Jimmy Sturr is a legend and a great Grammy Award recipient, and this is why they have chosen to have him perform at the Grammys.

According to the CNN article:

While honored to have his first clarinet featured in the new Grammy Museum, Sturr said he'd relish a chance to perform on the show and give a wider audience a taste of what his fans know from albums like "Polkapalooza" and "Sturr-It-Up."

"I'd love to have just 30 seconds on that show," he said. "Just to play so people can see that this is not your grandmother's kind of music."

Jimmy Sturr:

He is a polka musician, trumpeter/clarinetist/saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 17 out of the 23 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy nominations than anyone in the history of musical polka awards. His band is arguably the most popular polka band in America, and have their own TV show on the RFD-TV network, a network devoted to rural America.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Sturr
http://www.answers.com/topic/jimmy-sturr
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/05/unknown.grammy.categories/


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