Americana Music Association Announces 2012 Americana Honors & Awards Winners
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Earlier this evening, September 12, 2012, the Americana Honors & Awards were handed out during a celebration of roots music at the historical Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Alabama Shakes, Jason Isbell, Guy Clark, Gillian Welch, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T Jones, and David Rawlings were among the winners.
“Tonight was a perfect example of why I love Americana,” said Jed Hilly, executive director of the Americana Music Association. “From the rock and soul of Alabama Shakes to the perfection of Gill[ian Welch] and Dave [Rawlings], all of our winners honor the traditions of American roots music while pushing the form forward.”
The show included performances by Darrell Scott, Guy Clark, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, The Mavericks, Lee Ann Womack, Tom T. Hall and Peter Cooper, The Punch Brothers, Robert Ellis, Hayes Carll and Cary Ann Hearst, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sarah Jarosz, Deep Dark Woods, Buddy Miller and, the night’s host, Jim Lauderdale.
2012 Americana Honors & Awards Winners:
Instrumentalist of the Year: Dave Rawlings
Album of the Year: This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (produced by Tamara Saviano and Shawn Camp)
Song Of The Year Award : “Alabama Pines;” Written by Jason Isbell and performed by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Emerging Artist of the Year: Alabama Shakes
Artist of the Year: Gillian Welch
Duo/group of the Year: The Civil Wars
Lifetime Achievement for Performance: Bonnie Raitt
Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist: Booker T. Jones
Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting: Richard Thompson
Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive: Dennis Lord
The Americana Honors & Awards presented by Nissan aired live on AXS TV, NPR.org, Sirius/XM and WSM (7pm CT/8pm ET). On November 10, Austin City Limits on PBS will broadcast an abridged version of the show. Voice of America and Bob Harris of BBC2 will broadcast overseas in the following weeks.
Liv Carter
She holds several certificates from Berklee College of Music, and a certificate in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley.
Her main influences are coffee, cats, and Alexander Hamilton.
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