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

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Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Awarded forQuality vocal country music duo or group performance
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1970
Last awarded2010
Currently held byLady Antebellum – "Need You Now" (2010)
Most awards
Most nominations
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:

  • In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group
  • From 1971 to 1981 it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group
  • From 1982 to the present it has been awarded as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The award was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy Awards in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all duo or group performances in the country category were shifted to the newly formed Best Country Duo/Group Performance category.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Multiple winners[]

Both Dixie Chicks and The Judds have been honored with 5 awards in this category. Other multiple winners include Alison Krauss and Union Station, and Emmylou Harris who have won 3 apiece, and Asleep at the Wheel, Brooks and Dunn, Alabama, Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson and Lady Antebellum all of whom have won 2.


Winners and nominees[]

1970s[]

Year Winner(s) Title Nominees Ref.
1970 Waylon Jennings, The Kimberlys "MacArthur Park"
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers for "California Girl"
  • Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton for "Just Someone I Used to Know"
  • Dottie West, Don Gibson for "Rings of Gold"
  • Jack Greene, Jeannie Seely for "Wish I Didn't Have to Miss You"
 [1]
1971 Johnny Cash, June Carter "If I Were a Carpenter"
  • The Statler Brothers for "Bed of Roses"
  • Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton for "Daddy Was an Old-Time Preacher Man"
  • Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter for "Suspicious Minds"
  • Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan for "Tennessee Bird Walk"
 [2]
1972 Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn "After the Fire Is Gone"
  • Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton for "Better Move It on Home"
  • Roy Acuff with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for "I Saw the Light"
  • Johnny Cash, June Carter for "No Need to Worry"
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers for "Rings"
 [3]
1973 The Statler Brothers "The Class of '57"
  • Johnny Cash, June Carter for "If I Had a Hammer"
  • Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn for "Lead Me On"
  • George Jones, Tammy Wynette for "Take Me"
  • Various Artists for "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
 [4]
1974 Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge "From the Bottle to the Bottom"
  • The Statler Brothers for "Carry Me Back"
  • Dolly Parton, Porter Wagoner for "If Teardrops Were Pennies"
  • Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn for "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man"
  • Tammy Wynette, George Jones for "We're Gonna Hold On"
 [5]
1975 The Pointer Sisters "Fairytale"
  • Willie Nelson, Tracy Nelson for "After the Fire is Gone"
  • Bobby Bare, Bobby Bare Jr. for "Daddy What If"
  • Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge for "Loving Arms"
  • The Statler Brothers for "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott"
 [6]
1976 Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge "Lover Please"
  • Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn for "Feelins"
  • The Statler Brothers for "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You"
  • The Pointer Sisters for "Live Your Life Before You Die"
  • Asleep at the Wheel for "Texas Gold"
 [7]
1977 Amazing Rhythm Aces "The End Is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Tune)"
  • George Jones, Tammy Wynette for "Golden Ring"
  • Asleep at the Wheel for "Route 66"
  • Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty for "The Letter"
  • The Statler Brothers for "Your Picture in the Paper"
 [8]
1978 The Kendalls "Heaven's Just a Sin Away"
  • Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty for "Dynamic Duo"
  • George Jones, Tammy Wynette for "Near You"
  • Asleep at the Wheel for "The Wheel"
  • Oak Ridge Boys for "Y'all Come Back Saloon"
 [9]
1979 Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
  • Kenny Rogers, Dottie West for "Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight"
  • Oak Ridge Boys for "Cryin' Again"
  • The Statler Brothers for "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine"
  • Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius for "If the World Ran Out of Love Tonight"
  • Charlie Rich, Janie Fricke for "On My Knees"
 [10]

1980s[]

