Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance
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The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986. During this time the award had several minor name changes:
- From 1962 to 1963 the award was known as Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
- From 1964 to 1966 it was awarded as Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
- In 1967 it was awarded as Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
- From 1968 to 1969 it was awarded as Best Sacred Performance
- In 1970 it was awarded as Best Sacred Performance (Non-Classical)
- In 1971 it returned to being awarded as Best Sacred Performance (Musical)
- In 1972 it was awarded as Best Sacred Performance
- From 1973 to 1974 it was awarded as Best Inspirational Performance
- In 1975 it was awarded as Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical)
- From 1976 to 1986 it was again awarded as Best Inspirational Performance
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
[edit] 1980s
- Grammy Awards of 1986
- Jennifer Holliday for "Come Sunday"
- Grammy Awards of 1985
- Donna Summer for "Forgive Me"
- Grammy Awards of 1984
- Donna Summer for "He's a Rebel"
- Grammy Awards of 1983
- Barbara Mandrell for He Set My Life to Music
- Grammy Awards of 1982
- B. J. Thomas for Amazing Grace
- Grammy Awards of 1981
- Debby Boone for With My Song I Will Praise Him
- Grammy Awards of 1980
- B. J. Thomas for You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
[edit] 1970s
- Grammy Awards of 1979
- B.J. Thomas for Happy Man
- Grammy Awards of 1978
- B.J. Thomas for Home Where I Belong
- Grammy Awards of 1977
- Gary S. Paxton for The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton
- Grammy Awards of 1976
- The Bill Gaither Trio for Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
- Grammy Awards of 1975
- Grammy Awards of 1974
- The Bill Gaither Trio for Let's Just Praise the Lord
- Grammy Awards of 1973
- Grammy Awards of 1972
- Charley Pride for Did You Think to Pray
- Grammy Awards of 1971
- Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"
- Grammy Awards of 1970
- Jake Hess for "Ain't That Beautiful Singing"
[edit] 1960s
- Grammy Awards of 1969
- Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere"
- Grammy Awards of 1968
- Elvis Presley for How Great Thou Art
- Grammy Awards of 1967
- Porter Wagoner & the Blackwood Brothers for Grand Old Gospel
- Grammy Awards of 1966
- Anita Kerr & George Beverly Shea for Southland Favorites
- Grammy Awards of 1965
- Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel Songs
- Grammy Awards of 1964
- Soeur Sourire for "Dominique"
- Grammy Awards of 1963
- Mahalia Jackson for Great Songs of Love and Faith
- Grammy Awards of 1962
- Mahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel the Spirit