Artist

T Bone Burnett

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"Risk is what separates the artist from the artisan."

Born Joseph Henry Burnett III Jan. 14, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri.
T Bone Burnett released his first solo album, Truth Decay, in 1980. Throughout his extensive career, he has produced albums for artists such as the Counting Crows, Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp, the Wallflowers, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and Elton John and Leon Russell. He has also contributed music to films such as The Thing Called Love, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Crazy Heart, Walk The Line, and The Hunger Games.
He won four GRAMMYs for his contribution to the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, including Album Of The Year and Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. At the 55th GRAMMY Awards, Burnett made his GRAMMY stage debut as part of a tribute to Levon Helm alongside Mavis Staples, Elton John and Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard, among others.
Burnett was a touring musician on Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour in 1975–1976.
The GRAMMY winner was honored with the President's Merit Award at the 2011 Producers & Engineers Wing GRAMMY Week celebration in recognition of his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.
Burnett served as the musical director for the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Tom Petty. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.

2025 • 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2013 • 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Abraham's Daughter (From The Hunger Games). T Bone Burnett, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne
Best Song Written For Visual Media

Safe & Sound (From The Hunger Games). T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams

2011 • 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Crazy Heart. Stephen Bruton, T Bone Burnett
Best Song Written For Visual Media

The Weary Kind (From Crazy Heart). Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett

2010 • 52nd Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2009 • 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2008 • 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Across The Universe. T Bone Burnett, Teese Gohl, Elliot Goldenthal

2007 • 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. T Bone Burnett
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Walk The Line. Joaquin Phoenix

2005 • 47th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Cold Mountain. T Bone Burnett
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. T Bone Burnett
Best Song Written For Visual Media

The Scarlet Tide (From Cold Mountain). T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello

2004 • 46th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

2002 • 44th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

. T Bone Burnett
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

O Brother, Where Art Thou?. T Bone Burnett
Album Of The Year

O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack. T Bone Burnett, Peter Kurland, Mike Piersante, Gavin Lurssen
Traditional Folk Album