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Stoughton's Lori McKenna Wins Grammy For Best Country Song

STOUGHTON (CBS) -- For the second year in a row, local singer/songwriter Lori McKenna took home a Grammy for best country song--this time for "Humble and Kind," the heartfelt tune she wrote for Tim McGraw.

More: Full List Of 2017 Grammy Winners

"Humble and Kind" is the latest in a string of hits for McKenna, including 2016's best country song winner, "Girl Crush," made famous by Little Big Town.

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(L-R) Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose accept the award for best country song for “Girl Crush” onstage during the GRAMMY Pre-Telecast at The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Microsoft Theater on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

She was also nominated this year for best American roots performance and best American roots song for "Wreck You," and for best Americana album for "The Bird & The Rifle," her 10th album.

Last week, residents in McKenna's hometown of Stoughton told WBZ-TV that McKenna was just a "normal, everyday person, who made it big."

"She is as normal and heartfelt a person as her songs are," said Robert Tarchara, owner of the Stoughton Music Center, where McKenna is still a regular, and where some of her children took music lessons.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra also won a Grammy for best orchestral performance for Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9.

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