The "Best Soul Gospel Performance" Grammy award of 1973 was presented to The Dixie Hummingbirds in March 1974 for their song “Loves Me Like a Rock”.
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance awarded to the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Description
- The "Best Soul Gospel Performance" Grammy award of 1973 was presented to The Dixie Hummingbirds in March 1974 for their song “Loves Me Like a Rock”. The award is a molded bronze colored metal gramophone mounted on a square frustum wooden base. A bronze colored brush metal plaque is adhered to the front face of the frustum reading “NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES / DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS / BEST SOUL GOSPEL – 1973 / “LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK”. The gramophone is positioned with the elbow on the right and the horn opening to the left. The verso of the gramophone has “© NARAS” stamped into the metal. The elbow of the gramophone has a break and has a prior repair utilizing what appears to be fishing wire and brown tape.
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Manufactured by
- Bob Graves Molds, Inc., American, 1958 - 1985
- Owned by
- Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Received by
- Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
- Commissioned by
- The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, American, founded 1957
- Date
- 1974
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Medium
- alloy, wood, plastic, pressure-sensitive tape
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (16.5 x 12.4 x 12.1 cm)
- Type
- trophies (prizes)
