Ryan Bigham has come a long way in a short time. From bull rider, to opening for the Drive By Truckers, to getting the Golden Globe and Academy Award for The Weary Kind, the theme to film Crazy Heart – a song that he and T Bone Burnett wrote together. He can now add the song of the year won at the Americana Awards Thursday night during a rousing show at the Ryman Auditorium. “Man, I don’t know if I really deserve this,” Bingham said. “Everyone on the list are all people I’ve looked up to and admired for a long time.” Other nominees were Patty Griffin, Levon Helm, Steve Earle and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Suitably humble and damn fine company to keep. Bingham also won the award for artist of the year that. with the year he’s had, he justifiably deserves.
Other 2010 Americana Honors and Awards recipients
Album of the year: The List Rosanne Cash
Instrumentalist of the year:Â Buddy Miller
New /Emerging artists of the year:Â Hayes Carll
Duo/Group of the year: The Avett Brothers
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive:Â Highway Records founder Luke Lewis
Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist:Â Greg Leisz
Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance:Â Wanda Jackson
Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer:Â Brian Ahern
Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriter:Â John Mellencamp
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