Jim Dale Wins Grammy Award for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" AudioBook
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Posted by: Sue
February 11, 2008, 01:21 AM
At ceremonies before tonight’s telecast, it was announced that Jim Dale won the Grammy Award in the category best “Spoken Word Album for Children” for his audio recording of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” written by J.K. Rowling. Congratulations Jim Dale!
If you have not yet heard Jim Dale’s voice work for the Harry Potter audio books, be sure to check out these excerpts here from Random House.
Hi everybody,
I would like to thank all of you for your wonderful congrats re the Grammy Award for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. I was absolutely “gobsmacked” by the award.
These past eight years of recording all the Harry Potter books have been the most wonderful experience of my career. I have been all over America giving readings, and every one of them has introduced me to you lovely “Potterheads” in your thousands. I cherish all the wonderful compliments you have given me. One young tearful eight year old said, “Can I come and live with you Sir?” I said, “What would your mother say?” He replied, “Oh she wouldn’t mind, Pleeeeease!” Another young man gave me my best compliment when he said, “Your voices sound just like the charactors!”
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all for being who you are. Please check out all the other audiobooks I have since recorded and I hope you will join me in sharing those wonderful stories, from “Alice In Wonderland” and “Peter Pan” to “A Christmas Carol” and Peter and the Starcatchers”
If you’d like to find out more of what is going on in my life, please click on www.Jim-Dale.com. My very best to you all, and thanks again. Jim Dale
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