Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Awarded forquality instrumental pop performances
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award1969
Final award2011
Currently held byJeff Beck, "Nessun Dorma" (2011)
Websitegrammy.com
Jeff Beck at Live at Chelsea, Royal Chelsea Hospital, June 2018
Jeff Beck at Live at Chelsea, Royal Chelsea Hospital, June 2018

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance was awarded between 1969 and 2011.

A similar award for Best Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1965 to 1968. This was also in the pop field, but did not specify pop music.

Recipients

Year[I] Performing artist(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1969 Mason Williams "Classical Gas"
1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears "Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie"
1971 Henry Mancini Theme from Z and Other Film Music
1972 Quincy Jones Smackwater Jack
1973 Billy Preston "Outa-Space"
1974 Eumir Deodato "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)"
1975 Marvin Hamlisch "The Entertainer"
1976 Van McCoy "The Hustle"
1977 George Benson Breezin'
1978 John Williams & the London Symphony Orchestra Star Wars
1979 Chuck Mangione Children of Sanchez
1980 Herb Alpert "Rise"
1981 Bob James and Earl Klugh One on One
1982 Larry Carlton and Mike Post "The Theme From Hill Street Blues"
1983 Ernie Watts "Chariots of Fire Theme (Dance Version)"
1984 George Benson "Being with You"
1985 Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters (Instrumental)"
1986 Jan Hammer "Miami Vice Theme"
1987 Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens "Top Gun Anthem"
1988 Larry Carlton "Minute by Minute"
1989 David Sanborn Close-Up
1990 The Neville Brothers "Healing Chant"
1991 Angelo Badalamenti "Twin Peaks Theme"
1992 Michael Kamen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1993 Richard Kaufman "Beauty and the Beast"
1994 Branford Marsalis and Bruce Hornsby "Barcelona Mona"
1995 Booker T. & the M.G.'s "Cruisin'"
1996 Los Lobos "Mariachi Suite"
1997 Béla Fleck and the Flecktones "The Sinister Minister"
1998 Sarah McLachlan "Last Dance"
1999 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Sleepwalk"
2000 Santana "El Farol"
2001 The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Caravan"
2002 Eric Clapton "Reptile"
2003 B. B. King "Auld Lang Syne"
2004 George Harrison "Marwa Blues"
2005 Ben Harper "11th Commandment"
2006 Les Paul "Caravan"
2007 George Benson and Al Jarreau "Mornin'"
2008 Joni Mitchell "One Week Last Summer"
2009 Eagles "I Dreamed There Was No War"
2010 Béla Fleck "Throw Down Your Heart"
2011 Jeff Beck "Nessun Dorma"

See also

References

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