Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Awarded forQuality male vocal performances in the rock music genre
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1980
Last awarded2004
Currently held byDave Matthews, "Gravedigger" (2004)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to male recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the rock music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male, the award was first presented to Bob Dylan in 1980. Beginning with the 1995 ceremony, the name of the award was changed to Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. However, in 1988, 1992, 1994, and since 2005, this category was combined with the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo. The solo category was later renamed to Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance beginning in 2005. This fusion has been criticized, especially when females are not nominated under the solo category.[3] The Academy has cited a lack of eligible recordings in the female rock category as the reason for the mergers.[4] While the award has not been presented since the category merge in 2005, an official confirmation of its retirement has not been announced.

Lenny Kravitz holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of four consecutive wins from 1999 to 2002. Bruce Springsteen has been presented the award three times, and two-time winners include Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Don Henley, and Robert Palmer. Since its inception, American artists have been presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it has been presented to musicians from the United Kingdom four times, from Australia once, and from South Africa once.

Recipients[]

Black and white image of a man with curly hair playing an acoustic guitar and standing behind a microphone stand
Two-time award winner Bob Dylan
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1984 award winner, Michael Jackson
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Three-time award winner Bruce Springsteen
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Four-time award winner Lenny Kravitz
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Dave Matthews, the most recent award recipient, performing with the Dave Matthews Band
Year[I] Performing artist Work Nominees Ref.
1980 Bob Dylan "Gotta Serve Somebody"
[5]
1981 Billy Joel Glass Houses
  • Jackson Browne – "Boulevard"
  • Kenny Loggins – "I'm Alright"
  • Paul McCartney – "Coming Up"
  • Bruce Springsteen – "Devil with the Blue Dress" / "Good Golly Miss Molly" / "Jenny Take a Ride"
 [5]
1982 Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl"
  • Gary U.S. Bonds – "Dedication"
  • Rick James – "Super Freak"
  • Bruce Springsteen – "The River"
  • Rod Stewart – "Young Turks"
 [6]
1983 John Mellencamp "Hurts So Good"
  • Peter Gabriel – "Shock the Monkey"
  • Don Henley – "Dirty Laundry"
  • Rick Springfield – "I Get Excited"
  • Rod Stewart – "Tonight I'm Yours"
 [7]
1984 Michael Jackson "Beat It"
  • David Bowie – "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)"
  • Phil Collins – "I Don't Care Anymore"
  • Bob Seger – The Distance
  • Rick Springfield – "Affair of the Heart"
 [5]
1985 Bruce Springsteen "Dancing in the Dark"
  • David Bowie – "Blue Jean"
  • Billy Idol – "Rebel Yell"
  • Elton John – "Restless"
  • John Cougar Mellencamp – "Pink Houses"
 [8]
1986 Don Henley "The Boys of Summer"
  • Bryan Adams – Reckless
  • John Fogerty – Centerfield
  • Mick Jagger – "Just Another Night"
  • John Cougar Mellencamp – Scarecrow
 [9]
[10]
1987 Robert Palmer "Addicted to Love"
  • John Fogerty – Eye of the Zombie
  • Peter Gabriel – "Sledgehammer"
  • Billy Idol – "To Be a Lover"
  • Eddie Money – "Take Me Home Tonight"
 [11]
1988[II][4]
1989 Robert Palmer "Simply Irresistible"
  • Eric Clapton – "After Midnight"
  • Joe Cocker – Unchain My Heart
  • Robbie Robertson – Robbie Robertson
  • Rod Stewart – "Forever Young"
 [5]
1990 Don Henley The End of the Innocence
  • Joe Cocker – "When the Night Comes"
  • Tom Petty – "Free Fallin'"
  • Lou Reed – New York
  • Neil Young – Freedom
 [12]
1991 Eric Clapton "Bad Love"
  • Jon Bon Jovi – "Blaze of Glory"
  • Joe Cocker – "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
  • Billy Idol – "Cradle of Love"
  • Neil Young – "Rockin' in the Free World"
 [13]
1992[II][14]
1993 Eric Clapton Unplugged
  • Bryan Adams – "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
  • Tom Cochrane – "Life Is a Highway"
  • Peter Gabriel – "Digging in the Dirt"
  • Bob Seger – "The Fire Inside"
  • Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch
 [15]
1994[II][16]
1995 Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Philadelphia"
  • Beck – "Loser"
  • Peter Gabriel – "Red Rain"
  • Van Morrison – "In the Garden" / "You Send Me"
  • Neil Young – "Philadelphia"
 [5]
1996 Tom Petty "You Don't Know How It Feels"
[17]
1997 Beck "Where It's At"
  • Bryan Adams – "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You"
  • Eric Clapton – "Ain't Gone 'N Give Up On Your Love"
  • John Hiatt – "Cry Love"
  • Bruce Springsteen – "Dead Man Walkin'"
 [18]
1998 Bob Dylan "Cold Irons Bound"
  • David Bowie – "Dead Man Walking"
  • John Fogerty – "Blueboy'
  • John Mellencamp – "Just Another Day"
  • Bruce Springsteen – "Thunder Road"
 [19]
1999 Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away"
  • Jeff Buckley – "Everybody Here Wants You"
  • John Fogerty – "Almost Saturday Night"
  • John Hiatt – "Have a Little Faith in Me"
  • John Mellencamp – "Your Life Is Now"
 [20]
2000 Lenny Kravitz "American Woman"
[21]
2001 Lenny Kravitz "Again"
  • David Bowie – "Thursday's Child"
  • Bob Dylan – "Things Have Changed"
  • Don Henley – "Workin' It"
  • Nine Inch Nails – "Into the Void"
 [5]
2002 Lenny Kravitz "Dig In"
  • Ryan Adams – "New York, New York"
  • Eric Clapton – "Superman inside"
  • Bob Dylan – "Honest with Me"
  • John Mellencamp – "Peaceful World"
 [22]
2003 Bruce Springsteen "The Rising"
  • David Bowie – "Slow Burn"
  • Elvis Costello – "45"
  • Peter Gabriel – "The Barry Williams Show"
  • Robert Plant – "Darkness, Darkness"
 [23]
2004 Dave Matthews "Gravedigger"
  • David Bowie – "New Killer Star"
  • Bob Dylan – "Down in the Flood"
  • Lenny Kravitz – "If I Could Fall in Love"
  • Tom Waits – "Return of Jackie and Judy"
 [24]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Award was combined with the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category and presented in a genderless category known as Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.

See also[]

References[]

General
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  • "Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male". Rock on the Net. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
Specific
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