51st Annual GRAMMY Awards

Texas born or based recipients at the 51st Annual GRAMMY® Awards.

For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008

See also Grammy Past Winners to search by artist, genre, category, year, or title.

The Mars Volta (El Paso)
Best Hard Rock Performance: "Wax Simulacra" - The Mars Volta (Universal Motown)

T Bone Burnett (Dallas)
Album of the Year: "Raising Sand," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Rounder)

Record of the Year: "Please Read The Letter," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; track from "Raising Sand" (Rounder)

George Strait (San Antonio)
Country Album: "Troubadour," George Strait (MCA Nashville)

Kirk Franklin (Dallas)
Gospel Song: "Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin); track from "The Fight of My Life" (Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing)

Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: "The Fight of My Life," Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Gospel)

Ruben Ramos (Austin)
Tejano Album: "Viva La Revolucion," Ruben Ramos and The Mexican Revolution (Revolution)

Redd Volkaert (Austin)
Country Instrumental Performance: "Cluster Pluck," Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert and Steve Wariner (Arista Nashville)

Additionally, Texas-born multi-instrumentalist Don Henley won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance as a member of The Eagles for "I Dreamed There Was No War" from the album "Long Road Out Of Eden." (Eagles Recording Company II)

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