BMI’s W.C. Handy Award Winners: 1998
Acoustic Artist of the Year Keb’ Mo’ Band of the Year Contemporary Album of the Year Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year Entertainer of the Year Instrumentalist of the Year - Guitar Luther Allison and the James Solberg Band [SACEM] Comeback Album of the Year Eddie King Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Marcia Ball Instrumentalist of the Year - Drums Willie “Big Eyes” Smith Instrumentalist of the Year - Harmonica Rod Piazza Instrumentalist of the Year - Keyboards Pinetop Perkins Instrumentalist of the Year - Bass Calvin “Fuzz” Jones Reissue Album of the Year Jimmie Rogers Soul Blues Album of the Year Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year Ruth Brown Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year Little Milton Traditional Blues Album of the Year Traditional Blues Male Artist of the Year Carey Bell Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year Rory Block
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