The Del McCoury Band wins the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album
Grover C. McCoury III
AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS PLAYING BLUEGRASS, DEL MCCOURY WINS HIS FIRST GRAMMY
AWARD
Los Angeles - CA -- The most awarded band in Bluegrass history, The Del
McCoury Band, was a first time winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. The
band won for "Best Bluegrass Album" for their latest album, The Company We
Keep.
Del was on cloud nine after receiving the award. "After being inducted into
the Grand Ole Opry in 2003, I thought, this is it, what more could I ever
ask for...but winning the Grammy is definitely a highlight. It's a
tremendous honor to be recognized by my peers. The fact that this is on my
own label makes it even more special."
The Company We Keep was the second album on McCoury's own label, McCoury
Music. The label's first release, It's Just the Night, was nominated for the
same award in 2004. The fact that Mr. McCoury has control over his
recordings and musical legacy is an accomplishment in and of itself. He is
one of the few bluegrass artists who has some semblance of control over his
recording career, a rare feat in any musical genre. Over the last few years
he has also been patiently reclaiming his rights to old masters and
copyrights. "That's a big job," McCoury says, "but this way I'll have
something to pass onto my kids and grandkids. That's important."
The Company We Keep, pairs Del with top songwriters Harley Allen ("The
Little Girl") and the legendary Don Schlitz to produce three new songs - the
largest number of McCoury contributions to an album in more than a decade -
while showing off "Del and the boys" ongoing mastery of the high lonesome
sound. Blending classic bluegrass sounds with distinctive, left-of-center
material, The Company We Keep underlines the Del McCoury Band's unique
control of their music and confirms their status as unsurpassed ambassadors
of bluegrass. "Impeccable virtuosity" says the Chicago Tribune and the
Washington Post proclaimed Del a "national treasure". Reviews for Company
have included statements like "...impeccable virtuosity" (Chicago Tribune),
"McCoury is a national treasure" (Washington Post) and "musicianship of the
highest caliber" (Harp). Del says of the album, "This is the most personal
album I've ever done. It's an album of really hardcore bluegrass songs."
Since 1992 , the Del Mccoury Band has dominated the International Bluegrass
Music Association's annual awards with a total of nearly 40 individual and
group citations from the IBMA - including a whopping nine "Entertainer of
the Year" honors. They are regular headliners at nearly all major folk,
bluegrass and country festivals, taking their shimmering, inclusive brand of
hill-country magic to clubs, concert halls and television shows in between.
They've also appeared at some of the world's largest and most prominent
festivals including Bonnaroo, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in S an Francisco,
and the Newport Folk Festival. High profile television appearances include
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Late Show with David Letterman," and
"Sessions on West 54th."
The Del McCoury Band has recently completed their very first all gospel
album, "The Promised Land", set to hit stores in May.
Wayne...@aol.com
give their names and what they do, a little history.
Grover C. McCoury III
release - the web site for my uncle Del...
<Wayne...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1139701916....@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
DaveW
know about this band??? If not... Google works a little better than
complaining about it.
Michael Hofer
local pickin buds was up for one with Audie Blaylock , but were beat out.
Competition is fierce not to meniton the politics.
good pickin to you
Michael
"Grover C. McCoury III" <gcmc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:qIWdnU-8Ard...@adelphia.com...
kateh
"Grover C. McCoury III" wrote ...
> From www.DelMcCouryBand.com :
>
> AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS PLAYING BLUEGRASS, DEL MCCOURY WINS HIS FIRST GRAMMY
> AWARD
> Los Angeles - CA -- The most awarded band in Bluegrass history, The Del
> McCoury Band, was a first time winner at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.
> The band won for "Best Bluegrass Album" for their latest album, The
> Company We Keep.
Awesome! Congrats to Del McCoury Band! :)
Thanks for posting this, Grover. I'll pass it on to our little
pickers......though, I hesitate to pump them up too much/too soon before
Wintergrass. :)
KateH :)
KingCountryI@aol.com (Noah Tall)
>
> AFTER NEARLY 50 YEARS PLAYING BLUEGRASS, DEL MCCOURY WINS HIS FIRST GRAMMY
> AWARD<
Please. Lay off the moonshine ! :) There HASN'T been a single bluegrass
award in the last 15 years that didn't go to either Del McCoury OR
Alison Krauss. :)
Is it any wonder why the genre has gone belly - up ? :) LOL
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RB
> There HASN'T been a single bluegrass
> award in the last 15 years that didn't go to either Del McCoury OR
> Alison Krauss. :)
Read the not-so-fine print: GRAMMY Award.
Donald_Borchelt
the first year?
- Don Borchelt
"RB" <vw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vwram-817D6C....@news.telus.net...
Donald_Borchelt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Bluegrass_Album
- Don Borchelt
"Donald_Borchelt" <djb...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:iLOdnRN5caXOvGze...@comcast.com...
improbable cowgirl
winners for 2006.
http://www.cmt.com/music/events/grammys/2006/nominees.jhtml
-cowgirl