The Grammy Award for Best historical Album has been handed out since 1979. The title of the award has been changed thrice after its introduction as Best Historical Repackage Album in 1979. It was changed to Best Historical Reissue in 1980 and again in 1981 to Best Historical Reissue Album. In 1982 the Academy came up with the title in use at present, Best Historical Album.
Winners: Grammys Best Historical Album
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Year
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Winner/s
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Album
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2009
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Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum (compilation producers), Michael Graves (mastering engineer)
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Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum
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2008
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Nora Guthrie & Jorge Arévalo Mateus (compilation producers), Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Warren Russell-Smith & Dr. Kevin Short (mastering engineers)
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The Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Concert 1949
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2007
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Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, (compilation producers), Tim Brooks, David Giovannoni & Richard Martin (mastering engineers)
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Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922
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2006
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Alan Lomax, Jeffrey Greenberg & Anna Lomax Wood, compilation producers, Adam Ayan & Steve Rosenthal, mastering engineers
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The Complete Library of Congress Recordings
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2005
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Daniel Cooper, Michael Gray (compilation producers), Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker (mastering engineers)
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Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm and Blues, 1945-1970 performed by various artists
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2004
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Steve Berkowitz, Alex Gibney, Andy McKaie, Jerry Rappaport (compilation producers), Gavin Lurssen & Joseph M. Palmaccio (mastering engineers)
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey performed by various artists
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2003
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Dean Blackwood (producer), David Glasser, Christopher King & Matt Sandoski (engineers)
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Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton
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2002
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Michael Brooks (jazz), Michael Cuscuna (producers), Matt Cavaluzzo, Harry Coster, Seth Foster, Darcy Proper, Ken Robertson & Mark Wilder (engineers)
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Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944
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2001
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Steve Berkowitz, Seth Rothstein (producers), Phil Schaap (producer & engineer), Michael Brooks, Seth Foster, Andreas Meyer, Woody Pornpitaksuk, Ken Robertson, Tom Ruff & Mark Wilder (engineers)
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Louis Armstrong: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
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2000
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Orrin Keepnews (producer), Steven Lasker (producer & engineer), Paul Brizzi & Dennis Ferrante (engineers)
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The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927 - 1973)
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1999
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Colin Escott, Kira Florita, Kyle Young (producers), Joseph M. Palmaccio & Tom Ruff (engineers)
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The Complete Hank Williams
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1998
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Amy Horowitz, Jeff Place & Pete Reiniger (producers), David Glasser & Charlie Pilzer (engineers)
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Anthology of American Folk Music (1997 Edition Expanded) performed by various artists
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1997
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Bob Belden (producer), Phil Schaap (producer & engineer) & Mark Wilder (engineer)
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The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings performed by Miles Davis & Gil Evans
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1996
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John Pfeiffer (producer & notes writer), Ray Hall, Thomas MacCluskey, James P. Nichols, Anthony Salvatore, Jon M. Samuels, David Satz (engineers), J.J. Stelmach (art director), Gabriel Banat, Grant Beglarian, Robert Cowan, Mortimer W. Frank, Richard Freed, Erick Friedman, Harris Goldsmith, Josefa Heifetz, George Jellinek, Irving Kolodin, Jacob Lateiner, Laurence Lesser, Myra C. Livingston, John Maltese, John Anthony Maltese, Leonard Pennario & Brooks Smith (notes writers)
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The Heifetz Collection performed by Jascha Heifetz & various artists
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1995
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Michael Lang (producer)
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The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books on Verve
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1994
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Michael Lang & Phil Schaap (producers)
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The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945-1959
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1993
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Michael Cuscuna (producer)
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The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat "King" Cole Trio
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1992
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Steven Lasker & Andy McKaie (producers)
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Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings
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1991
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Lawrence Cohn & Stephen Lavere (producers)
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Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings
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1990
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Andy McKaie (producer)
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Chuck Berry - The Chess Box
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1989
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Bill Levenson (producer)
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Crossroads performed by Eric Clapton
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1988
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Orrin Keepnews (producer)
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Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
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1987
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Aziz Goksel & Bob Porter (producers)
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Atlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Vols. 1-7 performed by various artists
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1986
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John Pfeiffer (producer)
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RCA/Met - 100 Singers - 100 Years performed by various artists
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1985
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J.R. Taylor (producer)
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Big Band Jazz performed by Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Chick Webb, Paul Whiteman & others
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1984
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Allan Steckler & Stanley Walker (producers)
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The Greatest Recordings of Arturo Toscanini - Symphonies, Vol. I
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1983
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Alan Dell, Ethel Gabriel & Don Wardell (producers)
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The Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra Sessions - Vols.1,2 & 3
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1982
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Michael Brooks & George Spitzer (producers)
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Hoagy Carmichael - From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky
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1981
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Keith Hardwick (producer)
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Segovia - The EMI Recordings 1927-39
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1980
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Michael Brooks & Jerry Korn (producers)
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Billie Holiday - Giants of Jazz
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1979
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Michael Brooks (producer)
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The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3
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