The 2009 Grammy Awards show took place on February 8, 2009. The following is a list of the winners in the Country Categories. Winners will be marked with ** WINNER ** Winners in our AboutCountry Polls will be marked with ** FAN-VOTED WINNER **
Record Of The Year (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)
** WINNER ** Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand read review T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer [Rounder]
Album Of The Year (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.)
** WINNER ** Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer [Rounder]
Best New Artist (For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)
** WINNER ** Adele
Best Female Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Last Name Carrie Underwood Track from: Carnival Ride read review [19/Arista/Arista Nashville]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Letter To Me Brad Paisley Track from: 5th Gear read review [Arista Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
** WINNER ** Killing The Blues Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder]
** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Life In A Northern Town Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition] read review [Mercury Records]
Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Cluster Pluck Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner Track from: Play read review [Arista Nashville]
Best Country Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Dig Two Graves Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis) Track from: Around The Bend read review [Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music]
** WINNER ** Stay Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) Track from: Enjoy The Ride [Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing]
Best Country Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
** WINNER ** Troubadour George Strait [MCA Nashville]
** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Around The Bend Randy Travis [Warner Bros.]
Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
** WINNER ** ** FAN-VOTED WINNER ** Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family Records]
Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
** WINNER ** At 89 Pete Seeger [Appleseed Recordings]
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
Record Of The Year (Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.) * Chasing Pavements Adele Eg White, producer; Tom Elmhirst & Steve Price, engineers/mixers Track from: 19 [XL Recordings/Columbia]
* Viva La Vida Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael Brauer & Rik Simpson, engineers/mixers Track from: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol Records]
* Bleeding Love Leona Lewis Simon Cowell, Clive Davis & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, producers; Craig Durrance, Phil Tan & Ryan "Alias" Tedder, Engineers/mixers [J Records/SYCO Music]
* Paper Planes M.I.A Diplo, producer; Switch, engineer/mixer Track from: Kala [Interscope]
* Please Read The Letter Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer Track from: Raising Sand read review [Rounder]
Album Of The Year (Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s)/Mixer(s) & Mastering Engineer(s), if other than the artist.) * Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Coldplay Markus Dravs, Brian Eno & Rik Simpson, producers; Michael H. Brauer, Markus Dravs, John O'Mahoney, Rik Simpson & Andy Wallace, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer [Capitol Records] * Tha Carter III Lil Wayne Babyface, Brisco, Fabolous, Jay-Z, Kidd Kidd, Busta Rhymes, Juelz Santana, D. Smith, Static Major, T-Pain & Bobby Valentino, featured artists; Alchemist, David Banner, Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks, Cool & Dre, Andrews "Drew" Correa, Shondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Mousa, Pro Jay, Rodnae, Skillz & Play, D. Smith, Swizz Beatz, Robin Thicke, T-Pain & Kanye West, producers; Angel Aponte, Joshua Berkman, Andrew Dawson, Joe G, Darius "Deezle" Harrison, Fabian Marasciullo, Miguel Scott, Robin Thicke, Julian Vasquez & Gina Victoria, engineers/mixers; Vlado Meller, mastering engineer [Universal Motown/Cash Money] * Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo Chuck Harmony, Ne-Yo, Polow Da Don, StarGate, Stereotypes, Syience, Shea Taylor & Shomari "Sho" Wilson, producers; Kirven Arrington, Jeff Chestek, Kevin "KD" Davis, Mikkel Eriksen, Jaymz Hardy Martin, III, Geno Regist, Phil Tan & Tony Terrebonne, engineers/mixers; Herb Powers, Jr., mastering engineer [Def Jam/Compound] * Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer [Rounder] * In Rainbows Radiohead Nigel Godrich, producer; Nigel Godrich, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Hugo Nicolson & Richard Woodcraft, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer [TBD Records]
Best New Artist (For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.) * Adele * Duffy * Jonas Brothers * Lady Antebellum * Jazmine Sullivan
Best Female Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.) * For These Times Martina McBride Track from: Waking Up Laughing read review [RCA Nashville] * What I Cannot Change LeAnn Rimes Track from: Family [Curb Records] * Last Name Carrie Underwood Track from: Carnival Ride read review 19/Arista/Arista Nashville] * Last Call Lee Ann Womack Track from: Call Me Crazy read review [MCA Nashville] * This Is Me You're Talking To Trisha Yearwood Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love read review [Big Machine]
