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By BEN SISARIO
LOS ANGELES — Defeating hard-core rap and arena-filling rock, Robert
Plant and Alison Krauss swept the 51st annual Grammy Awards, at
Staples Center here on Sunday night, with an album of gentle and
luxuriant renditions of old rockabilly and country songs.
Mr. Plant and Ms. Krauss's album, "Raising Sand" (Rounder), took five
prizes, including album of the year and best contemporary
folk/Americana album, as well as awards for three songs on that album.
"Please Read the Letter" — which Mr. Plant had originally written with
Jimmy Page, his former partner in Led Zeppelin, for their 1998 album,
"Walking Into Clarksdale" — took record of the year (which recognizes
the performers of a single track); "Rich Woman" took best pop
collaboration with vocals; and "Killing the Blues" won best country
collaboration with vocals.
"I'm bewildered," Mr. Plant said while accepting the award for album
of the year, although he appeared fully confident and calm. "In the
old days we would have called this selling out," he added while gazing
at the Staples Center crowd, "but I think it's a good way to spend a
Sunday." "Raising Sand" pulled ahead at the end of the night after a
tight contest with Lil Wayne and Coldplay, who had the top two
best-selling albums of 2008.
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