Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Ricky Skaggs has won the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album twice

The Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album , in German "Grammy award for the best Southern, Country or Bluegrass gospel album", is a music award that was awarded from 1991 to 2011 by the American Recording Academy in the field of Gospel 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 Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album. The prize was awarded from 1991 to 2011 and was initially called the Grammy Award for Best Southern Gospel Album . The first year the award went to Bruce Carroll for the album The Great Exchange . From 1994 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album , from 1998 the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album . After 2011, the award was merged with the categories Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album and Grammy Award for Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album and the new category Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album was formed. In 2015 a similar category, the Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album , was introduced.

Bill Gaither has the most wins in the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album category , with a total of four wins: two from his work in the Gaither Vocal Band and two more in combination with his wife Gloria. Bill Gaither also received the most nominations, with a total of eleven nominations.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	plant	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1991	Bruce Carroll	United States	The Great Exchange	Happy Goodman Family - The Reunion The Nelons - Let the Redeemed Say So Speer Family - He's Still in the Fire JD Sumner and the Stamps - Victory Road
1992	Gaither Vocal Band	United States	Homecoming	The Chuck Wagon Gang - Still Rollin ' Mid-South Boys - Shoulder to Shoulder Speer Family - Hallelujah Time JD Sumner and the Stamps - Peace in the Valley The Talleys - Love Will
1993	Bruce Carroll	United States	Sometimes Miracles Hide	Cathedral Quartet - Camp Meeting Live Jeff & Sheri Easter - Pickin 'the Best ... Live Florida Boys - Live Speer Family - 70th Anniversary Celebration
1994	Kathy Mattea	United States	Good news	Bruce Carroll - Walk On Cathedral Quartet - Worship His Glory Gaither Vocal Band - Southern Classics Ralph Stanley - Sunday Morning
1995	The Cox Family and Alison Krauss	United States	I Know Who Holds Tomorrow	Cathedral Quartet - High and Lifted Up Charlie Daniels - The Door Wendy Bagwell and the Sunliters - Tell It Again The Torchmen - Just Stopped By
1996	Bill Hearn (producer)		Amazing Grace - A Country Salute to Gospel	Bruce Carroll - One Summer Evening Live Crystal Gayle - Someday Joe Isaacs and Ralph Stanley - A Gospel Gathering Jerry & Tammy Sullivan - At the Feet of God
1997	Andy Griffith	United States	I Love to Tell the Story - 25 Timeless Hymns	Charlie Daniels - Steel Witness Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - There's a Light Guiding Me Bobbie Nelson and Willie Nelson - How Great Thou Art Ricky Van Shelton - Don't Overlook Salvation
1998		David Corlew and Peter York, producers	Amazing Grace 2: A Country Salute to Gospel	James Blackwood and the Light Crust Doughboys - Keep Lookin 'Up: The Texas Swing Sessions Gaither Vocal Band - Back Home in Indiana The Martins - Light of the World
1999	Peter Afterman, John Huie and Ken Levitan (producers)		The Apostle - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture	James Blackwood Quartet and the Light Crust Doughboys - They Gave the World a Smile: The Stamps Quartet Tribute Album Cathedral Quartet - Faithful Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends - Down by the Tabernacle Andy Griffith - Just as I Am
2000	Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends	United States	Kennedy Center Homecoming	Glen Campbell - A Glen Campbell Christmas Roy Clark - Roy Clark Sings & Plays Gospel Greats Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Winding Through Life JD Sumner and the Stamp Quartet - The Final Sessions
2001	Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder Brent King and Alan Shulman (sound engineers)	United States	Soldier of the Cross	The Jordanaires , the Light Crust Doughboys with James Blackwood - The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis to Nashville to Texas Cathedral Quartet - The Cathedrals: A Farewell Celebration Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Just Over in Heaven Paul Williams & The Victory Trio - Old Ways & Old Paths
2002	Bill and Gloria Gaither and Their Homecoming Friends Chad Evans (sound engineer)	United States	Bill & Gloria Gaither Present a Billy Graham Music Homecoming	Merle Haggard and Albert E. Brumley, Jr. - Two Old Friends Ann-Margret and The Jordanaires , the Light Crust Doughboys with James Blackwood - God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions The Oak Ridge Boys - From the Heart Randy Travis - Inspirational Journey
2003	The Jordanaires , Larry Ford and the Light Crust Doughboys Tim Cooper, Chuck Ebert, Adrian Payne, Robb Tripp and Philip York (sound engineers)	United States	We Called Him Mr. Gospel Music: The James Blackwood Tribute Album	Charlie Daniels Band - How Sweet the Sound: 25 Favorite Hymns and Gospel Greats Gaither Vocal Band - Everything Good The Oak Ridge Boys - An Inconvenient Christmas
2004	Randy Travis Kyle Lehning (Producer), Jason Lehning and Steve Tillisch (Sound Engineers)	United States	Rise and Shine	Blue Highway - Wondrous Love The Crabb Family - The Walk Gaither Vocal Band - A Cappella Engelbert Humperdinck, The Blackwood Brothers Quartet , The Jordanaires and the Light Crust Doughboys - Always Hear the Harmony: The Gospel Sessions
2005	Randy Travis Kyle Lehning (Producer), Jason Lehning and Casey Wood (Sound Engineers)	United States	Worship & Faith	The Crabb Family - Driven Art Greenhaw, The Jordanaires , Nokie Edwards, and the Light Crust Doughboys - 20th Century Gospel: From Hymns to Blackwood Brothers Tribute to Christian Country Buddy Miller - Universal United House of Prayer Various Artists - Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute to Gospel
2006	Amy Grant Vince Gill and Brown Bannister (producers). Steve Bishir (sound engineer)	United States	Rock of Ages ... Hymns and Faith	The Crabb Family - Live At Brooklyn Tabernacle Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers - Sing Their Family Gospel Favorites The Jordanaires, Nokie Edwards, the Light Crust Doughboys and Larry "T-Byrd" Gordon - Southern Meets Soul: An American Gospel Jubilee The Oak Ridge Boys - Common Thread
2007	Randy Travis Kyle Lehning (Producer), Casey Wood (Sound Engineer)	United States	Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise	Kenny Bishop - Kenny Bishop Del McCoury Band - The Promised Land Gaither Vocal Band - Give It Away Alan Jackson - Precious Memories
2008	Ricky Skaggs and The Whites Brent King (sound engineer)	United States	Salt of the Earth	Bill and Gloria Gaither and The Homecoming Friends - Amazing Grace Karen Peck and New River - Journey of Joy Billy Joe Shaver - Everybody's Brother Kenny & Amanda Smith Band - Tell Someone Various Artists (Ed Cash Producer) - I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith
2009	Gaither Vocal Band Chad Evans and Pete Greene (sound engineers)	United States	Lovin 'Life	The Booth Brothers - Room for More Charlie Louvin - Steps to Heaven Bart Millard - Hymned Again Karen Peck and New River - Ephesians One
2010	Jason Crabb Paul Corley and Ben Fowler (sound engineers)	United States	Jason Crabb	Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Dream On Tracy Lawrence - The Rock Barry Scott & Second Wind - In God's Time Triumphant Quartet - Everyday
2011	Diamond Rio Michael Clute (sound engineer)	United States	The reason	Austin's Bridge - Times Like These Jeff & Sheri Easter - Expecting Good Things Ty Herndon - Journey On Karen Peck & New River - Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Grammy Award Winner for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 29, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved June 29, 2019 . 
3. ^ GRAMMY Awards Winners for Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album. Retrieved June 29, 2019 .