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D'Addario & Company Congratulates Their 2016 Grammy Award Winners

Congratulations to D'Addario's 2016 GRAMMY award-winners, who represent their several product lines--including their flagship D'Addario acoustic and electric guitar strings, Evans drumheads, Promark drumsticks, Planet Waves accessories, as well as woodwinds and orchestral products. The winners include Chris Stapleton, John Scofield, Alabama Shakes (produced by D'Addario artist Blake Mills), and Christian McBride, for a total of 13 GRAMMYs among their artists.

 

Nameless Ghoul (EVANS, PROMARK) - Ghost: Best Metal Performance
Phillip Sweet, Jimi Westbrook (FRETTED) - Little Big Town: Best Country Duo, Best Country Song
Chris Stapelton (FRETTED): Best Country Album of the Year, Best Solo Performance
John Scofield (FRETTED): Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Sput Searight, Nate Werth (EVANS), Michael League, Bob Lanzetti (FRETTED), Chris Bullock (WOODWINDS) - Snarky Puppy: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Steve Johnson (PROMARK), Heath Fogg (FRETTED) - Alabama Shakes: Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Engineered Album (non-classical)
The Steeldrivers (FRETTED & PLANET WAVES): Best Bluegrass Album
Christian McBride (ORCHESTRAL): Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Michael Maccaferri (WOODWINDS): Best Small Ensemble Performance

 

D'Addario & Company, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of musical instrument accessories marketed under several product divisions: D'Addario Fretted and Orchestral Strings, Evans Drumheads, Promark Drumsticks, Puresound, D'Addario Woodwinds, and D'Addario/Planet Waves Accessories. A family-owned and operated business with roots dating back to the 17th century and 1,100 employees worldwide, the company manufactures 95% of its products in the U.S. employing Toyota's Lean manufacturing principles. D'Addario musical accessories are distributed in 120 countries, serve more than 3,000 U.S. retailers, all major e-commerce sites, and are the preferred choice of professional and serious amateur musicians worldwide including Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz + more.

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