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Native American music has been honored since 1998 with the Nammy award, presented by the Native American Music Awards (NAMA), which honors notable music made by Native American performers. This coveted prize is awarded to musicians nominated by NAMA, which then passes the final voting along to the general public.

Some recipients of this prestigious award honoring Native American music are:

Rita Coolidge, who got her musical start singing back-up vocals for Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell. She married singer / songwriter Kris Kristofferson in 1973 and the couple recorded a number of duet albums for which they won Grammy awards in 1974 and 1976. In 1997, Coolidge joined forces with her sister and her niece to form Walela, a trio performing Native American music. The word “walela” means hummingbird in Cherokee.

Robbie Robertson was one of the founders of the 1960s rock-and-folk acts called simply The Band. His mother, a Mohawk, took Robertson to Ontario, Canada, during the summers of his childhood where he was exposed to and influenced by the Native American music on the reservation.

R. Carlos Nakai is a Native American flutist who is of Navajo and Ute descent. His contributions to Native American music have been honored with four Grammy nominations and two gold albums.

Hank Williams is an undisputed legend in country western music. Although his musical career featured more mainstream styles of music, his link to Native American music has been honored with the Nammy award.

Jimi Hendrix, too, is a music legend and icon with Native American roots who enjoyed a short but prolific career, as did Williams. While his works did not noticeably employ Native American music influences, he is widely recognized as one of the greatest guitar players in music history.

The blues-rock band, Indigenous, is comprised of two brothers, their sister, and a cousin who grew up on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Their music is influenced by their membership in the Lakota Nation and by Greg Zaphier, the father of the two brothers and sister, who was a musician in the 1960s and 1970s who became an advocate for Native American rights.

The coveted Nammy award is gaining popularity in mainstream America as these talented musicians embrace their Native American music heritage and the stigma of being of Native American descent is vanishing in this country.

Please send any comments directly to the author, Joseph Paige.




	Native American Music Native American music has been honored since 1998 with the Nammy award, presented by the Native American Music Awards (NAMA), which honors notable music made by Native American performers. This coveted prize is awarded to musicians nominated by NAMA, which then passes the final voting along to the general public. Some recipients of this prestigious award honoring Native American music are: Rita Coolidge, who got her musical start singing back-up vocals for Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, and Leon Russell. She married singer / songwriter Kris Kristofferson in 1973 and the couple recorded a number of duet albums for which they won Grammy awards in 1974 and 1976. In 1997, Coolidge joined forces with her sister and her niece to form Walela, a trio performing Native American music. The word “walela” means hummingbird in Cherokee. Robbie Robertson was one of the founders of the 1960s rock-and-folk acts called simply The Band. His mother, a Mohawk, took Robertson to Ontario, Canada, during the summers of his childhood where he was exposed to and influenced by the Native American music on the reservation. <A class="APCAnchor" HREF="http://affiliates.allposters.com/link/redirect.asp?AID=484737&PSTID=5&LTID=16&lang=1">Buy Posters at AllPosters.com </A> R. Carlos Nakai is a Native American flutist who is of Navajo and Ute descent. His contributions to Native American music have been honored with four Grammy nominations and two gold albums. Hank Williams is an undisputed legend in country western music. Although his musical career featured more mainstream styles of music, his link to Native American music has been honored with the Nammy award. Jimi Hendrix, too, is a music legend and icon with Native American roots who enjoyed a short but prolific career, as did Williams. While his works did not noticeably employ Native American music influences, he is widely recognized as one of the greatest guitar players in music history. The blues-rock band, Indigenous, is comprised of two brothers, their sister, and a cousin who grew up on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Their music is influenced by their membership in the Lakota Nation and by Greg Zaphier, the father of the two brothers and sister, who was a musician in the 1960s and 1970s who became an advocate for Native American rights. The coveted Nammy award is gaining popularity in mainstream America as these talented musicians embrace their Native American music heritage and the stigma of being of Native American descent is vanishing in this country. Please send any comments directly to the author, Joseph Paige. ©opyright 2007 \|\| SenecaIndians.net
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