‘O Brother’ Soundtrack Rules 44th Annual Grammy Awards
The soundtrack to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? was the surprise winner at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, presented on February 27 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The multi-platinum album took home five Grammys including the coveted Album of The Year award, besting works by U2, Bob Dylan, OutKast and India.Arie. Produced by BMI songwriter/producer T Bone Burnett who was named Producer of the Year, the bluegrass soundtrack features BMI talents Norman Blake, The Cox Family, Fairfield Four, John Hartford, Alison Krauss, The Soggy Bottom Boys (featuring Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen and Pat Enright), Ralph Stanley, The Stanley Brothers and Gillian Welch. The album also won Best Compilation Soundtrack Album, Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom Boys, and Best Male Country Vocal for "O Death" by Ralph Stanley. It was 75-year-old Stanley's first Grammy.
 O Brother, Where Art Thou? |  Alison Krauss |
Alison Krauss and her band Union Station were also among the night's top winners, picking up the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy for New Favorite and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Lucky One." The track also won Best Country Song for songwriter Robert Lee Castleman.
 BMI's Robbin Ahrold with John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants, winner of the Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media ("Boss of Me" from Malcolm in the Middle) |
Other Country category winners included Best Country Instrumental Performance for the remake of the Earl Scruggs classic "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" from his latest CD, Earl Scruggs and Friends, adding to the seven out of eight Country Grammys earned by BMI stars. BMI songwriter/artists also made an impressive show in several other categories, including Jazz, Gospel, Latin and Blues.
Other BMI Grammy Award winners included two each for Mel Brooks, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, as well as a statuette each for Linkin Park for Best Hard Rock Performance, Enya for Best New Age Album, and Lil' Kim and Mya for Best Pop Collaboration on the remake of the Patti LaBelle classic "Lady Marmalade."
Complete List of BMI's Grammy Award Winners:
T Bone Burnett
Producer of the Year
Album of the Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Best Traditional Folk Album (Down From the Mountain)
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Best Country Performance by Duo or Group ("Lucky One")
Best Bluegrass Album (New Favorite)
The Soggy Bottom Boys (Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen and Pat Enright)
Album of the Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Best Country Collaboration ("I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow")
Mel Brooks
Best Musical Show Album (The Producers)
Best Long Form Music Video ("Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks")
Bel� Fleck
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" from Children's Corner)
Best Classical Crossover Album (Perpetual Motion)
Edgar Meyer
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" from Children's Corner)
Best Classical Crossover Album (Perpetual Motion)
Ralph Stanley
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Best Male Country Vocal Performance ("O Death")
Norman Blake
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
The Cox Family
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Fairfield Four
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
John Hartford
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Gillian Welch
Album Of The Year (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
Lil’ Kim
Best Pop Collaboration ("Lady Marmalade")
Mya
Best Pop Collaboration ("Lady Marmalade")
Brian Eno (PRS), producer
Record Of The Year ("Walk On")
Eric Clapton (PRS)
Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Reptile")
Janet Jackson
Best Dance Recording ("All For You")
Sade (PRS)
Best Pop Vocal Album (Lover's Rock)
Harry Connick, Jr.
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (Songs I Heard)
Lucinda Williams
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Get Right With God")
Linkin Park
Best Hard Rock Performance ("Crawling")
Scott Underwood (Train)
Best Rock Song ("Drops of Jupiter")
Dolly Parton
Best Female Country Vocal Performance ("Shine")
Earl Scruggs
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Glen Duncan
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Randy Scruggs
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Vince Gill
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Marty Stuart
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Gary Scruggs
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Albert Lee
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Jerry Douglas
Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
Robert Lee Castleman
Best Country Song ("Lonely One")
Enya (IMRO)
Best New Age Album (A Day Without Rain)
Michael Brecker
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ("Chan's Song")
Sonny Rollins
Best Jazz Instrumental Album (This Is What I Do)
Charlie Haden
Best Latin Jazz Album (Nocturne)
DC Talk
Best Rock Gospel Album (Solo)
CeCe Winans
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (CeCe Winans)
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album (Spirit of the Century)
Yolanda Adams
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album (The Experience)
Freddy Fender
Best Latin Pop Album (La Musica De Baldemar Huerta)
Robert Blades
Best Salsa Album (Encore)
Ram�n Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte
Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album (En Vivo...El Hombre Y Su Musica)
Jimmie Vaughan
Best Traditional Blues Album (Do You Get The Blues?)
Delbert McClinton
Best Contemporary Blues Album (Nothing Personal)
Verdell Primeaux
Best Native American Music Album (Bless the People - Harmonized Peyote Songs)
Johnny Mike
Best Native American Music Album (Bless the People - Harmonized Peyote Songs)
Jimmy Sturr
Best Polka Album (Gone Polka)
John Flansburgh
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media ("Boss of Me" from Malcolm in the Middle)
John Linnell
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media ("Boss of Me" from Malcolm in the Middle)
Deep Dish
Best Remixed Recording ("Thank You" [Deep Dish Vocal Remix])
Larry Combs
Best Instrumental Soloist (Strauss Wind Concertos)
Christopher Rouse
Best Classical Contemporary Composition ("Rouse: Concert De Gaud� For Guitar And Orchestra")
Chris Thile
Best Classical Crossover Album (Perpetual Motion)
Bootsy Collins
Best Short Form Music Video ("Weapon of Choice")
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