Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance

The Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance , in German "Grammy Award for the Best American Roots Performance", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy since 2015 . The award goes to artists for songs from the field of roots music .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance . The award given to the performer was first given to Rosanne Cash at the 2015 Grammy Awards for the song A Feather's Not a Bird . According to the Recording Academy, the award spans all sub-genres of the American roots categories, including Americana , bluegrass , blues , folk, and other forms of regional roots music. The category is intended for solo performers, duos, groups and other collaborations and only applies to singles or tracks.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	title	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2015	Rosanne Cash	United States	A Feather's Not a Bird	Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal - Statesboro Blues Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas - And When I Die Keb 'Mo' featuring the California Feet Warmers - The Old Me Better Nickel Creek - Destination
2016	Mavis Staples	United States	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn - And Am I Born to Die Buddy Guy - Born to Play Guitar Milk Carton Kids - City of Our Lady Punch Brothers - Julep
2017	Sarah Jarosz	United States	House of Mercy	The Avett Brothers - Ain't No Man Blind Boys of Alabama - Mother's Children Have a Hard Time Rhiannon Giddens - Factory Girl Lori McKenna - Wreck You
2018	Alabama shakes	United States	Killer Diller Blues	Blind Boys of Alabama - Let My Mother Live Glen Campbell - Arkansas Farmboy Leonard Cohen - Steer Your Way Alison Krauss - I Never Cared for You
2019	Brandi Carlile	United States	The Joke	Sean Ardoin - Kick Rocks Jon Batiste - Saint James Infirmary Blues Anderson East - All on My Mind Willie Nelson - Last Man Standing
2020 January 26th, 2020	Sara Bareilles	United States	Saint Honesty	Calexico and Iron & Wine - Father Mountain Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi - I'm on My Way I'm with Her - Call My Name Yola - Faraway Look

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Accessed April 20, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Accessed April 20, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best American Roots Performance. Accessed April 20, 2019 .