2008 Blues Blast Music Awards
Best Contemporary Blues Recording
Too Slim and the Taildraggers – The Fortune Teller
Moreland & Arbuckle – 1861
Mem Shannon – Live: A Night At Tipitina’s
Watermelon Slim & The Workers – The Wheel Man
Holmes Brothers - State Of Grace
Best Traditional Blues Recording
Omar Dykes & Jimmy Vaughan - On The Jimmy Reed Highway
Bobby Rush - Raw
Lurrie Bell - Let's Talk About Love
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore - Travelin’ the Dirt Road
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Roamin’ & Ramblin’
Best Blues Song
Nick Moss - “Mistakes of the Past”
The National Debonaires - "Ain't Gonna Happen Again" , NEW SOUNDS FROM KANSAS CITY)
Sugar Ray Norcia - Little Green Talking Frog-My Life, My Friends, My Music – Severn
Omar Dykes & Jimmy Vaughan - 'Jimmy Reed Highway' - Omar Kent Dykes & Steve Callif, - On the Jimmy Reed Highway
Watermelon Slim & The Workers - 'The Wheel Man' - William Homans, - The Wheel Man
Best Blues Band
Bryan Lee & The Blues Power Band
Best Male Artist
Best Female Artist
Teeny Tucker or http://www.roberthughes.net/teeny_12-16-07/index.htm
Betty Harris 1.) http://funky16corners.tripod.com/5_betty_harris_1.htm 2.) http://www.soulexpressradio.com/BettyHarris.htm
Best New Artist Debut Recording
Gina Sicilia - Allow Me To Confess (Vizztone-Swingnation)
The Good Girl Blues- The Soul of John Black Call the to see first http://yellowdogrecords.com/sojb/
1861 – Moreland & Arbuckle
Diunna Greenleaf and Blue Mercy - "Cottonfields to Coffee"
John Nemeth - Magic Touch
Sean Costello Rising Star Award
Eden Brent