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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. 

Grammy Awards for American Roots Music

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Beautiful Strangers. Mavis Staples

  • Best American Roots Song

    Ancient Light. Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins

  • Best Americana Album

    BIG MONEY. Jon Batiste

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Highway Prayers. Billy Strings

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Ain’t Done With The Blues. Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Preacher Kids. Robert Randolph

  • Best Folk Album

    Wild And Clear And Blue. I'm With Her

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco. Various Artists

  • Best Americana Performance

    Godspeed. Mavis Staples

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Lighthouse. Sierra Ferrell

  • Best American Roots Song

    American Dreaming. Sierra Ferrell, Melody Walker

  • Best Americana Album

    Trail Of Flowers. Sierra Ferrell

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Live Vol. 1. Billy Strings

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Swingin' Live At The Church In Tulsa. Taj Mahal

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Mileage. Ruthie Foster

  • Best Folk Album

    Woodland. Gillian Welch, David Rawlings

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Kuini. Kalani Pe'a

  • Best Americana Performance

    American Dreaming. Sierra Ferrell

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Eve Was Black. Allison Russell

  • Best American Roots Song

    Cast Iron Skillet. Jason Isbell

  • Best Americana Album

    Weathervanes. Jason Isbell

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    City Of Gold. Molly Tuttle

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    All My Love For You. Bobby Rush

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Blood Harmony. Larkin Poe

  • Best Folk Album

    Joni Mitchell At Newport [Live]. Joni Mitchell

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    New Beginnings.... Buckwheat Zydeco

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Live: Orpheum Theater NOLA. Lost Bayou Ramblers, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Best Americana Performance

    Dear Insecurity. Brandy Clark, Brandi Carlile

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Stompin' Ground. Aaron Neville, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

  • Best American Roots Song

    Just Like That. Bonnie Raitt

  • Best Americana Album

    In These Silent Days. Brandi Carlile

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Crooked Tree. Molly Tuttle, Golden Highway

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Get On Board. Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Brother Johnny. Edgar Winter

  • Best Folk Album

    Revealer. Madison Cunningham

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Live At The 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Ranky Tanky

  • Best Americana Performance

    Made Up Mind. Bonnie Raitt

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Cry. Jon Batiste

  • Best American Roots Song

    Cry. Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan

  • Best Americana Album

    Native Sons. Los Lobos

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    My Bluegrass Heart. Béla Fleck

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    I Be Trying. Cedric Burnside

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    662. Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

  • Best Folk Album

    They're Calling Me Home. Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Kau Ka Pe'a. Kalani Pe'a

  • Best American Roots Performance

    I Remember Everything. John Prine

  • Best American Roots Song

    I Remember Everything. Pat McLaughlin, John Prine

  • Best Americana Album

    World On The Ground. Sarah Jarosz

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Home. Billy Strings

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Rawer Than Raw. Bobby Rush

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?. Fantastic Negrito

  • Best Folk Album

    All The Good Times. Gillian Welch, David Rawlings

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Atmosphere. New Orleans Nightcrawlers

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Saint Honesty. Sara Bareilles

  • Best American Roots Song

    Call My Name. Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins

  • Best Americana Album

    Oklahoma. Keb'Mo'

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Tall Fiddler. Michael Cleveland

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Tall, Dark, & Handsome. Delbert McClinton

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    This Land. Gary Clark, Jr.

  • Best Folk Album

    Patty Griffin. Patty Griffin

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Good Time. Ranky Tanky

  • Best American Roots Performance

    The Joke. Brandi Carlile

  • Best American Roots Song

    The Joke. Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth

  • Best Americana Album

    By The Way, I Forgive You. Brandi Carlile

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Travelin' McCourys. The Travelin' McCourys

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    The Blues Is Alive And Well. Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Please Don't Be Dead. Fantastic Negrito

  • Best Folk Album

    All Ashore. Punch Brothers

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    No 'Ane'i. Kalani Pe'a

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Killer Diller Blues. Alabama Shakes

  • Best American Roots Song

    If We Were Vampires. Jason Isbell

  • Best Americana Album

    The Nashville Sound. Jason Isbell

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Laws Of Gravity. The Infamous Stringdusters

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    All The Rage - In Concert Volume One [Live]. Rhonda Vincent

