Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording
23rd Annual Grammy Awards • 1981
Honoring recordings released between October 1, 1979 – September 30, 1980
(Various Artists) won the 1981 Grammy Award for Best Ethnic Or Traditional Recording with "Rare Blues"
Winners & Nominees 1981
Winner
Nominees
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Rare Blues
(Various Artists)
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Atlanta Blues: 1933 (Album)
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Boil The Breakfast Early (Album)
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Kidney Stew Is Fine (Album)
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Queen Ida And The Bon Temps Zydeco Band In New Orleans (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 |