Even before Jimmy Carter passed away on Sunday (December 29) at the age of 100, he seemed to have won his first at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on February 2. Four Grammy Awards. The final round of Grammy voting will last until Friday (January 3).
But with the death of the former president, one thing has changed. Carter seems likely to set a new record and become the oldest Grammy winner in history. Now, if he wins, the award will be awarded posthumously. Technically, the oldest winner will still be blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, who won Best Traditional Blues Album on February 13, 2011 at the age of 97 years and 221 days. working togetherwith blues harmonica player Willie “Big Eyes” Smith. (Perkins died about six weeks later, on March 21, 2011.)
Carter is nominated for best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording for “Carter” Last Sunday in the Plains: Centenary Celebration. The other nominees in this category are All you need is love: The Beatles’ own words (Guy Oldfield, producer), George Clinton …and your ass will followDolly Parton’s Behind the Seams: My Life with Rhinestones and Barbra Streisand’s my name is barbara. (Oldfield, 55, is the only nominee in the category under 75. Parton is 78, Streisand is 82 and Clinton is 83.)
This will likely be Carter’s fourth win in the category, which would put him in a tie with poet Maya Angelou for the most wins in the category. In 2007, Carter won our endangered values2016 A Fulfilled Life: Reflections at 90 and in 2019 Faith: a journey for all. Angelou was awarded the 1994 morning pulse1996 extraordinary woman And in 2003 A song that flies to heaven.
Carter may also extend his record as the most Grammy-winning U.S. president. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each won two Grammys.
Carter won a Grammy later. He was 82 years old when he won his first Grammy Award. He failed on his first three attempts.
In case you’re curious, the second-oldest Grammy winner in history is Tony Bennett, who was 95 years and 243 days old when he won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2022. love for salea collaboration with Lady Gaga. (He died in 2023.) In third place is comedian George Burns, whose 1991 hit Gracie: a love storya tribute to his wife and comedy partner Grace Allen. (He died in 1996.) In fourth place is Carter, who won best spoken word album in 2019 at 94 days and 132 days. Faith: a journey for all.
