The following is a list in chronological order of the award winners in the various categories.
Male vocals
2010: Oli Brown
2011: Ian Siegal
2012: Ian Siegal
2013: Ian Siegal
2014: Alan Nimmo
2015: Alan Nimmo
2016: Alan Nimmo
Female vocals
2010: Joanne Shaw Taylor
2011: Joanne Shaw Taylor
2012: Chantel McGregor
2013: Chantel McGregor
2014: Jo Harman
2015: Dani Wilde
2016: Rebecca Downes
Blues band
2010: Ian Siegal Band
2011: Oli Brown Band
2012: King King
2013: King King
2014: King King
2015: The Nimmo Brothers
2016: The Nimmo Brothers
Harmonica player
2010: Paul Jones
2011: Paul Jones
2012: Paul Jones
2013: Paul Lamb
2014: Paul Lamb
2015: Paul Lamb
2016: Mark Feltham
Guitarist
2010: Matt Schofield
2011: Matt Schofield
2012: Matt Schofield
2013: Chantel McGregor
2014: Chantel McGregor
2015: Aynsley Lister
2016: Laurence Jones
Acoustic act
2012: Ian Siegal
2013: Marcus Bonfanti
2014: Marcus Bonfanti
2015: Ian Siegal
2016: Ian Siegal
Bass player
2010: Andy Graham
2011: Andy Graham
2012: Andy Graham
2013: Lindsay Coulson
2014: Lindsay Coulson
2015: Norman Watt-Roy
2016: Lindsay Coulson
Keyboard player
2010: Jonny Henderson
2011: Jonny Henderson
2012: Paddy Milner
2013: Bennett Holland
2014: Steve Watts
2015: Paddy Milner
2016: Paul Long
Drummer
2010: Simon Dring
2011: Wayne Proctor
2012: Stephen Cutmore
2014: Wayne Proctor
2015: Wayne Proctor
2015: Wayne Proctor
2016: Andrew Naumann
Instrumentalist
2010: Son Henry
2011: Son Henry
2012: Becky Tate
2013: Becky Tate
2014: Sarah Skinner (Red Dirt Skinners) 2015: Becky Tate 2016: Becky Tate
Young artist
2010: Oli Brown
2011: Chantel McGregor
2012: Oli Brown
2013: Dan Owen / Lucy Zirins
2014: Laurence Jones
2015: Laurence Jones
2016: Laurence Jones
Blues festival
2010: Blues On The Farm
2011: Great British Rhythm And Blues Festival
2012: Hebden Bridge Blues Festival
2013: Hebden Bridge Blues Festival
2014: Hebden Bridge Blues Festival
2015: Upton Blues Festival
2016: Upton Blues Festival
Overseas artist
2010: Joe Bonamassa
2011: Joe Bonamassa
2012: Joe Bonamassa
2013: Walter Trout
2014: Walter Trout
2015: Walter Trout
2016: Buddy Guy
Blues broadcaster
2011: Paul Jones
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