Alabama Shakes

It’s always really cool when rockstars use their fame to help charity. This month, the Alabama Shakes are giving back to their hometown. The Grammy nominated band recently autographed a powder blue Fender Stratocaster to be auctioned off at the 25th Annual Hospice of Limestone County Chili Challenge in their hometown of Athens, AL.

Alabama Shakes Autographed Guitar

Three of the four members of the Alabama Shakes are from Athens, AL: lead singer Brittany Howard, bass player Zac Cockrell and drummer Steve Johnson.

Alabama Shakes Autographed Guitar Delivered By Father and Grandmother Of lead singer Brittany Howard.

Being busy and all with all the things that go along with rock-stardom, lead singer Brittany had her father and grandmother drop off the signed guitar. Rock on Dad and G-ma!

Proceeds from the guitar’s auction and tickets for the Chili Challenge will go to fund the Hospice of Limestone County. If you want to get your hands on this sure fire collector’s piece of rock n’ roll history, you’ll have to be present at the event. Unfortunately that leaves out most of us who don’t live in Alabama. But hey, a chance to win an Alabama Shakes’ autographed guitar and all the chili you can eat? Sounds like a good way to spend an afternoon to me!

The Alabama Shakes are nominated for Grammies in three categories this year: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance, for “Hold On” and Best Recording Package, for “Boys & Girls.”

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The Grammy Awards are less than two weeks away and the performance list still continues to grow.  Alicia Keys and Maroon 5 will be performing together, which should be interesting (girl on fire’s got the moves like Jagger?  I don’t know).  Frank Ocean is also set to perform.  The three acts join the already impressive bill, featuring Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, the Black Keys, Fun., the Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Jack White, Elton John with Ed Sheeran, and Justin Timberlake.

Maroon 5 is currently nominated for two awards, while Ocean is up for a whopping six, including Best New Artist.  Keys has already taken home fourteen of the gilded gramophones and is giving everyone else a shot this year.

So prepare your blog posts about possible lip-synch scandals and your Facebook complaints about who did or didn’t win because there is going to be a LOT to type about on February 10th.

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