John Prine Wins Best American Roots Performance at 2021 Grammys

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John Prine Wins Best American Roots Performance at 2021 Grammys

His final song “I Remember Everything” won over songs by Brittany Howard, Bonny Light Horseman, and more
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John Prine at 2020 Grammy Awards (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

John Prine posthumously won Best American Roots Performance at the 2021 Grammy Awards today. The singer-songwriter’s final song, June’s “I Remember Everything,” won over recordings by Bonny Light Horseman (“Deep in Love”), Black Pumas (“Colors”), Brittany Howard (“Short and Sweet”), and the duo of Norah Jones and Mavis Staples (“I’ll Be Gone”).

Prine died at 73 last April due to complications from COVID-19, and in addition to a nod for “I Remember Everything” in the Best American Roots Performance category, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award this year. In 2021, Oh Boy Records, theindependent label he co-founded with his manager Al Bunetta, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a documentary and a reissue series. Prine’s self-titled debut will also get a 50th anniversary reissue via Oh Boy as part of the festivities.

Read “Remembering John Prine, the Ultimate Songwriter’s Songwriter,” and Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2021 Grammys.

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