The Grammy Award for Best Soul Performance was handed out from 1969 to 1977. The award was divided into two new awards in 1978, the Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional and Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary. Edwin Hawkins won the award in two consecutive years, in 1970 and in 1971.
Winners: Grammys Best Soul Gospel Performance
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Year
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Winner/s
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Song
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1977
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Mahalia Jackson
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How I Got Over
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1976
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Andrae Crouch (Andrae Crouch & the Disciples)
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Take Me Back
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1975
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James Cleveland (James Cleveland & the Southern California Community Choir)
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In the Ghetto
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1974
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The Dixie Hummingbirds
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"Loves Me Like a Rock"
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1973
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Aretha Franklin
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Amazing Grace
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1972
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Shirley Caesar
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Put Your Hand in the Hand of the Man From Galilee
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1971
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Edwin Hawkins (The Edwin Hawkins Singers)
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"Every Man Wants To Be Free"
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1970
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Edwin Hawkins (The Edwin Hawkins Singers)
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Oh Happy Day
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1969
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Dottie Rambo
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"The Soul of Me"
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