Sugaray Rayford

Overview of Sugaray Rayford

Sugaray Rayford's the total package - brilliant songwriting, energetic performances, inimitable vocals... raves NO DEPRESSION. In 2025, Sugaray Rayford received 2 more Blues Music Award Nominations, again for the "B.B. King Entertainer of the Year" and for "Soul Blues Album of the Year" ('Human Decency').

Award Achievements

GRAMMY® Award Nominated, 4x-Blues Music Award Winner & 27x-Blues Music Award Nominated Singer & Songwriter SUGARAY RAYFORD earned his first GRAMMY® Award Nomination in 2020 for "Best Contemporary Blues Album" ('Somebody Save Me'). Sugaray Rayford won the 2023 "Soul Blues Album of the Year" ('In Too Deep') at the Blues Music Awards. ALLMUSIC stated, "'In Too Deep' is arguably a stronger album than (the GRAMMY® Nominated) 'Somebody Save Me' as fine as that was."

Notable Awards and Nominations

In 2020, Rayford won the highly coveted and prestigious Blues Music Award given every year to the most outstanding live performer, the "B.B. King Entertainer of the Year" Award (and he has been Nominated 9 times from 2015-2022 and again in 2025). Rayford also has 2 Nominations for "Band of the Year" (2020 & 2022), and 3 Nominations for "Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year" - winning the award in 2019 & 2020.