16 Louisiana artists nominated for Grammys Jon Batiste performs with his band Jon Batiste & Stay Human during the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal) (Source: Julius Constantine Motal) By Mykal Vincent | March 11, 2021 at 7:31 AM CST - Updated March 11 at 10:55 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana is showing up big for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards show. A total of 16 Louisiana acts are nominated for 23 awards, putting New Orleans jazz, blues, Cajun, rap, and gospel under the spotlight.
Jon Batiste, who won a Golden Globe last month for his original score of the Pizar film Soul is nominated for two Grammys, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for
16 Louisiana artists nominated for Grammys
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In this riveting new interview between two Grammy-nominated artists, Blues Rock Titan
Marcus King for his incredible new interview series Live From Nerdville. The two chat about everything from the first the last time they saw each other in person at the Holland International Blues Festival to King’s first Grammy nomination this year for Best Americana Album with his debut record ‘El Dorado.’
They also discuss what it was like for King to work with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. King says that he likens Dan to Captain Ahab from Moby Dick… an interesting comparison!
Joe also gets personal with Marcus about growing up in a musical family with his dad and grandfather being well known musicians in different music scenes. King shares that his grandfather got him into country artists like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Charley Pride, all of whom his grandfather had the pleasure of performing with as a backup vocalist.