Grammy Committee Says Merle Haggard's "The Bluegrass Sessions" Is Not Bluegrass

Hag never gets a break.

...though I am intrigued about the possibilities of the polka album

Grammy Committee Says Merle Haggard's "The Bluegrass Sessions" Is Not Bluegrass:

McCoury Music, the artist-owned and operated label that released legendary singer/songwriter Merle Haggard's The Bluegrass Sessions on October 2nd, expressed its shock today at a National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences committee's decision to exclude the acclaimed album from consideration for nomination in its "Best Bluegrass Album" Grammy category. The label, created by legendary bluegrass artist Del McCoury in 2004, earned its first bluegrass Grammy in 2005 with the Del McCoury Band's The Company We Keep.

McCoury Music, the artist-owned and operated label that released legendary singer/songwriter Merle Haggard's The Bluegrass Sessions on October 2nd, expressed its shock today at a National Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences committee's decision to exclude the acclaimed album from consideration for nomination in its "Best Bluegrass Album" Grammy category. The label, created by legendary bluegrass artist Del McCoury in 2004, earned its first bluegrass Grammy in 2005 with the Del McCoury Band's The Company We Keep.

"McCoury, who holds nine International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Entertainer of the Year awards, expressed his disappointment personally. 'Merle did everything in his power to make this record authentic except remove that unique Haggard sound--and that's something he's brought to every genre of music he's ever visited,' McCoury said. 'Merle Haggard could make a polka record, and there'd be no mistaking it's Merle Haggard.'"