Bluesfest Acts Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Cliff and Zac Brown Band Win Grammy Awards - Noise11.com
Bonnie Raitt - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Bonnie Raitt - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Bluesfest Acts Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Cliff and Zac Brown Band Win Grammy Awards

by Paul Cashmere on February 13, 2013

in Live,News

Three artists slated to perform at Bluesfest 2013 have picked up Grammy Awards.

Bonnie Raitt - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Bonnie Raitt - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Cliff and the Zac Brown Band were 2013 Grammy Award winners while The Lumineers and Ruthie Foster were nominated.

Bonnie Raitt won her 10th Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for ‘Slipstream’, her 19th studio album.

Jimmy Cliff won his second Grammy for Best Reggae Album for ‘Rebirth’.

Zac Brown Band won their second ever Grammy Award for Best Country album.

Bluesfest will take place from March 28 – April 1, 2013 at Byron Bay.

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