Last weekend, voting started for the Grammys, and there are 140 Louisiana artists and another handful of Louisiana-associated projects that are up for consideration. Voting on these initial nominations will continue until December 1, and the top five in each category will be the ones then voted on to actually win the awards. If you’re a voting member of NARAS, keep you eye on these artists and support local if you can:
Louisiana Artists:
Trace Adkins, Sean Ardoin, Bayou Deville, Kenyatta Beasley, Holley Bendtsen & Amasa Miller, Tab Benoit, Big Daddy O, Big J & the Zydeco Dog Pound, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Bionica, Birdman (Bryan Williams), Terence Blanchard, Mia Borders, John Boutte & Newbirth Brass Band, Lillian Boutte, Brooks & Dunn, Koray Broussard, Maurice Brown, Big Al Carson, Chubby Carrier, Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet (opera), Bobby Charles, Fred Clark, Harry Connick, Jr., Chris Cortez, Susan Cowsill, Curren$y, Benjy Davis Project, Kristin Diable, Dr. John, Dwayne Dopsie, Andrew Duhon, Jay Electronica, Ensemble Fatien, Feufollet, Galactic, Garage A Trois, Garden District Trio, Mary Gauthier, Goldman & Guyland, Grandpa Elliott, Guitar Slim, Jr., Buddy Guy, High Performance, Honey Island Swamp Band, Imagination Movers, Jivin’ Gene, Juvenile, Sammy Kershaw, Little Freddie King, Bryan Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lil Fallay, Lil Pookie, Lil Wayne, Bobby Love, Marsalis Family, Ellis Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Joel Martin, Travis Matte, Tim McGraw, Sarah Jane McMahon, D.L. Menard, Lindsey Mendez, John Mooney, Stanton Moore, Mutemath, Kevin Naquin, Sammy Naquin, Kenny Neal, Aaron Neville, Charles Neville, Nova NOLA, Ntoonsoul, Anders Osborne, Matt Perrine, Pine Leaf Boys, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Radiators, Jo Jo Reed, The Revivalists, Step Rideau, Kermit Ruffins, Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights, Christian Scott, Cindy Scott, Brian Seeger, Amanda Shaw, Harry Shearer, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Britney Spears, Steel Magnolia, Marc Stone, Tank & the Zydeco Codebreakerz, Leroy Thomas, Tin Men, Wayne Toups, Allen Toussaint, Horace Trahan, John Trahan, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, Trombone Shorty, The Vettes, Jaze Wade, Cedric Watson, Chip Wilson & Jesse Moore, Brice Winston and Young Money.
Louisiana Engineer/Producer Entries:
Al Berard, Mark Bingham, Charlie Chadwick, Ben Ellman, Tracey Freeman, Wesley Fontenot, Dave Fortman, Bob Holbrook, Sammy Holbrook, Misha Kachkachishvili, Joshua Murrell, Brian Seeger and John Trahan.
Compilations Featuring Louisiana Artists:
Arif Mardin: All My Friends Are Here (featuring Dr. John & Victor Goines), Treme Season One soundtrack (many Louisiana artists), True Blood, Season Two soundtrack (songs by CC Adcock and Lucinda Williams), Icons Among Us (features various Louisiana artists) and Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert (features various Louisiana artists).
Other Louisiana-related Recordings:
Eric Clapton (recorded at Piety Street Studios in New Orleans), Luke Bryan (featuring songs by Jim McCormick, Louisiana native), Jamey Johnson (featuring songs by Jim McCormick, Louisiana native), Lynyrd Skynyrd (featuring songs by Bud Tower, New Orleans songwriter), Sugarland (featuring Annie Clements, Travis McNabb and songs by Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra), Brendan James (songs by Kevin Griffin), The Futureheads (songs by David Craig, Louisiana songwriter), Mudvayne (produced by Dave Fortman, co-owner of Balance Productions in Louisiana), Jazz at Lincoln Center (Wynton Marsalis and Victor Goines, New Orleans native jazz musicians), Sjuwana Byers (Signed to Rampart Street Music, a New Orleans record label), Mitch Woods (recorded in Louisiana and featuring Louisiana musicians) and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (recorded in Louisiana and featuring Louisiana musicians).
Our list comes from Louisiana Economic Development, and they recognize it may not be complete. If you’ve got a project up for Grammy consideration, are from Louisiana and are not on this list, let us know.
