Friday, October 14, 2011

2011 Americana Honors and Awards recipients...

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Band Of Joy, ROBERT PLANT 
ARTIST OF THE YEAR: BUDDY MILLER 
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR: BUDDY MILLER 
NEW / EMERGING ARTIST: MUMFORD AND SONS 
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Harlem River Blues” by JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE 
DUO / GROUP OF THE YEAR: THE AVETT BROTHERS 

Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriter: LUCINDA WILLIAMS 
Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance: GREGG ALLMAN 
Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist: JERRY DOUGLAS 
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive: RICK HALL 
Trailblazer Award: BOB HARRIS 

The event was broadcast live throughout Middle Tennessee on Nashville Public Television (NPT).  An abridged version will be broadcast on PBS stations nationwide on November 19th (check local listings) Austin City Limits Presents. (the whole enchilada) - (americanamusic.org)

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