Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 1990 and in 1993. The award had several minor name changes:
From 1970 to 1985 the award was known as Best R&B Instrumental Performance
From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
In 1990 and 1993 it was awarded as Best R&B Instrumental Performance
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
1990s
1990: Soul II Soul for "African Dance"
1991: none
1992: none
1993: Miles Davis for "Doo-Bop"
1980s
1980: Earth, Wind & Fire for "Boogie Wonderland"
1981: George Benson for "Off Broadway"
1982: David Sanborn for "All I Need Is You"
1983: Marvin Gaye for "Sexual Healing (Instrumental Version)"
1984: Herbie Hancock for "Rockit"
1985: Herbie Hancock for "Sound System"
1986: Ernie Watts for "Musician"
1987: Yellowjackets for "And You Know That"
1988: David Sanborn for "Chicago Song"
1989: Chick Corea for "Light Years"
1970s
1979: Earth, Wind & Fire for "Runnin'" The Crusaders - Images Stanley Clarke - Modern Man Brothers Johnson - Streetwave Average White Band - Sweet and Sour
1978: The Brothers Johnson for "Q" Brecker Brothers - Funky Sea, Funky Dew Salsoul Orchestra - Getaway Stuff - More Stuff Blackbyrds - The Unfinished Business
Good King Bad Marvin Gaye - After the Dance Lyrics Brass Construction - Brass Construction Herbie Hancock - Doin' It Stanley Turrentine - Hope That We Can Be Together Soon The Crusaders - Keep That Same Old Feeling
1976: Silver Convention for "Fly, Robin, Fly" Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony - Disco Baby B.T. Express - Express Herbie Hancock - Hang Up Your Hangups Brecker Brothers - Sneakin' Up Behind You
1975: MFSB for "The Sound of Philadelphia" Kool & The Gang - Light of Worlds Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces Lyrics The Crusaders - Scratch Billy Preston - Struttin'
1974: Ramsey Lewis for "Hang on Sloopy" The Crusaders - 2nd Crusade Donald Byrd - Black Byrd Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa Young-Holt Unlimited - Yes We Can Can
1973: Paul Riser & The Temptations for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)" The Crusaders - Crusaders I King Curtis - Everybody's Talkin' Curtis Mayfield - Junkie Chase Isaac Hayes - Let's Stay Together
1972: none
1971: none
1970: King Curtis for "Games People Play" Ike Turner - A Black Man's Soul Albert Collins - Trash Talkin' Lyrics Junior Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take Richard Groove Holmes - Workin' On A Groovy Thing