I gotta agree with you about Norah Jones, who is, I believe, the estranged daughter of Ravi Shankar! It's nice, but doesn't blow me away to the degree it has impressed the Grammy voters.
I don't think Rickie Lee was a contender with no new output last year, if I'm not mistaken. But Patty Griffin's 1,000 Kisses was totally overlooked. She is a rarity, these days-incredible tunesmith and gorgeous voice! Was Beck's Sea Changes ineligible? Aimee Mann's Lost In Space? Seems the Grammys are on another downward spiral. They got good around the time of Turbulent Indigo--seems they were in the mood to honor some real talented and unrecognized folks around that time. Avril Lavine? No comment. Ken
