This year's Blues Music Awards (formerly the W. C. Handy Awards), presented by the Blues Foundation, were held in Memphis on May 11.(People, Places & Miscellany)

From: Sing Out! | Date: September 22, 2006 | Copyright information

This year's Blues Music Awards (formerly the W. C. Handy Awards), presented by the Blues Foundation, were held in Memphis on May 11. Winners included: Etta James--Trad Female Artist; B. B. King--Trad Male Artist Hubert Sumlin--Trad Album and Guitar; Peter Oscher--Acoustic Album and Acoustic Artist; Muddy Waters--Historical Album; Marcia Bell--Keyboards; Charlie ...

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