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Cooke also was a first-time winner; Cruz won her second; and Harrison, the former Beatle, earned his fourth solo Grammy " Johnny Cash, who died in September, won short form music video for "Hurt," a song about drug addiction that he recorded in 2002 Harrison died of cancer in 2001; Cruz died of a brain tumor in July; and soul singer Cooke was shot to death in 1964 "She's laughing and dancing somewhere " For his survivors, it was vindication One of its songs, the raucous "Disorder in the House," won Zevon and Bruce Springsteen the Grammy for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal He completed "The Wind" in the final months of his life, and it won contemporary folk album He'd be here digging it "His other side, which was very Sammy Davis Jr Other deceased winners were: George Harrison, "Marwa Blues," pop instrumental performance; Celia Cruz, "Regalo Del Alma," salsa-merengue album; and Sam Cooke, "Legend," short form music video , that part of him would be loving it "I really don't think it's because they passed away, I don't think it's a sympathy vote," country singer and Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs said Carter Cash, who died in May, won female country vocal performance for "Keep On the Sunny Side," and the traditional folk album trophy for "Wildwood Flower There's never been a bigger star Several deceased artists scored victories Sunday night, including two each by Warren Zevon and June Carter Cash, and one by Cash's husband, Johnny He'd be dressed in an all-cashmere suit " Zevon scored his first two career Grammy victories five months after dying of cancer Dad, what are you doing to me?" Zevon's son, Jordan, said as he accepted the award for "Disorder in the House The album has one soul but it has many hearts," he said It was his 12th career Grammy A witty and irreverent lyricist whose songs often poked fun at death and failed relationships, Zevon was a critical but not a commercial success Deceased Artists Among Top Grammy Winners Feb 9, 4:25 AM EST It's never too late to win a Grammy "I really think that it was because Johnny Cash is probably the most popular human being of our lifetime " "Well, all the people tonight when you get home â€â€? all the parents â€â€? and your kids say, `Mom, Dad, who's Warren Zevon?' Do us a favor and add an incredible father to the description These people never got me,'" said Jorge Calderon, the musician's producer and longtime friend "Oh man Winning two trophies surely would have provoked his twisted sense of humor " "My mother's heart never, it may give up in body but it never did in spirit, you know, she kept on going," said John Carter Cash, who accepted on her behalf "His hard-boiled side would say, 'I don't care about this " Skaggs' path to bluegrass statesman was roundabout " His success as a hitmaker began to wane, though, as Garth Brooks and a new wave of country acts took over in the 1990s " He wanted to capture the musicianship and energy of live bluegrass, the things that drew him to the music years ago "I feel like bluegrass was his first love and that's what he went back to The turning point was 1996 when Skaggs lost two of his biggest influences, his father and Monroe Recorded in Charleston, S skaggsfamilyreco rds Monroe gave me his mandolin to play," said Skaggs, 48, during an interview at his private studio north of Nashville Since "O Brother," the number of adults who report buying at least one bluegrass recording is up by 66 percent, to nearly 8 million people, according to the International Bluegrass Music Association His admirers range from Emmylou Harris to Kid Rock, and his distinctive guitar and mandolin playing continues to win awards and sell records "It got to the point that I didn't feel like I was new country anymore," Skaggs said Skaggs says that's the least he can do for "Mr Through the years, Monroe became Skaggs' mentor and a friend More recently, he taped two specials that will air on public television this summer com He often told him to play his music, not the record labels' 2 on the bluegrass chart Skaggs' timing was perfect He began performing with his family when he was a child in Kentucky and by 17 was playing with Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys C "I think it sowed great seeds into a lot of young kids out there," Skaggs said He also is producing a gospel album for the female trio of Barbara Fairchild, Connie Smith and his wife, Sharon White " Skaggs didn't play on the soundtrack, but last year he and his band Kentucky Thunder were part of the "Down from the Mountain" tour that celebrated the music D "I was not adding anything to the growth of country music Monroe "When I was 6 years old it was like Samuel poring the horn of oil on David when Mr One, "The Three Pickers: Legends of Bluegrass," pairs him with Doc Watson on guitar and Scruggs on banjo "Even a song like 'Country Boy' has the feel and drive of a bluegrass song," Hays said " He also felt stifled by the major labels "I see a lot of younger kids coming out to our shows "His importance to the genre can't be overstated," said Dan Hays, executive director of International Bluegrass Music Association " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Ricky Skaggs: www Crowe's New South and Harris' Hot Band, he was regarded as one of the genre's finest young talents " Skaggs' father, Hobart Skaggs, also had wanted his son to return to his roots "In many ways â€â€? how he featured instruments and the songs he chose â€â€? he stayed close to bluegrass But with Monroe's death and a new crop of artists emerging, Skaggs is now the ambassador of traditional bluegrass The collection of rural, Depression-era songs won a Grammy and sold 7 million copies 32 on the country chart and No It's great because that's really the future of bluegrass But after tasting brief chart success in 1980, he signed with a major label and switched to country "He's opened a lot of doors and reached a lot of fans "I felt like he would really want me to be playing bluegrass," Skaggs said of the man he calls "Mr After stints in J The popularity of bluegrass and other acoustic music exploded a few years later with the folksy "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" movie soundtrack Meanwhile, his new live album went to No , it includes standards like Monroe's "Uncle Pen" and Stanley's "Pig in a Pen," along with new Skaggs originals and a sparse rendition of Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle " With singers such as George Strait and Randy Travis, he was part of the new traditionalist movement that revived old-school country By 1997 Skaggs formed his own label, Skaggs Family Records, and released "Bluegrass Rules!" It was his first pure bluegrass album in 12 years, and it won him the sixth of his eight Grammys Monroe 1 hits between 1982 and '86, including "Highway 40 Blues," "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" and "Country Boy He scored 10 No Skaggs Carries on Bluegrass Tradition May 21, 1:27 PM EST Dressed in jeans and a Hawaiian shirt, bluegrass picker Ricky Skaggs still has the youthful air of the prodigy who played with heroes Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs He's one of the best at it," said Scruggs, 79, the banjo master whose three-fingered approach to playing the instrument is credited by many with giving bluegrass music its distinctive sound Skaggs wanted to record a bluegrass or gospel album, but the label executives said the projects were not commercial enough Monroe, the father of bluegrass, invited Skaggs onstage to play and sing on the Osborne Brothers' "Ruby" when he was only 6 His latest album, "Live from the Charleston Music Hall," was released in March with a strong showing on bluegrass and country charts |
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