Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance , in German "Grammy award for the best soul gospel performance", is a music prize that was awarded from 1969 to 1977 by the American Recording Academy in the field of gospel music .
History and background
Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall outstanding performance regardless of album sales or chart position.
One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance. The prize was awarded from 1969 to 1977. In 1978 the award was split into two prizes, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional and the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary .
Winners and nominees
| year | winner | nationality | plant | Nominees | Picture of the winner (s) |
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| 1969 | Dottie Rambo |
 United States
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The Soul of Me |
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| 1970 | Edwin Hawkins Singers |
United States
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Oh happy day |
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| 1971 | Edwin Hawkins |
United States
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Every Man Wants To Be Free |
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| 1972 | Shirley Caesar |
United States
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Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man from Galilee |
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| 1973 | Aretha Franklin |
United States
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Amazing grace |
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| 1974 | Dixie Hummingbirds |
United States
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Loves me like a rock |
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| 1975 | James Cleveland |
United States
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In The Ghetto |
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| 1976 | Andraé Crouch |
United States
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Take me back |
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| 1977 | Mahalia Jackson |
United States
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How I Got Over |
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Web links
- Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
- Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance at grammy.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 13, 2019 .
- ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved May 13, 2019 .
- ^ Winners Best Soul Gospel Performance. Retrieved May 13, 2019 .