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Atlanta historical album nominees lose to The Beach Boys
Atlanta’s Steven Lance Ledbetter and Michael Graves, nominated for best historical album for “Opika Pende: Africa at 78 RPM,” lost to The Beach Boys’ “The Smile Sessions.”
Brian Wilson was in attendance at the pre-telecast ceremony at the Nokia Theatre and accepted the award in typically blunt style.
“[Composer/songwriter] Van Dyke Parks and I knew we were head of our time when we made this so Capitol released it, and …good!” Wilson said, drawing laughs from the audience.
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Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
