Il Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione vocale R&B maschile (Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance) è un premio dei Grammy Award conferito dalla National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dal 1968 al 2011 per la qualità della migliore interpretazione vocale R&B maschile.
Inizialmente conosciuta come Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione vocale solista Rhythm and Blues, maschile (Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male).
Nell'ambito dell'importante revisione delle categorie Grammy, il premio è stato interrotto nel 2011. Le categorie miglior interpretazione vocale R&B femminile, miglior interpretazione vocale R&B maschile e miglior interpretazione vocale R&B di coppia o di gruppo sono passate alla categoria Grammy Award alla miglior interpretazione R&B.
Vincitori e candidati Anni 1960
1967 Ray Charles - Crying Time James Brown - It's A Man's Man's Man's World Lou Rawls - Love Is a Hurtin' Thing Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman 1968 Lou Rawls - Dead End Street Wilson Pickett - Funky Broadway Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher Joe Tex - Skinny Legs and All Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness 1969 Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life Joe Simon - (You Keep Me) Hangin' On Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love
Anni 1970
1970 Joe Simon - The Chokin' Kind Ray Charles - Doing His Thing Jerry Butler - The Ice Man Cometh B.B. King - Live & Well Lou Rawls - Your Good Thing (Is About to End) 1971 B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone Wilson Pickett - Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9 Clarence Carter - Patches Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Edwin Starr - War 1972 Lou Rawls - A Natural Man B.B. King - Ain't Nobody Home Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out 1973 Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones Joe Simon - Drowning in the Sea of Love Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead Joe Tex - I Gotcha Ray Charles - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma 1974 Stevie Wonder - Superstition Al Green - Call Me (Come Back Home) Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Truckin Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 1975 Stevie Wonder - Boogie on Reggae Woman Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down Johnny Bristol - Hang on in There Baby Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye Live! George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 1976 Ray Charles - Living for the City Isaac Hayes - Chocolate Chip Al Green - L.O.V.E. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait Ben E. King - Supernatural Thing, Part I 1977 Stevie Wonder - I Wish Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady Lou Rawls - Groovy People Joe Simon - I Need You, You Need Me Marvin Gaye - I Want You Boz Scaggs - Lowdown 1978 Lou Rawls - Unmistakably Lou Johnny "Guitar" Watson - A Real Mother For Ya Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman) Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Part 1) B.B. King - It's Just a Matter of Time 1979 George Benson - On Broadway Teddy Pendergrass - Close the Door Peter Brown - Dance with Me Ray Charles - I Can See Clearly Now Lou Rawls - When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
Anni 1980
1980 Michael Jackson''' - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Smokey Robinson - Cruisin Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go George Benson - Love Ballad Elton John - Mama Can't Buy You Love Ray Charles - Some Enchanted Evening 1981 George Benson - Give Me the Night Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin') Al Jarreau - Never Givin' Up Larry Graham - One in a Million You 1982 James Ingram - One Hundred Ways Teddy Pendergrass - I Can't Live Without Your Loveù Luther Vandross - Never Too Much Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) Rick James - Street Songs 1983 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing Stevie Wonder - Do I Do Luther Vandross - Forever, for Always, for Love Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman George Benson - Turn Your Love Around 1984 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean Prince - International Lover Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love James Ingram - Party Animal Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight 1985 Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) Jeffrey Osborne - Don't Stop Bill Withers - In the Name of Love James Ingram - It's Your Night Stevie Wonder - The Woman In Red 1986 Stevie Wonder - In Square Circle Philip Bailey - Chinese Wall Al Jarreau - High Crime Luther Vandross - The Night I Fell in Love Freddie Jackson - You Are My Lady 1987 James Brown - Living in America Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason Billy Ocean - Love Zone Oran "Juice" Jones - The Rain Al Jarreau - Since I Fell For You 1988 Smokey Robinson - Just to See Her Michael Jackson - Bad Wilson Pickett - In The Midnight Hour Jonathan Butler - Lies Stevie Wonder - Skeletons 1989 Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby Luther Vandross - Any Love Stevie Wonder - Characters Teddy Pendergrass - Joy Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day
Anni 1990
1990 Bobby Brown - Every Little Step Prince - Batdance Al Jarreau - Heart's Horizon Luther Vandross - She Won't Talk to Me Smokey Robinson - We've Saved the Best for Last 1991 Luther Vandross - Here and Now Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill Al B. Sure! - Misunderstanding Tevin Campbell - Round and Round Babyface - Whip Appeal 1992 Luther Vandross - Power of Love/Love Power Peabo Bryson - Can You Stop the Rain Stevie Wonder - Gotta Have You Teddy Pendergrass - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? Keith Washington - Kissing You James Brown - Love Over-Due 1993Al Jarreau - Heaven and Earth Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around Michael Jackson - Jam Peabo Bryson - Lost in the Night Tevin Campbell - T.E.V.I.N. 1994Ray Charles - A Song for You Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk Babyface - For the Cool in You Luther Vandross - How Deep Is Your Love Teddy Pendergrass - Voodoo 1995Babyface - When Can I See You Luther Vandross - Always and Forever Tevin Campbell - I'm Ready Barry White - Practice What You Preach Al Jarreau - Wait for the Magic 1996Stevie Wonder - For Your Love Barry White - Baby's Home D'Angelo - Brown Sugar Prince - I Hate U Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It 1997Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love Al Green - A Change Is Gonna Come D'Angelo - Lady Tony Rich Project - Like a Woman Curtis Mayfield - New World Order 1998R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly Curtis Mayfield - Back To Living Again Kenny Lattimore - For You Luther Vandross - When You Call On Me / Baby That's When I Come RunninUsher - You Make Me Wanna... 1999Stevie Wonder - St. Louis Blues Luther Vandross - I Know Maxwell - Maybe You Usher - My Way Brian McKnight - The Only One for Me
Anni 2000
2000 Barry White - Staying Power Peabo Bryson - Did You Ever Know Maxwell - Fortunate Tyrese - Sweet Lady R. Kelly - When A Woman's Fed Up 2001 D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) Joe - I Wanna Know R. Kelly - I Wish Brian McKnight - Stay or Let It Go Sisqó - Thong Song 2002 Usher - U Remind Me Maxwell - Lifetime Musiq Soulchild - Love Brian McKnight - Love of My Life Case - Missing You 2003 Usher - U Don't Have to Call Musiq Soulchild - Halfcrazy Joe - Let's Stay Home Tonight Remy Shand - Take a Message R. Kelly - The World's Greatest 2004 Luther Vandross - Dance with My Father Tyrese - How You Gonna Act Like That Brian McKnight - Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda R. Kelly - Step in the Name of Love Ruben Studdard - Superstar 2005 Prince - Call My Name Usher - Burn Anthony Hamilton - Charlene R. Kelly - Happy People Brian McKnight - What We Do Here 2006 John Legend''' - Ordinary People Jamie Foxx - Creepin Mario - Let Me Love You Stevie Wonder - So What the Fuss Usher - Superstar 2007 John Legend - Heaven Prince - Black Sweat Luther Vandross - Got You Home Lionel Richie - I Call It Love Ne-Yo - So Sick 2008 Prince - Future Baby Mama Ne-Yo - Because of You Musiq Soulchild - B.U.D.D.Y. Tank - Please Don't Go Raheem DeVaughn - Woman 2009 Ne-Yo - Miss Independent Trey Songz - Can't Help but Wait Usher - Here I Stand Chris Brown - Take You Down Eric Benét - You're the Only One
Anni 2010
2010 Maxwell - Pretty Wings Anthony Hamilton - The Point Of It All Musiq Soulchild - SoBeautiful Charlie Wilson - There Goes My Baby Pleasure P - Under 2011 Usher - There Goes My Baby Jaheim - Finding My Way Back El DeBarge - Second Chance Musiq Soulchild - We're Still Friends Kem - Why Would You Stay
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Interpretazione vocale R&B maschile