Sturgill Simpson, Lucinda Williams win Americana awards, Country accompanist Sturgill Simpson and singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, both all-embracing genre-bending artists, took home top ceremoniousness at the Americana Ceremoniousness and Awards show.
The Kentucky-born Simpson, who was touring and not accessible to acquire the cost in accepting at the roots music awards appearance Wednesday night, won for artisan of the year and song of the year for his consciousness-expanding bank jam, "Turtles All the Way Down."
His producer, Dave Cobb, accustomed the song of the year accolade on his account and recalled accepting in the flat if Simpson came up with the memorable lyrics about "reptile aliens fabricated of light."
"When he came up with the reptilian line, I couldn't authority it in," Cobb said. "It was absolutely hard."
Williams, who has been labeled a country, folk and bedrock artist, won anthology of the year for her 2014 bifold album, "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone."
"I am up adjoin such absurd talent. This is such an honor, and it's really, absolutely moving," Williams said.
Shakey Graves, the Austin, Texas-based artisan whose accustomed name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia, took home the arising artisan award.
"This is a continuous, massive, semi-religious acquaintance for me," he said of accepting the accolade at the celebrated Ryman Auditorium.
Guitarist and ambassador John Leventhal was awarded the instrumentalist of the year, and The Mavericks were awarded duo/group of the year.
Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, the roots music appearance featured performances by The Eagles bagman and songwriter Don Henley, Keb' Mo', Lee Ann Womack and Ricky Skaggs.
Henley, who performed a song from his new abandoned anthology advancing out after this ages alleged "Cass County," accustomed a lifetime accomplishment accolade and declared himself as an artisan who "curates and cultivates traditions."
Also accustomed with lifetime accomplishment awards were songwriters Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, '60s folk accompanist Buffy Sainte-Marie and Latin rockers Los Lobos.
The Kentucky-born Simpson, who was touring and not accessible to acquire the cost in accepting at the roots music awards appearance Wednesday night, won for artisan of the year and song of the year for his consciousness-expanding bank jam, "Turtles All the Way Down."His producer, Dave Cobb, accustomed the song of the year accolade on his account and recalled accepting in the flat if Simpson came up with the memorable lyrics about "reptile aliens fabricated of light."
"When he came up with the reptilian line, I couldn't authority it in," Cobb said. "It was absolutely hard."
Williams, who has been labeled a country, folk and bedrock artist, won anthology of the year for her 2014 bifold album, "Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone."
"I am up adjoin such absurd talent. This is such an honor, and it's really, absolutely moving," Williams said.
Shakey Graves, the Austin, Texas-based artisan whose accustomed name is Alejandro Rose-Garcia, took home the arising artisan award.
"This is a continuous, massive, semi-religious acquaintance for me," he said of accepting the accolade at the celebrated Ryman Auditorium.
Guitarist and ambassador John Leventhal was awarded the instrumentalist of the year, and The Mavericks were awarded duo/group of the year.
Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, the roots music appearance featured performances by The Eagles bagman and songwriter Don Henley, Keb' Mo', Lee Ann Womack and Ricky Skaggs.
Henley, who performed a song from his new abandoned anthology advancing out after this ages alleged "Cass County," accustomed a lifetime accomplishment accolade and declared himself as an artisan who "curates and cultivates traditions."
Also accustomed with lifetime accomplishment awards were songwriters Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, '60s folk accompanist Buffy Sainte-Marie and Latin rockers Los Lobos.
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