Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

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Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
Awarded for quality works in the bluegrass music genre
Country United States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded 1989
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental),[3] the award was first presented to Bill Monroe in 1989. In 1990 and 1991 the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Recording, and in 1990 the award was reserved for singles rather than albums. Since 1992, the award has been presented under the category Best Bluegrass Album. Beginning in 1993, award recipients often included the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists.[4] In 1995 and 1997, producers of compilation albums were the only award recipients.

As of 2012, Alison Krauss holds the record for the most wins in this category, having won six times (five times with the band Union Station). The group consisting of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder has been presented five awards. Two-time recipients include Jim Lauderdale as well as the Nashville Bluegrass Band. The award has been presented to artists or groups originating from the United States each year to date. The Seldom Scene and Rhonda Vincent share the record for the most nominations without a win, with five each.

Recipients

A woman wearing a brown jacket and playing a fiddle.
Six-time award winner Alison Krauss, performing in 2007
A man wearing a black shirt and playing a stringed instrument with his fingers. His eyes are closed, and he is standing behind microphone stands.
Five-time award winner Ricky Skaggs (along with Kentucky Thunder), performing in 2007
A woman with blond hair wearing large hoop earrings and red lipstick.
2001 award winner Dolly Parton
A man wearing a blue dress shirt, standing behind a microphone stand and holding a guitar.
Two-time award winner Jim Lauderdale
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2003 award winner Ralph Stanley
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The 2006 award-winning group, Del McCoury Band, performing in 2005
A man wearing a suit, a multi-colored tie, and a tan hat.
2010 award winner Steve Martin
Year[I] Winning artist(s) Work Other nominees Ref.
1989 Bill Monroe Southern Flavor [3]
1990 Bruce Hornsby and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Valley Road [5]
1991 Alison Krauss I've Got That Old Feeling [6]
1992 Carl Jackson and John Starling Spring Training [7]
1993 Alison Krauss and Union Station Every Time You Say Goodbye [8]
1994 Nashville Bluegrass Band Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go [9]
1995 Various artists[II] The Great Dobro Sessions [10]
1996 Nashville Bluegrass Band Unleashed [11]
1997 Various artists[III] True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe [12]
1998 Alison Krauss and Union Station So Long So Wrong
  • Richard Greene and The Grass Is Greener – Sales Tax Toddle
  • Claire Lynch – Silver and Gold
  • Kate MacKenzie – Age of Innocence
  • Ralph Stanley – Short Life of Trouble
 [13]
1999 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Bluegrass Rules! [14]
2000 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Ancient Tones [15]
2001 Dolly Parton The Grass Is Blue [16]
2002 Alison Krauss and Union Station New Favorite [17]
2003 Clinch Mountain Boys, Jim Lauderdale, and Ralph Stanley Lost in the Lonesome Pines [18]
2004 Alison Krauss and Union Station Live [19]
2005 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Brand New Strings [20]
2006 Del McCoury Band The Company We Keep [21]
2007 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Instrumentals [22]
2008 Jim Lauderdale The Bluegrass Diaries [23]
2009 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 [24]
2010 Steve Martin The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo [25]
2011 Patty Loveless Mountain Soul II [26]
2012 Alison Krauss and Union Station Paper Airplane
2013 Steep Canyon Rangers Nobody Knows You [27]
2014 Del McCoury Band The Streets of Baltimore
2015 The Earls of Leicester The Earls of Leicester [28]
2016 The SteelDrivers- The Muscle Shoals Recordings

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Awards were presented to Jerry Douglas and Tut Taylor as the producers of the album.
^[III] An award was presented to Todd Phillips as the producer of the album.

See also

References

General
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  27. ↑ List of 2013 nominees
  28. ↑ List of Nominees 2015

External links

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