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text: Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Recipients
Paul McCartney with fellow Wings member Linda McCartney in 1976 Three-time award recipient Sting ( twice as a member of The Police ) performing in 2007 Members of the 1985 award-winning band Yes performing in 1977 Six-time award winner Jeff Beck performing in Sydney , Australia in 2009 1988 award recipient Frank Zappa in 1977 Two-time award winner Carlos Santana ( once as the leader of the band Santana ) performing in 2000 Eric Johnson , 1992 award winner , in 2007 Two-time award winner Steve Vai in 2005 Two-time award recipient Eric Clapton performing in 2008 Wayne Coyne of the two-time award-winning band The Flaming Lips performing in 2004 2006 award winner Les Paul in 2008 2008 award winner Bruce Springsteen performing in 2008
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance was an honor presented to recording artists for quality instrumental rock performances at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position. The award was first presented at the 22nd Grammy Awards in 1980 to Paul McCartney and the band Wings for Rockestra Theme. 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 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to artists for newly recorded rock, hard rock or metal instrumental performances. As of 2011, Jeff Beck holds the records for the most wins, with six. Sting has received three awards, twice as a member of The Police -- although he had no part in the band's Behind My Camel, the 1982 award winner which he did not write and refused to play on. Two-time recipients include Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana (once as a member of the band Santana), The Flaming Lips, Steve Vai, and brothers Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan (each once as part of the duo Vaughan Brothers). At the 51st Grammy Awards (2009), the tribute act Zappa Plays Zappa (led by Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa) earned an award for their performance of Frank's instrumental song Peaches en Regalia. Dweezil and Frank have both received multiple nominations and even competed against one another in 1988. Joe Satriani holds the record for the most nominations (as well as the record for the most nominations without a win), with fourteen. The award was discontinued before the 2012 awards due to a major overhaul of Grammy categories.
Year Performing artist ( s ) Work Nominees
1980 Paul McCartney and Wings Rockestra Theme Dixie Dregs - Night of the Living Dregs Neil Larsen - High Gear The Allman Brothers Band - Pegasus Frank Zappa - Rat Tomago
1981 The Police Reggatta de Blanc Dixie Dregs - Dregs of the Earth Emerson , Lake & Palmer - Peter Gunn Jean-Luc Ponty - Beach Girl The Pretenders - Space Invader
1982 The Police Behind My Camel Dixie Dregs - Unsung Heroes Robert Fripp - The League of Gentlemen Kraftwerk - Computer World Rush - YYZ
1983 A Flock of Seagulls D.N.A Dixie Dregs - Industry Standard Maynard Ferguson - Do n't Stop King Crimson - Requiem Van Morrison - Scandinavia
1984 Sting Brimstone and Treacle Allan Holdsworth - Road Games Rainbow - Anybody There Pete Townshend - Unused Piano Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Rude Mood
1985 Yes Cinema Lionel Hampton - Vibramatic Genesis - Second Home by the Sea Edward Van Halen - Donut City Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Voodoo Child ( Slight Return )
1986 Jeff Beck Escape Jon Butcher Axis - The Ritual Big Guitars from Texas - Guitar Army Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force Northern Star - Back to Earth Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Say What ! !
1987 Art of Noise and Duane Eddy Peter Gunn Eric Johnson - Zap The Alan Parsons Project - Where 's the Walrus ? The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Down at Antone 's Yes - Amazing Grace
1988 Frank Zappa Jazz from Hell Herbie Hancock , Dweezil Zappa , Terry Bozzio - Wipe Out Bruce Springsteen - Paradise by the C Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale - Pipeline
1989 Carlos Santana Blues for Salvador Jeff Healey Band - Hide Away Jimmy Page - Writes of Winter Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien Frank Zappa - Guitar
1990 Jeff Beck , Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas Jeff Beck 's Guitar Shop Steve Morse - High Tension Wires Joe Satriani - The Crush of Love Andy Summers - A Piece of Time Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Travis Walk
1991 Vaughan Brothers D/FW Eric Johnson - Ah Via Musicom Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream The Allman Brothers Band - True Gravity Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
1992 Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover Danny Gatton - 88 Elmira Street Rush - Where 's My Thing ? The Allman Brothers Band - Kind of Bird Yes - Masquerade
1993 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Little Wing Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber - Hound Dog Dixie Dregs - Bring 'Em Back Alive Santana - Gypsy/Grajonca Joe Satriani - The Extremist
1994 Steve Vai Sofa Aerosmith - Boogie Man Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber - Hi-Heel Sneakers Joe Satriani - Speed of Light Tangerine Dream - Purple Haze
1995 Pink Floyd Marooned Dixie Dregs - Shape of Things Rush - Leave That Thing Alone Santana - Luz Amore y Vida Joe Satriani - All Alone
1996 The Allman Brothers Band Jessica Jeff Healey Band - Shape of Things King Crimson - Vrooom Santana with Vernon Reid - Every Now and Then Steve Vai - Tender Surrender
1997 Jimmie Vaughan , Eric Clapton , Bonnie Raitt , Robert Cray , B.B . King , Buddy Guy , Dr. John , and Art Neville SRV Shuffle Booker T. & the M.G . 's - Green Onions Eric Johnson - Pavilion Joe Satriani - ( You 're ) My World Edward and Alex Van Halen - Respect the Wind
1998 The Chemical Brothers Block Rockin ' Beats Robben Ford - In the Beginning Eric Johnson - S.R.V . Joe Satriani - Summer Song Steve Vai - For the Love of God
1999 Pat Metheny Group The Roots of Coincidence Everclear - El Distorto de Melodica Propellerheads - Take California Joe Satriani - A Train of Angels Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Trouble Is ... Jimmie Vaughan - The Ironic Twist