1980s
- Grammy Awards of 1989
- Asleep at the Wheel for "Sugarfoot Rag"
- Grammy Awards of 1988
- Asleep at the Wheel for "String of Pars"
- Grammy Awards of 1987
- Ricky Skaggs for "Raisin' the Dickins"
- Grammy Awards of 1986
- Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler for "Cosmic Square Dance"
- Grammy Awards of 1985
- Ricky Skaggs for "Wheel Hoss"
- Grammy Awards of 1984
- New South for "Fireball"
- Grammy Awards of 1983
- Roy Clark for "Alabama Jubilee"
- Grammy Awards of 1982
- Chet Atkins for Country After All These Years
- Grammy Awards of 1981
- Gilley's Urban Cowboy Band for "Orange Blossom Special/Hoedown"
- Grammy Awards of 1980
- Doc Watson & Merle Watson for "Big Sandy/Leather Britches"
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