Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance


The Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance is an award category at the annual Grammy Awards. It was first presented in 2015.
The award was first approved by the Board of Trustees of the Grammy Awards in June 2014. According to NARAS, the award encompasses all of the subgenres of the American Roots category field, which include Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk and other forms of regional roots music. The category is open for solo artists, duos, groups and other collaborations and is for singles or tracks only.
The Grammy is awarded to the performer of the winning recording.

Winners

2010s

YearArtistWork
2015
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2015
Rosanne Cash"A Feather's Not a Bird"
2015
Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal"Statesboro Blues"
2015
Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas"And When I Die"
2015
Keb' Mo' featuring the California Feet Warmers"The Old Me Better"
2015
Nickel Creek"Destination"
2016
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2016
Mavis Staples"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
2016
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn"And Am I Born to Die"
2016
Buddy Guy"Born to Play Guitar"
2016
Milk Carton Kids"City of Our Lady"
2016
Punch Brothers"Julep"
2017
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2017
Sarah Jarosz"House of Mercy"
2017
The Avett Brothers"Ain't No Man"
2017
Blind Boys of Alabama"Mother's Children Have a Hard Time"
2017
Rhiannon Giddens"Factory Girl"
2017
Lori McKenna"Wreck You"
2018
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2018
Alabama Shakes"Killer Diller Blues"
2018
Blind Boys of Alabama"Let My Mother Live"
2018
Glen Campbell"Arkansas Farmboy"
2018
Leonard Cohen"Steer Your Way"
2018
Alison Krauss"I Never Cared for You"
2019
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2019
Brandi Carlile"The Joke"
2019
Sean Ardoin"Kick Rocks"
2019
Jon Batiste"Saint James Infirmary Blues"
2019
Anderson East"All on My Mind"
2019
Willie Nelson"Last Man Standing"

2020s

Artists with multiple nominations

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