Genre
American Roots Music
Wins*
686
Nominations*
3269
2009 - 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners
Best Americana Album
Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
Best Bluegrass Album
The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo
Steve Martin
Best Traditional Blues Album
A Stranger Here
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Already Free
The Derek Trucks Band
Best Traditional Folk Album
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
Loudon Wainwright
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Townes
Steve Earle
Best Hawaiian Music Album
Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2
Best Native American Music Album
Spirit Wind North
Bill Miller
Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album
Lay Your Burden Down
Buckwheat Zydeco
All Nominations From This Genre
*Through the 65th 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.