Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album

The Blind Boys of Alabama have won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album five times.

The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album , in German "Grammy award for the best traditional gospel album", is a music prize that was awarded from 1991 to 2011 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 Traditional Gospel Album. The prize was awarded from 1991 to 2011. A similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional , was awarded from 1978 to 1983. This was at times called the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album .

The category was discontinued from 2012 as part of a major overhaul of the Grammy categories. As of 2012, traditional gospel albums will be recognized in the new Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album category.

Shirley Caesar and The Blind Boys of Alabama have each won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album five times.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1991	Tramaine Hawkins	United States	Tramaine Hawkins Live	Shirley Caesar - I Remember Mama Ron Winans Family & Friends Choir - Ron Winans Presents Family and Friends Choir II Mom and Pop Winans - Mom and Pop Winans The Clark Sisters - Bringing It Back Home
1992	Mighty Clouds of Joy	United States	Pray For Me	Thomas Whitfield - My Faith The Jackson Southernaires - Thank You Mamma for Praying for Me The Williams Brothers - This Is Your Night Vanessa Bell Armstrong - The Truth About Christmas
1993	Shirley Caesar	United States	He's Working It Out For You	The Fairfield Four - Standing in the Safety Zone The Gospel Hummingbirds - Steppin 'Out Albertina Walker - Live Mom and Pop Winans - For the Rest of My Life
1994	Shirley Caesar	United States	Stood still	The Blind Boys of Alabama - Deep River Dorothy Norwood - Better Days Ahead The Dixie Hummingbirds - In Good Health The Canton Spirituals - Live in Memphis
1995	Albertina Walker	United States	Songs of the Church - Live in Memphis	Rev. James Moore - I Will Trust in the Lord ... Dorothy Norwood - "Live" With the Georgia Mass Choir - Feel Like ... The Williams Brothers - In This Place Rev. Timothy Wright and the NY Fellowship Mass Choir - Come Thou Almighty King
1996	Shirley Caesar	United States	Live - He Will Come	Fontella Bass - No Ways Tired The Blind Boys of Alabama - I Brought Him With Me Mighty Clouds of Joy - Power Rev. James Moore with the Mississippi Mass Choir - Live at Jackson State University
1997	Cissy Houston	United States	Face to face	Walter Hawkins & the Hawkins Family - New Dawning Dorothy Norwood - Shake the Devil Off Various artists (Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Williams Brothers and Slim & The Supreme Angels) - Together As One: A Tribute To The Heritage Of Quartet Music Albertina Walker - Lets Go Back: Live in Chicago
1998	The Fairfield Four	United States	I couldn't hear nobody pray	Shirley Caesar - A Miracle in Harlem TD Jakes - Woman, Thou Art Loosed! Songs of Healing and Restoration Mighty Clouds of Joy - Live in Charleston Vickie Winans - Live in Detroit
1999	Cissy Houston	United States	Hey Leadeth Me	Rance Allen and the Soul Winners' Conference Choir - Just Right for a Miracle Beverly Crawford - Now That I'm Here Della Reese - My Soul Feels Better Right Now Rev. Timothy Wright and the B / J Mass Choir Featuring Myrna Summers - Been There Done That
2000	Shirley Caesar	United States	Christmas with Shirley Caesar	The Dixie Hummingbirds - Music In The Air Dottie Peoples - God Can & God Will Pop Winans & The Winanaires - Uncensored Vickie Winans - Live In Detroit II
2001	Shirley Caesar	United States	You Can Make It	Mighty Clouds of Joy - It Was You Rev. James Moore - Family & Friends Live From Detroit Aaron Neville - Devotion Dorothy Norwood - Ole Rickety Bridge The Williams Brothers - The Concert
2002	The Blind Boys of Alabama	United States	Spirit of the Century	Shirley Caesar - Hymns New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee - Not Guilty ... The Experience Dottie Peoples - Show Up and Show Out Richard Smallwood with Vision - Persuaded: Live in DC
2003	The Blind Boys of Alabama	United States	Higher ground	Dorothy Norwood - Live At Home The Canton Spirituals - Walking By Faith Twinkie Clark - Live in Charlotte Various Artists - Bishop TD Jakes Presents Woman Thou Art Loosed - Worship 2002
2004	The Blind Boys of Alabama	United States	Go Tell It on the Mountain	Sensational Nightingales - Songs To Edify Aaron Neville - Believe Various Artists - Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan Shirley Caesar & Friends - Shirley Caesar & Friends
2005	Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama	United States	There will be a light	The Rance Allen Group - The Live Experience Dottie Peoples - The Water I Give Richard Smallwood - The Praise & Worship Songs The Williams Brothers - Still Here
2006	Donnie McClurkin	United States	Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs	Shirley Caesar - I Know the Truth Dorinda Clark-Cole - Live From Houston: The Rose of Gospel Martha Munizzi - Say the Name Bishop GE Patterson & Congregation - Singing The Old Time Way Marvin Sapp - Be Exalted
2007	Israel & New Breed	United States	Alive in South Africa	Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers - Finale: Act One The Dixie Hummingbirds - Still Keeping it Real The Caravans - Paved the Way Byron Cage - An Invitation to Worship
2008	The Clark Sisters	United States	Live - One Last Time	Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers - The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself Smokie Norful - Life Changing Marvin Sapp - Thirsty BeBe Winans - Cherch
2009	The Blind Boys of Alabama	United States	Down in New Orleans	The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir - Charles E. Blake Presents ... No Limit Voices Of Unity - Deitrick Haddon Presents Together In Worship Dorinda Clark-Cole - Take It Back The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir & Carol Cymbala - I'll Say Yes
2010	Different artists		Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration	Vickie Winans - How I Got Over The Williams Brothers - The Journey Continues Ashley Cleveland - God Don't Never Change Donald Lawrence - The Law of Confession, Part I.
2011	Patty Griffin	United States	Downtown Church	Karen Clark Sheard - All in One Marvin Sapp - Here I Am Vanessa Bell Armstrong - The Experience Shirley Caesar - A City Called Heaven

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 25, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved May 25, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Winners Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .