En route to making Grammy history, Jimmy Carter‘s audiobook Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, is nominated for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording.
Should the former president win during the February 2, 2025 event, the now 100-year old Carter will become the oldest winner in Grammy history – a distinction that is currently held by blues pianist Pinetop Perkins, who was 97 in 2011 when he won best traditional blues album for Joined at the Hip.
Amidst the list of oldest winners, Perkins is followed by legendary crooner Tony Bennett, who was 95 in 2022 when he took home the Grammy for traditional pop vocal album for Love for Sale, his second collaboration with Lady Gaga. George Burns, who was also 95 when he won in 1991 for spoken word or non-musical recording album for Gracie: A Love Story, a tribute to his late wife and comedy partner Gracie Allen. And Jimmy Carter, who was of 94 in 2019 won a previous Grammy for best spoken word album for Faith: A Journey for All.
Should Jimmy win in 2025, this would be his fourth Grammy, following his 2007 trophy for Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety in 2016, and in 2019 for Faith – A Journey for All. Two other former U.S. presidents, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, have each won two Grammys.
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Author: Saul Goode
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