Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Miles Davis at Stratusbourg

The Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 1990 and in 1993. The award had several minor name changes:

From 1970 to 1985 the award was known as Best R&B Instrumental Performance
From 1986 to 1989 it was awarded as Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
In 1990 and 1993 it was awarded as Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Recipients

Year	Winner(s)	Title	Nominees	Ref.
1970	King Curtis	"Games People Play"	Template:Smalldiv	^[1]
1971	No Award Given
1972	No Award Given
1973	Paul Riser & The Temptations	"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)"	Template:Smalldiv	^[2]
1974	Ramsey Lewis	"Hang On Sloopy"	Template:Smalldiv	^[3]
1975	MFSB	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"	Template:Smalldiv	^[4]
1976	Silver Convention	"Fly, Robin, Fly"	Template:Smalldiv	^[5]
1977	George Benson	"Theme From Good King Bad"	Template:Smalldiv	^[6]
1978	The Brothers Johnson	"Q"	Template:Smalldiv	^[7]
1979	Earth, Wind & Fire	"Runnin'"	Template:Smalldiv	^[8]
1980	Earth, Wind & Fire	"Boogie Wonderland"	Template:Smalldiv	^[9]
1981	George Benson	"Off Broadway"	Template:Smalldiv	^[10]
1982	David Sanborn	"All I Need Is You"	Template:Smalldiv	^[11]
1983	Marvin Gaye	"Sexual Healing (Instrumental Version)"	Template:Smalldiv	^[12]
1984	Herbie Hancock	"Rockit"	Template:Smalldiv	^[13]
1985	Herbie Hancock	"Sound-System"	Template:Smalldiv	^[14]
1986	Ernie Watts	"Musician"	Template:Smalldiv	^[15]
1987	Yellowjackets	"And You Know That"	Template:Smalldiv	^[16]
1988	David Sanborn	"Chicago Song"	Template:Smalldiv	^[17]
1989	Chick Corea	"Light Years"	Template:Smalldiv	^[18]
1990	Soul II Soul	"African Dance"	Template:Smalldiv	^[19]
1991	No Award Given
1992	No Award Given
1993	Miles Davis	"Doo-Bop"	Template:Smalldiv	^[20]