Best Male Country Vocal Performance (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.) * You're Gonna Miss This Trace Adkins Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II read review [Capitol Records Nashville] * In Color Jamey Johnson Track from: That Lonesome Song read review [MCA Nashville] * Just Got Started Lovin' You James Otto Track from: Sunset Man read review [Raybaw] * Letter To Me Brad Paisley Track from: 5th Gear read review [Arista Nashville] * Troubadour George Strait Track from: Troubadour read review [MCA Nashville]
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.) * God Must Be Busy Brooks & Dunn Track from: Cowboy Town read review [Arista Nashville] * Love Don't Live Here Lady Antebellum Track from: Lady Antebellum read review [Capitol Records Nashville] * Every Day Rascal Flatts Track from: Still Feels Good read review [Lyric Street Records] * Blue Side Of The Mountain The SteelDrivers Track from: The SteelDrivers read review [Rounder] * Stay Sugarland Track from: Enjoy The Ride read review [Mercury Records]
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals (For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.) * Shiftwork Kenny Chesney & George Strait Track from: Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates read review [BNA Records] * Killing The Blues Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Track from: Raising Sand [Rounder] * House Of Cash George Strait & Patty Loveless Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville] * Life In A Northern Town Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town Track from: Love On The Inside [Deluxe Fan Edition] read review [Mercury Records] * Let The Wind Chase You Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban Track from: Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love [Big Machine]
Best Country Instrumental Performance (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.) * Sumatra Cherryholmes Track from: Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe [Skaggs Family Records] * Two Small Cars In Rome Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green Track from: Glide [Koch] * Sleigh Ride Béla Fleck & The Flecktones Track from: Jingle All The Way [Rounder] * Is This America? (Katrina 2005) Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby Track from: Family & Friends — Rambling Boy [Decca Records] * Cluster Pluck Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner Track from: Play read review [Arista Nashville]
Best Country Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.) * Dig Two Graves Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis) Track from: Around The Bend read review [Warner Bros.; Publishers: Songs of Combustion Music, Music of Windswept/Famous Music, Mt. Tallac Music] * I Saw God Today Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait) Track from: Troubadour [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Big Red Toe/Extremely Loud Music, Steel Wheels Music, Steel Wheels Music/Blind Mule Music] * In Color Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson) Track from: That Lonesome Song [Mercury Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music/Big Gassed Hitties, EMI Blackwood Music/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music, Eldorotto Music Publishing/Lucky Thumb Music] * Stay Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland) Track from: Enjoy The Ride [Mercury Records; Publisher: Jennifer Nettles Publishing] * You're Gonna Miss This Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins) Track from: American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/New Songs of Sea Gayle/Noah's Little Boat Music/Songs of Combustion Music]
Best Country Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) * That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson [Mercury Records] * Sleepless Nights read review Patty Loveless [Saguaro Road] * Troubadour George Strait [MCA Nashville] * Around The Bend Randy Travis [Warner Bros.] * Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love Trisha Yearwood [Big Machine]
Best Bluegrass Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) * Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe Cherryholmes [Skaggs Family Records] * Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Del McCoury Band [MunckMix] * The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends [Rounder Records] * Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder [Skaggs Family Records] * Wheels read review Dan Tyminski [Rounder]
Best Traditional Folk Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) * Coal read review Kathy Mattea [Captain Potato Records] * Comedians & Angels Tom Paxton [Appleseed Recordings] * Bring Me Home Peggy Seeger [Appleseed Recordings] * At 89 Pete Seeger [Appleseed Recordings] * Strangers In Another Country Rosalie Sorrels [Red House Records]
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Vocal or Instrumental.) * Day After Tomorrow Joan Baez [Bobolink/Razor & Tie] * I, Flathead Ry Cooder [Nonesuch Records] * Sex & Gasoline Rodney Crowell [Work Song/Yep Roc Records] * All I Intended To Be read review Emmylou Harris [Nonesuch Records] * Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss [Rounder Records]
Grammy Nominees --The Song of the Years ---- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 3, 2008 and the awards were awarded for winners in ceremonies on February 8, 2009.
