LA CROSSE, Wis. -- This weekend is the Super Bowl of the music industry -- the Grammys.

In years past, La Crosse has been well-represented at the awards show.

Bill Miller collected his third Grammy last year. Even though he's not up for one this year, to him it's not about the individual recognition. It's about recognition for something greater than himself.

For Miller, the decision to become a storyteller through music came from a higher calling.

“I was just drawn to music because it's fun, but later on I found out that I have a gift from God basically and it's always been in music,” said Miller. “Eventually I realized I can write about my heritage. I'm basically a stenographer of life and I take the notes and put them to music.”

He's a true Wisconsinite, born and raised and member of the Stockbridge-Munsee tribe in North East Wisconsin.

He later studied at UW-L before moving to Nashville to pursue a career in music, but La Crosse always played a special cord in his heart and on his album Cedar Dream Songs. 

“I wanted to come home and to do something special and when I'm there I take my time and I feel good by the river in La Crosse,” said Miller. “I'm isolated in a good way and keep it pretty private.”

“I kind of get to shape the overall final thing that the customer gets to hear,” said Brett Huus, owner of Sound Strations Audio Productions.

The album then came to mastering engineer Brett Huus, coincidentally and old college friend. 

He'd listened to a lot of Miller's music before, but mastering a Native American music album to really make it shine was a whole different challenge.

“I wasn't really sure what to expect because I was surprised when it was all instrumental,” said Huus. “There was some vocal stuff some chanting and some things on it, but not as much as I thought it might be and when i heard it.”

Cedar Dream Songs became Miller's first Grammy award winning album in 2005. By 2010 he'd won two more for best Native American recording.

But with any award miller wins. It's a chance to be recognized with no boundaries. 

“It was the beginning of a new chapter in my life,” said Miller. “Winning my first Grammy was powerful, but the last Grammy was just as if not more because it again validated it inside of me. I'm just really proud and thankful to be one of those from Wisconsin who grew up there and was born there and is able to bring home these awards for Wisconsin people of all races.”

Miller is planning another trip back to La Crosse to finish up his next album in the coming months.

The 54^th annual Grammys will be televised Sunday night on News 8. The show starts at 7 p.m.