Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary

Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary
Awarded for	quality contemporary performances in the gospel music genre
Country	United States
Presented by	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1978
Last awarded	1983
Official website	grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary was awarded from 1978 to 1983. From 1978 to 1982 it was titled the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance Contemporary or Inspirational.

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

Year	Performing artist	Work	Nominees	Ref.
1978	Imperials, TheThe Imperials	Sail On !Sail On	Reba Rambo-Gardner - Lady Larry Hart - Hart and Soul Michael Omartian - Adam Again Gary S. Paxton - More from the Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable Gary S. Paxton Evie Tornquist - Mirror	^[1]
1979	Hart, LarryLarry Hart^[2]	What a Friend !"What a Friend"	Evie - Come On, Ring Those Bells The Imperials - Imperials Live McGuire - Destined To Be Yours Reba - The Lady Is A Child	^[3]
1980	Imperials, TheThe Imperials	Heed The Call !Heed the Call	Andrus, Blackwood and Company - Following You Amy Grant - My Father's Eyes Dan Peek - "All Things Are Possible" Evie - Never the Same	^[4]
1981	The Archers, Cynthia Clawson, Andraé Crouch, Tramaine Hawkins, Walter Hawkins, Dony McGuire, Reba Rambo, and B.J. Thomas	Lord's Prayer !The Lord's Prayer	Andraé Crouch - "It's Gonna Rain" Amy Grant - Never Alone The Imperials - One More Song For You Michael and Stormie Omartian - "The Builder"	^[5]
1982	Imperials, TheThe Imperials	Priority !Priority	The Archers - Spreadin' Like Wildfire Cynthia Clawson - Finest Hour DeGarmo and Key - This Ain't Hollywood Amy Grant - Amy Grant In Concert	^[6]
1983	Grant, AmyAmy Grant	Age to Age !Age to Age	Andraé Crouch - "My Tribute" The Imperials - Stand By the Power Sandi Patty - Lift Up the Lord Reba Rambo - "Lady Live"	^[7]

References

↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1978 - Grammy Award Winners 1978". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
↑ http://www.larryhartpraise.com/aboutlarryhart.html Larry Hart biography
↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1979 - Grammy Award Winners 1979". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1980 - Grammy Award Winners 1980". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1981 - Grammy Award Winners 1981". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1982 - Grammy Award Winners 1982". Retrieved 6 December 2011.
↑ "Grammy Award Nominees 1983 - Grammy Award Winners 1983". Retrieved 6 December 2011.

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