Okie Grammy Winners: Kings and Carrie
Several Oklahomans were nominated, but only two acts came away winners at The 52nd Grammy Awards last night.
Kings of Leon, which includes Oklahoma-born members Matthew and Nathan Followill, came away with their second, third and fourth Grammy Awards:
Record Of The Year - “Use Somebody”
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “Use Somebody”
Best Rock Song - “Use Somebody”
The band was also nominated for Song Of The Year for “Use Somebody”.
Carrie Underwood won her fifth Grammy Award:
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - “I Told You So” (with Randy Travis)
She was also nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for “Just A Dream”.
It was an honor just to be nominated for the following Oklahomans:
GAP Band founder Charlie Wilson:
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - “There Goes My Baby”
Best R&B Album - Uncle Charlie
Oklahoma transplant Miranda Lambert:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance - “Dead Flowers”
Brooks & Dunn (Tulsa’s Ronnie Dunn):
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
Alice in Chains, (Atoka’s Jerry Cantrell):
Best Hard Rock Performance - “Check My Brain”
Rascal Flatts (Picher’s Joe Don Rooney):
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals - “Here Comes Goodbye”
Norman’s Yolanda Kondonassis:
Best Chamber Music Performance - “Takemitsu, Toru: And Then I Knew ‘Twas Wind”
The Woody Guthrie box set My Dusty Road:
Best Historical Album & Best Album Notes
Co-producer Mason Williams for:
Best Historical Album - Woodstock — 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur’s Farm
Director and co-producer Alfre Woodard:
Best Spoken Word Album For Children - Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
The following Oklahomans helped earn nominations for others:
Tom Paxton (his song “I Remember Loving You” was on the compilation album Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips):
Best Traditional Folk Album - Singing Through The Hard Times: A Tribute To Utah Phillips
Brewer and Shipley (their song “One Toke Over the Line” was on the soundtrack for Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson):
Best Album Notes - Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson — Music From The Film
For a complete list of winners and nominations, click here.