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Grammy Award Winner - LeAnn Rimes

39th Annual Grammy Awards

Hosts:	Ellen DeGeneres
Venue:	Madison Square Garden
City:	New York
Date:	Feb. 26, 1997

Best New Artist

Winner:	LeAnn Rimes

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Winner:	LeAnn Rimes
Song Title:	"Blue"

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Winner:	Vince Gill
Song Title:	"Worlds Apart"

Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group

Winner:	Brooks & Dunn
Song Title:	"My Maria"

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Winners:	Vince Gill and Alison Krauss & Union Station
Song Title:	"High Lonesome Sound"

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Winner:	Chet Atkins
Song Title:	"Jam Man"

Best Country Song

Winner:	Bill Mack
Song Title:	"Blue"

Best Country Album

Winners:	Lyle Lovett and Billy Williams
Album Title:	The Road to Ensenada

Best Bluegrass Album

Winner:	Various Artists
Album Title:	True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe

Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Winner:	Andy Griffith
Album Title:	I Love to Tell the Story

Best Traditional Folk Album

Winner:	Pete Seeger
Album Title:	Pete

Best Contemporary Folk Album

Winner:	Bruce Springsteen
Album Title:	The Ghost of Tom Joad

Best Rock Album

Winner:	Sheryl Crow
Album Title:	Sheryl Crow

Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Winner:	Sheryl Crow
Song Title:	"If It Makes You Happy"

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Winner:	Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Song Title:	"The Sinister Minister"