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Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Steven Copes and Ruggero Allifranchini.
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Minnesota's biggest Grammy winners

When it comes to compiling a list of Minnesota Grammy winners, the question becomes, what exactly constitutes being a Minnesotan? Is it being born here, living a certain amount of years in the state, being involved in the community, being in tune with the local music scene, loving to eat Nut Goodies? In some ways, it's all of these things, in varying degrees. With that in mind, we have set out to compile a list of Minnesota musicians, writers, producers, composers, and more that have won Grammys.

Bob Dylan

11 Grammy Awards, 9 Hall of Fame Awards, 17 nominations

Prince

7 Awards, 3 Hall of Fame Awards, 28 nominations

Jimmy Jam (James Harris III) and Terry Lewis

5 Awards, 7 nominations

Maria Schneider

5 Awards

Judy Garland

3 Awards, 6 Hall of Fame Awards

Dan Wilson

2 Awards, 2 nominations

Minnesota Orchestra

1 Award, 3 Hall of Fame Awards, 1 nomination

The Okee Dokee Brothers

1 Award, 2 nominations

Sounds of Blackness

1 Award, 1 nomination

Stephen Paulus

1 Award, 1 Nomination

Columbus "Rahki" Smith

1 Award, 1 Nomination

Dominick Argento

1 Award, 1 Nomination

Garrison Keillor

1 Award

David Pirner (Soul Asylum)

1 Award

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

1 Award

Tom Voegeli

1 Award

David Z

1 Award

Honorable Mentions

The Andrews Sisters

Paulette Carlson

Eddie Cochran

David Ellefson

Dennis Morgan

Red House Records

The Replacements

Semisonic

Lillian Speakmannis a senior at Hamline University

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