2003 W.C. Handy Blues Awards Winners

Blues Entertainer of the Year
B.B. King


Traditional Blues - Male Artist of the Year
R.L. Burnside


Blues Band of the Year
Magic Slim and the Teardrops


Traditional Blues - Female Artist of the Year
Koko Taylor


Contemporary Blues - Male Artist of the Year
Charlie Musselwhite


Acoustic Blues - Artist of the Year
John Hammond


Contemporary Blues - Female Artist of the Year
Shemekia Copeland


Best New Arist Debut
Robert Randolph and the Family Band - Live at the Wetlands


Soul/Blues - Male Artist of the Year
Solomon Burke


Soul/Blues - Female Artist of the Year
Etta James


Blues Instrumentalist - Guitar
Duke Robillard


Blues Instrumentalist - Harmonica
Charlie Musselwhite


Blues Instrumentalist - Keyboards
Pinetop Perkins


Blues Instrumentalist - Bass
Willie Kent


Blues Instrumentalist - Drums
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith


Blues Instrumentalist - Horns
Roomful of Blues Horns


Blues Instrumentalist - Other
Clarence Gatemouth Brown (Fiddle)


Comeback Blues Album of the Year
Jody Williams - Return of a Legend


Contemporary Blues Album of the Year
Shemekia Copeland - Talking to Strangers


Traditional Blues Album of the Year
James Cotton - 35th Anniversary Jam


Soul/Blues Album of the Year
Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me


Acoustic Blues Album of the Year
Big Jack Johnson - Memphis Bar-B-Que Sessions


Blues Album of the Year
Shemekia Copeland - Talking to Strangers


Historical Blues Album of the Year
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign


Blues Song of the Year: Song Title - Composer (Artist/Album Title)
"Let It Rain" W.C. Clark (W.C. Clark - From Austin With Soul)


The W.C. Handy Blues Awards and information on this page are presented by Year of the Blues partner The Blues Foundation.

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