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Grammy Awards 2001

Story and Photos by Glenda S. Paradee

The 43RD Annual Grammy Awards were held February 21, 2001 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

The Winners List:

Best Female Country Vocal Performance: Breathe, Faith Hill, Track from: Breathe, Warner Bros. Records

Best Male Country vocal Performance: Solitary Man, Johnny Cash, Track from: American III-Solitary Man, American/Columbia Records

Best Country Song: I Hope You Dance, Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers, songwriters, sung by Lee Ann Womack, Track from: I Hope You Dance, MCA Nashville

Best Country Album: Breathe, Faith Hill, Warner Bros. Records

Best Bluegrass Album: The Grass Is Blue, Dolly Parton, Sugar Hill Records

Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal: Cherokee Maiden, Asleep At The Wheel, Track from: Ride With Bob, DreamWorks Records Nashville

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Let’s Make Love, Faith Hill & Tim McGraw, Track from: Breathe, Warner Bros. Records

Best Country Instrumental Performance: Leaving Cottondale, Alison Brown with Bela Fleck, Track from: Fair Weather, Compass Records

Best Southern, Country, or bluegrass Gospel Album: Soldier of The Cross, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Skaggs Family Records

Best Contemporary Folk Album: Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris, Nonesuch Records

Best Classical Crossover Album: Appalachian Journey, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark 0’Connor, Alison Krauss, James Taylor

Best Musical Album For Children: Woody’s Roundup Featuring Riders In The Sky, Riders In The Sky, Walt Disney Records

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Both Sides Now, Joni Mitchell

Best New Artist: Shelby Lynne

To see all the winners of the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, check out: www.grammy.com

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