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All Songs +1: The Three Biggest Winners In Nashville This Week

By Robin Hilton,
Bob Boilen
Published September 18, 2015 at 6:03 AM CDT
Shakey Graves, backstage before winning Best Emerging Artist at the 2015 Americana Music Awards this week.
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Shakey Graves, backstage before winning Best Emerging Artist at the 2015 Americana Music Awards this week.

On this week's +1 podcast, we go to Nashville where host Bob Boilen has been making new discoveries at the Americana Music Festival, and attended the Americana Music Awards ceremony. Boilen chats with co-host Robin Hilton about this year's three biggest winners: Lucinda Williams, Sturgill Simpson and Shakey Graves.

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Robin Hilton
Robin Hilton is a producer and co-host of the popular NPR Music show All Songs Considered.
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Bob Boilen
In 1988, a determined Bob Boilen started showing up on NPR's doorstep every day, looking for a way to contribute his skills in music and broadcasting to the network. His persistence paid off, and within a few weeks he was hired, on a temporary basis, to work for All Things Considered. Less than a year later, Boilen was directing the show and continued to do so for the next 18 years.
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