Best Bluegrass Album
nominated:
Cherryholmes - Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe
Del McCoury Band — Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends - The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947
Dan Tyminski - Wheels Winner: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Best Traditional Folk Album
nominated:
Kathy Mattea - Coal
Tom Paxton - Comedians & Angels
Peggy Seeger - Bring Me Home
Pete Seeger - At 89
Rosalie Sorrels - Strangers In Another Country Winner: Pete Seeger
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
nominated:
Joan Baez - Day After Tomorrow
Ry Cooder - I, Flathead
Rodney Crowell - Sex & Gasoline
Emmylou Harris - All I Intended To Be
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raising Sand Winner: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green - "Two Small Cars In Rome" (Glide)
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - "Sleigh Ride" (Jingle All the Way)
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby - "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" (Family & Friends — Rambling Boy)
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner - "Cluster Pluck" Winner: Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner
Folk and Bluegrass Artists Nominated in Other Categories
Winner: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss won Record of the year ("Please Read the Letter"), Best Country Collaboration With Vocals ("Killing the Blues"), Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Rich Woman"), and Album of the Year.
The Steeldrivers were nominated for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Blue Side of the Mountain").
James Taylor was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("Wichita Lineman") and Best Pop Vocal Album (Covers).
Winner: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones won for Best Pop Instrumental Album (Jingle All the Way).
Sheryl Crow was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album (Detours).
Neil Young was nominated for Best Solo Rock Performance ("No Hidden Path").
The Ditty Bops were nominated for Best Recording Package (Summer Rains).
Aimee Mann was nominated for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package (@#%&*! Smilers).
Winner: Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum won Best Album Notes and Best Historical Album.
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - I`m ready to go!
Somebody of you will know him as lead of music band named The Verve Pipe.
Brian was born in June 19, 1966, in Holland, Michigan. In US of course, as most of country singers. The first time, when he felt guitar, he was 8 years old. After leaving of US Army he started to join with music band His Boy Elroy (he played on guitar) and later with Johnny With an Eye. He stayed there to 1992 when he leave to band The Verve Pipe. There Brian played with his brother Brad Vander Ark (bassist) and Donny Brown (drummer).
The first great success came in 1997 with single The Freshmen and the lead single of band named Never Let You Down (from album Underneath) came in 2001. This single was one of the Top 50 Most Played songs for Adult Top 40 and Modern A/C radio in same year.
The first solo album Brian released after two years, in May 2003. The name was Resurrection. Next album came only after three years, again in May, 2006 (Maybe May is happy month of Brian :o) ) named Angel, Put Your Face On.
You could see him also in the films. For example :
in Rock Star (2001), (as bass player), his song Colorful was used at the end of the movie.
in Road Kill (as director Matthew Leutwyler)
in Dead and Breakfast (he composed the musical scores)
and in Unearthed (he composed the musical scores)
. In 2008, Brian signed a contract with recording studio named Second Motion Records. This studio released his first two solo albums Resurrection and Angel, Put Your Face On and also his new album Brian Vander Ark.
Family: Brian was married with his girlfriend Michelle when he was 18 years old and they had a son named Joshua Vander Ark. After his coming from US Army, they divorced. Now Brian is married to folk singer Jenna Land, who performs under the name Lux Land. They have a daughter together.
