Juno Award/Blues Album of the Year

Der Juno Award for the Blues Album of the Year wird seit 1994 an das erfolgreichste Blues-Album eines kanadischen Künstlers vergeben. Der Preis kombiniert sowohl Blues als auch Gospel.[1]

Gewinner

Best Blues/Gospel Album (1994–1997)

Jahr Sieger Album Nominierte Ref.
1994 Colin Linden South at Eight/North at Nine
  • You Can't Have Everything – Dutch Mason
  • Bluesology – The Whiteley Brothers
  • Terra Firma Boogie – Triple Threat
[2]
1995 Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir Joy to the World Jubilation V
  • Good Times Guaranteed – Downchild Blues Band
  • Home Is Where the Harp Is – Live – Harpdog Brown and the Bloodhounds
  • Welcome Back – John Ellison
  • Just Gettin' Started – Rita Chiarelli
[3]
1996 Jim Byrnes That River
  • Rites of Passage – Georgette Fry
  • Urban Blues Re:Newell – King Biscuit Boy
  • Big City BluesSue Foley
  • When the Sun Goes Down – The Sidemen
[2]

1997

Long John Baldry Right to Sing the Blues
  • If My Daddy Could See Me Now – Johnny V
  • Alive & Loose – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
  • Sixteen Shades of Ble – The Whiteley Brothers
  • Fire – Tongues of Fire
[2]

Best Blues Album (1998–2002)

Jahr Gewinner Album Nominierungen Ref.
1998 Colin James National Steel
  • No Special Rider – Bill Bourne / Andreas Schuld / Hans Stamer
  • A Big Love – Lester Quitzau
  • What Were You Thinking? – The Rockin’ Highliners
  • In the Evening – Vann "Piano Man" Walls
1999 Fathead Blues Weather
  • Big Boy (Some Recycled Blues and Other Somewhat Related Stuff)Carlos del Junco
  • Colin James and The Little Big Band II – Colin James
  • Blues Boss Boogie – Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
  • Blues Money – Michael Pickett
2000 Ray Bonneville Gust of Wind
  • Blues PartyChris Whiteley
  • Michael Jerome Browne – Michael Jerome Browne
  • Call It What You Want – Steve Hill
2001 Sue Foley Love Comin' Down
  • Topless – Big Daddy G
  • Neck Bones & CavierMel Brown
  • Conversation With The Blues – Michael Pickett
  • Rough Luck – Ray Bonneville
2002 Colin Linden Big Mouth
  • Double Shot! – Mel Brown & Snooky Pryor
  • Drive On – Michael Jerome Brown
  • Rattlebag – Paul Reddick & The Sidemen
  • Breakfast At Midnight – Rita Chiarelli
[4]

Blues Album of the Year (2003–heute)

Jahr Gewinner Album Nominierungen Ref.
2003 Jack de Keyzer 6 String Loverl
2004 Morgan Davis Painkiller
  • Sweet Taste – Harrison Kennedy
  • Jubilee – Harry Manx & Kevin Breit
  • Roll It Down – Ray Bonneville
  • Too Much Fun – The Rockit 88 Band
2005 Garrett Mason I'm Just A Man
  • Come On In – Downchild
  • Fresh HorsesJim Byrnes
  • Soap Bars & Dog Ears – Jimmy Bowskill
  • No One To Blame – Rita Chiarelli
2006 Kenny „Blues Boss“ Wayne Let It Loose
  • Voice + Story – Harrison Kennedy
  • Songs Of Vice And Sorrow – Julian Fauth
  • Villanelle – Paul Reddick
  • The Gas And The Clutch – The Perpetrators
2007

Jim Byrnes

House of Refuge
  • Colin James & The Little Big Band 3 – Colin James
  • Easin' Back To Tennessee – Colin Linden
  • Acoustic – David Gogo
  • The Way It Feels – Roxanne Potvin
2008

