Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year

The Juno Award for "Blues Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1994, as recognition each year for the best blues album in Canada. The award used to be a combined blues and gospel award category.

Winners

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Best Blues/Gospel Album (1994–1997)

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Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.
1994 Colin Linden South at Eight/North at Nine
  • You Can't Have EverythingDutch Mason
  • Bluesology – The Whiteley Brothers
  • Terra Firma Boogie – Triple Threat
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1995 Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir Joy to the World Jubilation V [2]
1996 Jim Byrnes That River
  • Rites of Passage – Georgette Fry
  • Urban Blues Re:NewellKing Biscuit Boy
  • Big City BluesSue Foley
  • When the Sun Goes Down – The Sidemen
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1997

Long John Baldry Right to Sing the Blues
  • If My Daddy Could See Me Now – Johnny V
  • Alive & LooseKenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
  • Sixteen Shades of Ble – The Whiteley Brothers
  • Fire – Tongues of Fire
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Best Blues Album (1998–2002)

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Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.
1998 Colin James National Steel
1999 Fathead Blues Weather
2000 Ray Bonneville Gust of Wind
  • Blues Party – Chris 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 LuckRay Bonneville
2002 Colin Linden Big Mouth [3]

Blues Album of the Year (2003–present)

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Year Winner Album Nominees Ref.
2003 Jack de Keyzer 6 String Loverl
2004 Morgan Davis Painkiller
2005 Garrett Mason I'm Just A Man
2006 Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Let It Loose
2007

Jim Byrnes

House of Refuge
2008

Fathead

Building Full of Blues
2009 Julian Fauth Ramblin’ Son
2010 Jack de Keyzer The Corktown Sessions
2011 Jim Byrnes Everywhere West
  • Where's The Blues Taking MeFathead
  • Bread and BuddhaHarry Manx
  • It's A Long Road – The Johnny Max Band
  • The Sojourners – The Sojourners
2012 MonkeyJunk To Behold
2013 Steve Strongman A Natural Fact
2014 Downchild Blues Band Can You Hear the Music
2015 Steve Hill Solo Recordings, Vol. 2
2016 Harrison Kennedy This Is From Here
  • Faded But Not GoneBig Dave McLean
  • Brothers In This World – Blackburn
  • Vicksburg CallDavid Gogo
  • Sliding Delta – Michael Jerome Browne
2017 Paul Reddick Ride the One
2018 MonkeyJunk Time to Roll
  • Better the Devil You KnowBig Dave McLean
  • Something I’ve DoneDownchild
  • No Time Like Now – Steve Strongman
  • Big City, Back Country Blues – Williams, Wayne and Isaak
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2019 Colin James Miles to Go
2020 Dawn Tyler Watson Mad Love [5]
2021 Crystal Shawanda Church House Blues [6]
2022 Colin James Open Road [7]
2023 Angelique Francis Long River [8]
2024 Blue Moon Marquee Scream, Holler & Howl [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Juno Awards Best Blues/Gospel Album". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "The JUNO Awards Best Blues/Gospel Recording". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "JUNO Awards Best Blues Album". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "JUNO Awards Blues Album of the Year". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  5. ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  6. ^ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.