Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

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Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album
Awarded for quality southern, country, or bluegrass gospel albums
Country United States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded 1991
Last awarded 2011
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to artists, producers, and engineers for quality gospel music albums. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) 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 Southern Gospel Album, Bruce Carroll first won the award at the 33rd Grammy Awards in 1991 for the album The Great Exchange. Three years later, the category's name was changed to the Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album. The category's name was changed to Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album in 1998. After 2011 it was merged with the Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album and the Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, forming the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. The NARAS made this change in order to "tighten the number of categories" at the Grammy Awards.[3]

Bill Gaither has the most wins in the category, with a total of four: two from his work in the Gaither Vocal Band, and another two in combination with his wife, Gloria. Randy Travis has won one less Grammy than Gaither in this category, with three. Bill Gaither has the most nominations in the category, with eleven; the Light Crust Doughboys have eight, trailing Gaither by three nominations. Kyle Lehning holds the record for most wins as a producer or engineer, with a total of three. Nominated bands include Karen Peck and New River, who were selected in three of the final four years of the Grammy, and the Cathedral Quartet.

Recipients

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Alison Krauss won the award in 1995 along with The Cox Family
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Andy Griffith won the 1997 award for I Love to Tell the Story – 25 Timeless Hymns
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Two-time award winner Ricky Skaggs
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Bill Gaither has won the award four times, the most of any performer
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Randy Travis was awarded the Grammy three times from 2004–2007
Year[I] Winning artist Personnel Work Other nominees Ref.
1991 Bruce Carroll The Great Exchange [4]
1992 Gaither Vocal Band Homecoming [5]
1993 Bruce Carroll Sometimes Miracles Hide [6]
1994 Kathy Mattea Good News [7]
1995 The Cox Family and Alison Krauss I Know Who Holds Tomorrow [8]
1996 Bill Hearn, producer Amazing Grace – A Country Salute to Gospel [9]
1997 Andy Griffith I Love to Tell the Story – 25 Timeless Hymns [10]
1998 David Corlew and Peter York, producers Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute to Gospel [11]
1999 Peter Afterman, John Huie, and Ken Levitan, producers The Apostle – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture [12]
2000 Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends Kennedy Center Homecoming [13]
2001 Ricky Skaggs, and Kentucky Thunder Brent King and Alan Shulman, engineers Soldier of the Cross [14]
2002 Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends Chad Evans, engineer Bill & Gloria Gaither Present a Billy Graham Music Homecoming [15]
2003 The Jordanaires, Larry Ford, the Light Crust Doughboys Tim Cooper, Chuck Ebert, Adrian Payne, Robb Tripp, and Philip York, engineers We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album [16]
2004 Randy Travis Kyle Lehning, producer. Jason Lehning and Steve Tillisch, engineers Rise and Shine [17]
2005 Randy Travis Kyle Lehning, producer. Jason Lehning and Casey Wood, engineers Worship & Faith [18]
2006 Amy Grant Vince Gill and Brown Bannister, producers. Steve Bishir, engineer Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith [19]
2007 Randy Travis Kyle Lehning, producer. Casey Wood, engineer Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise [20]
2008 Ricky Skaggs, The Whites Brent King, engineer Salt of the Earth [21]
2009 Gaither Vocal Band Chad Evans and Pete Greene, engineers Lovin' Life [22]
2010 Jason Crabb Paul Corley and Ben Fowler, engineers Jason Crabb [23]
2011 Diamond Rio Michael Clute, engineer The Reason [24]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

References

General

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