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Best Bluegrass Group

Burnett — who has produced records for everyone from Roy Orbison to Elvis Costello — digs the classic Nashville family group the Del McCoury Band. "Del's been around for years — he played with Bill Monroe," says Burnett. "He's one of the fathers of bluegrass. His son Ronnie McCoury is a great arranger and a young guy — he's got a lot of vision and a lot of scope. They all work around one microphone, and they all play and sing really well. They blend themselves right there."