Fathead

Building Full of Blues
  • High Country Blues – Harrison Kennedy
  • Blues Thing – Jack de Keyzer
  • Junction City – Little Miss Higgins
  • A Lesson I've Learned – The Johnny Max Band
2009 Julian Fauth Ramblin’ Son
  • Get Way Back- A Tribute To Percy MayfieldAmos Garrett
  • Acoustic Blues – Got 'Em From The Bottom – Big Dave McLean
  • Love & Sound – Garrett Mason
  • Mess of BluesJeff Healey
2010 Jack de Keyzer The Corktown Sessions
  • Steady Movin’Carlos del Junco
  • From The Water – Colin Linden
  • I Need A Hat – Downchild
  • Low Fidelity – Treasa Levasseur
2011 Jim Byrnes Everywhere West
  • Where's The Blues Taking Me – Fathead
  • Bread and Buddha – Harry Manx
  • It's A Long Road – The Johnny Max Band
  • The Sojourners – The Sojourners
2012 MonkeyJunk To Behold
  • Still Blue – Bill Johnson
  • Soul Bender – David Gogo
  • Shame The Devil – Harrison Kennedy
  • Me ‘n’ Mabel – Suzie Vinnick
2013 Steve Strongman A Natural Fact
  • FIFTEEN – Colin James
  • Electric Love – Jack de Keyzer
  • Time – Shakura S'Aida
  • Solo Recordings Volume One – Steve Hill
2014 Downchild Blues Band Can You Hear the Music
  • Come on Down – David Gogo
  • Soulscape – Harrison Kennedy
  • My Guitar's My Only Friend – James 'Buddy' Rogers
  • All Frequencies – MonkeyJunk
2015 Steve Hill Solo Recordings, Vol. 2
  • Belmont Boulevard – JW-Jones
  • Let Me Prove It To You – Steve Strongman
  • Wicked – The 24th Street Wailers
  • A Real Fine Mess – Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer
2016 Harrison Kennedy This Is From Here
  • Faded But Not Gone – Big Dave McLean
  • Brothers in This World – Blackburn
  • Vicksburg Call – David Gogo
  • Sliding Delta – Michael Jerome Browne
2017 Paul Reddick Ride the One
  • Blue Highways – Colin James
  • Rich in Love – Colin Linden
  • Monkey Brain – Sean Pinchin
  • The Northern South Vol. 1 – Whitehorse
2018 MonkeyJunk Time to Roll
  • Better the Devil You Know – Big Dave McLean
  • Something I’ve Done – Downchild
  • No Time Like Now – Steve Strongman
  • Big City, Back Country Blues – Williams, Wayne and Isaak
[5]
2019 Colin James Miles to Go
  • Checkmate – Jack de Keyzer
  • The Ice QueenSue Foley
  • Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues – Myles Goodwyn
  • Run to Me – Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
2020 Dawn Tyler Watson Mad Love
  • That's Where It's At – Michael Jerome Browne
  • Hand Me Down Blues – Durham County Poets
  • Pocket Full of Nothin' – Big Dave McLean
  • The Northern South, Vol. 2 – Whitehorse
[6]
2021 Crystal Shawanda Church House Blues
  • Solar Powered Too – Rick Fines
  • Hell Bent With Grace – Angel Forrest
  • Spirits in the Water – Dione Taylor
  • The Reckless One – Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar
2022 Colin James Open Road
  • Blow – Colin Linden
  • Live at the Isabel – Miss Emily
  • Hope Dies Last – Steve Marriner
  • Pinky’s BluesSue Foley
2023 Angelique Francis Long River
  • Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer – Live at the King Eddy
  • Harrison Kennedy – Thanks for Tomorrow
  • Spencer Mackenzie – Preach to My Soul
  • Crystal Shawanda – Midnight Blues
2024 Blue Moon Marquee Scream, Holler & Howl
  • Matt Andersen – The Big Bottle of Joy
  • Blackburn Brothers – Soulfunkn’blues
  • Michael Jerome Browne – Gettin’ Together
  • Brandon Isaak – One Step Closer
2025 Big Dave McLean This Old Life
  • Blue Moon Marquee – New Orleans Sessions
  • Sue FoleyOne Guitar Woman
  • David Gogo – Yeah!
  • Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit – Samantha King and the Midnight Outfit

Einzelnachweise

  1. Juno Award winners list by year. (Requires a search by year) In: Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. MetroLeap Media, abgerufen am 29. Dezember 2009.
  2. a b c The Juno Awards Best Blues/Gospel Album. In: junoawards.ca. Abgerufen am 29. April 2018.
  3. The JUNO Awards Best Blues/Gospel Recording. In: junoawards.ca. Abgerufen am 28. April 2018.
  4. JUNO Awards Best Blues Album. In: junoawards.ca. Abgerufen am 29. April 2018.
  5. JUNO Awards Blues Album of the Year. In: junoawards.ca. Abgerufen am 29. April 2018.
  6. Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.