Grammy Winners
What began as an unorthodox pairing of the golden-tressed singer for Led Zeppelin with bluegrass chanteuse Alison Krauss captured five Grammys on Sunday, including album of the year for their country-inflected collaboration "Raising Sand." The duo also won record of the year for "Please Read the Letter."
Music Row insiders expect others to follow Plant's lead.
"I'm sure a lot of people will look at the idea of Nashville collaborations in a different light," said Brian Philips, general manager of Country Music Television.
"Surely, Robert Plant did not feel compromised coming to Nashville. He felt energized," remarked Mike Dungan, president of Capitol Records Nashville.
The last country projects to win the Grammy's top album award were the Dixie Chicks' "Taking the Long Way" in 2006 and the "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?" movie soundtrack in 2001. Chris Brown arrested, A Rod Scandal or A-Roid Alex Rodriguez, Blink 182 back together, Selena Roberts Sports Illustrated, Allison Krauss Grammy winners
