Best Country & Western Recording

1962 • 4th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1960 and Aug 30, 1961

1962 Winner is Jimmy Dean with "Big Bad John"

Big Bad John

Jimmy Dean

Nominees 1962

Winners

Year Winner Nomination Actions
1964 Bobby Bare Detroit City All Nominees
1963 Burl Ives Funny Way Of Laughin' All Nominees
1962 Jimmy Dean Big Bad John All Nominees
1961 Marty Robbins El Paso All Nominees
1960 Johnny Horton The Battle Of New Orleans All Nominees
1959 Kingston Trio Tom Dooley All Nominees

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