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Grammy Award Winners
in Country and Bluegrass

The Grammy Awards have come and gone for 2001, and we have our new happy winners below listed in BLUE. I have listed the winners in categories where fans were allowed to vote in PURPLE, except when the fans vote coincided with the actual winner. In that case, I have added an *.

For more info, visit the Grammy site.

Song of the Year | Best New Artist | Female Vocalist
Male Vocalist | Group/Duo w/vocal
Vocal Collaboration | Instrumental | Country Song
Country Album | Bluegrass Album
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Best Short Form Music Video

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Category 3 - Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Beautiful Day
    Songwriters (U2)
    (U2)
    Track from: All That You Can't Leave Behind
    [Interscope Records; Publisher: Polygram Int'l Music Pub. B.V.]

  • Breathe
    Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters
    (Faith Hill)
    Track from: Breathe
    [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Cal IV Songs, Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Inc., Hopechest Music]

  • I Hope You Dance
    Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sellers, songwriters
    (Lee Ann Womack)
    Track from: I Hope You Dance
    [Universal Records; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]

  • I Try
    Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna & David Wilder, songwriters
    (Macy Gray)
    Track from: On How Life Is
    [Clean Slate/Epic Records; Publishers: Children Of The Forest On Behalf Of Itself & Mel-Boopie Music, April Music Inc., Jinsoo Lim Music, Roastitoasti]

  • Say My Name
    LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson & Kelendria Rowland, songwriters
    (Destiny's Child)
    Track from: The Writing's On The Wall
    [The Writing's On The Wall]

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    Category 4 - Best New Artist
    For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.

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  • Shelby Lynne
  • Brad Paisley
  • John Roach
  • Jill Scott
  • Sisqo

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    Category 32 - Best Female Country Vocal Performance
    For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Breathe - Faith Hill
    Track from: Breathe [Warner Bros. Records]
  • That's The Way - Jo Dee Messina
    Track from: Burn
    [Curb Records]

  • Travelin' Prayer - Dolly Parton
    Track from: The Grass Is Blue
    [Sugar Hill Records]

  • I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
    Track from: I Hope You Dance
    [MCA Nashville]

  • Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood
    Track from: Real Live Woman
    [MCA Nashville]

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    Category 33 - Best Male Country Vocal Performance
    For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Solitary Man - Johnny Cash
    Track from: American III: Solitary Man
    [American/Columbia Records]

  • Feels Like Love - Vince Gill
    Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
    [MCA Nashville]

  • One Voice - Billy Gilman
    Track from: One Voice
    [Epic Records]

  • My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
    Track from: A Place In The Sun
    [Curb Records]

  • A Thousand Miles From Nowhere - Dwight Yoakam
    Track from: dwightyoakamacoustic.net
    [Reprise Records]

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    Category 34 - Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
    For established Duos or Groups. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Twentieth Century - Alabama
    Track from: Twentieth Century
    [RCA Records]

  • Cherokee Maiden - Asleep At The Wheel
    Track from: Ride With Bob
    [DreamWorks Records Nashville]

  • You'll Always Be Loved By Me - Brooks & Dunn
    Track from: Tight Rope
    [Arista Nashville]

  • Woody's Roundup - Riders in the Sky
    Track from: Toy Story 2 - Soundtrack
    [Walt Disney Records]

  • Jimmy's Got A Girlfriend - The Wilkinsons
    Track from: Here and Now
    [Giant Records]

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    Category 35 - Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
    For a collaborative performance by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow & The Dixie Chicks
    Track from: Live From Central Park
    [A&M Records]

  • When I Look Into Your Heart - Vince Gill & Amy Grant
    Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
    [MCA Nashville]

  • Let's Make Love - Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
    Track from: Breathe
    [Warner Bros. Records]

  • Walk Softly - Ricky Skaggs & The Dixie Chicks
    Track from: Big Mon
    [Skaggs Family Records]

  • Murder On Music Row - George Strait & Alan Jackson
    Track from: Latest Greatest Straitest Hits
    [MCA Nashville]

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    Category 36 - Best Country Instrumental Performance
    For instrumental recordings, with or without vocal coloring, by an Orchestra, Group or Soloist. Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Leaving Cottondale - Alison Brown With Béla Fleck
    Track from: Fair Weather
    [Compass Records]

  • Ode To A Butterfly - Nickel Creek
    Track from: Nickel Creek
    [Sugar Hill Records]

  • The Second Mouse - Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott
    Track from: Real Time
    [Howdy Skies Records]

  • Rollercoaster - keith urban
    Track from: Keith Urban
    [Capitol Nashville]

  • Bloodlines - Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner
    Track from: Faith In You
    [Capitol Nashville]

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    Category 37 - Best Country Song
    A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.)
    Singles or Tracks only.

