Grammy Award al miglior album blues contemporaneo

Il Grammy Award al miglior album blues contemporaneo (Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album) è un premio Grammy assegnato dal 1988 al 2011 e poi nuovamente dal 2017.

Fino al 1992 fu conosciuto come Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione blues contemporaneo (Best Contemporary Blues Performance) e nel 1989 fu assegnato ad una canzone anziché ad un album.

Dal 2001 al 2003 fu assegnato ai produttori oltre che agli artisti.

A partire dal 2012 il premi è stato fuso con la categoria miglior album blues tradizionale, per formare la nuova categoria miglior album blues. Dal 2016 le due categorie sono state nuovamente divise.

Vincitori e candidati

Miglior interpretazione blues contemporaneo

Anni 1980

Robert Cray ha vinto questo premio 3 volte

• 1988
  • The Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader
  • B.B. King – Standing on the Edge of Love
  • Bobby Bland – After All
  • Buckwheat Zydeco – On a Night Like This
  • Earl King – Glazed
• 1989
  • The Robert Cray Band - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
  • Bobby Bland – Blues You Can Use
  • Etta James – Seven Year Itch
  • Robben Ford – Talk to Your Daughter
  • Ry Cooder – Low Commotion

Anni 1990

Stevie Ray Vaughan ha vinto questo premio 3 volte

• 1990
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - In Step
  • B.B. King – King of the Blues: 1989
  • Delbert McClinton – Live from Austin
  • Bobby "Blue" Bland – Midnight Run
  • Koko Taylor – Wang Dang Doodle
• 1991
  • Jimmie Vaughan e Stevie Ray Vaughan - Family Style
  • The Robert Cray Band ft. The Memphis Horns – Midnight Stroll
  • Koko Taylor – Jump for Joy
  • B.B. King e Lee Atwater – Red Hot & Blue
  • Etta James – Stickin' to My Guns

Miglior album blues contemporaneo

Anni 1990

Buddy Guy vincitore in questa categoria 4 volte

Keb' Mo' ha vinto questo premio 4 volte

• 1992
  • Damn Right, I've Got the Blues - Buddy Guy
  • Iceman - Albert Collins
  • Signature - Charlie Musselwhite
  • Live! Simply the Best - Irma Thomas
  • Let Me In - Johnny Winter
• 1993
  • The Sky Is Crying - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
  • I Was Warned - Robert Cray
  • Robben Ford & the Blue Line - Robben Ford & The Blue Line
  • The Right Time - Etta James
  • Peace to the Neighborhood - Pops Staples
• 1994
  • Feels Like Rain - Buddy Guy
  • Mystic Mile - Robben Ford and the Blue Line
  • Wake Up Call - John Mayall
  • Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Paul Rodgers
  • Hey, Where's Your Brother? - Johnny Winter
• 1995
  • Father Father - Pops Staples
  • Shame + A Sin - The Robert Cray Band
  • Force of Nature - Koko Taylor
  • Strange Pleasure - Jimmie Vaughan
  • Bow Wow - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
• 1996
  • Slippin' In - Buddy Guy
  • The Man - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
  • Live '92-'93 - Albert Collins & the Icebreakers
  • Some Rainy Morning - Robert Cray
  • Blue Night - Percy Sledge
• 1997
  • Just Like You - Keb' Mo'
  • Sad Street - Bobby "Blue" Bland
  • Long Way Home - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
  • A Man Amongst Men - Bo Diddley
  • Live! The Real Deal - Buddy Guy
  • Phantom Blues - Taj Mahal
• 1998
  • Señor Blues - Taj Mahal
  • Reckless - Luther Allison
  • Sweet Potato Pie - The Robert Cray Band
  • Trippin' Live - Dr. John
  • Come On Home - Boz Scaggs
• 1999
  • Slow Down - Keb' Mo'
  • Sing It! - Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas e Tracy Nelson
  • Heavy Love - Buddy Guy
  • Life, Love & the Blues - Etta James
  • Deuces Wild - B.B. King

