It isn’t the first time Jack White has been acknowledged by an award show for his country music skills (he won two Grammys for Loretta Lynn’s brilliant Van Lear Rose record for Best Country Album and Best Country Vocal Collaboration on the single “Portland Oregon”), but at this year’s Country Music Awards, Jack will be joined by his fellow Raconteurs and pitted against country giants Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Lee Ann Womack, and Carrie Underwood for Musical Event of the Year.
So what “event” were Jack, Little Jack, Brendan Benson, and Patrick Keeler nominated for? Back in 2008, The Raconteurs were joined by country singer Ashley Monroe and multi-instrumentalist Ricky Skaggs for a special bluegrass-inspired version of Consolers of the Lonely standout track “Old Enough.” In one day, the group gathered in a Nashville studio, worked out the arrangement, and filmed the entire jam.
Check out Jack and company’s CMA-nominated “event” below or click here: