Jimmy Carter wins 2019 Grammy award for spoken word album

February 11, 2019 11:56

Former US President Jimmy Carter won his second Grammy Award for spoken word album for his biography Faith -- Journey For All. In 2016, Carter, the 39th president of the United States, won his first Grammy award for another one of his works, "A Full Life: Reflections at 90".

The spoken word category includes poetry, audio books, and storytelling. Other nominees in the category were Courtney B. Vance for "Accessory to War," David Sedaris for "Calypso," Questlove for "Creative Quest," and Tiffany Haddish for "The Last Black Unicorn." Last year's winner was Carrie Fisher for her final book "The Princess Diarist". -- PTI

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