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Wikipedia / Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

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, 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".

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal or Instrumental), the award was first presented 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. In 1992 the category was renamed Best Bluegrass Album.

In 1995 and 1997, producers of compilation albums were the only award recipients.

The inaugural recipient of the award was Bill Monroe, widely considered to be the founder of the genre. Alison Krauss has the most wins in the category, with six, including five with her band Union Station who are tied with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for second most wins. Billy Strings has won three times. Jim Lauderdale, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway are the only other acts to have won more than once, with two awards each. Del McCoury holds the record for most nominations, with ten, while Doyle Lawson, Noam Pickelny, Peter Rowan, and The Seldom Scene have the most nominations without a win, with four. In 2018, the first tie in the history of the category occurred, with the award being presented to both Rhonda Vincent and The Infamous Stringdusters. The current recipient of the award is Billy Strings, who won at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.

Recipients

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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

Artists with multiple wins

  1. 6 wins

  2. Alison Krauss

  3. 5 wins

  4. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder

  5. Union Station

  6. 3 wins

  7. Billy Strings

  8. 2 wins

  9. Jim Lauderdale

  10. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

  11. Nashville Bluegrass Band

Artists with multiple nominations

  1. 10 nominations

  2. Del McCoury

  3. Del McCoury Band

  4. 9 nominations

  5. Ralph Stanley

  6. Ricky Skaggs

  7. 8 nominations

  8. Dan Tyminski

  9. 7 nominations

    6 nominations

  10. Jim Lauderdale

  11. Union Station

  12. 5 nominations

  13. Jerry Douglas

  14. Billy Strings

  15. 4 nominations

  16. Doyle Lawson

  17. Noam Pikelny

  18. Peter Rowan

  19. The Seldom Scene

  20. 3 nominations

  21. Béla Fleck

  22. Bobby Osborne

  23. Cherryholmes

  24. Claire Lynch

  25. David Grisman

  26. Jesse McReynolds

  27. Michael Cleveland

  28. Sam Bush

  29. Steep Canyon Rangers

  30. The Grascals

  31. The Infamous Stringdusters

  32. 2 nominations

  33. Alison Brown

  34. Bill Monroe

  35. Blue Highway

  36. Bryan Sutton

  37. Clinch Mountain Boys

  38. Dailey & Vincent

  39. Dolly Parton

  40. Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen

  41. J. D. Crowe and the New South

  42. Jim & Jesse

  43. Johnson Mountain Boys

  44. Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time

  45. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway

  46. Osborne Brothers

  47. Patty Loveless

  48. Steve Martin

  49. The Special Consensus

  50. The SteelDrivers

  51. Tony Trischka

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See also

References

  1. General

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  3. Specific