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Genre
American Roots Music
Wins*
686
Nominations*
3269
2017 - 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners
Best American Roots Performance
Killer Diller Blues
Alabama Shakes
Best American Roots Song
If We Were Vampires
Best Americana Album
The Nashville Sound
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
Best Bluegrass Album
All The Rage - In Concert Volume One [Live]
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
Best Traditional Blues Album
Blue & Lonesome
Rolling Stones
Best Contemporary Blues Album
TajMo
Taj Mahal
Best Folk Album
Mental Illness
Aimee Mann
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kalenda
Lost Bayou Ramblers
All Nominations From This Genre
*Through the 66th GRAMMY Awards
Music Facts: American Roots Music
American roots music is inspired by a variety of genres like folk, traditional country, Tejano, blues, and gospel.
American roots music has a powerful history, including 1960s youth singing protest anthems, labor organizers belting "union songs," and enslaved African Americans singing spirituals.
Recent GRAMMY winners for Best American Roots Performance include John Prine, Sara Bareilles and Alabama Shakes.