Kim Danielson, Bob Corritore, and Shemekia Copeland

We had all been together one week before in France at the Bay-Car Blues Festival.

Kim Wilson and Bob Corritore

Kim Wilson received an award that night for Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year

Jimbo and Olga Mathus

Bob Corritore and Dorothy Moore (famous for her song, Misty Blue)

Bob Corritore, Big Pete Pearson, and Chip Eagle (The man behind Blueswax and Blues Revue Magazine)

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Paul Oscher, and Bob Stroger

Taj Mahal congratulating Janiva Magness shortly after Janiva received a BMA for Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year. Look at the beautiful smile on Janiva's face!

Producer Jon Tiven, Bob Corritore, and Steve Cropper (Booker T and the M.G.'s)

Legendary record producer Bobby Robinson and Bob Corritore

Mr. and Mrs. Big George Brock

Amanda Taylor and Joe Bihari

Other party guests

Suzan Lori-Parks and Paul Oscher

Paul Oscher and James Cotton

Ann Rabson and Pinetop Perkins

Kirk "Eli" Fletcher

Kid Ramos and his portrait

Gabriel Butterfield, the son of Paul Butterfield, accepting a Hall of Fame award for his late father

Pinetop Perkins and Kim Danielson

A proud Bobby Rush after being admitted into the Blues Hall of Fame

Old friends Tom Leavey and Bob Corritore

Kim Danielson, Bob Corritore, Big Pete Pearson, and Sung Mae Eagar

Magic Slim and Kim Danielson

Amanda Taylor (holding Kim Wilson's BMA award) and Kim Danielson

Shemekia Copeland and her beau Orlando Wright

Junior Watson, Rod Piazza, and Johnny Dyer - the west coast blues contingent

James Cotton being admitted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame