Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Awarded forquality
Nessun Dorma" (2011)
Websitegrammy.com

The

Grammy Award
for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.

  • In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental
  • From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
  • In 1972 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • In 1973 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance by an Instrumental Performer
  • From 1974 to 1975 it was again awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
  • Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all instrumental performances in the pop category (solo or with a duo/group) were shifted to either the newly formed
    Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
     categories.

A similar award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.

Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1969
 Mason Williams "Classical Gas" [1]
1970
 Blood, Sweat & Tears "Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie" [2]
1971
 Henry Mancini Theme from Z and Other Film Music [3]
1972
 Quincy Jones Smackwater Jack
  • Burt Bacharach — Burt Bacharach
  • Theme from Love Story
  • Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)
    "
  • Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)
    "
 [4]
1973
 Billy Preston "Outa-Space" [5]
1974
 Eumir Deodato "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)" [6]
1975
 Marvin Hamlisch "The Entertainer" [7]
1976
 Van McCoy "The Hustle" [8]
1977
 George Benson Breezin' [9]
1978
 John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra
Star Wars
 		[10]
1979
 Chuck Mangione
Children of Sanchez
 		[11]
1980
 Herb Alpert "Rise" [12]
1981
 Bob James and Earl Klugh One on One [13]
1982
 Larry Carlton and Mike Post "The Theme From Hill Street Blues" [14]
1983
 Ernie Watts "Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)" [15]
1984
 George Benson "Being with You" [16]
1985
 Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters (Instrumental)" [17]
1986
 Jan Hammer "Miami Vice Theme" [18]
1987
 Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens "Top Gun Anthem" [19]
1988
 Larry Carlton "Minute by Minute" [20]
1989
 David Sanborn Close-Up [21]
1990
 The Neville Brothers "Healing Chant" [22]
1991
 Angelo Badalamenti "
Twin Peaks Theme
" 		[23]
1992
 Michael Kamen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [24]
1993
 Richard Kaufman "Beauty and the Beast" [25]
1994
 Branford Marsalis and Bruce Hornsby "Barcelona Mona" [26]
1995
 Booker T. & the M.G.'s "Cruisin'" [27]
1996
 Los Lobos "Mariachi Suite" [28]
1997
 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones "The Sinister Minister" [29]
1998
 Sarah McLachlan "
Last Dance
" 		[30]
1999
 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Sleepwalk" [31]
2000
 Santana "
El Farol
" 		[32]
2001
 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Caravan" [33]
2002
 Eric Clapton "Reptile" [34]
2003
 B. B. King "Auld Lang Syne" [35]
2004
 George Harrison "Marwa Blues" [36]
2005
 Ben Harper "11th Commandment" [37]
2006
 Les Paul "Caravan" [38]
2007
 George Benson and Al Jarreau "Mornin'" [39]
2008
 Joni Mitchell "
One Week Last Summer
" 		[40]
2009
 Eagles "
I Dreamed There Was No War
" 		[41]
2010
 Béla Fleck "
Throw Down Your Heart
" 		[42]
2011
 Jeff Beck "
Nessun Dorma
" 		[43]
  • ^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Grammy Awards 1970". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Grammy Awards 1971". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Grammy Awards 1972". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Grammy Awards 1973". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Grammy Awards 1974". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Grammy Awards 1975". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Grammy Awards 1976". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "Grammy Awards 1977". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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  11. ^ "Grammy Awards 1979". AwardsandShows. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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  13. ^ "Here's complete list of the Grammy nominees". The Register-Guard. Guard Publishing Co. 1981-02-21. p. 38.
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  19. ^ "Veterans top Grammy nominations". The Herald. The McClatchy Company. January 8, 1987.
  20. ^ "Grammy Nominations". The San Diego Union-Tribune. January 15, 1988. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  21. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 13, 1989). "Chapman, McFerrin Lead Grammy Race: Baker, Sting, Michael, Winwood Also Capture Multiple Nominations". Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
  22. ^ "Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990.
  23. ^ Cromelin, Richard; Hunt, Dennis (January 11, 1991). "Grammys--Round 1: Pop music: Phil Collins' 8 nominations lead the pack and Quincy Jones sets a record with his 74th nod. The winners will be revealed on Feb. 20". Los Angeles Times. p. 2.
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  27. ^ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995.
  28. ^ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996.
  29. ^ "The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1997.
  30. ^ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1998. p. 15. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  31. ^ "1999 Grammy Nominations". Reading Eagle. Reading Eagle Company. January 6, 1999.
  32. ^ "A Complete List of the Nominees". Los Angeles Times. January 5, 2000.
  33. ^ Boucherdate=January 4, 2001, Geoff. "Grammys Cast a Wider Net Than Usual". Los Angeles Times. p. 2.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  34. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. January 4, 2002.
  35. ^ "2002 Grammy Winners". Grammy.com. January 3, 2003.
  36. ^ "Complete list of Grammy nominations". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 5, 2003.
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  39. ^ "49th Annual GRAMMY Nominees". CBS News. December 7, 2006.
  40. ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominees". The New York Times. December 6, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  41. E! Online
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  43. ^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Complete nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times.

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