Artist

Lee Ann Womack

Wins

1

Nominations

14

Category

Country American Roots Music

Biography

"I don't sing country music because I'm not capable of singing other kinds of music; I sing it because I think it's the most beautiful kind of music there is."

  • Born Aug. 19, 1966, in Jacksonville, Texas
     
  • Womack achieved her commercial breakthrough came with her third studio album, 2000's I Hope You Dance, which reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200. In 1999 she scored her first Top 40 hit with "I'll Think Of A Reason Later."
     
  • The country singer/songwriter earned her first career GRAMMY for 2002 for Best Country Collaborations With Vocals for "Mendocino County Line" with Willie Nelson.
     
  • Before her recording career, she interned at the A&R department of MCA Records in Nashville.
     
  • In 2013 Womack participated in a panel discussion at the GRAMMY Museum titled The Drop: Divided & United — Music of the Civil War. Following the discussion, Womack performed along with fellow panelists Chris Hillman and John Doe.
     
  • During a tour in 2010 with Reba McEntire and George Strait, Womack joined forces with General Mills and international humanitarian organization CARE to raise money in support of economic and educational opportunities for women in Malawi.

 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Lee Ann Womack

  • Best American Roots Song

    All The Trouble. Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack, Adam Wright

  • Best Americana Album

    The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone. Lee Ann Womack

  • Best Country Solo Performance

    Chances Are. Lee Ann Womack

  • Best Contemporary Country Album

    The Way I'm Livin'. Lee Ann Womack

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    Solitary Thinkin'. Lee Ann Womack

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Everything But Quits. Lee Ann Womack, George Strait

  • Best Contemporary Country Album

    Call Me Crazy. Lee Ann Womack

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    Last Call. Lee Ann Womack

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    I May Hate Myself In The Morning. Lee Ann Womack

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Mendocino County Line. Willie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    Something Worth Leaving Behind. Lee Ann Womack

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    I Hope You Dance (Track). Lee Ann Womack

  • Best Contemporary Country Album

    I Hope You Dance (Album). Lee Ann Womack

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    A Little Past Little Rock (Single). Lee Ann Womack

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