NC winners take home Grammy Awards
North Carolina was well represented on Sunday at the 61st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Two local men won prizes for their work, including UNC Chapel Hill history professor William Ferris, who won a Grammy for Best Album Notes for his historical album "Voice of Mississippi."
Duke University's Eric Oberstein, who serves as the Interim Director of Duke Performances, produced the album that won Best Latin Jazz Album.
Other North Carolina nominees included J. Cole, a rapper raised in Fayetteville, and Sam Bean from Durham-based Iron and Wine.
Between the Buried and Me, a progressive metal band from Raleigh, was also nominated, along with Sister Sadie, a North Carolina bluegrass band.
Don Flemons from the Carolina Chocolate Drops and David Sedaris, a Wilmington comedian, were also nominated.