Year Winner Song Nominees Ref.
1980 Charlie Daniels Band "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
  • The Bellamy Brothers – "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me"
  • Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band – "All the Gold in California"
  • Willie Nelson & Leon Russell – "Heartbreak Hotel"
  • Kenny Rogers & Dottie West – "All I Ever Need Is You"
1981 Emmylou Harris & Roy Orbison "That Lovin' You Feelin Again"
  • Charlie Daniels Band – In America
  • Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band – "Take Me to Your Lovin' Place"
  • The Oak Ridge Boys – "Heart of Mine"
  • Tanya Tucker & Glen Campbell – "Dream Lover"
1982 The Oak Ridge Boys "Elvira"
1983 Alabama Mountain Music
  • Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson – "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"
  • The Oak Ridge Boys – "Bobbie Sue"
  • Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris – "Love Hurts"
  • The Whites – "You Put the Blue in Me"
1984 Alabama The Closer You Get...
  • Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band – "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)"
  • Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson – "Pancho and Lefty"
  • Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings – "Take It to the Limit"
  • The Oak Ridge Boys – "American Made"
1985 The Judds "Mama He's Crazy"
1986 The Judds Why Not Me
  • Alabama – "Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
  • Forester Sisters – The Forester Sisters
  • Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson – "Highwayman"
  • Marie Osmond & Dan Seals – "Meet Me in Montana"
  • Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers – "Real Love"
1987 The Judds "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)"
  • Alabama – "She and I"
  • Everly Brothers – "Born Yesterday"
  • Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band – "She Used to Be Somebody's Baby"
  • Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison – "Class of '55"
1988 Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt Trio
1989 The Judds "Give a Little Love"
  • Forester Sisters – "Sincerely"
  • Highway 101 – "Highway 101, Vol. 2"
  • The Oak Ridge Boys – "Gonna Take a Lot of River"
  • Restless Heart –Big Dreams in a Small Town

1990s[]

Year Winner Song Nominees Ref.
1990 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two
1991 The Kentucky Headhunters Pickin' on Nashville
1992 The Judds "Love Can Build a Bridge"
1993 Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers At the Ryman
1994 Brooks & Dunn "Hard Workin' Man"
  • Confederate Railroad – "Trashy Women"
  • Diamond Rio – "In a Week or Two"
  • Little Texas – "God Blessed Texas"
  • Sawyer Brown – "All These Years"
1995 Asleep at the Wheel & Lyle Lovett "Blues for Dixie"
  • Diamond Rio – "Love a Little Stronger"
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station – "When You Say Nothing at All"
  • The Mavericks – "What a Crying Shame"
  • The Tractors – "Baby Likes to Rock It"
1996 The Mavericks "Here Comes the Rain"
1997 Brooks & Dunn "My Maria"
1998 Alison Krauss & Union Station "Looking in the Eyes of Love"
  • Alabama – "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"
  • Diamond Rio – "How Your Love Makes Me Feel"
  • The Kinleys – "Please"
  • The Mavericks – "I Don't Care (If You Love Me Anymore)"
1999 Dixie Chicks "There's Your Trouble"
  • Alabama – "How Do You Fall In Love"
  • BR5-49 – "Wild One"
  • The Mavericks – "Dance the Night Away"
  • The Wilkinsons – "26 Cents"

2000s[]

Year Winner Song Nominees Ref.
2000 Dixie Chicks "Ready to Run"
  • BR5-49 – "Wild One"
  • Diamond Rio – "Unbelievable"
  • Lonestar – "Amazed"
  • SHeDAISY – "Little Good-Byes"
2001 Asleep at the Wheel "Cherokee Maiden"
2002 Alison Krauss & Union Station "The Lucky One"
2003 Dixie Chicks "Long Time Gone"
  • Diamond Rio – "Beautiful Mess"
  • Lonestar – "Not a Day Goes By"
  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – "Roll the Stone Away"
  • Trick Pony – "Just What I Do"
2004 Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder "A Simple Life"
  • Brooks & Dunn – "Red Dirt Road"
  • Diamond Rio – "I Believe"
  • Lonestar – "My Front Porch Looking In"
  • Oak Ridge Boys – "Colors"
2005 Dixie Chicks "Top of the World" (Live)
2006 Alison Krauss & Union Station "Restless"
2007 Dixie Chicks "Not Ready to Make Nice"
  • The Duhks – "Heaven's My Home"
  • Little Big Town – "Boondocks"
  • Rascal Flatts – "What Hurts the Most"
  • The Wreckers – "Leave the Pieces"
2008 Eagles "How Long"
  • Brooks & Dunn – "Proud of the House We Built"
  • Emerson Drive – "Moments"
  • Montgomery Gentry – "Lucky Man"
  • The Time Jumpers – "Sweet Memories"
2009 Sugarland "Stay"

2010s[]

Year Winner Song Nominees Ref.
2010 Lady Antebellum "I Run to You"
2011 Lady Antebellum "Need You Now"


Artists with multiple wins[]

Artists with multiple nominations[]

References[]

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