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Will Elton John & Brandi Carlile Join the List of Collab LPs That Have Received Grammy Nods for Album of the Year?

Here’s a complete list of the 11 collaborations that have received Grammy nods for album of the year. Will Elton John and Brandi Carlile join them?

You may have noticed that John’s double-album opus Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, widely regarded as his most classic work, was not listed among his nominees for album of the year. The supergroup consisted of George Harrison, then 46; Bob Dylan, then 48; Tom Petty, then 39; Jeff Lynne of ELO, then 42; and Roy Orbison, who died at 52 in December 1988, six weeks after the album’s release. The album consisted of traditional pop songs such as “Dream,” “Ol’ Man River” and “Baubles, Bangles and Beads.” Zentner, 44 at the time, was a jazz trombonist; Mann, then 33, was a TV musical director.

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