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Best Country Instrumental Performance


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1968 "FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN," Flatt and Skruggs
1969 "THE NASHVILLE BRASS FEATURING DANNY DAVIS PLAY MORE NASHVILLE SOUNDS," Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass,
1970 "ME & JERRY," Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed
1971 "SNOWBIRD," Chet Atkins
1972 "CHARLIE McCOY/THE REAL McCOY," Charlie McCoy
1973 "DUELING BANJOS," Eric Weissberg, Steve Mandell
1974 "THE ATKINS-TRAVIS TRAVELING SHOW," Chet Atkins, Merle Travis
1975 "THE ENTERTAINER," Chet Atkins
1976 "CHESTER & LESTER," Chet Atkins & Les Paul
1977 "COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR," Hargus "Pig" Robbins
1978 "ONE O'CLOCK JUMP," Asleep at the Wheel
1979 "BIG SANDY/LEATHER BRITCHES," Doc & Merle Watson
1980 "ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL/HOEDOWN," Gilley's "Urban Cowboy" Band
1981 "COUNTRY -- AFTER ALL THESE YEARS," Chet Atkins
1982 "ALABAMA JUBILEE" (album track), Roy Clark
1983 "FIREBALL" (album track), the New South (Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe, Todd Phillips)
1984 "WHEEL HOSS" (track from Country Boy), Ricky Skaggs
1985 "COSMIC SQUARE DANCE" (track from Chet Atkins album Stay Tuned), Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler
1986 "RAISIN THE DICKENS" (track from Love's Gonna Get Ya), Ricky Skaggs
1987 "STRING OF PARS" (track from Asleep at the Wheel), Asleep at the Wheel
1988 "SUGARFOOT RAG" (track from Asleep at the Wheel), Asleep at the Wheel
1989 "AMAZING GRACE" (track from Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume 2), Ricky Skaggs
1990 "SO SOFT, YOUR GOODBYE" (track from Neck and Neck), Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler
1991 THE NEW NASHVILLE CATS (album), Mark O'Connor
1992 SNEAKIN' AROUND (album), Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed
1993 "RED WING" (single), Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Reuben ""Lucky Oceans"" Gosfield
1994 "YOUNG THING" (track from Read My Licks) Chet Atkins
1995 "HIGHTOWER" (single), Asleep at the Wheel
1996 "JAM MAN," Chet Atkins
1997 "LITTLE LIZA JANE" (single), Alison Krauss and Union Station
1998 "A SOLDIER'S JOY" (single), Randy Scruggs and Vince Gill
1999 "BOB'S BREAKDOWNS" (single), Asleep At The Wheel Featuring Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill And Steve Wariner
2000 "LEAVING COTTONDALE" (single), Alison Brown with Béla Fleck
2001 "FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN" - Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas & Leon Russell
2002 "LIL' JACK SLADE," Dixie Chicks
2003 "CLUCK OLD HEN," Alison Krauss + Union Station
2004 "EARL'S BREAKDOWN," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements & Jerry Douglas
2005 "UNIONHOUSE BRANCH," Alison Krauss + Union Station
2006 "WHISKEY BEFORE BREAKFAST," Bryan Sutton & Doc Watson
2007 "THROTTLENECK," Brad Paisley
2008 "Cluster Pluck," Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner


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