Memphis, Tenn. — Shemekia Copeland, daughter of blues great Johnny Copeland, was a double winner Thursday night at the 22nd annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards.
Copeland won awards for best contemporary female artist and blues album for "Wicked."
A song from her album, "It's 2 a.m." won blues song of the year for Rick Vito.
B.B. King, who got his professional start in Memphis as the Beale Street Blues Boy, won for best blues entertainer for the third time.
King and Eric Clapton also shared a Handy, as the awards are called, for contemporary blues album, "Riding with the King."
Other winners at Memphis' Orpheum Theatre:
l Blues band: Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band
l Best new artist debut: "Shake Hands with Shorty," the North Mississippi Allstars
l Contemporary blues - male artist: Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater
l Soul blues - male artist: Little Milton
l Soul blues - female artist: Etta James
l Traditional blues - male artist: James Cotton
l Traditional blues - female artist: Koko Taylor
l Acoustic blues artist: Keb' Mo'
l Soul blues album: "My Heart's in Memphis: The Songs of Dan Penn," Irma Thomas
l Traditional blues album: "Lettin' Go," Son Seals
l Best acoustic blues album: "Delta Crossroads," Robert Lockwood Jr.
l Comeback blues album: "Neck Bones & Caviar," Mel Brown
l Historical album: "Last Call," Otis Spann
l Blues guitar: Duke Robillard
l Blues harmonica: Charlie Musselwhite
l Blues keyboard: Pinetop Perkins
l Blues bass: Willie Kent
l Blues drums: Chris Layton
l Blues horns: Roomful Of Blues Horns
l Blues instrumentalist, other: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, violin.
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