Thursday, December 16, 2004

Lazy Grammy Roundup

Hot on the heels of the early Steve Earle CD/DVD release in the New West Live from Austin, TX series comes news of three new ones:

John Hiatt
Delbert McClinton
Dwight Yoakam

Via the New West website I see Buddy Miller's Universal United House of Prayer has been nominated for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album at the Grammys. I suppose getting nominated is an achievement but I wonder how much chance it would have against the other more conventional gospel nominees.

On that topic, other relevant categories. Ripped off using View Source at the Grammy's homepage, commentary by me.



Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

You Will Be My Ain True Love
Alison Krauss
Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
[Columbia]
Yay !

Miss Being Mrs.
Loretta Lynn
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records]
Yay !

In My Daughter's Eyes
Martina McBride
Track from: Martina
[RCA Records Nashville] Dunno, probably
Gag!

She's Not Just A Pretty Face
Shania Twain
Track from: Up!
[Mercury Records] You know, it's an OK song as far as pop goes. I saw her do it on Oprah. But it gets a Gag! for taking up space in a country category.

Redneck Woman
Gretchen Wilson
Track from: Here For The Party
[Epic Records] Shrug!

Category 37


Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
Engine One-Forty-Three
Johnny Cash
Track from: The Unbroken Circle -The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
(Various Artists)
[Dualtone Music Group] Yay! I had a dream last night, I met Johnny Cash on a bus. He was making a film somewhere. We talked about politics and hung out and did stuff I can't remember now. He died at the end of my dream and when I woke up I thought, wouldn't it be spooky to go into work today and find out he died overnight. Then I remembered.

In My Own Mind
Lyle Lovett
Track from: My Baby Don't Tolerate
[Lost Highway Records] Yay !

Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records] Gag!

You Are My Flower
Willie Nelson
Track from: The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
(Various Artists)
[Dualtone Music Group] Yay !

You'll Think Of Me
Keith Urban
Track from: Golden Road
[Capitol Records Nashville] Gag!

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

New San Antonio Rose
Asleep At The Wheel
Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
[Shout! Factory] Yay !, I guess.

Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
Big & Rich
Track from: Horse Of A Different Color
[Warner Bros.] Shrug!

You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Red Dirt Road
[Arista Nashville] Gag!

Top Of The World
Dixie Chicks
Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
[Columbia] Yay !

It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day
Long

The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
[Universal South] Yay !

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not
normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Hey Good Lookin'
Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strait
Track from: License To Chill
[BNA Records] Hmmmm. Dilemma. Probably a
Gag!

Creepin' In
Norah Jones & Dolly Parton
Track from: Feels Like Home
[Blue Note] Yay !

Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn & Jack White
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records] Yay !

Pancho & Lefty
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith
Track from: Outlaws And Angels
[Lost Higwhay Records] Dilemma again. I saw this on DVD and it wasn't that good but Willie is a yay, Merle is a yay and TK is a gag so the Yays ! have it.
Coat Of Many Colors
Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union Station
Track from: Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton
[Sugar Hill Records] Yay !

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals.
Singles or Tracks only.)


Billy In The Low Ground
Asleep At The Wheel
Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
[Shout! Factory] Yay !

Puppies 'N Knapsacks
Sam Bush
Track from: King Of My World
[Sugar Hill Records] Yay !

Luxury Liner
Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad Paisley
Track from: Heartbreak Hill
[Sugar Hill Records] Haven't heard it but it is on Sugar Hill so Yay !

Earl's Breakdown
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar
Clements & Jerry Douglas

Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
[Capitol Records - Nashville] Yay !

Bowtie
Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House
[OMAC Records]
Dunno!

Category 41
Best Country Song

(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category
#3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)


It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day
Long

Rodney Crowell & Vince Gill, songwriters (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)
Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
[Universal South; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music.] Yay !

Live Like You Were Dying
Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
[Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.] Gag!

Miss Being Mrs.
Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn)
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.] Yay !

Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn & Jack White)
Track from: Van Lear Rose
[Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.] Yay !

Redneck Woman
John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
Track from: Here For The Party
[Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Hoosiermama
Music & WB Music Corp.] Shrug!

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
Van Lear Rose
Loretta Lynn
[Interscope Records] Yay !

Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw
[Curb Records] Gag!

Tambourine
Tift Merritt
[Lost Highway] Haven't heard it, probably Yay !

Be Here
Keith Urban
[Capitol Records Nashville] Gag!

Here For The Party
Gretchen Wilson
[Epic Records] Shrug!
Category 43
Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
The Bluegrass Sessions
Lynn Anderson Yay !
Twenty Year Blues
Nashville Bluegrass Band
[Sugar Hill Records] Yay !


Brand New Strings
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
[Skaggs Family Records] Yay !

Carrying On
Ralph Stanley II
[Rebel Records] Yay !


A Tribute To Jimmy Martin "The King Of Bluegrass"
Various Artists
Ben Isaacs, producer
[KOCH Records] Yay !The folk category is interesting. Best Contemporary Folk is an odd category where they shoehorn whatever roots music they couldn't fit in elsewhere. These are all Yay !

Category 66
Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Gitane Cajun
BeauSoleil
[Vanguard Records]

The Morning Glory Ramblers
Norman & Nancy Blake
[Dualtone]

My Last Go Round
Rosalie Sorrels & Friends
[Red House Records]

...And The Tin Pan Bended, And The Story Ended...
Dave Van Ronk
[Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster
Various Artists
Steve Fishell & David Macias, producers
[American Roots Publishing]

Category 67

Best Contemporary Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Educated Guess
Ani DiFranco
[Righteous Babe Records]

The Revolution Starts...Now
Steve Earle
[Artemis Records/E-Squared]

Land Of Milk And Honey
Eliza Gilkyson
[Red House Records]

Impossible Dream
Patty Griffin
[ATO Records]

The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family
Various Artists
John Carter Cash, producer
[Dualtone Music Group]



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