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The 7th Annual Americana Music Honors Go To…

Posted by Staff on 09/19/2008
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Allison-Kraus-and-Robert-PlantAllison-Kraus-and-Robert-Plant Levon Helm, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant were among the big winners this week's Americana Music Association's 7th Annual Honors & Awards show in Nashville.Together Krauss and Plant won Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year for their "Raising Sand" collaboration.The show was hosted by two-time Americana Honors and Awards and Grammy recipient Jim Lauderdale, with award winner Buddy Miller as the band leader. Special guests included Ryan Bingham and Joe Ely, The Sam Bush Band, Kane, Welch and Kaplan, The SteelDrivers, Tift Merritt, Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer, Justin Townes Earle, James McMurtry, Miller and Robert Plant, and Steve Earle and Alison Moorer.Awards were given out at Ryman Auditorium in six member-voted categories:Album of the Year: Alison Krauss & Robert Plant/Raising SandArtist of the Year: Levon HelmDuo/Group of the Year: Alison Krauss & Robert PlantInstrumentalist of the Year: Buddy MillerNew Emerging Artist of the Year: Mike FarrisSong of the Year: "She Left Me for Jesus" by Hayes Carll and Brian KeaneLifetime Achievement Honors were given to:Spirit of Americana Free Speech in Music - Joan BaezLifetime Achievement / Songwriting - John HiattJack Emerson Lifetime Achievement / Executive - Terry LickonaLifetime Achievement / Performance - Jason & The ScorchersPresidents Award - Jerry GarciaLifetime Achievement / Instrumentalist - Larry CampbellTrailblazer - Nanci GriffithLifetime Achievement / Producer / Engineer - Tony Brown