Anni 2000

Taj Mahal ha vinto questo premio 3 volte: nel 1998, nel 2001 e nel 2018

Etta James prima donna a vincere questo premio

• 2000
  • Take Your Shoes Off - The Robert Cray Band
  • Live in Chicago - Luther Allison
  • Wander This World - Johnny Lang
  • Welcome to Little Milton - Little Milton
  • Continental Drifter - Charlie Musselwhite
• 2001
  • Shoutin' In Key - Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band
  • Superharps - Shemekia Copeland
  • Shake Hands with Shorty - North Mississippi Allstars
  • Hoochie Man - Bobby Rush
  • Royal Blue - Koko Taylor
• 2002
  • Nothing Personal - Delbert McClinton
  • Creole Moon - Dr. John
  • Sweet Tea - Buddy Guy
  • Matriarch of the Blues - Etta James
  • The Door - Keb' Mo'
• 2003
  • Don't Give Up on Me - Solomon Burke
  • Burnin' Down the House - Etta James & The Roots Band
  • Room to Breathe - Delbert McClinton
  • One Night in America - Charlie Musselwhite
  • 51 Phantom - North Mississippi Allstars
• 2004
  • Let's Roll - Etta James
  • So Many Rivers - Marcia Ball
  • The Road We're On - Sonny Landreth
  • Rediscovered - Howard Tate
  • Wait for Me - Susan Tedeschi
• 2005
  • Keep It Simple - Keb' Mo'
  • N'awlinz Dis Dat or D'udda - Dr. John
  • What's Wrong with This Picture? - Van Morrison
  • Sanctuary - Charlie Musselwhite
  • I'm a Bluesman - Johnny Winter
• 2006
  • Cost of Living - Delbert McClinton
  • Make Do with What You Got - Solomon Burke
  • Twenty - Robert Cray
  • Bring 'Em In - Buddy Guy
  • Electric Blue Watermelon - North Mississippi Allstars
• 2007
  • After the Rain - Irma Thomas
  • Live from Across the Pond - The Robert Cray Band
  • Sippiana Hericane - Dr. John e The Lower 911
  • Suitcase - Keb' Mo'
  • Hope and Desire - Susan Tedeschi
• 2008
  • The Road to Escondido - J.J. Cale ed Eric Clapton
  • Into the Blues - Joan Armatrading
  • Is It News - Doyle Bramhall
  • Truth - Robben Ford
  • The Scene of the Crime - Bettye LaVette
• 2009
  • City That Care Forgot - Dr. John e The Lower 911
  • Peace, Love & BBQ - Marcia Ball
  • Like a Fire - Solomon Burke
  • Maestro - Taj Mahal
  • Simply Grand - Irma Thomas

Anni 2010

Fantastic Negrito vincitore 3 volte in questa categoria

• 2010
  • Already Free - The Derek Trucks Band
  • This Time - The Robert Cray Band
  • The Truth According to Ruthie Foster - Ruthie Foster
  • Live: Hope at the Hideout - Mavis Staples
  • Back to the River - Susan Tedeschi
• 2011
  • Living Proof - Buddy Guy
  • Nothing's Impossible - Solomon Burke
  • Tribal - Dr. John e The Lower 911
  • Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Bettye LaVette
  • Live! in Chicago - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band ft. Hubert Sumlin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bryan Lee e Buddy Flett
• 2017
  • The Last Days of Oakland - Fantastic Negrito
  • Love Wins Again - Janiva Magness
  • Bloodline - Kenny Neal
  • Give It Back to You - The Record Company
  • Everybody Wants a Piece - Joe Louis Walker
• 2018
  • TajMo - Taj Mahal e Keb' Mo'
  • Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm - Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm
  • Recorded Live in Lafayette - Sonny Landreth
  • Got Soul - Robert Randolph & The Family Band
  • Live from the Fox Oakland - Tedeschi Trucks Band
• 2019
  • Please Don't Be Dead - Fantastic Negrito
  • Here in Babylon - Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps
  • Cry No More - Danielle Nicole
  • Out Of The Blues - Boz Scaggs
  • Victor Wainwright & the Train - Victor Wainwright & the Train

Anni 2020

• 2020
  • This Land - Gary Clark Jr.
  • Venom & Faith - Larkin Poe
  • Brighter Days - Robert Randolph & the Family Band
  • Somebody Save Me - Sugaray Rayford
  • Keep On - Southern Avenue
• 2021
  • Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? - Fantastic Negrito
  • Live at the Paramount - Ruthie Foster Big Band
  • The Juice - G. Love
  • Blackbirds - Bettye LaVette
  • Up and Rolling - North Mississippi Allstars
• 2022
  • 662 - Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
  • Delta Kream - The Black Keys ft. Eric Deaton e Kenny Brown
  • Royal Tea - Joe Bonamassa
  • Uncivil War - Shemekia Copeland
  • Fire It Up - Steve Cropper
• 2023
  • Brother Johnny - Edgar Winter
  • Done Come Too Far - Shemekia Copeland
  • Crown - Eric Gales
  • Bloodline Maintenance - Ben Harper
  • Set Sail - North Mississippi Allstars
• 2024
  • Blood Harmony – Larkin Poe
  • Death Wish Blues – Samantha Fish e Jesse Dayton
  • Healing Time – Ruthie Foster
  • Live in London – Christone Kingfish Ingram
  • LaVette! – Bettye LaVette

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