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When did the group Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit get started?
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit's eponymous album was released on February 17, 2009, on Lightning Rod Records.
What album did Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit release?
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit released the albums Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit, Here We Rest, and The Nashville Sound.
Were any singles popular from Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit's albums?
The song Alabama Pines from the Here We Rest album, was named Song of the Year at the 2012 Americana Music Awards.
What happened after Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit's successful album releases?
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit won the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album and Isbell won Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song at the 60th ceremony.
Did Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit play together anymore after winning a Grammy?
Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit have continued to play together.
Is there anything else interesting about Jason Isbell in 2017?
In October 2017, Jason Isbell was announced to be the official artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
How did the fans feel about Jason Isbell being the artist in residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum?
Is there anymore interesting things Jason Isbell did after being chosen artist in residence at the Hall of Fame?
Jason Isbell has stated the importance of his northern Alabama roots.

Question: Why did he make this announcement?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Jason Isbell make this announcement on the importance of his roots?