Topic 95 of 100: Grammy Awards
Mon, Feb 24, 2003 (08:53) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Last night was the 2003 Edition of the Grammy Awards.
Norah Jones really did rack 'em up. The Texas singer's sultry jazz sound got her 5 Grammys including album and record of the year. A disc she thought would appeal only to jazz purists has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide and become the talk of the music business. Jones, who emerged last year after signing with the tiny Blue Note label, also won for best female pop vocal, best new artist and best pop album.
The major awards had been widely expected to be a duel between Springsteen and Jones, the daughter of New York concert producer Sue Jones and Indian musician Ravi Shankar. Actor Dustin Hoffman called him Bruce Springstreet.
The Dixie Chicks dominated the country awards for a low-key album they thought they might not even release. Natalie Maines dad, Lloyd Maines, an Austin favorite, coproduced the Chicks album and got to be onstage at the Awards. He had turned down a gig on Saturday Night Live with the Chicks last week because he would have had to cancel a gig for a 200 person audience in Austin.
The night also featured a tribute to the late Bee Gees singer Maurice Gibb, who died last month, by brothers Barry and Robin. ’N Sync sang a medley of the band’s hits.
3 responses total.
Topic 95 of 100 [music]: Grammy Awards
Response 1 of 3: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Feb 24, 2003 (09:33) * 5 lines
I made up a little page with a remarkable picture of Norah Jones and her sister Anouska Shankar (note tattoo locations):
http://tvnight.org/music/grammy.html
I'll expand it as I review the Grammys some more. I have quite a few comments to add.
Topic 95 of 100 [music]: Grammy Awards
Response 2 of 3: Dorine (gomezdo) * Mon, Feb 24, 2003 (17:19) * 2 lines
A disc she thought would appeal only to jazz purists
Ironic too that the jazz purists actually hate that she's called a "jazz" artist. They consider her pop.
Topic 95 of 100 [music]: Grammy Awards
Response 3 of 3: Sam Blob (AlFor) * Sun, Jun 29, 2003 (13:21) * 3 lines
Actor Dustin Hoffman called him Bruce Springstreet.
Could have been worse; could have called him Bruce Springfield...
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