12/09/16: 2017 Grammy Nominees Congratulations to former Sunflower River Blues Festival headliners who have been nominated for 2017 Grammy Awards announced this week: Best Americana album: William Bell - "This is Where I Live" Best Traditional Blues Album: Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars) - "Blues & Ballads (A Folksingers Songbook) Volumes I and II" Bobby Rush - "Porcupine Meat" Vasti Jackson - "The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers" Grammy Nominees who have performed at recent Coahoma Community College Lyceum Concerts: Best World Music Album: Ladysmith Black Mambazo - "Walking in the Footsteps of our Fathers" Best Americana Roots: The Blind Boys of Alabama - "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" Best Americana Roots Performance: "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time" |