On December 3, the nominees for the 51st annual Grammy Awards were announced, and once again, Louisiana and friends own the Best Contemporary Blues and Best Cajun or Zydeco Album categories. The news this year hip-hop artist Lil Wayne led all Grammy nominees with eight nominations including Album of the Year and Rap Album of the Year for Tha Carter III.

Dr. John, Irma Thomas and Marcia Ball square off in the Best Contemporary Blues category for C...