The Recording Academy nominated history professor and American studies program director Sean Wilentz for a Best Album Notes Grammy Award on Tuesday.
Wilentz — historian-in-residence for bobdylan.com — penned an essay for the 52-page booklet packaged with "Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall," the sixth album in Bob Dylan's "Bootleg Series."
Dylan's management commissioned the piece, which reflects on Dylan's 1964 Halloween night concert in Philharmonic Hall in New York, which Wilzentz attended, according to a University press release.
Wilentz said in the press release that he tried to strike a balance between his personal memories of the concert and the historical and political contexts in which the performance occurred.
Wilentz could not be reached for comment Thursday.
Less prominent award categories such as album notes are usually omitted from the Grammy television broadcast. However, all nominees are invited to the Feb. 13, 2005, ceremony.
Wilentz said he is unsure whether he will attend, according to the press release.
Other album notes up for the Grammy accompany albums by Lenny Bruce, Woody Herman and His Orchestra and a compilation of 1970s punk bands.
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