The GRAMMYs
2026
Dec 1st, 2025
Best Traditional Blues Album
Best Traditional Blues Album
Best Traditional Blues Album
Nominees for The GRAMMY Awards
2026
Previous Winner
Swingin' Live at The Church in Tulsa (The Taj Mahal Sextet)
Criteria
Albums with >75% playing time of new traditional blues recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new traditional blues recordings.
Albums with >75% playing time of new traditional blues recordings.
The nominees for The GRAMMYs Best Traditional Blues Album 2026 are Ain’t Done With The Blues (Buddy Guy), Room On The Porch (Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo'), One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey (Maria Muldaur), Look Out Highway (Charlie Musselwhite), Young Fashioned Ways (Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bobby Rush).
Read on for more information about all the nominees and their contributors..
Best Traditional Blues Album
Ain’t Done With The Blues
Ain’t Done With The Blues
Ain’t Done With The Blues
Look Out Highway
Look Out Highway
Look Out Highway
Jul 11, 2025
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One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey
Jul 11, 2025
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One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey
Jul 11, 2025
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One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey
Mar 21, 2025
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Young Fashioned Ways
Mar 21, 2025
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Young Fashioned Ways
Mar 21, 2025
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Young Fashioned Ways
Other awards in this field
Country + American Roots Music
Other awards in this field
Country + American Roots Music
Other awards in this field
Country + American Roots Music
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Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Song
Best Contemporary Country Album
Best Contemporary Country Album
Best Americana Album
Best Americana Album
Best Folk Album
Best Folk Album
Best Traditional Country Album
Best Traditional Country Album
Best American Roots Performance
Best American Roots Performance
Best Americana Performance
Best Americana Performance
Best American Roots Song
Best American Roots Song
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