MUSCLE SHOALS – Our little corner of the world was very well represented at Tuesday’s Grammy Awards ceremony. For many years, detractors have predicted the demise of the Shoals’ as a music production mecca. But it seems that our talented cadre of world-class musicians and songwriters keeps proving them wrong.
Jimmy Nutt, long-time studio engineer, producer and helmsman at NuttHouse Recording Studio produced the SteelDrivers, “The Muscle Shoals Sessions”, Best Bluegrass Album, featuring native-son, Gary Nichols. Nichols, the band guitar player and lead singer, has played his music for years here on his home turf, and has paid his share of dues. It all paid off.
The Steeldrivers
Jason Isbell, who hails from Greenhill won Grammy Awards for his work on “Something More Than Free”,ย Best Americana Album, and for his single, “24 Frames”,ย Best American Roots Song.
Jason Isbell
It is not listed as such, but the award could have been “Best Band That started Out in A Garage In Athens”… The Alabama Shakes won 3 Grammys.
- Best Alternative Music Album for “Sound & Color”
- Best Rock Performance for “Don’t Wanna Fight”
- Best Rock Song for “Don’t Wanna Fight”
The Alabama Shakes
An added note: Gary Nichols is slated to host the 2016 Alabama Music Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on February 26 in Florence.
Photos courtesy of The Grammy Awards 2016
