Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

The Dixie Chicks have won the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals five times

The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , in German "Grammy Award for the best country vocal performance by a duo or a group", is a music prize awarded from 1970 to 2011 by the American Recording Academy in the field the country music was awarded.

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 was the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The award was awarded from 1970 to 2011 and had a few minor name changes:

• In 1970 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group
• From 1971 to 1981 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
• From 1982 to 2011 the title was Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

The award was discontinued in a major overhaul of the Grammy categories following the 2011 Grammy Awards. As of 2012, all duo or group performances in the field of country music will be recognized in the newly formed Grammy Award for Best Country Duo / Group Performance category.

Both the Dixie Chicks and the band The Judds have received five awards in this category. Other multiple winners are Alison Krauss and Union Station as well as Emmylou Harris , who have each won three times, and Asleep at the Wheel , Brooks & Dunn , Alabama , Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson, and Lady Antebellum , who have each won twice.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	plant	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1970	Waylon Jennings & The Kimberlys	United States	MacArthur Park
1971	Johnny Cash & June Carter	United States	If I were a carpenter
1972	Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty	United States	After the fire is gone
1973	The Statler Brothers	United States	The Class of '57
1974	Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson	United States	From the bottle to the bottom
1975	The Pointer Sisters	United States	Fairytale
1976	Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson	United States	Lover Please
1977	Amazing rhythm aces	United States	The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)
1978	The Kendalls	United States	Heaven's Just a Sin Away
1979	Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson	United States	Mommies Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys
1980	Charlie Daniel's band	United States	The Devil Went Down to Georgia	The Bellamy Brothers for If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band for All the Gold in California Willie Nelson & Leon Russell for Heartbreak Hotel Kenny Rogers & Dottie West for All I Ever Need Is You
1981	Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison	United States	That Lovin 'You Feelin Again	Charlie Daniel's band for In America Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band for Take Me to Your Lovin 'Place Oak Ridge Boys for Heart of Mine Tanya Tucker & Glen Campbell for Dream Lover
1982	Oak Ridge Boys	United States	Elvira	Alabama for Feels So Right David Frizzell & Shelly West for You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma Emmylou Harris & Don Williams for If I Needed You Dottie West & Kenny Rogers for What Are We Doin 'in Love
1983	Alabama	United States	Mountain Music	Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson for (Sittin 'on) The Dock of the Bay Oak Ridge Boys for Bobbie Sue Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris for Love Hurts Whites for You Put the Blue in Me
1984	Alabama	United States	The Closer You Get ...	Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band for Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You) Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson for Pancho and Lefty Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings for Take It to the Limit Oak Ridge Boys for American Made
1985	The Judds	United States	Mama He's Crazy	Alabama for If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band) Barbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood for To Me Anne Murray & Dave Loggins for Nobody Loves Me Like You Do Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias for As Time Goes By
1986	The Judds	United States	Why Not Me	Alabama for Can't Keep a Good Man Down Forester Sisters for The Forester Sisters Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson for Highwayman Marie Osmond & Dan Seals for Meet Me in Montana Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers for Real Love
1987	The Judds	United States	Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)	Alabama for She and I Everly Brothers for Born Yesterday Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band for She Used to Be Somebody's Baby Carl Perkins , Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison for Class of '55
1988	Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt	United States	trio	Desert Rose Band for Desert Rose Band The Judds for Heartland O'Kanes for Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You Restless Heart for I'll Still Be Loving You
