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Pages in category "Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (previously: Best Pop Instrumental Album) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, [1] to recording artists for quality instrumental albums in the pop music genre.
From 1986 to 1989, the category was known as Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist). According to the category description guide for the 2010 awards, the award is presented to artists "for newly recorded rock, hard rock or metal instrumental performances". [3] Jeff Beck holds the records for the most wins, with six.
The award is presented to the arranger(s) of the music. Only songs or tracks are eligible, no longer works (e.g. albums). The performing artist does not receive a Grammy, except if they are also the arranger. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award: From 1963 to 1981 the award was known as Best Instrumental Arrangement
Since 1990 it has again been awarded as Best Pop Instrumental Performance The award was discontinued from 2011 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, all instrumental performances in the pop category (solo or with a duo/group) were shifted to either the newly formed Best Pop Solo Performance or Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ...
However it wasn't until the Latin Grammy Awards of 2004 when the instrumental field was created and the award received its current denomination Best Instrumental Album which was awarded to Yo-Yo Ma for Obrigado Brazil. [4] Chick Corea is the biggest winner in this category with two awards. Furthermore, musicians from the United States have ...
From 2012, the best instrumental performances in the country category were shifted to either the Best Country Solo Performance or Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, both newly formed. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.
The title for "Thanks for the Pepperoni" came from a line on a Lenny Bruce comedy album. [ 46 ] [ nb 5 ] The track is a six-minute jam in the style of Chuck Berry 's " Roll Over Beethoven ". [ 34 ] Recorded at the same session as "Plug Me In", it again includes guitar solos by Harrison, Clapton and Mason.