Graham Nash will be awarded with the Americana Music Association's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nash will receive the Spirit of Americana Free Speech in Music Award, co-presented by the First Amendment Center.
"We are proud and humbled to honor these artists whose work has shaped what we not only call Americana today, but the musical landscape on the whole," says Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly. "We are inspired by their work and excited to see them all as they will honor us in song at the Ryman this fall."
Nash will accept the honor during the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, scheduled to take place in Nashville during the 2017 Americana Music Festival. The 2017 Americana Music Festival is scheduled for September 12-17. The 16th annual Americana Music Awards ceremony will take place on September 13 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
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