The Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording was first handed out in 1959. The award was retired after 1968. From 1959 to 1961 the award was given out as Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Performance. In 1965 and 1966 an alternative award was presented for the Best Country & Western Single.
Winners: Grammys Best Country & Western Recording
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Year
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Winner/s
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Song
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1968
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Al De Lory (producer) & Glen Campbell
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"Gentle on My Mind"
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1967
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David Houston
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"Almost Persuaded"
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1966
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Roger Miller
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"King of the Road"(Awarded as Grammy Award For Best Country & Western Single)
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1965
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Roger Miller
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"Dang Me"("(Awarded as Grammy Award For Best Country & Western Single)
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1964
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Bobby Bare
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"Detroit City"
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1963
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Burl Ives
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"Funny Way of Laughin'"
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1962
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Jimmy Dean
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Big Bad John
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1961
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Marty Robbins
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"El Paso"
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1960
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Johnny Horton
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"The Battle of New Orleans"
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1959
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The Kingston Trio
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"Tom Dooley"
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