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2007 Americana Music Honors and Awards Show Winners

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The 2007 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show was held at the tail end of the 2007 Americana Music Conference, on November 1, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit the Americana Music Association Web site. Following are this year's nominees and winners:

Album of the Year
Emotionalism - The Avett Brothers (Ramseur)
Modern Times - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
West - Lucinda Williams (Lost Highway)
WINNER: Children Running Through - Patty Griffin (ATO) | review

Artist of the Year
Joe Ely
Lucinda Williams
WINNER: Patty Griffin | bio
Todd Snider

Instrumentalist
WINNER: Buddy Miller
Gurf Morlix
Sam Bush
Will Kimbrough

New and Emerging Artist
Amy LaVere
WINNER: The Avett Brothers | bio
Sunny Sweeney
Uncle Earl

Song of the Year
WINNER: "Hank Williams’ Ghost" - Darrell Scott
"Sometimes It Takes Balls to be a Woman" - Elizabeth Cook and Melinda Schneider
"Are You Alright?" - Lucinda Williams
"Heavenly Day" - Patty Griffin

Duo Group of the Year
WINNER: The Avett Brothers | bio
The Duhks
The Hacienda Brothers
Old Crow Medicine Show
Son Volt

Lifetime Achievement Honorees
Lyle Lovett (Trailblazer Award)
Joe Ely (For Performance)
Ry Cooder (For Instrumentalist)
Willie Nelson (For Songwriter)
Mary Martin (For an Executive)
Jim Dickinson (For a Producer-Engineer)
Townes Van Zandt (The Presidents Award - posthumously)

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