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Pop Instrumental Performance

1983 • 25th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1981 and Aug 30, 1982

1983 Winner is Ernie Watts with "Chariots Of Fire Theme (Dance Version)"

Chariots Of Fire Theme (Dance Version)

Ernie Watts

Nominees 1983

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2011 Jeff Beck Nessun Dorma All Nominees
2010 Béla Fleck Throw Down Your Heart All Nominees
2009 Eagles I Dreamed There Was No War All Nominees
2008 Joni Mitchell One Week Last Summer All Nominees
2007 George Benson Mornin' All Nominees
2006 Les Paul Caravan All Nominees
2005 Ben Harper 11th Commandment All Nominees
2004 George Harrison Marwa Blues All Nominees
2003 B.B. King Auld Lang Syne All Nominees
2002 Eric Clapton Reptile All Nominees
2001 Brian Setzer Caravan All Nominees
2000 Santana El Farol All Nominees
1999 Brian Setzer Sleepwalk All Nominees
1998 Sarah McLachlan Last Dance All Nominees
1997 Béla Fleck The Sinister Minister All Nominees
1996 Los Lobos Mariachi Suite All Nominees
1995 Booker T & The MG's Cruisin' All Nominees
1994 Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis Barcelona Mona All Nominees
1993 Richard Kaufman Beauty And The Beast All Nominees
1992 Michael Kamen Robin Hood - Prince Of Thieves All Nominees
1991 Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Theme All Nominees
1990 Neville Brothers Healing Chant All Nominees
1989 David Sanborn Close-up All Nominees
1988 Larry E. Carlton Minute By Minute All Nominees
1987 Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens Top Gun Anthem All Nominees
1986 Jan Hammer Miami Vice Theme All Nominees
1985 Ray Parker, Jr. Ghostbusters (Instrumental) All Nominees
1984 George Benson Being With You All Nominees
1983 Ernie Watts Chariots Of Fire Theme (Dance Version) All Nominees
1982 Larry E. Carlton, Mike Post The Theme From Hill Street Blues All Nominees
1981 Bob James, Earl Klugh One On One All Nominees
1980 Herb Alpert Rise All Nominees
1979 Chuck Mangione Children Of Sanchez All Nominees
1978 John Williams Star Wars All Nominees
1977 George Benson Breezin' All Nominees
1976 Van McCoy The Hustle All Nominees
1975 Marvin Hamlisch The Entertainer All Nominees
1974 Eumir Deodato Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) All Nominees
1973 Isaac Hayes Black Moses All Nominees
1973 Billy Preston Outa-Space All Nominees
1972 Quincy Jones Smackwater Jack All Nominees
1968 Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Picks The Best All Nominees
1967 Herb Alpert What Now My Love All Nominees
1966 Herb Alpert A Taste Of Honey All Nominees
1965 Henry Mancini The Pink Panther All Nominees
1964 Al Hirt Java All Nominees
1964 Count Basie This Time By Basie! Hits Of The 50's And 60's All Nominees
1963 Joe Harnell Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova All Nominees
1963 Peter Nero The Colorful Peter Nero All Nominees
1962 Henry Mancini Breakfast At Tiffany's All Nominees
1962 Si Zentner Up A Lazy River All Nominees
1961 Henry Mancini Mr. Lucky All Nominees
1961 Count Basie Dance With Basie All Nominees
1960 Duke Ellington Anatomy Of A Murder All Nominees
1960 Andre Previn Like Young All Nominees
1959 Billy May Billy May's Big Fat Brass All Nominees
1959 Count Basie Basie All Nominees

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