Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording
22nd Annual Grammy Awards • 1980
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1978 – September 30, 1979
Muddy Waters won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording with "Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live"
Winners & Nominees 1980
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Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live
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Ice Pickin' (Album)
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Laugh Your Blues Away (Album)
Uncle Dave Macon
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Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 3 (Album)
Lonnie Brooks Blues Band, Pinetop Perkins, William E. 'Billy' Branch
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Living Chicago Blues, Vol. I (Album)
Jimmy Johnson, Eddie Shaw And The Wolf Gang, Left Hand Frank
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New England Traditional Fiddling (Album)
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New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival
Eubie Blake, Charles Mingus, Roosevelt Sykes, Clifton Chenier
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So Many Roads (Album)
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The Chieftains 7 (Album)
Previous Years
| Year | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | B.B. King | There Must Be A Better World Somewhere | All Nominees |
| 1981 | (Various Artists) | Rare Blues | All Nominees |
| 1980 | Muddy Waters | Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live | All Nominees |
| 1979 | Muddy Waters | I'm Ready | All Nominees |
| 1978 | Muddy Waters | Hard Again | All Nominees |
| 1977 | John Hartford | Mark Twang | All Nominees |
| 1976 | Muddy Waters | The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album | All Nominees |
| 1975 | Merle Watson, Doc Watson | Two Days In November | All Nominees |
| 1972 | Muddy Waters | They Call Me Muddy Waters | All Nominees |