The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance was first handed out to Roger Miller in the year 1965 for his hit single “Dang Me”. For the first two years after its inception the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance – Male, in 1968 it was changed to Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male. From 1969 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Country Vocal Performance, Male and in 1995 the Recording Academy came up with the title Best Male Country Vocal Performance, which is still in use today. Vince Gill is the most honored artist in this category with a total of 8 wins. The list of winners over the years is given below.
Winners: Grammys Best Male Country Vocal Performance
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Year
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Winner/s
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Song
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2010
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Keith Urban
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Sweet Thing
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2009
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Brad Paisley
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Letter to Me
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2008
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Keith Urban
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Stupid Boy
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2007
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Vince Gill
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"The Reason Why"
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2006
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Keith Urban
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You'll Think of Me
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2005
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Tim McGraw
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Live Like You Were Dying
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2004
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Vince Gill
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"Next Big Thing"
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2003
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Johnny Cash
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"Give My Love to Rose"
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2002
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Ralph Stanley
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"O Death"
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2001
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Johnny Cash
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"Solitary Man"
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2000
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George Jones
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"Choices"
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1999
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Vince Gill
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"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind"
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1998
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Vince Gill
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"Pretty Little Adriana"
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1997
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Vince Gill
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"Worlds Apart"
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1996
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Vince Gill
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"Go Rest High on That Mountain"
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1995
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Vince Gill
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"When Love Finds You"
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1994
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Dwight Yoakam
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"Ain't That Lonely Yet"
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1993
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Vince Gill
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I Still Believe in You
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1992
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Garth Brooks
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Ropin' the Wind
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1991
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Vince Gill
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"When I Call Your Name"
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1990
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Lyle Lovett
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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band
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1989
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Randy Travis
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Old 8x10
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1988
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Randy Travis
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Always & Forever
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1987
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Ronnie Milsap
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Lost in the Fifties Tonight
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1986
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Ronnie Milsap
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"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"
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1985
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Merle Haggard
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"That's the Way Love Goes"
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1984
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Lee Greenwood
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"I.O.U."
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1983
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Willie Nelson
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"Always on My Mind"
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1982
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Ronnie Milsap
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"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me"
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1981
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George Jones
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"He Stopped Loving Her Today"
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1980
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Kenny Rogers
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"The Gambler"
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1979
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Willie Nelson
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"Georgia on My Mind"
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1978
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Kenny Rogers
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"Lucille"
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1977
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Ronnie Milsap
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"(I'm a) Stand By My Woman Man"
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1976
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Willie Nelson
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"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
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1975
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Ronnie Milsap
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"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"
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1974
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Charlie Rich
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"Behind Closed Doors"
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1973
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Charley Pride
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Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
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1972
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Jerry Reed
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"When You're Hot, You're Hot"
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1971
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Ray Price
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"For the Good Times"
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1970
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Johnny Cash
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"A Boy Named Sue"
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1969
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Johnny Cash
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"Folsom Prison Blues"
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1968
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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"
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1965
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Roger Miller
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"Dang Me"
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