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”