Paul Simon Grammy Eve Salute From Americana Association to Include Jason Isbell, Brandy Clark, Allison Russell, Madison Cunningham, Jackson Browne (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic A lineup of about two dozen stars will salute Paul Simon at this year’s annual Americana Music Association pre-Grammys event, happening at the Troubadour the night before the big ceremony, on Feb.
3. The lineup includes a significant portion of artists who are up for Grammys the following night in the Americana, folk and/or American roots categories.
The 2024 nominees set to perform in West Hollywood the night before they head downtown for the awards include Jason Isbell with 400 Unit guitarist Sadler Vaden, Madison Cunningham, Allison Russell, Brandy Clark, Rufus Wainwright, Nickel Creek’s Sara and Sean Watkins, Old Crow Medicine Show’s Keith Secor and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
Other favorites scheduled to perform — many with their own history of Grammy wins or nominations — include Jackson Browne, Marcus King, Natalia LaFourcade, Molly Tuttle (performing with Secor), Andrew Bird, Susanna Hoffs with Grace Bowers, Gaby Moreno, Ruthie Foster, Bobby Rush, John Vincent III, Silvana Estrada, Larkin Poe, Brett Dennen and Johnnyswim.
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