Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance (German: Grammy Award for the best performance of a rock instrumental ) is a music prize that has been awarded at the annual Grammy Awards since 1980 . From 1986 to 1989 the prize was Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) . The prize has not been awarded since 2012 and was added to the categories Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance and Best Rock Performance .
The award went to musicians or music groups from the fields of rock music , hard rock and metal for pieces of music without singing ( instrumental music ).
Background and story
Since 1958, the Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards) have been presented annually in numerous categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the United States of America to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance regardless of album Honor sales or chart position.
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was first presented in 1980 at the 22nd Grammy Awards, the winner was Paul McCartney and his band Wings for Rockestra Theme . From 1986 to 1989 it was called Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist). According to the price description “ For newly recorded rock, hard rock and metal instrumental performances ” (German: “For newly recorded instrumental rock, hard rock and metal performances”) the award went to artists for newly recorded rock, hard rock and metal - Performances.
This award has not been awarded since the Grammy Awards in 2012, as it was added to the categories Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance and Best Rock Performance .
statistics
The prize was first awarded to Paul McCartney and the Wings in 1980 for the song Rockestra Theme from the album Back to the Egg . The record for most awards in this category is held by Jeff Beck , who has received the award six times as a solo artist. Sting received the award three times, including twice with his band The Police , and The Flaming Lips received the award twice. In different constellations Frank Zappa and Steve Vai (once for the Zappa album Jazz from Hell and once as Zappa's Universe Rock Group featuring Steve Vai), Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother Jimmie Vaughan (each once together as Vaughan Brothers and once with others) won Musicians) as well as Carlos Santana (once as a solo musician and once with his band Santana together with Eric Clapton) and Eric Clapton (once together with Santana and once with Jimmie Vaughan and other musicians) twice each.
With a total of 14 nominations, the American musician Joe Satriani was nominated most frequently for the award, but he never received it and is therefore also the musician with the most nominations without a price. The Grammy Award went a total of 15 times to musicians from Great Britain and 14 times to musicians from the United States, and twice to Carlos Santana, who is from Mexico.
Winner and nominated artist
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1980 February 27, 1980 |
Paul McCartney and the Wings |
 United Kingdom
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Rockestra theme |
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1981 February 25, 1981 |
The Police |
United Kingdom
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Reggatta de Blanc |
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1982 February 24, 1982 |
The Police |
United Kingdom
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Behind My Camel |
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1983 February 23, 1983 |
A flock of seagulls |
United Kingdom
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DNA |
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1984 February 28, 1984 |
Sting |
United Kingdom
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Brimstone & Treacle |
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1985 February 26, 1985 |
Yes |
United Kingdom
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Cinema |
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1986 February 25, 1986 |
Jeff Beck |
United Kingdom
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Escape |
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1987 February 24, 1987 |
The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy |
United Kingdom
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Peter Gunn |
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1988 March 2nd, 1988 |
Frank Zappa |
 United States
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Jazz from Hell |
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1989 February 22, 1989 |
Carlos Santana |
 Mexico
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Blues for Salvador |
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1990 February 22, 1990 |
Jeff Beck |
United Kingdom
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Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymes |
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1991 February 20, 1991 |
Vaughan Brothers |
United States
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D / FW |
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1992 February 25, 1992 |
Eric Johnson |
United States
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Cliffs of Dover |
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1993 February 24, 1993 |
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
United States
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Little Wing |
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1994 March 1, 1994 |
Zappa's Universe Rock Group featuring Steve Vai |
United States
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sofa |
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1995 March 1, 1995 |
Pink Floyd |
United Kingdom
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Marooned |
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1996 February 28, 1996 |
Allman Brothers Band |
United States
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Jessica |
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1997 February 26, 1997 |
Jimmie Vaughan , Eric Clapton , Bonnie Raitt , Robert Cray , BB King , Buddy Guy , Dr. John & Art Neville |
United States
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SRV shuffle |
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1998 February 25, 1998 |
The Chemical Brothers |
United Kingdom
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Block rockin 'beats |
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1999 February 25, 1999 |
Pat Metheny Group |
United States
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The Roots of Coincidence |
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2000 February 23, 2000 |
Santana featuring Eric Clapton |
Mexico United Kingdom
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The calling |
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2001 February 23, 2001 |
Metallica with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra |
United States
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The Call of the Ktulu |
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2002 February 27, 2002 |
Jeff Beck |
United Kingdom
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Dirty Mind |
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2003 February 27, 2003 |
The Flaming Lips |
United States
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Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon |
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2004 February 8, 2004 |
Jeff Beck |
United Kingdom
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Plan B |
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2005 February 13, 2005 |
Brian Wilson |
United States
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Mrs. O'Leary's Cow |
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2006 February 8, 2006 |
Les Paul & Friends |
United States
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69 Freedom Special |
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2007 February 11, 2007 |
The Flaming Lips |
United States
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The Wizard Turns On ... |
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2008 February 10, 2008 |
Bruce Springsteen |
United States
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Once Upon A Time In The West |
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2009 February 8, 2009 |
Zappa Plays Zappa , Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock |
United States
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Peaches en Regalia |
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2010 January 31, 2010 |
Jeff Beck |
United Kingdom
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A Day In The Life |
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2011 February 13, 2011 |
Jeff Beck |
United Kingdom
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Hammerhead |
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supporting documents
- ↑ “ Honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position ” (German: “Honor of artistic achievement, technical competence and general quality in the music industry, regardless of sales figures or chart Positions ") Overview . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Grammy Awards at a Glance . In: Los Angeles Times . Tribune Company . Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ↑ to 52nd OEP Category Description Guide ( PDF ; 85 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ↑ Awards Category Comparison Chart ( PDF ; 80 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