1989	The Judds	United States	Give a little love	Forester Sisters for Sincerely Highway 101 for Highway 101, Vol. 2 Oak Ridge Boys for Gonna Take a Lot of River Restless Heart for Big Dreams in a Small Town
1990	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	United States	Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two	Desert Rose Band for She Don't Love Nobody Highway 101 for Honky Tonk Heart The Judds for Young Love (Strong Love) Restless Heart for Big Dreams in a Small Town
1991	The Kentucky Headhunters	United States	Pickin 'on Nashville	Alabama for Jukebox in My Mind The Judds for Love Can Build a Bridge Restless Heart for Fast Movin 'Train Shenandoah for Ghost in This House
1992	The Judds	United States	Love Can Build a Bridge	Alabama for Forever's as Far as I'll Go Diamond Rio for Meet in the Middle Forester Sisters for Men Kentucky headhunters for Electric Barnyard Texas tornadoes for Zone of Our Own
1993	Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers	United States	At the Ryman	Alabama for American Pride Brooks & Dunn for Boat Scootin 'Boogie Kentucky Headhunters for Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line Restless Heart for When She Cries
1994	Brooks & Dunn	United States	Hard workin 'man	Confederate Railroad for Trashy Women Diamond Rio for In a Week or Two Little Texas for God Blessed Texas Sawyer Brown for All These Years
1995	Asleep at the Wheel & Lyle Lovett	United States	Blues for Dixie	Diamond Rio for Love a Little Stronger Alison Krauss & Union Station for When You Say Nothing at All The Mavericks for What a Crying Shame The Tractors for Baby Likes to Rock It
1996	The Mavericks	United States	Here comes the rain	Brooks & Dunn for You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone Little Texas for Amy's Back in Austin Shenandoah for Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do) The Tractors for Tryin 'to Get to New Orleans
1997	Brooks & Dunn	United States	My Maria	BR5-49 for Cherokee Boogie Diamond Rio for That's What I Get for Lovin 'You The Mavericks for All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down Texas Tornadoes for Little Bit Is Better Than Nada
1998	Alison Krauss & Union Station	United States	Looking in the Eyes of Love	Alabama for Dancin ', Shaggin' on the Boulevard Diamond Rio for How Your Love Makes Me Feel The Kinleys for Please The Mavericks for I Don't Care (If You Love Me Anymore)
1999	Dixie Chicks	United States	There's your trouble	Alabama for How Do You Fall In Love BR5-49 for Wild One The Mavericks for Dance the Night Away The Wilkinsons for 26 cents
2000	Dixie Chicks	United States	Ready to run	BR5-49 for Wild One Diamond Rio for Unbelievable Lonestar for Amazed SHeDAISY for little good-byes
2001	Asleep at the wheel	United States	Cherokee Maiden	Alabama for Twentieth Century Brooks & Dunn for You'll Always Be Loved By Me Riders in the Sky for Woody's Roundup The Wilkinsons for Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend
2002	Alison Krauss & Union Station	United States	The Lucky One	Asleep at the Wheel for Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens Brooks & Dunn for Ain't Nothing 'Bout You Diamond Rio for One More Day Lonestar for I'm Already There
2003	Dixie Chicks	United States	Long time gone	Diamond Rio for Beautiful Mess Lonestar for Not a Day Goes By Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for Roll the Stone Away Tricky pony for Just What I Do
2004	Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder	United States	A simple life	Brooks & Dunn for Red Dirt Road Diamond Rio for I Believe Lonestar for My Front Porch Looking In Oak Ridge Boys for Colors
2005	Dixie Chicks	United States	Top of the World	Asleep at the Wheel for New San Antonio Rose Big & Rich for Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) Brooks & Dunn for You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl Notorious Cherry Bombs for It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long
2006	Alison Krauss & Union Station	United States	Restless	Big & Rich for Comin 'to Your City Brooks & Dunn for Play Something Country Dixie Chicks for I Hope Rascal Flatts for Bless the Broken Road
2007	Dixie Chicks	United States	Not Ready to Make Nice	The Duhks for Heaven's My Home Little Big Town for boondocks Rascal Flatts for What Hurts the Most The Wreckers for Leave the Pieces
2008	Eagles	United States	How long	Brooks & Dunn for Proud of the House We Built Emerson Drive for Moments Montgomery Gentry for Lucky Man The Time Jumpers for Sweet Memories
2009	Sugarland	United States	Stay	Brooks & Dunn for God Must Be Busy Lady Antebellum for Love Don't Live Here Rascal Flatts for Every Day The SteelDrivers for Blue Side of the Mountain
2010	Lady Antebellum	United States	I run to you	Brooks & Dunn for Cowgirls Don't Cry Zac Brown Band for Chicken Fried Rascal Flatts for Here Comes Goodbye Sugarland for It Happens
2011	Lady Antebellum	United States	Need you now	Zac Brown Band for Free Dailey & Vincent for Elizabeth Little Big Town for Little White Church The SteelDrivers for Where Rainbows Never Die

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved July 3, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved July 3, 2019 . 
3. ^ GRAMMY Awards Winners for Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .