Americana Music Association Announces Lifetime, Trailblazers & Legacy Award Honorees

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Pictured (L-R, top row): George Fontaine Sr., Bettye LaVette, Patty Griffin; (L-R, bottom row): The Avett Brothers, Nickel Creek

The Americana Music Association has announced its Lifetime Achievement, Trailblazer and Legacy Award honorees for the upcoming 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards show on Sept. 20.

The Avett Brothers, George Fontaine Sr., Patty Griffin, Bettye LaVette and Nickel Creek will all be honored for their achievements during the ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium, which serves as the hallmark event of the association’s annual AmericanaFest, taking place Sept. 19-23 in Nashville.

“This year’s Lifetime Achievement honorees represent the diverse sounds that contribute to the American roots music canon,” says Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association and Foundation. “Our honorees have inspired this community individually and have collectively changed the landscape of the music industry. We are truly humbled to be in the same room with them.”

In addition to the Lifetime Achievement Awards, the association will also honor distinguished members of the music community with six member-voted annual awards, revealing the winners during the ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium. A list of this year’s nominees can be found here.

For more than two decades, the ceremony has celebrated pioneering mainstays and trailblazing newcomers while featuring unforgettable moments in musical history, including Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash’s last live performance together, as well as show-stopping appearances by k.d. lang, Van Morrison, Mavis Staples, Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, George Strait, Don Henley, the late John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes, the late Dr. John with Dan Auerbach, Irma Thomas, Levon Helm, Robert Plant and many more.

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