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blue & Lonesome. Rolling Stones

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    TajMo. Taj Mahal, Keb'Mo'

  • Best Folk Album

    Mental Illness. Aimee Mann

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Kalenda. Lost Bayou Ramblers

  • Best American Roots Performance

    House Of Mercy. Sarah Jarosz

  • Best American Roots Song

    Kid Sister. Vince Gill

  • Best Americana Album

    This Is Where I Live. William Bell

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Coming Home. Mark O'Connor

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Porcupine Meat. Bobby Rush

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    The Last Days Of Oakland. Fantastic Negrito

  • Best Folk Album

    Undercurrent. Sarah Jarosz

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    E Walea. Kalani Pe'a

  • Best American Roots Performance

    See That My Grave Is Kept Clean. Mavis Staples

  • Best American Roots Song

    24 Frames. Jason Isbell

  • Best Americana Album

    Something More Than Free. Jason Isbell

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Muscle Shoals Recordings. SteelDrivers

  • Best Blues Album

    Born To Play Guitar. Buddy Guy

  • Best Folk Album

    Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn. Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Go Go Juice. Jon Cleary

  • Best American Roots Performance

    A Feather's Not A Bird. Rosanne Cash

  • Best American Roots Song

    A Feather's Not A Bird. Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal

  • Best Americana Album

    The River & The Thread. Rosanne Cash

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Earls Of Leicester. The Earls Of Leicester

  • Best Blues Album

    Step Back. Johnny Winter

  • Best Folk Album

    Remedy. Old Crow Medicine Show

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    The Legacy. Jo-El Sonnier

  • Best American Roots Song

    Love Has Come For You. Edie Brickell, Steve Martin

  • Best Americana Album

    Old Yellow Moon. Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Streets Of Baltimore. Del McCoury

  • Best Blues Album

    Get Up!. Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite

  • Best Folk Album

    My Favorite Picture Of You. Guy Clark

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Dockside Sessions. Terrance Simien

  • Best Americana Album

    Slipstream. Bonnie Raitt

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Nobody Knows You. Mike Guggino, Charles Humphrey, Woody Platt, Nicky Sanders, Graham Sharp

  • Best Blues Album

    Locked Down. Dr. John

  • Best Folk Album

    The Goat Rodeo Sessions. Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    The Band Courtbouillon. Wayne Toups, Steve Riley, Wilson Savoy

  • Best Americana Album

    Ramble At The Ryman. Levon Helm

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Paper Airplane. Alison Krauss

  • Best Blues Album

    Revelator. Tedeschi Trucks Band

  • Best Folk Album

    Barton Hollow. The Civil Wars

  • Best Regional Roots Music Album

    Rebirth Of New Orleans. Rebirth Brass Band

  • Best Americana Album

    You Are Not Alone. Mavis Staples

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Mountain Soul II. Patty Loveless

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Joined At The Hip. Pinetop Perkins & Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Living Proof. Buddy Guy

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Genuine Negro Jig. Carolina Chocolate Drops

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise. Ray LaMontagne

  • Native American Music Album

    2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit's Dance. Derek Mathews, Lita Mathews, Melonie Mathews

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    Huana Ke Aloha. Tia Carrere

  • Zydeco Or Cajun Music album

    Zydeco Junkie. Chubby Carrier

  • 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. Derek Trucks

  • Traditional Folk Album

    High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project. Loudon Wainwright

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Townes. Steve Earle

  • Native American Music Album

    Spirit Wind North. Bill Miller

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2. Daniel Ho

  • Zydeco Or Cajun Music album

    Lay Your Burden Down. Buckwheat Zydeco

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947. Ricky Skaggs

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    One Kind Favor. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    City That Care Forgot. Dr. John

  • Traditional Folk Album

    At 89. Pete Seeger

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Raising Sand. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

  • Native American Music Album

    Come To Me Great Mystery - Native American Healing Songs. Thomas A. Wasinger

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    'Ikena. Tia Carrere, Daniel Ho

  • Zydeco Or Cajun Music album

    Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Beausoleil, Michael Doucet

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Bluegrass Diaries. Jim Lauderdale

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas. Henry James Townsend, David "Honeyboy" Edwards

