Steve Vai - Tender Surrender

Steve's AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND HONORS

GRAMMY WINNER:
1994 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Sofa" – from Zappa's Universe
2001 Best Pop Instrumental Album Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather – No Substitutions
[Steve Vai Producer/Engineer]

GRAMMY NOMINATION:
2001 Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Whispering a Prayer" – from Alive in an Ultra World

1999 Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Windows to the Soul" – from The Ultra Zone

1997 Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"For the Love of God" – from G3 Live in Concert

1995 Best Rock Instrumental Performance
"Tender Surrender" – from Alien Love Secrets
1990 Best Rock Instrumental Album
Passion & Warfare

GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE:
1995 Gallery of Greats
1995 Best Rock Guitarist
(Tie with Jimmy Page)

1995 Best Overall Guitarist
3rd Place

1995 Best Experimental Guitarist
(Tie with Buckethead)

1995 Best Metal Recording
3rd Place

1995 Best Overall Guitar Recording
2nd Place

1995 Best Metal Guitarist
3rd Place

1990 Best Rock Guitarist
1990 Best Overall Guitarist
1990 Best Guitar Album
1990 Best Metal Guitarist
1989 Best Rock Guitarist
1988 Best Rock Guitarist
1987 Best Rock Guitarist
1987 Best Overall Guitarist
1986 Best Rock Guitarist

GUITAR WORLD:
1990 Most Valued Player
(tie with Stevie Ray Vaughan)

1990 Best Album
1990 Best Rock Guitarist
1990 Best Guitar Solo (For the Love of God)
1989 Best Rock Guitarist

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATION:
1990 Best Guitarist

SELECT MAGAZINE (UK):
1990 Best Album (Passion and Warfare)
1990 Best Musician
1990 Sexiest Male

GUITAR FOR THE PRACTICING MUSICIAN:
1993 Editor’s Choice Award
1990 Reader’s Choice - Guitar Album of the Year
1990 Best Instrumental Guitarist of the Year
1988 Rock Guitarist of the Year
1987 Hall of Fame
1986 Guitar in the 90’s Award

KERRANG (UK):
1993 Best Hard Rock Performance
1990 Guitarist of the Year
1989 Best Rock Guitarist

YOUNG GUITAR (JAPAN):
1997 Best Rock Guitarist
1991 Best Rock Guitarist

ROCK BRIGADE:
1996 Best Guitarist
1997 Best Guitarist

RAW:
1990 Best Selling Album (No. 10)
1990 Best Selling LP Sleeve (No. 1)
1990 Best Selling Promo Video (No. 5, I Would Love To)
1990 Best Selling Promo Video (No. 7, The Audience is Listening)
1990 Best Sex Object (No. 6)
1990 Best RAW Cover (No. 3)

PLAYER:
1995 Best Hard Rock Guitarist - 2nd Place

MAKING MUSIC:
1990 Best Album
1990 Best Guitarist
1990 Best Musician

METAL HAMMER:
1990 Best Guitarist (Reader's Poll)

CALIFORNIA MUSIC AWARDS:
2001 Outstanding Guitarist (nominee)

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