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2005 Americana Honors and Awards Held in Nashville
The
Americana Music Association held its annual Americana Honors & Awards
show on September 9 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The
show featured performances by some of the biggest names in Americana on
the original stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
Jim
Lauderdale served as emcee of the program and performed "Paint and
Glass" from his 2004 release Headed for the Hills.
Lauderdale was joined on stage by Buddy Miller who led the house band for
the show. The show
kicked off with performances by Todd Snider ("Nashville"),
Raul Malo ("Remember") and The Duhks ("Dance Hall
Girls"). The New
Emerging Artist of the Year award was presented to Mary Gautier whose
debut release Mercy Now has received considerable praise. The award
was presented by last year's winner, Mindy Smith. Steve
Earle then took the stage to perform the title track from his 2004 release
The Revolution Starts Now. Despite a recent all-acoustic tour
with new wife Allison Moorer, Earle showed he that he can still rock with
an electric guitar in hand and the house band providing solid support. Earle
then presented the AMA Lifetime Achievement Award to longtime friend Marty
Stuart. Stuart noted that his career had begun on the same Ryman
Auditorium stage exactly 33 years earlier with Lester Flatts on the Grand
Ole Opry. After accepting the award, Stuart and his band launch into
an inspiring version of "It's Time To Go Home" from his
new country-gospel release, Souls' Chapel. The
Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award was presented to Judy Collins who
accepted the award and performed "Amazing Grace." The Song
of the Year Award was presented to the late Mark Heard for "Worry
Too Much." Buddy Miller, who performed the track on his
latest release Universal United House of Prayer, accepted the award
on behalf of Heard. Miller later received the award for Album of the
Year for Universal United House of Prayer. Emmylou
Harris presented the AMA Lifetime Achievement for Songwriting honor to Guy
Clark. After singing Clark's "Old Friends" backed
by a who's who of Americana artists, Harris joined Clark to perform "Dublin
Blues" which was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the
evening. Billy Bob
Thornton presented the Artist of the Year award to John Prine.
Thornton accepted the award for Prine who was unavailable due to touring
commitments. Solomon
Burke provided another highlight of the evening by performing Hank
Williams' "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul." Solomon's
gospel interpretation perfectly matched the song's message. The
President's Award was presented to the late John Hartford. The award
was accepted by his son, Jamie Hartford, who is a musician in his own
right. Hartford was joined on stage by Arlo Guthrie and Alison Brown to
perform Hartford's most well-known song, "Gentle On My Mind." The show
closed with a rendition of "City of New Orleans" by Arlo
Guthrie in support of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.