Acoustic Album of the Year Chris Thomas King - Legend of Tommy Johnson Best New Artist of the Year Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite - Louisiana Country Boy Blues Album of the Year Marcia Ball - Presumed Innocent Comeback Album of the Year Henry Gray - Plays Chicago Blues Contemporary Album of the Year Marcia Ball - Presumed Innocent Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea Contemporary Female Artist of the Year Marcia Ball Contemporary Male Artist of the Year Larry Garner Buddy Guy Chris Thomas King Entertainer of the Year Marcia Ball Bobby Rush Instrumentalist of the Year - Guitar Buddy Guy Instrumentalist of the Year - Keyboards Marcia Ball Henry Butler Henry Gray Dr. John Instrumentalist of the Year - Other Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Fiddle Boozoo Chavis - Accordion C.J. Chenier - Accordion Buckwheat Zydeco - Accordion Song of the Year S.U.V. - Mem Shannon (from Memphis in the Morning) Soul Blues Album of the Year Mighty Sam McClain - Sweet Dreams Soul Blues Female Artist of the Year Irma Thomas Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year Mighty Sam McClain Bobby Rush Traditional Album of the Year Henry Gray - Plays Chicago Blues Traditional Male Artist of the Year Henry Gray