Van Morrison, Graham Nash & Others To Perform At 2017 Americana Awards
By Andy Kahn Aug 28, 2017 • 9:56 am PDT
The 2017 Americana Honors And Awards show will take place September 13 at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. Performers for the 16th annual event have been confirmed and include Van Morrison, Graham Nash and several others.
In addition to performing, Morrison will be receiving this year’s lifetime achievement award. Additional acts confirmed for the show were John Prine, Drive-By Truckers, The Lumineers, Rodney Crowell, Robert Cray and Hi Rhythm, Iris DeMent, Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, Old Crow Medicine Show, Lori McKenna, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Rhiannon Giddens, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Brent Cobb, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Sam Outlaw and Amanda Shires.
The year’s nominees are led by Sturgill Simpson who is up for Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year and Song Of The Year. View a full list of nominees below:
Album Of The Year
- American Band, Drive-By Truckers
- Close Ties, Rodney Crowell
- Freedom Highway, Rhiannon Giddens
- The Navigator, Hurray for the Riff Raff
- A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson
Artist Of The Year
- Jason Isbell
- John Prine
- Lori McKenna
- Margo Price
- Sturgill Simpson
- Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
- Drive-By Truckers
- Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
- The Lumineers
- Aaron Lee Tasjan
- Amanda Shires
- Brent Cobb
- Sam Outlaw
- “All Around You,” Sturgill Simpson, Written by Sturgill Simpson
- “It Ain’t Over Yet,” Rodney Crowell (feat. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White), Written by Rodney Crowell
- “To Be Without You,” Ryan Adams, Written by Ryan Adams
- “Wreck You,” Lori McKenna, Written by Lori McKenna and Felix McTeigue
- Spencer Cullum, Jr.
- Jen Gunderman
- Courtney Hartman
- Charlie Sexton
