| Notes: Recording eligibility period was October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Jon Cleary is a native of the U.K. He has resided in New Orleans since 1980. New Orleans based drummer, songwriter, and educator Jamison Ross is a native of Jacksonville, FL. Watch interviews with Buddy Guy, Lauren Daigle and DJ Khaled here. Watch Buddy Guy's acceptance speech after winning the Grammy for Best Blues Album ("Born To Play Guitar"). Allen Toussaint (1938-2015) and Percy Sledge (1940–2015) were included in the annual 'In Memoriam' segment. Mark Ronson was nominated in the Best Pop Vocal Album category for "Uptown Special". The album features guest appearances by Mystikal, Trombone Shorty, and Dan Oestreicher. Mystikal (real name Michael Tyler) shares songwriter credits on the track "Feel Right". Drake was nominated in the Best Rap Album category for "If You're Reading This It's Too Late". The mixtape features a guest appearance by Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne (Dwayne Carter, Jr.) shares songwriter credits on the track "Used To". Nicki Minaj was nominated in the Best Rap Album category for "The Pinkprint". The album features guest vocal appearances by Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne shares songwriter credits on the track "Only". Executive producers included Bryan "Birdman" Williams, Lil Wayne and Ronald "Slim" Williams. The Foo Fighters documentary / miniseries "Sonic Highways" is nominated in the Best Music Film category. One episode of the series focused on New Orleans. Musicians featured in the series included Buddy Guy, Tony Joe White, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Cyril Neville, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Trombone Shorty. 2016 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame included "The Fat Man" (Fats Domino, 1949), "(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue" (Louis Armstrong, 1929), "Rock Island Line" (Lead Belly, 1942), and the album "Ella and Louis" (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, 1956).
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