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  • Breathe
    Stephanie Bentley & Holly Lamar, songwriters
    (Faith Hill)
    Track from: Breathe
    [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Universal Songs Of Polygram Int'l Music, Hopechest Music]

  • Feels Like Love
    Vince Gill, songwriter
    (Vince Gill)
    Track from: Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
    [MCA Nashville; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music]

  • I Hope You Dance *
    Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters
    (Lee Ann Womack)
    Track from: I Hope You Dance
    [MCA Nashville; Publishers: MCA Music Pub., Soda Creek Songs, Choice Is Tragic Music, Ensign Music Corp.]

  • One Voice
    Don Cook & David Malloy, songwriters
    (Billy Gilman)
    Track from: One Voice
    [Epic Records; Publishers: Starstruck Angel Music Inc., Malloy's Toys Music, Sony, Tree Pub. Co., Don Cook Music]

  • The Way You Love Me
    Michael Delaney & Keith Follesé, songwriters
    (Faith Hill)
    Track from: Breathe
    [Warner Bros. Records; Publishers: Encore Ent., Scott And Soda Music, Fallazoo Crew Music, Airstream Dreams Music, Coyote House Music, Famous Music Corp.]

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    Category 38 - Best Country Album
    For solo artists, Duos or Groups, vocal or instrumental. Compilation albums by various artists are not eligible. Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) of 51% or more playing time of album.

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  • Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye - Vince Gill
    [MCA Nashville]

  • Breathe - Faith Hill
    [Warner Brothers]

  • Under The Influence - Alan Jackson
    [Arista Nashville]

  • I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
    [MCA Nashville]

  • Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood
    [MCA Nashville]

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    Category 39 - Best Bluegrass Album
    For solos, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

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  • Fair Weather
    Alison Brown

    [Compass Records]

  • Murder on Music Row
    Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time

    [Shell Point/Echomusic]

  • Nickel Creek
    Nickel Creek

    [Sugar Hill]

  • The Grass is Blue
    Dolly Parton
    [Sugar Hill Records]

  • Big Mon - The Songs of Bill Monroe
    Ricky Skaggs & Friends

    [Skaggs Family Records]

    --+--

    Category 63 - Best Contemporary Folk Album
    For solo artists, duos or groups, vocal or instrumental.

    --+--

  • Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
    Billy Bragg & Wilco

    [Elektra Entertainment Group]

  • American III: Solitary Man
    Johnny Cash

    [American/Columbia Records]

  • Transcendental Blues
    Steve Earle

    [Artemis Records]

  • Red Dirt Girl
    Emmylou Harris
    [Nonesuch Records]

  • Crossing Muddy Waters
    John Hiatt
    [Vanguard Records]

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    Category 99 - Best Short Form Music Video
    For an individual track or single promotional clip. Award to the Artist and to the Video Director/Producer.

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  • Fire
    Busta Rimes

    Busta Rhymes & Hype Williams, video directors; Rubin Mendoza, video producer
    [Elektra Entertainment Group]

  • Learn To Fly
    Foo Fighters
    Jesse Peretz, video director; Tina Nakane, video producer
    [RCA/Roswell]

  • What Do You Say
    Reba McEntire

    Robert Deaton & George Flanigen, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen & Steve Lamar, video producers
    [MCA Nashville]

  • Broken Home
    Papa Roach

    Marcos Siega, video director; Shirley Moyers, video producer
    [DreamWorks Records]

  • Will 2K
    Will Smith

    Robert Caruso, video director; Jack Hardwicke & Paul Hill, video producers
    [Columbia Records]

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