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    The Road To Escondido. JJ Cale, Eric Clapton

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Dirt Farmer. Levon Helm

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Washington Square Serenade. Steve Earle

  • Native American Music Album

    Totemic Flute Chants. Johnny Whitehorse

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    Treasures Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar. Daniel Ho

  • Zydeco Or Cajun Music album

    Live! Worldwide. Terrance Simien

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Instrumentals. Ricky Skaggs

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Risin' With The Blues. Ike Turner

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    After The Rain. Irma Thomas

  • Traditional Folk Album

    We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions. Bruce Springsteen

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Modern Times. Bob Dylan

  • Native American Music Album

    Dance With The Wind. Mary Youngblood

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    Legends Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Live From Maui. Various Artists

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Company We Keep. Del McCoury

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    80. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Cost Of Living. Delbert McClinton

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Fiddler's Green. Tim O'Brien

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Fair & Square. John Prine

  • Native American Music Album

    Sacred Ground - A Tribute To Mother Earth. Jim Wilson

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    Masters Of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar - Vol. 1. Various Artists

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Brand New Strings. Ricky Skaggs

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blues To The Bone. Etta James

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Keep It Simple. Keb'Mo'

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster. Various Artists

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    The Revolution Starts...Now. Steve Earle

  • Native American Music Album

    Cedar Dream Songs. Bill Miller

  • Hawaiian Music Album

    Slack Key Guitar Volume 2. Various Artists

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Live. Alison Krauss

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blues Singer. Buddy Guy

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Let's Roll. Etta James

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Wildwood Flower. June Carter Cash

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    The Wind. Warren Zevon

  • Native American Music Album

    Flying Free. Black Eagle

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Lost In The Lonesome Pines. Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley, Clinch Mountain Boys

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    A Christmas Celebration Of Hope. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Don't Give Up On Me. Solomon Burke

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Legacy. Doc Watson, David Holt

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    This Side. Nickel Creek

  • Native American Music Album

    Beneath The Raven Moon. Mary Youngblood

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    New Favorite. Alison Krauss

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Do You Get The Blues?. Jimmie Vaughan

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Nothing Personal. Delbert McClinton

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Down From The Mountain. (Various Artists)

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Love And Theft. Bob Dylan

  • Native American Music Album

    Bless The People - Harmonized Peyote Songs. Verdell Primeaux, Johnny Mike

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Grass Is Blue. Dolly Parton

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Riding With The King. B.B. King, Eric Clapton

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Shoutin’ In Key. Taj Mahal

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Public Domain - Songs From The Wild Land. Dave Alvin

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Red Dirt Girl. Emmylou Harris

  • Native American Music Album

    Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow. Tom Bee, Douglas Spotted Eagle

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Ancient Tones. Ricky Skaggs

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blues On The Bayou. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Take Your Shoes Off. Robert Cray

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Press On. June Carter Cash

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Mule Variations. Tom Waits

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Bluegrass Rules!. Ricky Skaggs

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Any Place I'm Going. Otis Rush

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Slow Down. Keb'Mo'

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Long Journey Home. The Chieftains

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. Lucinda Williams

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    So Long So Wrong. Alison Krauss

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Don't Look Back. John Lee Hooker

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Señor Blues. Taj Mahal

  • Traditional Folk Album

    L'amour Ou La Folie. Beausoleil

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Time Out Of Mind. Bob Dylan

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    True Life Blues - The Songs Of Bill Monroe. (Various Artists)

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Deep In The Blues. James Cotton

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Just Like You. Keb'Mo'

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Pete. Pete Seeger

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    The Ghost Of Tom Joad. Bruce Springsteen

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Unleashed. Nashville Bluegrass Band

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Chill Out. John Lee Hooker

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Slippin' In. Buddy Guy

  • Traditional Folk Album

    South Coast. Ramblin' Jack Elliott

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Wrecking Ball. Emmylou Harris

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Great Dobro Sessions. (Various Artists)

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    From The Cradle. Eric Clapton

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Father Father. Pops Staples

  • Traditional Folk Album

    World Gone Wrong. Bob Dylan

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    American Recordings. Johnny Cash

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go. Nashville Bluegrass Band

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blues Summit. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Feels Like Rain. Buddy Guy

