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| 9/9/2010 |
Rosanne Cash, Ryan Bingham, Patty Griffin Set For Americana Awards
Rosanne Cash, Ryan Bingham, and Patty Griffin are set to perform at the 9th Annual Americana Honors and Awards ceremony, taking place tonight at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. They're also among the nominees. Bingham and Griffin are three-time nominees heading into the ceremony, while Cash is up for Album of the Year with her most recent effort, "The List." Special honorees include Mary Chapin Carpenter, who will receive the 2010 Spirit of Americana award; and John Mellencamp, who's been tapped for the 2010 Lifetime Achievement for Songwriting. Other stars slated for the show include The Courtyard Hounds -- Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris, along with Will Kimbrough, Sam Bush, Lucinda Williams, Wanda Jackson, and others. Jim Lauderdale will be on hand to serve as the host for the ceremony.
The 9th Annual Americana Honors and Awards event is part of the 11th annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, which began Wednesday and continues through Sunday in Nashville.
Nominees for the 9th Annual Americana Honors and Awards
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"The List," by Rosanne Cash
"A Friend of a Friend," by Dave Rawlings Machine
"Downtown Church," by Patty Griffin
"A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no c)," by Ray Wylie Hubbard
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ryan Bingham
Patty Griffin
Levon Helm
Steve Earle
Ray Wylie Hubbard
DUO GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Avett Brothers
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Band of Heathens
Dave Rawlings Machine
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Buddy Miller
Dave Rawlings
Will Kimbrough
Sam Bush
NEW & EMERGING ARTIST
Sarah Jarosz
Ryan Bingham
Hayes Carll
Corb Lund
Joe Pug
SONG OF THE YEAR
"The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)," written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett; performed by Ryan Bingham
"Drunken Poets Dream," written by Hayes Carll and Ray Wylie Hubbard; performed by Ray Wylie Hubbard
"Ruby," written by Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch; performed by Dave Rawlings Machine
"I and Love and You," written and performed The Avett Brothers |
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