Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986. During this time the award had several name changes:

  • Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (1962, 1963)
  • Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) (1964โ€“66)
  • Best Sacred Performance (Musical) (1967)
  • Best Sacred Performance (1968, 1969)
  • Best Sacred Performance (Non-Classical) (1970)
  • Best Sacred Performance (Musical) (1971)
  • Best Sacred Performance (1972)
  • Best Inspirational Performance (1973, 1974)
  • Best Inspirational Performance (Non-Classical) (1975)
  • Best Inspirational Performance (1976โ€“86)

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

Year Winner(s) Title Nominees Ref.
1962 Mahalia Jackson Everytime I Feel the Spirit
1963 Mahalia Jackson Great Songs of Love and Faith
1964 Soeur Sourire Dominique
  • Bessie Griffin and the Gospel Pearls for Recorded Live!
  • Charles Magnuson for Piano in Concert
  • George Beverly Shea for The Earth Is the Lord's (and the Fullness Thereof)
  • Kings of Harmony for Steppin' Right In
  • Limelighters for Makin' a Joyful Noise
1965 Tennessee Ernie Ford Great Gospel Songs
  • Dominican Nuns of Fichermont for Gregorian Chant
  • Fred Waring for This I Believe
  • George Beverly Shea for George Beverly Shea Sings Hymns of Sunrise and Sunset
  • Jo Stafford for Sweet Hour of Prayer
  • Roger Williams for Family Album of Hymns
1966 George Beverly Shea & Anita Kerr Quartet Southland Favorites
1967 Porter Wagoner & Blackwood Brothers Grand Old Gospel
1968 Elvis Presley How Great Thou Art
1969 Jake Hess Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
1970 Jake Hess Ain't That Beautiful Singing
1971 Jake Hess Everything Is Beautiful
1972 Charley Pride Did You Think to Pray
1973 Elvis Presley He Touched Me
  • Pipes & Drums & Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards for Amazing Grace
  • Little Jimmy Dempsey for Award Winning Guitar
  • Merle Haggard for Land of Many Churches'
  • Ray Stevens for Love Lifted Me
  • Danny Lee & the Children of Truth for Spread a Little Love Around
  • Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Philadelphia Orchestra & Chorus for The Greatest Hits of Christmas
1974 Bill Gaither Trio Let's Just Praise the Lord
1975 Elvis Presley How Great Thou Art
1976 Bill Gaither Trio Jesus, We Just Want to Thank You
1977 Gary S. Paxton The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Different World of Gary S. Paxton
1978 B.J. Thomas Home Where I Belong
  • Ray Price for How Great Thou Art'
  • Quincy Jones, James Cleveland, Wattsline Choir for O Lord, Come By Here
  • Carol Lawrence for Tell All the World About Love
  • Various Artists for Your Arm's Too Short to Box With God
1979 B.J. Thomas Happy Man
1980 B.J. Thomas You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
1981 Debby Boone With My Song
1982 B.J. Thomas Amazing Grace
1983 Barbara Mandrell He Set My Life to Music
1984 Donna Summer "He's a Rebel" from the album She Works Hard for the Money
1985 Donna Summer "Forgive Me" from the album Cats Without Claws
1986 Jennifer Holliday "Come Sunday" from the album Say You Love Me

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