  • Traditional Folk Album

    The Celtic Harp. The Chieftains

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Other Voices/Other Rooms. Nanci Griffith

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Every Time You Say Goodbye. Alison Krauss

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Goin' Back To New Orleans. Dr. John

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    The Sky Is Crying. Stevie Ray Vaughan

  • Traditional Folk Album

    An Irish Evening - Live At The Grand Opera House, Belfast. The Chieftains

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Another Country. The Chieftains

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Spring Training. Carl Jackson, John Starling

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Live At The Apollo. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Damn Right, I've Got The Blues. Buddy Guy

  • Traditional Folk Album

    The Civil War - Original Soundtrack. (Various Artists)

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    The Missing Years. John Prine

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    I've Got That Old Feeling. Alison Krauss

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Live At San Quentin. B.B. King

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Family Style. Vaughan Brothers

  • Traditional Folk Album

    On Praying Ground. Doc Watson

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Steady On. Shawn Colvin

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    The Valley Road. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bruce Hornsby

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    I'm In The Mood. Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    In Step. Stevie Ray Vaughan

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, Vol. II. (Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir)

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Indigo Girls. Indigo Girls

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Southern Flavor. Bill Monroe

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Hidden Charms. Willie Dixon

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark. Robert Cray

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Folkways -- A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly. (Various Artists)

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Tracy Chapman. Tracy Chapman

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Houseparty New Orleans Style. Professor Longhair

  • Best Contemporary Blues Album

    Strong Persuader. Robert Cray

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Shaka Zulu. Ladysmith Black Mambazo

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Unfinished Business. Steve Goodman

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Showdown!. Robert Cray, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Riding The Midnight Train. Doc Watson

  • Contemporary Folk Album

    Tribute To Steve Goodman. Al Bunetta, Dan Einstein, Hank Neuberger

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    My Guitar Sings The Blues. B.B. King

  • Traditional Folk Album

    My Toot Toot. Rockin' Sidney

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blues Explosion. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Koko Taylor

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Elizabeth Cotten Live!. Elizabeth Cotten

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Blues 'N' Jazz. B.B. King

  • Traditional Folk Album

    I'm Here. Clifton Chenier

  • Best Traditional Blues Album

    Alright Again. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Queen Ida & The Bon Temps Zydeco Band On Tour. Queen Ida

  • Traditional Folk Album

    There Must Be A Better World Somewhere. B.B. King

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Rare Blues. (Various Artists)

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live. Muddy Waters

  • Traditional Folk Album

    I'm Ready. Muddy Waters

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Hard Again. Muddy Waters

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Mark Twang. John Hartford

  • Traditional Folk Album

    The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album. Muddy Waters

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Two Days In November. Merle Watson, Doc Watson

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Then And Now. Doc Watson

  • Traditional Folk Album

    The London Muddy Waters Session. Muddy Waters

  • Traditional Folk Album

    They Call Me Muddy Waters. Muddy Waters

  • Traditional Folk Album

    Good Feelin'. T-Bone Walker

  • Best Folk Performance

    Clouds. Joni Mitchell

  • Best Folk Performance

    Both Sides Now. Judy Collins

  • Best Folk Performance

    Gentle On My Mind. John Hartford

  • Best Folk Performance

    Blues In The Street. Cortelia Clark

  • Best Folk Performance

    An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba. Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba

  • Best Folk Performance

    We'll Sing In The Sunshine. Gale Garnett

  • Best Folk Performance

    Blowin' In The Wind. Peter, Paul And Mary

  • Best Folk Performance

    If I Had A Hammer. Peter, Paul And Mary

  • Best Folk Performance

    Belafonte Folk Singers At Home And Abroad. Belafonte Folk Singers

  • Best Folk Performance

    Swing Dat Hammer. Harry Belafonte

  • Best Folk Performance

    The Kingston Trio At Large. Kingston Trio

Previous Winners

Beautiful Strangers

Mavis Staples

BIG MONEY

Jon Batiste

Highway Prayers

Billy Strings

Ain’t Done With The Blues

Buddy Guy

Preacher Kids

Robert Randolph

Wild And Clear And Blue

I'm With Her

A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco

Various Artists

Godspeed

Mavis Staples

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