The name Anthony Hamilton is likely to sound familiar to many of you, as the singer/songwriter is one of the many giants of the R&B genre.
The Charlotte, N.C., native broke through with his 2003 GRAMMY-nominated album and the title track, Comin' From Where I'm From, and since then he has been innovating with subsequent GRAMMY-nominated recordings, including "Charlene," "Soul Music" and "Best Of Me." He earned his first career GRAMMY win for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "You've Got The Love I Need" with soul great Al Green at the 51st GRAMMY Awards.
Now Hamilton has earned his 17th career nomination at the 60th GRAMMY Awards for Best Traditional R&B Performance for ""What I'm Feelin'," which comes from his 2016 album of the same name. He created the album entirely in Nashville, Tenn., which he credits as providing a lot of inspiration for the sound of the project.
"I recorded the whole album here at Blackbird Studio and I recorded some of it at House of Blues Studios, so this had a whole different overall approach away from the norm in a city, in a place where music is really real, so I felt that," says Hamilton. "And these great studios that I created in definitely had a lot of influence."
Not new to the GRAMMY arena, this year's GRAMMY Awards will be special for Hamilton, as it falls on his birthday. A GRAMMY win might just add a little extra verve to his special day.
"It's on my birthday, which is the 28th of January," says Hamilton. "I'm looking for the sweetest cake."
