Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Entertainment: Music Awards: Grammy

No award for 1968. Missing: Eumir Deodato (1974); Bob James (1981); Earl Klugh (1981); Larry Carlton (1982); Ernie Watts (1983); Jan Hammer (1986); Harold Faltemeyer (1987); Larry Carlton (1988); David Sanborn (1989); Neville Brothers (1990); Angelo Badalamenti (1991); Michael Kamen (1992); Richard Kaufman (1993); Bela Fleck (1997); Bela Fleck (2010)

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25

1964

Henry Mancini

Composer

0% (0 of 2 votes)

26

1965

Herb Alpert

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)

27

1966

Herb Alpert

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)

28

1967

Chet Atkins

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)

29

1969

Mason Williams

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

30

1970

Blood, Sweat and Tears

Musicians

0% (0 of 0 votes)

31

1971

Henry Mancini

Composer

0% (0 of 2 votes)

32

1972

Quincy Jones

Composer

0% (0 of 0 votes)

12

1973

Billy Preston

Vocalist

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

34

1974

Deodato

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)

13

1975

Marvin Hamlisch

Composer

0% (0 of 1 votes)

14

1976

Van McCoy

Composer

0% (0 of 0 votes)

15

1977

George Benson

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

3

1978

John Williams

Composer

60.30% (120 of 199 votes)

16

1979

Chuck Mangione

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

17

1980

Herb Alpert

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)

18

1982

Mike Post

Composer

0% (0 of 0 votes)

19

1984

George Benson

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

1

1985

Ray Parker, Jr.

Vocalist

100% (1 of 1 votes)

20

1986

Jan Hammer

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

37

1987

Harold Faltermeyer

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

41

1987

Steve Stevens

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

36

1989

David Sanborn

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

35

1990

The Neville Brothers

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

38

1991

Angelo Badalamenti

Composer

0% (0 of 0 votes)

42

1994

Bruce Hornsby

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

43

1994

Branford Marsalis

Musician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

44

1995

Booker T. and the M.G.'s

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

45

1996

Los Lobos

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

22

1997

Bela Fleck

Musician

0% (0 of 5 votes)

4

1998

Sarah McLachlan

Vocalist

60.28% (428 of 710 votes)

40

1999

Brian Setzer

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

9

2000

Carlos Santana

Musician

33.85% (44 of 130 votes)

39

2001

Brian Setzer

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

11

2002

Eric Clapton

Musician

28.79% (19 of 66 votes)

33

2003

B.B. King

Vocalist

0% (0 of 4 votes)

5

2004

George Harrison

Musician

51.76% (88 of 170 votes)

10

2005

Ben Harper

Vocalist

30.61% (30 of 98 votes)

6

2006

Les Paul

Musician

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

46

2007

George Benson

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

47

2007

Al Jarreau

Vocalist

0% (0 of 0 votes)

7

2008

Joni Mitchell

Vocalists

42.86% (6 of 14 votes)

2

2009

Eagles

Musicians

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)

23

2010

Bela Fleck

Musician

0% (0 of 5 votes)

8

2011

Jeff Beck

Musician

38.89% (7 of 18 votes)

24

2013

Chris Botti

Musician

0% (0 of 1 votes)

21

2014

Herb Alpert

Musician

0% (0 of 2 votes)