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Best American Roots Song

2024 • 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2022 and Aug 30, 2023

2024 Winner is Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit with "Cast Iron Skillet"

Cast Iron Skillet

Nominees 2024

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Michael Trotter Jr., Tanya Trotter, The War And Treaty
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Michael Trotter Jr. & Tanya Trotter, songwriters (The War And Treaty)
California Sober

Aaron Allen, Billy Strings, Jon Weisberger
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Aaron Allen, William Apostol & Jon Weisberger, songwriters (Billy Strings Featuring Willie Nelson)
Dear Insecurity

Brandy Clark, Michael Pollack
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Brandy Clark & Michael Pollack, songwriters (Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile)
The Returner

Drew Lindsay, Jeremy Lindsay, Allison Russell
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Drew Lindsay, JT Nero & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

Winners

Year	Winner	Nomination	Actions
2026	Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins	Ancient Light	All Nominees
2025	Sierra Ferrell, Melody Walker	American Dreaming	All Nominees
2024	Jason Isbell	Cast Iron Skillet	All Nominees
2023	Bonnie Raitt	Just Like That	All Nominees
2022	Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan	Cry	All Nominees
2021	Pat McLaughlin, John Prine	I Remember Everything	All Nominees
2020	Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins	Call My Name	All Nominees
2019	Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth	The Joke	All Nominees
2018	Jason Isbell	If We Were Vampires	All Nominees
2017	Vince Gill	Kid Sister	All Nominees
2016	Jason Isbell	24 Frames	All Nominees
2015	Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal	A Feather's Not A Bird	All Nominees
2014	Edie Brickell, Steve Martin	Love Has Come For You	All Nominees

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