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1997 • 39th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1995 and Aug 30, 1996
1997 Winner is Lyle Lovett with "The Road To Ensenada"
The Road To Ensenada
Nominees 1997
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Borderline
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Everybody Knows (Album)
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Gone (Album)
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High Lonesome Sound (Album)
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The Trouble With The Truth (Album)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Nomination | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jelly Roll | Beautifully Broken | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Beyoncé Knowles | COWBOY CARTER | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Lainey Wilson | Bell Bottom Country | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Willie Nelson | A Beautiful Time | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Chris Stapleton | Starting Over | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Miranda Lambert | Wildcard | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Tanya Tucker | While I'm Livin' | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Chris Stapleton | From A Room: Volume 1 | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Sturgill Simpson | A Sailor's Guide To Earth | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Chris Stapleton | Traveller | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Kacey Musgraves | Same Trailer Different Park | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Zac Brown, Zac Brown Band | Uncaged | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Lady Antebellum | Own The Night | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Lady Antebellum | Need You Now | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Taylor Swift | Fearless | All Nominees |
| 2009 | George Strait | Troubadour | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Vince Gill | These Days | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Dixie Chicks | Taking The Long Way | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Alison Krauss | Lonely Runs Both Ways | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Loretta Lynn | Van Lear Rose | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Various Artists | Livin', Lovin', Losin' - Songs Of The Louvin Brothers | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Dixie Chicks | Home | All Nominees |
| 2002 | (Various Artists) | Timeless - Hank Williams Tribute | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Faith Hill | Breathe | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Dixie Chicks | Fly | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Dixie Chicks | Wide Open Spaces | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Johnny Cash | Unchained | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Lyle Lovett | The Road To Ensenada | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Shania Twain | The Woman In Me | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Stones In The Road | All Nominees |
| 1966 | Roger Miller | The Return Of Roger Miller | All Nominees |
| 1965 | Roger Miller | Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug | All Nominees |
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