The 44th president won spoken-word statues in 2006 for his recording of “Dreams From My Father” and another in 2008 for “The Audacity of Hope.”Along with Michelle Obama’s “Becoming,” Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz’s “Beastie Boy Book” and John Waters’ “Mister Know It All” rounded out the trio of celebrity nominees in the category. Advertisement“Sekou Andrews & the String Theory,” by spoken-word poet Sekou Andrews & the String Theory, and “I.V. Catatonia” by classically trained pianist Eric Alexandrakis, who chronicled 20 years of his life as a two-time cancer survivor, were also nominated. Other former White House dwellers with Grammys hardware include President Clinton, who won twice for spoken word and was nominated twice; President Carter, who has three statues; and former First Lady Hillary Clinton, who won once. Presidents Kennedy and Nixon were nominated once each.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 26, 2020 21:39 UTC