Louisiana Artists Among Grammy Nominees

The nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. There's a few Louisiana artists that are among them! Keep reading to find out who the Louisiana natives are that are nominated.

From WWL:

Toussaint earned two nominations, in the Best Americana Album category for his album "Songbook," and for a song on that same Rounder CD, "Shrimp Po-Boy, Dressed." It was nominated for Best American Roots Song. Singer-songwriter Steve Earle, an early cast member of the HBO series "Treme" is also nominated in that song category.

The New Orleans based Hot 8 Brass Band is also a first time nominee, gaining its nomination in the Best Regional Roots Music Album for their album "The Life & Times Of…The Hot 8 Brass Band."  Also nominated in that category are Louisiana Cajun and zydeco artists Zachary Richard and Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience.

New Orleans native Terence Blanchard earned a nomination in the category of Best Improvised Jazz Solo, for the song "Don't Run," a track from his "Magnetic" album on Blue Note Records.  Blanchard has won four previous Grammys.

n album by New Orleans native Andrew Duhon is nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.  The singer-songwriter's folk pop album "The Moorings" was released in April and earned a nomination for the team of Trina Shoemaker and Eric Conn.
New Orleans-based Bishop Paul S. Morton, of the Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church, earned a nomination in the best gospel album category.  His son, songwriter PJ Morton, earned a nomination as well for "Only One," the track he wrote for Stevie Wonder, which is nominated in the category of Best R&B Song.  The song was produced in part by the Cash Money label, founded in New Orleans.
Singer-songwriter Bobby Rush, a native of Claiborne Parish in north Louisiana, earned a nomination in the Best Blues Album category for "Down in Louisiana."
Louisiana native Hunter Hayes, of Breaux Bridge, earned a nomination for Best Country Solo Performance this year.

 

Something else to note, PJ Morton also plays keyboard in Maroon 5.

The Grammy Awards will be televised live on January 26th.