I have to admit, the Grammys made some good choices last night. Not in the major categories, I could care less about them (though isn’t Taylor Swift just adorable?). But in the categories that matter, the people that should’ve won almost always did.
Check it out:
Best Americana Album: Levon Helm, Electric Dirt
This was my choice to win. Great great album.
Best Traditional Blues Album: Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, A Stranger Here
The old man from Brooklyn does it again. Seriously, how old is he? He used to hang with Woody Guthrie.
Best Bluegrass Album: Steve Martin, The Crow
Its hard to take the funny man seriously, until you hear him play.
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Derek Trucks, Already Free
Has he been around long enough that we can stop calling him a prodigy and just call him “The Man?”
Best Traditional Folk Album: Loudon Wainwright III, High Wide & Handsome
The Grammys are fond of the old guys this year.
Best Contemporary Folk Album: Steve Earle, Townes
My pick was Neko Case’s Middle Cyclone, but Earle put out a great tribute to Townes Van Zandt.
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