Blues Critic Awards

2020 READERS POLL (16th annual)

Southern Soul Blues

Winners!

As voted by Blues Critic readers...

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FYI: Winners in the annual Blues Critic Awards for Southern Soul are strictly based on a Voting Process. We do not choose most of the winners. Every year tens of thousands of website visitors choose from an online ballot. The only award picked by the Blues Critic staff this year is "Southern Soul Artist Of The Year". This year we chose both Sir Charles Jones & Jeter Jones..."The Jonez Boys"

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Best Southern Soul/R & B Album

BEAT FLIPPA "P.O.T.Y. (Producer Of The Year)"

RUNNER-UP is Jeter Jones "Mufassa"

Best Soul Blues Album

Johnny Rawls "Where Have All The Soul Men Gone"

RUNNER-UP is Bobby Rush "Rawer Than Raw"

Best Southern Soul/R & B Song

"Funky Forty" by Arthur Young

RUNNER-UP IS: "Moonshine" by Sir Charles Jones, Jeter Jones & RNB Pooh

Best Slow Jam

"Take It Off" Bigg Robb & Wendell B

RUNNER-UP IS: "Still In Love" by Sir Charles Jones

Best Dance Or Funk Song

"Is It Ova" by Beat Flippa, Hisyde, Avail Hollywood

RUNNER-UP IS: "Next Friday" by Lamorris Williams & Sir Charles Jones

Best Down Home Blues Song

"Like Voodoo" by  The Jones Boyz

RUNNER-UP IS: "I'm A Cougar" by Sheba Potts-Wright

Best Vocal Performance FEMALE

 Carolyn Staten "Nukie Pie"

RUNNER-UP IS: Dee Dee Simon "I Put It On Him"

Best Vocal Performance MALE

Lenny Williams for "Southern Girl"

RUNNER-UP IS: Jeter Jones for "Mind Playing Tricks On Me"

Best Performance By A Duo Or Group

LADY Q, CRYSTAL THOMAS, ANNIE B, TANJI EMMENI, ITZ KARMA, NIKITA RANDLE for "Just Like A Woman"

RUNNER-UP IS: "Like Voodoo" by the Jones Boyz

Best New Artist

Arthur Young

RUNNER-UP IS: King South

Best Record Producer(s) Of The Year

UNKLE PHUNK (EARL WILLIAMS)

WINNER IS: Unkle Phunk (Earl Williams): "Talk In Your Sleep" (Vickie Baker), "Nukie Pie" (Carolyn Staten, Jennifer Watts), "Kiss Me Where You Miss Me" (Jennifer Watts), "Southern Soul Train" (Luster Baker)

RUNNER-UP IS: Ronald "Slack" Jefferson & Beat Flippa (Daniel Ross) TIE
 

The BLUES CRITIC staff picks...

 SOUTHERN SOUL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

SIR CHARLES JONES & JETER JONES AKA "THE JONES BOYZ"

The Jones Boys- Sir Charles Jones & Jeter Jones- have again been everywhere in 2020. Not only did they each release a new album (Sir Charles Jones "Intimacy", Jeter Jones "Mufassa") but they also released a collaborative album under the moniker "The Jones Boyz", which is also the name of their label. The album was called "2 Kings", which is not an exaggeration. They each also guested on a host of tracks. So much so it's hard to keep track!

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