Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album

21st Annual Grammy Awards • 1979

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 1977 and Aug 30, 1978

Mighty Clouds Of Joy won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album with "Live And Direct"

Winner

Nominees

Year	Winner	Work
2011	Patty Griffin	Downtown Church	All Nominees
2010	(Various Artists)	Oh Happy Day	All Nominees
2009	Blind Boys of Alabama	Down In New Orleans	All Nominees
2008	Clark Sisters	Live - One Last Time	All Nominees
2007	Israel & New Breed	Alive In South Africa	All Nominees
2006	Donnie McClurkin	Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs	All Nominees
2005	Ben Harper, Blind Boys of Alabama	There Will Be A Light	All Nominees
2004	Blind Boys of Alabama	Go Tell It On The Mountain	All Nominees
2003	Blind Boys of Alabama	Higher Ground	All Nominees
2002	Blind Boys of Alabama	Spirit Of The Century	All Nominees
2001	Shirley Caesar	You Can Make It	All Nominees
2000	Shirley Caesar	Christmas With Shirley Caesar	All Nominees
1999	Cissy Houston	He Leadeth Me	All Nominees
1998	Fairfield Four	I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray	All Nominees
1997	Cissy Houston	Face To Face	All Nominees
1996	Shirley Caesar	Shirley Caesar Live - He Will Come	All Nominees
1995	Albertina Walker	Songs Of The Church - Live In Memphis	All Nominees
1994	Shirley Caesar	Stand Still	All Nominees
1993	Shirley Caesar	He's Working It Out For You	All Nominees
1992	Mighty Clouds of Joy	Pray For Me	All Nominees
1991	Tramaine Hawkins	Tramaine Hawkins Live	All Nominees
1983	Al Green	Precious Lord	All Nominees
1982	Al Green	The Lord Will Make A Way	All Nominees
1981	James Cleveland, Charles Fold Singers	Lord, Let Me Be An Instrument	All Nominees
1980	Mighty Clouds of Joy	Changing Times	All Nominees
1979	Mighty Clouds of Joy	Live And Direct	All Nominees
1978	James Cleveland	James Cleveland Live At Carnegie Hall	All Nominees