Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet Dedicate Little Big Town’s CMT Artists of the Year Award To Jimi Westbrook’s Sister
Little Big Town's Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet dedicated Little Big Town's CMT Artists of the Year trophy to Jimi Westbrook's sister, who recently lost her battle with cancer.
On Sunday (Nov. 29), Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook lost his sister, Joyce Marie Westbrook Morgan, to cancer. Due to the circumstances, he and his wife, LBT’s Karen Fairchild, were understandably absent at Wednesday’s CMT Artists of the Year event, but they were there in everyone’s thoughts.
Their band mates, Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet, accepted the award on behalf of the quartet and shared kind words about Karen, Jimi, and their family.
“We’ve been a band for a long time,” Schlapman expressed. “Family has always been most important to us, and tonight, Karen and Jimi’s family are going through some of their very darkest days. Jimi’s sister passed away from cancer three days ago. They’re with their family, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We so glad they’re there.”
“Tonight when we think about Joyce … we think about her spirit and her love and her gorgeous smile and her incredible personality and the fight she gave that horrible disease.” While raising the Artists of the Year trophy, she said, “Tonight, Joyce, this is for you.”
If you’d like to honor Westbrook’s sister, the family asks that you make a donation to the Sarah Cannon Research Institute at 250 25th Ave. North, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37203.
