Blues Critic annually conducts a Readers Poll and selects Southern Soul Blues Winners based solely on votes by Blues Critic readers. Below are the winners of their 16th Annual Awards.
FYI: Winners in the annual Blues Critic Awards for Southern Soul are strictly based on a Voting Process. They 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 they chose both Sir Charles Jones & Jeter Jones..."The Jonez Boys."
You can see this list, all the nominees, and past-year winners at their site: https://www.soulbluesmusic.com/2020bluescriticawards.htm.
CONGRATULATIONS to the nominees and especially to the winners!! Awesome work Blues Critic staff!!!
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 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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