Blues Critic Awards

2022 READERS POLL (18th 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 King George

Best Southern Soul/R & B Album

KING GEORGE "Juke Joint Music"

RUNNER-UP is Jay Morris Group "Tell My Story"

Best Soul Blues Album

LEE FIELDS "Sentimental Fool"

RUNNER-UP is Betty Padgett "Riding With The Blues"

Best Southern Soul/R & B Song

"Keep On Rollin" by King George

RUNNER-UP IS: "Jukebox Lover" by Tucka

Best Slow Jam

"Don't Make Me Beg" Willie Clayton

RUNNER-UP IS: "Love Song" by King George

Best Dance Or Funk Song

"Juke Box Lover" by Tucka/"Juke Box Lover (Remix)" by Tucka feat. King George

RUNNER-UP IS: "Saddle Up" by Jeter Jones, Volton Wright & RNB Pooh

Best Down Home Blues Song

"Hospital & Legs" by  Crystal Thomas

RUNNER-UP IS: "My Ghetto Woman" by  Jeter Jones, Ghetto Twins & Volton Wright

Best Vocal Performance FEMALE

J'Cenae for "I Ain't No Sidepiece Lover""

RUNNER-UP IS: Karen Wolfe "Don't Try Me"

Best Vocal Performance MALE

King George for "Keep On Rollin'"

RUNNER-UP IS: Willie Clayton "Don't Make Me Beg"

Best Performance By A Duo Or Group

P2K DADIDDY & KING GEORGE for "U Turn"

RUNNER-UP IS: "Ain't No Stopping Us" by Jeter Jones, RNB Pooh & Volton Wright

Best New Artist

KING GEORGE

RUNNER-UP IS: Ciddy Boi P

The BLUES CRITIC staff picks...

 SOUTHERN SOUL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

KING GEORGE

Former hardcore rap artist King George decided to tip his hat into the ever growing Southern Soul market and over the course of a couple years found himself as the hottest artist in the genre. Primarily buoyed by his supernova hit "Keep On Rollin'" he proved himself to be no one-hit wonder as his songs "Leave & Party", "Friday Night", "Love Song", "Girl U Got It" all seemed like "song of the year" due to airplay and sales.  In this year's Blues Critic Awards readers poll he wins Best Southern Soul/R&B Album ("Juke Joint Music"), Southern Soul Song Of The Year ("Keep On Rollin'), Best Vocal Performance Male (for "Keep On Rollin'") and Best New Artist.

As if that was enough he also shares the award Best Performance By A Duo Or Group with P2K Dadiddy for "U Turn" AND Best Dance or Funk Song with Tucka for "Juke Box Lover (Remix)"

King George is the undisputed Southern Soul Artist Of The Year for 2022.

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