Awards & Winners

Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

Grammy Awards

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 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, 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. 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. 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.

Check all the winners of Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album presented under Grammy Awards since 1988 .


Del McCoury Band

Honored for : The Streets of Baltimore

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Boxcars It's Just A Road
Dailey & Vincent Brothers of the Highway
Della Mae This World Oft Can Be
James King Three Chords And The Truth
Del McCoury Band The Streets of Baltimore

Steep Canyon Rangers, Brandon Bell, Gary Paczosa

Honored for : Nobody Knows You
(The Steep Canyon Rangers, artist. Brandon Bell & Gary Paczosa, engineers/mixers. Gary Paczosa & The Steep Canyon Rangers, producers.)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dailey & Vincent The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent
The Grascals Life Finds a Way
Noam Pikelny Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail
Special Consensus Scratch Gravel Road
Steep Canyon Rangers Nobody Knows You
Brandon Bell Nobody Knows You
Gary Paczosa Nobody Knows You

Union Station, Alison Krauss

Honored for : Paper Airplane

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alison Krauss Paper Airplane
Union Station Paper Airplane
Jim Lauderdale Reason and Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter
Steve Martin Rare Bird Alert
Steep Canyon Rangers Rare Bird Alert
Del McCoury Band Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe
Ralph Stanley A Mother's Prayer
Chris Thile Sleep With One Eye Open
Michael Daves Sleep With One Eye Open

Patty Loveless, Drew Bollman, Emory Gordy, Jr., George Massenburg

Honored for : Mountain Soul II
(Producer, Artist, Engineers/mixers)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Patty Loveless Mountain Soul II
2011 Best Bluegrass Album
Emory Gordy, Jr. Mountain Soul II
2011 Best Bluegrass Album
George Massenburg Mountain Soul II
2011 Best Bluegrass Album
Drew Bollman Mountain Soul II
2011 Best Bluegrass Album
Sam Bush Circles Around Me
Del McCoury Band Family Circle
Peter Rowan and The Nashville Bluegrass Band Legacy
The SteelDrivers Reckless

Steve Martin, John McEuen, Dae Bennett, Nick Sevilla

Honored for : The Crow
(Producer, Engineers/Mixers, Artist)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Lauderdale Could We Get Any Closer?
Steve Martin The Crow
Nick Sevilla The Crow
Dae Bennett The Crow
John McEuen The Crow
Michael Martin Murphey Buckaroo Blue Grass
Bryan Sutton Almost Live
Rhonda Vincent Destination Life

Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder, Brent King

Honored for : Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
(Artists, Engineer)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Del McCoury Band Del McCoury Band \u2014 Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends The Ultimate Collection / Live At The Ryman
The Cherryholmes Cherryholmes III: Don't Believe
Ricky Skaggs Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Kentucky Thunder Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
Dan Tyminski Wheels

Randy Kohrs, Michael Latterell, Jim Lauderdale

Honored for : The Bluegrass Diaries

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Latterell The Bluegrass Diaries
Randy Kohrs The Bluegrass Diaries
Jim Lauderdale The Bluegrass Diaries

Lee Groitzsch, Brent King, Kentucky Thunder, Ricky Skaggs

Honored for : Instrumentals
(Artist, Engineers/mixers)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ricky Skaggs Instrumentals
Lee Groitzsch Instrumentals
Brent King Instrumentals
Kentucky Thunder Instrumentals

Del McCoury Band, Neal Cappellino

Honored for : The Company We Keep
(Engineer/mixer, Artist)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Del McCoury Band The Company We Keep
Neal Cappellino The Company We Keep

Brent King, Ricky Skaggs

Honored for : Brand New Strings
(Engineer/Mixer, Artist)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ricky Skaggs Brand New Strings

Alison Krauss, Union Station, Gary Paczosa

Honored for : Live
(Artist, engineer/mixer)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Union Station Live
Alison Krauss Live

David Castle, The Clinch Mountain Boys, Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley

Honored for : Lost In The Lonesome Pines

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Stanley Lost In The Lonesome Pines
The Clinch Mountain Boys Lost In The Lonesome Pines
David Castle Lost In The Lonesome Pines
Jim Lauderdale Lost In The Lonesome Pines

Alison Krauss & Union Station, Gary Paczosa

Honored for : New Favorite

Dolly Parton, Steve Buckingham, Gary Paczosa

Honored for : The Grass Is Blue

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dolly Parton The Grass Is Blue
Gary Paczosa The Grass Is Blue
Steve Buckingham The Grass Is Blue

Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder

Honored for : Ancient Tones

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ricky Skaggs Ancient Tones
Kentucky Thunder Ancient Tones

Ricky Skaggs, Kentucky Thunder

Honored for : Bluegrass Rules!

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kentucky Thunder Bluegrass Rules!
Ricky Skaggs Bluegrass Rules!

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Honored for : So Long So Wrong

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Greene Sales Tax Toddle
Ralph Stanley Short Life of Trouble
Claire Lynch Silver and Gold
Kate MacKenzie Age of Innocence
Alison Krauss & Union Station So Long So Wrong

Todd Philips

Honored for : True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Todd Philips True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe

The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Honored for : Unleashed

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Nashville Bluegrass Band Unleashed

Jerry Douglas, Tut Taylor

Honored for : The Great Dobro Sessions

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jerry Douglas The Great Dobro Sessions
Tut Taylor The Great Dobro Sessions

The Nashville Bluegrass Band

Honored for : Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go
(Artist)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Nashville Bluegrass Band Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go

Alison Krauss & Union Station

Honored for : Every Time You Say Goodbye

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alison Krauss & Union Station Every Time You Say Goodbye

Carl Jackson, John Starling

Honored for : Spring Training

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Starling Spring Training
Carl Jackson Spring Training

Alison Krauss

Honored for : I've Got That Old Feeling
(Artists)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alison Krauss I've Got That Old Feeling

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bruce Hornsby

Honored for : The Valley Road
(Artists)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bruce Hornsby The Valley Road
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band The Valley Road

Bill Monroe

Honored for : Southern Flavor
(Artist)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Monroe Southern Flavor