Rocking The Grammy's: Joe Satriani Wins A Grammy For Viva La Vida!

Well, Satriani didn’t actually win the Grammy, but his melody helped Coldplay win Song Of The Year for Viva La Vida. Along with Coldplay winning 3 grammys, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant took home 5 Grammy’s in various categories. Here is a list of the rock category bands/Grammy’s after the fold.

Coldplay

• Rock Album: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
• Song of the Year: Viva La Vida
• Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Viva La Vida

Radiohead

• Alternative Music Album: In Rainbows
• Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: In Rainbows

John Mayer

• Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Gravity

Kings Of Leon

• Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals: Sex on Fire

The Mars Volta

• Hard Rock Performance: Wax Simulacra

Zappa Plays Zappa

• Rock Instrumental Performance: Peaches En Regalia

Bruce Springsteen

• Rock Song: Girls in Their Summer Clothes

The Eagles

• Pop Instrumental Performance: I Dreamed There Was No War

Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (Not really rock, but c’mon, it’s Robert Plant)

• Country Collaboration with Vocals: Killing the Blues
• Contemporary Folk/Americana Album: Raising Sand
• Album of the Year: Raising Sand
• Record of the Year: Please Read The Letter
• Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Rich Woman

B.B. King (Without The Blues we would not have rock)

• Traditional Blues Album: One Kind Favor

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