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Country Instrumental Performance

1982 • 24th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1980 and Aug 30, 1981

1982 Winner is Chet Atkins with "Country After All These Years"

Country After All These Years

Chet Atkins

Nominees 1982

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2011 Marty Stuart Hummingbyrd All Nominees
2010 Steve Wariner Producer's Medley All Nominees
2009 Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Steve Wariner Cluster Pluck All Nominees
2008 Brad Paisley Throttleneck All Nominees
2007 Bryan Sutton, Doc Watson Whiskey Before Breakfast All Nominees
2006 Alison Krauss Unionhouse Branch All Nominees
2005 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas Earl's Breakdown All Nominees
2004 Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alison Krauss Cluck Old Hen All Nominees
2003 Dixie Chicks Lil' Jack Slade All Nominees
2002 Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas, Leon Russell Foggy Mountain Breakdown All Nominees
2001 Alison Brown, Béla Fleck Leaving Cottondale All Nominees
2000 Asleep At The Wheel, Tommy Allsup, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill, Steve Wariner Bob's Breakdowns All Nominees
1999 Randy Scruggs, Vince Gill A Soldier's Joy All Nominees
1998 Alison Krauss & Union Station, Alison Krauss Little Liza Jane All Nominees
1997 Chet Atkins Jam Man All Nominees
1996 Asleep At The Wheel, Béla Fleck, Johnny Gimble Hightower All Nominees
1995 Chet Atkins Young Thing All Nominees
1994 Asleep At The Wheel, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Reuben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield, Lucky Oceans Red Wing All Nominees
1993 Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed Sneakin' Around All Nominees
1992 Mark O'Connor The New Nashville Cats All Nominees
1991 Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler So Soft, Your Goodbye All Nominees
1990 Randy Scruggs Amazing Grace All Nominees
1989 Asleep At The Wheel Sugarfoot Rag All Nominees
1988 Asleep At The Wheel String Of Pars All Nominees
1987 Ricky Skaggs Raisin' The Dickins All Nominees
1986 Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler Cosmic Square Dance All Nominees
1985 Ricky Skaggs Wheel Hoss All Nominees
1984 New South Fireball All Nominees
1983 Roy Clark Alabama Jubilee All Nominees
1982 Chet Atkins Country After All These Years All Nominees
1981 Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown All Nominees
1980 Doc Watson, Merle Watson Big Sandy/Leather Britches All Nominees
1979 Asleep At The Wheel One O'Clock Jump All Nominees
1978 Hargus "Pig" Robbins Country Instrumentalist Of The Year All Nominees
1977 Chet Atkins, Les Paul Chester And Lester All Nominees
1976 Chet Atkins The Entertainer All Nominees
1975 Chet Atkins, Merle Travis The Atkins-Travis Traveling Show All Nominees
1974 Steve Mandell, Eric Weissberg Dueling Banjos All Nominees
1973 Charlie McCoy Charlie McCoy/The Real McCoy All Nominees
1972 Chet Atkins Snowbird All Nominees
1971 Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins Me And Jerry All Nominees
1970 Nashville Brass With Danny Davis, Danny Davis The Nashville Brass Featuring Danny Davis Play More Nashville Sounds All Nominees

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