From the Associated Press: black gospel artists who won honors at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2009.
Gospel Performance: “Get Up,” Mary Mary; track from “The Sound” (Columbia)
Gospel Song: “Help Me Believe,” Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin); track from “The Fight of My Life” (Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing)
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: “Thy Kingdom Come,” CeCe Winans (PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel)
Traditional Gospel Album: “Down in New Orleans,” The Blind Boys of Alabama (Time Life)
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: “The Fight of My Life,” Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Gospel)
The Blind Boys of Alabama were also given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The quartet has been singing, touring and recording for more than sixty years.
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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