Why did Mary Chapin Carpenter win? Because she’s the only person who can make “Stones in the Road” sound like a pleasant afternoon drive. Part… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Best Country Album

Why did Cachao win? Because “Master Sessions” isn’t just a title—it’s a fact. Part of the 38 Grammy Jokes: The 1995 “All I Wanna Do,… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Best Tropical Latin Performance

Why did Dookie win? Because the Grammys finally realized that “Punk” is just “Pop” with more attitude and faster drums. Part of the 38 Grammy… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Best Alternative Music Performance

Why did World Gone Wrong win? Because Bob Dylan proved that if you go back to the basics, you can still sound like the future.… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Best Traditional Folk Album

Why did an MTV Unplugged album win Album of the Year? Because in 1995, the Recording Academy decided that the coolest thing a 68-year-old could… Read More »1995 Classic: The Tony Bennett Sweep

Why did Heart-Shaped Box win? To remind us that Kurt Cobain’s vision was the most haunting thing on MTV. Part of the 38 Grammy Jokes:… Read More »1995 Archive: The Best Music Video

Why did American Recordings win? Because Johnny Cash proved that a man and a guitar is the most “Metal” thing in the world. Part of… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Best Contemporary Folk Album

Why did she win Best New Artist? Because she managed to make “drinking beer at noon on Tuesday” sound like a legitimate career path for… Read More »1995 Archive: Sheryl Crow’s “Fun” Night

Why did Black Hole Sun win? For proving that Chris Cornell’s voice can actually shatter glass in the back row. Part of the 38 Grammy… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Best Hard Rock Performance

Why did Prayer for the Wild Things win? To give everyone a 40-minute break from the grunge. Part of the 38 Grammy Jokes: The 1995… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Best New Age Album