Béla Fleck
Wins
18
Nominations
42
Category
Biography
"I always try to work with people who are better than me, so I can learn more."
- Born Béla Anton Leoš Fleck on July 10, 1958, in New York City
- Early in his career, banjoist Béla Fleck toured with the American progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival. In 1988 Fleck began recording and touring with Béla Fleck And The Flecktones, a project featuring Victor Wooten, keyboardist/harmonica player Howard Levy and Roy "Future Man" Wooten.
- Fleck won his first career GRAMMY for Best Country Instrumental Performance for 1995 for "Hightower," sharing honors with Alison Brown, Asleep At The Wheel and Edgar Meyer.
- Did you know? An onstage collaboration between Béla Fleck And The Flecktones and Dave Matthews Band resulted in a 32-minute live version of the Dave Matthews Band hit "#41."
- In 2016 Fleck and tour mate Chick Corea invited college students to a show in New Orleans as part of the GRAMMY U SoundChecks program.
- In 2007 Fleck performed at charity concerts in Germany to help raise awareness of AIDS.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Béla Fleck
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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
BEATrio
Antonio Sanchez, Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda
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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Rhapsody In Blue
Béla Fleck
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Best Jazz Performance
Juno
Chick Corea, Béla Fleck
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Rhapsody In Blue(Grass)
Béla Fleck
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Best Jazz Instrumental Album Winner
Remembrance
Chick Corea, Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia, Bernie Kirsh
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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Winner
As We Speak
Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia, Rakesh Chaurasia
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Best Global Music Performance Winner
Pashto
Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Rakesh Chaurasia
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Best Bluegrass Album Winner
My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia
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Best American Roots Performance
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Jimmy Carter, Ricky McKinnie, Joey Williams, Blind Boys of Alabama, Béla Fleck, Rev. Julius Love
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Best Historical Album
Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions
Richard Dodd, Béla Fleck
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Best American Roots Performance
And Am I Born To Die
Béla Fleck, Abigail Washburn
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Best Folk Album Winner
Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia, Abigail Washburn
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Life In Eleven
Howard Levy, Béla Fleck
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Contemporary World Music Album Winner
Throw Down Your Heart , Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks
Wellington Bowler, Béla Fleck, Dave Sinko
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Pop Instrumental Performance Winner
Throw Down Your Heart
Béla Fleck
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Contemporary World Music Album Winner
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions
Wellington Bowler, Robert Battaglia, Béla Fleck, Dave Sinko
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Classical Crossover
The Melody Of Rhythm
Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Leonard Slatkin
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Best Pop Instrumental Album Winner
Jingle All The Way
Robert Battaglia, Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia
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Country Instrumental Performance
Sleigh Ride
Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Best Instrumental Composition
Spectacle
Béla Fleck
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Contemporary Jazz Album Winner
The Hidden Land
Robert Battaglia, Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Subterfuge
Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Country Instrumental Performance
Who's Your Uncle?
Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck
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Country Instrumental Performance
Bear Mountain Hop
Béla Fleck
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Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella Winner
Claude Debussy "Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum" From Children's Corner
Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck
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Classical Crossover Winner
Perpetual Motion - Scarlatti, Bach, Debussy, Chopin
Robert Battaglia, Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck
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Country Instrumental Performance Winner
Leaving Cottondale
Alison Brown, Béla Fleck
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Contemporary Jazz Album Winner
Outbound
Robert Battaglia, Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck, Richard Battaglia
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Zona Mona (Track)
Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Best Bluegrass Album
The Bluegrass Sessions - Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Volume 2 (Album)
Béla Fleck
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Pop Instrumental Performance
Big Country (Track)
Roy Wooten, Jeff Stanley Coffin, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Almost 12
Roy Wooten, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Country Instrumental Performance
The Ride (Track)
Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck
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Pop Instrumental Performance Winner
The Sinister Minister
Roy Wooten, Howard Levy, Paul McCandless, Sam Bush, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Traditional World Music Album
Tabula Rasa (Album)
V.M. Bhatt, Jie-Bing Chen, Béla Fleck
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Country Instrumental Performance
Cheeseballs In Cowtown (Track)
Béla Fleck
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Country Instrumental Performance Winner
Hightower
Tim Alexander, Cindy Cashdollar, Ray Benson, Johnny Gimble, Asleep At The Wheel, Béla Fleck, Michael Francis
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Spoken Word Album For Children
The Creation (Album)
Craig Rogers, Béla Fleck, Brian Gleeson, Amy Grant
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Best Instrumental Composition
Magic Fingers (Track)
Béla Fleck
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Best Instrumental Composition
Blu-Bop (Track)
Roy Wooten, Howard Levy, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Contemporary Jazz Album
Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo (Album)
Roy Wooten, Howard Levy, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck
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Best Bluegrass Album
Drive (Album)
Béla Fleck
