The Blues Music Awards may break things down between traditional, modern, electric, etc. blues, I've just put together a short list of some of my personal favorite blues releases from the past 12 months.
Friday Night Block Party Edition with Joe Bonamassa
No Slack from So, It's Like That (2002)
I Know A Place from Black Rock (2010)
Never Make A Move Too Soon from Had To Cry Today (2004)
Friday Night Block Party with Joe Bonamassa
One of These Days from Sloe Gin (2007)
Slow Train from Dust Bowl (2011)
So Many Roads Recorded Live on the Bob & Tom Show 10/21/09
Joe Bonamassa-A New Day Yesterday from A New Day Yesterday (2001)
Corey Stevens-Got To Be Some Changes Made from Albertville (2007)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd-Blue On Black from Live In Chicago (2010)
Buddy Guy W/Jonny Lang-Midnight Train from Heavy Love (1998)
Walter Trout-She's Out There Somewhere from Unspoiled By Progress (2008)
Anders Osborne-Black Tar from Black eye Galaxy (2012)
Carolyn Wonderland-Dust My Broom from Peace Meal (2011)
Homemade Jamz Blues Band-Jealous from Pay Me No Mind (2008)
Bernard Allison-Help Me Through The Day from Storms of Life (2002)
Tommy Castro-Painkiller from
Eddy Clearwater-They Call Me The Chief from West Side Strut (2008)
Joe Bonamassa-So Many Roads from You and Me (2006)
Tommy Castro-Backup Plan from Hard Believer (2009)
Black Country Communion continue to have their issues, and guitarist Joe Bonamassa is clearing the air publicly, claiming that singer Glenn Hughes portrayed him in a negative light in interviews as a way to "bully" him to alter his career plans.