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2005 Grammy Awards - The Winners List

Find out which country artists won at the 2005 Grammy Awards

From Shelly Fabian, for About.com

Here is a list of the country winners at the 2005 Grammy Awards. Winners are marked in Bold. Fan-Voted winners are marked in Italics. Where the Fan-Voted winners are the same as the actual winners I've marked then in both Bold and Italics.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    You Will Be My Ain True Love
    Alison Krauss
    Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
    [Columbia]

    Miss Being Mrs.
    Loretta Lynn
    Track from: Van Lear Rose
    [Interscope Records]

    In My Daughter's Eyes
    Martina McBride
    Track from: Martina
    [RCA Records Nashville]

    She's Not Just A Pretty Face
    Shania Twain
    Track from: Up!
    [Mercury Records]

    Redneck Woman
    Gretchen Wilson
    Track from: Here For The Party
    [Epic Records]

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

    Engine One-Forty-Three
    Johnny Cash
    Track from: The Unbroken Circle -The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
    [Dualtone Music Group]

    In My Own Mind
    Lyle Lovett
    Track from: My Baby Don't Tolerate
    [Lost Highway Records]

    Live Like You Were Dying
    Tim McGraw
    Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
    [Curb Records]

    You Are My Flower
    Willie Nelson
    Track from: The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
    [Dualtone Music Group]

    You'll Think Of Me
    Keith Urban
    Track from: Golden Road
    [Capitol Records Nashville]

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    New San Antonio Rose
    Asleep At The Wheel
    Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
    [Shout! Factory]

    Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
    Big & Rich
    Track from: Horse Of A Different Color
    [Warner Bros.]

    You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
    Brooks & Dunn
    Track from: Red Dirt Road
    [Arista Nashville]

    Top Of The World
    Dixie Chicks
    Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
    [Columbia]

    It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
    The Notorious Cherry Bombs
    Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
    [Universal South]

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

    Hey Good Lookin'
    Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strait
    Track from: License To Chill
    [BNA Records]

    Creepin' In
    Norah Jones & Dolly Parton
    Track from: Feels Like Home
    [Blue Note]

    Portland Oregon
    Loretta Lynn & Jack White
    Track from: Van Lear Rose
    [Interscope Records]

    Pancho & Lefty
    Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith
    Track from: Outlaws And Angels
    [Lost Higwhay Records]

    Coat Of Many Colors
    Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union Station
    Track from: Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton
    [Sugar Hill Records]

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

    Billy In The Low Ground
    Asleep At The Wheel
    Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
    [Shout! Factory]

    Puppies 'N Knapsacks
    Sam Bush
    Track from: King Of My World
    [Sugar Hill Records]

    Luxury Liner
    Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad Paisley
    Track from: Heartbreak Hill
    [Sugar Hill Records]

    Earl's Breakdown
    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
    Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
    [Capitol Records - Nashville]

    Bowtie
    Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House
    [OMAC Records]

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

    It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
    Rodney Crowell & Vince Gill, songwriters (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)
    Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
    [Universal South; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music.]

    Live Like You Were Dying
    Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
    Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
    [Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]

    Miss Being Mrs.
    Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn)
    Track from: Van Lear Rose
    [Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.]

    Portland Oregon
    Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn & Jack White)
    Track from: Van Lear Rose
    [Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.]

    Redneck Woman
    John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
    Track from: Here For The Party
    [Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Hoosiermama Music & WB Music Corp.]

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    Van Lear Rose
    Loretta Lynn
    [Interscope Records]

    Live Like You Were Dying
    Tim McGraw
    [Curb Records]

    Tambourine
    Tift Merritt
    [Lost Highway]

    Be Here
    Keith Urban
    [Capitol Records Nashville]

    Here For The Party
    Gretchen Wilson
    [Epic Records]

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

    The Bluegrass Sessions
    Lynn Anderson
    [DM Records]

    Twenty Year Blues
    Nashville Bluegrass Band
    [Sugar Hill Records]

    Brand New Strings
    Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
    [Skaggs Family Records]

    Carrying On
    Ralph Stanley II
    [Rebel Records]

    A Tribute To Jimmy Martin "The King Of Bluegrass" Various Artists
    Ben Isaacs, producer
    [KOCH Records]

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