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2005 Grammy Awards - The Winners List

Here is a list of the country winners at the 2005 Grammy Awards. Winners are marked in Bold. Fan-Voted winners are marked in Italics. Where the Fan-Voted winners are the same as the actual winners I've marked then in both Bold and Italics.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

  • You Will Be My Ain True Love
    Alison Krauss
    Track from: Cold Mountain - Soundtrack (Various Artists)
    [Columbia]

    Miss Being Mrs.
    Loretta Lynn
    Track from: Van Lear Rose
    [Interscope Records]

    In My Daughter's Eyes
    Martina McBride
    Track from: Martina
    [RCA Records Nashville]

    She's Not Just A Pretty Face
    Shania Twain
    Track from: Up!
    [Mercury Records]


    Redneck Woman
    Gretchen Wilson
    Track from: Here For The Party
    [Epic Records]




    Best Male Country Vocal Performance
    (For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
    • Engine One-Forty-Three
      Johnny Cash
      Track from: The Unbroken Circle -The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
      [Dualtone Music Group]

      In My Own Mind
      Lyle Lovett
      Track from: My Baby Don't Tolerate
      [Lost Highway Records]

      Live Like You Were Dying
      Tim McGraw
      Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
      [Curb Records]


      You Are My Flower
      Willie Nelson
      Track from: The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family (Various Artists)
      [Dualtone Music Group]

      You'll Think Of Me
      Keith Urban
      Track from: Golden Road
      [Capitol Records Nashville]


    Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
    (For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
    • New San Antonio Rose
      Asleep At The Wheel
      Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
      [Shout! Factory]

      Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
      Big & Rich
      Track from: Horse Of A Different Color
      [Warner Bros.]

      You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out Of The Girl
      Brooks & Dunn
      Track from: Red Dirt Road
      [Arista Nashville]

      Top Of The World
      Dixie Chicks
      Track from: Top Of The World Tour - Live
      [Columbia]


      It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
      The Notorious Cherry Bombs
      Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
      [Universal South]




      Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
      (For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)
      • Hey Good Lookin'
        Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith & George Strait
        Track from: License To Chill
        [BNA Records]


        Creepin' In
        Norah Jones & Dolly Parton
        Track from: Feels Like Home
        [Blue Note]

        Portland Oregon
        Loretta Lynn & Jack White
        Track from: Van Lear Rose
        [Interscope Records]


        Pancho & Lefty
        Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith
        Track from: Outlaws And Angels
        [Lost Higwhay Records]

        Coat Of Many Colors
        Shania Twain With Alison Krauss & Union Station
        Track from: Just Because I'm A Woman: Songs Of Dolly Parton
        [Sugar Hill Records]

      Best Country Instrumental Performance
      (For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)
      • Billy In The Low Ground
        Asleep At The Wheel
        Track from: Asleep At The Wheel Remembers The Alamo
        [Shout! Factory]

        Puppies 'N Knapsacks
        Sam Bush
        Track from: King Of My World
        [Sugar Hill Records]

        Luxury Liner
        Albert Lee, Vince Gill & Brad Paisley
        Track from: Heartbreak Hill
        [Sugar Hill Records]


        Earl's Breakdown
        Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
        Track from: Will The Circle Be Unbroken "The Trilogy"
        [Capitol Records - Nashville]


        Bowtie
        Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile, Bryan Sutton & Byron House
        [OMAC Records]

      Best Country Song
      (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
      • It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
        Rodney Crowell & Vince Gill, songwriters (The Notorious Cherry Bombs)
        Track from: The Notorious Cherry Bombs
        [Universal South; Publisher: Vinny Mae Music.]


        Live Like You Were Dying
        Tim Nichols & Craig Wiseman, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
        Track from: Live Like You Were Dying
        [Curb Records; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing/Big Loud Shirt.]


        Miss Being Mrs.
        Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn)
        Track from: Van Lear Rose
        [Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.]

        Portland Oregon
        Loretta Lynn, songwriter (Loretta Lynn & Jack White)
        Track from: Van Lear Rose
        [Interscope Records; Publisher: Coal Miners Music.]

        Redneck Woman
        John Rich & Gretchen Wilson, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
        Track from: Here For The Party
        [Epic Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing, Hoosiermama Music & WB Music Corp.]

      Best Country Album
      (Vocal or Instrumental.)
      • Van Lear Rose
        Loretta Lynn
        [Interscope Records]


        Live Like You Were Dying
        Tim McGraw
        [Curb Records]

        Tambourine
        Tift Merritt
        [Lost Highway]

        Be Here
        Keith Urban
        [Capitol Records Nashville]


        Here For The Party
        Gretchen Wilson
        [Epic Records]

      Best Bluegrass Album
      (Vocal or Instrumental.)
      • The Bluegrass Sessions
        Lynn Anderson
        [DM Records]


        Twenty Year Blues
        Nashville Bluegrass Band
        [Sugar Hill Records]

        Brand New Strings
        Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
        [Skaggs Family Records]


        Carrying On
        Ralph Stanley II
        [Rebel Records]

        A Tribute To Jimmy Martin "The King Of Bluegrass" Various Artists
        Ben Isaacs, producer
        [KOCH Records]



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