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Rock Instrumental Performance

1981 • 23rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1979 and Aug 30, 1980

1981 Winner is The Police with "Reggatta De Blanc"

Reggatta De Blanc

Police

Nominees 1981

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2011 Jeff Beck Hammerhead All Nominees
2010 Jeff Beck A Day In The Life All Nominees
2009 Zappa Plays Zappa, Steve Vai Peaches En Regalia All Nominees
2008 Bruce Springsteen Once Upon A Time In The West All Nominees
2007 The Flaming Lips The Wizard Turns On... All Nominees
2006 Les Paul 69 Freedom Special All Nominees
2005 Brian Wilson Mrs. O'Leary's Cow All Nominees
2004 Jeff Beck Plan B All Nominees
2003 The Flaming Lips Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon (Utopia Planitia) All Nominees
2002 Jeff Beck Dirty Mind All Nominees
2001 Metallica, Michael Kamen The Call Of Ktulu All Nominees
2000 Santana, Eric Clapton The Calling All Nominees
1999 Pat Metheny, Pat Metheny Group The Roots Of Coincidence All Nominees
1998 The Chemical Brothers Block Rockin' Beats All Nominees
1997 Jimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Art Neville SRV Shuffle All Nominees
1996 Allman Brothers Band Jessica All Nominees
1995 Pink Floyd Marooned All Nominees
1994 Steve Vai Sofa All Nominees
1993 Stevie Ray Vaughan Little Wing All Nominees
1992 Eric Johnson Cliffs Of Dover All Nominees
1991 Vaughan Brothers D/FW All Nominees
1990 Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Tony Hymas Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop with Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas All Nominees
1989 Carlos Santana Blues For Salvador All Nominees
1988 Frank Zappa Jazz From Hell All Nominees
1987 Art Of Noise, Duane Eddy Peter Gunn All Nominees
1986 Jeff Beck Escape All Nominees
1985 Yes Cinema All Nominees
1984 Sting Brimstone And Treacle All Nominees
1983 Flock Of Seagulls D.N.A. All Nominees
1982 Police Behind My Camel All Nominees
1981 Police Reggatta De Blanc All Nominees
1980 Paul McCartney Rockestra Theme All Nominees

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