Handy awards for blues’ Guy, King
From Associated Press
Buddy Guy won three top honors and B.B. King was named entertainer of the year at the 25th annual W.C. Handy Awards concert in Memphis, Tenn.
Guy’s “Blues Singer,” made in Oxford, Miss., with producer Dennis Herring, was given awards Thursday for album of the year, acoustic blues album and contemporary blues, male artist.
The awards, named for blues pioneer W.C. Handy and called “Handys,” are given out by the Blues Foundation of Memphis.
From Associated Press
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