Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:
- In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group
- From 1971 to 1981 it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
- From 1982 to the present it has been awarded as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | |
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Awarded for | Quality vocal country music duo or group performance |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1970 |
Last awarded | 2010 |
Currently held by | Lady Antebellum – "Need You Now" (2010) |
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Website | grammy.com |
The award was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy Awards in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all duo or group performances in the country category were shifted to the newly formed Best Country Duo/Group Performance category.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
Multiple Winners
Both Dixie Chicks and The Judds have been honored with 5 awards in this category. Other multiple winners include Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Emmylou Harris who have won 3 apiece, and Asleep at the Wheel, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson and Lady Antebellum all of whom have won 2.
Winners & Nominees
1970s
Year | Winner(s) | Title | Nominees | Ref. |
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1970 | Waylon Jennings, The Kimberlys | "MacArthur Park" |
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1971 | Johnny Cash, June Carter | "If I Were a Carpenter" |
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1972 | Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn | "After the Fire Is Gone" |
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[3] |
1973 | The Statler Brothers | "The Class of '57" |
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1974 | Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge | "From the Bottle to the Bottom" |
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[5] |
1975 | The Pointer Sisters | "Fairytale" |
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[6] |
1976 | Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge | "Lover Please" |
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1977 | Amazing Rhythm Aces | "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)" |
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1978 | The Kendalls | "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" |
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1979 | Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson | "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" |
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Year | Winner | Song | Nominees | Ref. |
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2010 | Lady Antebellum | "I Run to You" | ||
2011 | Lady Antebellum | "Need You Now" |
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Artists with multiple wins
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References
- "Grammy Awards 1970". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1971". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1972". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1973". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1974". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1975". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1976". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1977". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1978". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Grammy Awards 1979". AwardsandShows. Retrieved January 19, 2021.