
About The Show
This is truly the grand-daddy of all awards shows. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences recognizes outstanding musical achievements. The Grammys always prove to be a night of spectacle and performance that truly can't be missed.
City: Los Angeles
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Album Of The Year - Classical
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Winner:
Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor - Montserrat Caballe Presenting Montserrat Caballe (Bellini and Donizetti arias)
- Various Artists Opening Nights at the Met
- H.W. Henze conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Henze: Symphonies (1-5)
- Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King, Hotter, Frick) Wagner: Die Walkure
- Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir Handel: Messiah
- Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
- Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 10
- Aaron Coplan conducting the London Symphony Aaron Copland Conducts (Music for a Great City, Statements)
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
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Winner: Beatles
Revolver
- Jazz Crusaders Talk That Talk
- Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
- Barbra Streisand Color Me Barbra
- Rifkin directing London Brass Players Baroque Fanfares and Sonatas for Brass
Best Album Cover, Photography
Best Album Notes
- Maurice Jarre Dr. Zhivago
Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist
Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal
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Winner:
Boston Symphony Chamber Players Boston Symphony Chamber Players (selections by Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Pis - Gregor Piatigorsky, Rudolf Firkusny Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 119; Chopin: Sonata in G Minor for Piano and Cello, Op. 6
- Vienna Philharmonic Quartet Schubert: Quintet in C Major
- Walter Trampler and Budapest Quartet Mozart: The 6 Quintets for String Quintet and Viola
- Erick Friedman, Andre Previn Franck: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano; Debussy: Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano
- Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose Beethoven: Trio No. 6 in B Flat, Op. 97 (Archduke)
- Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky with Leonard Pennario Arensky: Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello and Piano; Martinu: Duo for Violin and Cello
- Weller Quartet Haydn: Quartets, Op. 33
Best Classical Performance - Choral
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Winner:
Gregg Smith conducting the Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers, Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting the Texas Boys' Choir Ives: Music for Chorus (General William Booth Enters Heaven, &quo -
Winner:
Robert Shaw conducting the Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra Handel: Messiah - David Willcocks conducting the Bach Choir and Choristers of Westminster Abbey and London Symphony Vaughan Williams: Hodie
- Alfred Nash Patterson directing the Boston Symphony Chorus; Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra Verdi: Requiem
- Wilhelm Pitz conducting the New Philharmonia Chorus; Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Orff: Carmina Burana
- Richard Condie directing the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Bless This House
- Wilhelm Pitz conducting the New Philharmonia Chorus; Otto Klemperer conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D Major
- Colin Davis conducting the soloists, London Symphony Orchestra and Choir Handel: Messiah
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Or Without Orchestra
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Winner:
Julian Bream Baroque Guitar (Bach, Sanz, Weiss, etc.) - John Williams (Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra) Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Concerto in D Major fo
- Artur Rubinstein Rubinstein and Chopin (Bolero, Tarentelle, Fantasia in F Minor Barcarolle, Bercuse and 3 nouvelles e
- John Browning (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony) Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1 in D Flat Major for Piano; Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Piano
- Yehudi Menuhin (Boult conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra) Elgar: Concerto for Violin
- Ivan Moravec Chopin: Nocturnes
- Isaac Stern (Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra) Dvorak: Concerto in A Minor for Violin
- Raymond Lewenthal Operatic Liszt
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
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Winner:
Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor - Ernest Ansermet conducting the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
- Jean Martinon conducting the Chicago Symphony Varese: Arcana; Martin: Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion and String Orchestra
- Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 10
- Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
- Pierre Boulez, Antal Dorati conducting the BBC Symphony Boulez: Le Soleil des Eaux; Messiaen: Chronochromie; Koechlin: Les Bandar-Log
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Ives: Fourth of July
- George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
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Winner:
Leontyne Price (Molinari-Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra; solos: Barber, Purcell, etc) Prima Donna - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Schumann: Dichterliebe
- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Szell conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony) Strauss: 4 Last Songs
- Montserrat Cabelle (Cilario, conductor) Presenting Montserrat Caballe (Bellini and Donizetti arias)
- Janet Backer (Morris conducting the London Philharmonic) Mahler: The Youth's Magic Horn (Das Knaben Wunderhorn)
- Judith Raskin (Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra) Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major
Best Comedy Performance
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Winner:
Bill Cosby Wonderfulness - Don Bowman Funny Way to Make an Album
- Mrs. Miller Downtown
- Archie Campbell Have a Laugh on Me
- Homer & Jethro Wanted for Murder
Best Country & Western Recording
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Winner: David Houston
Almost Persuaded
- Leroy Pullins I'm a Nut
- Jim Reeves Distant Drums
- Jeannie Seely Don't Touch Me
- Jack Greene There Goes My Everything
Best Country & Western Song
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Winner:
Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton Almost Persuaded - Tompall Glaser, Harlan Howard Streets of Baltimore
- Roger Miller Husbands And Wives
- Hank Cochran Don't Touch Me
- Dallas Frazier There Goes My Everything
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
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Winner:
Jeannie Seely Don't Touch Me - Dottie West Would You Hold It Against Me
- Jan Howard Evil On Your Mind
- Connie Smith Ain't Had No Loving
- Loretta Lynn Don't Come Home A-Drinkin
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
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Winner: David Houston
Almost Persuaded
- Jack Greene There Goes My Everything
- Charley Pride Just Between You And Me
- Jim Reeves Distant Drums
- Ben Colder Almost Persuaded No. 2
Best Engineered Recording
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Winner:
Eddie Brackett, Lee Herschberg Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra) - James Malloy The Last Word in Lonesome is Me (Eddy Arnold)
- Phil Ramone Presenting Thad Jones (Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra)
- Phil Ramone Joe Williams and Thad Jones (Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra)
- Dick Bogert Arabesque (Henry Mancini)
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
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Winner:
Anthony Salvatore Wagner: Lohengrin (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Pro Musica Chorus and soloists) - Ernest Oelrich Vivaldi: Gloria in D (Robert Shaw Orchestra and Chorus)
- Bernard Keville Varese: Arcana (Martinon conducting the Chicago Symphony)
- Anthony Salvatore Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony)
- Bernard Keville Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor (Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony)
Best Folk Recording
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Winner:
Cortelia Clark Blues in the Street - Peter, Paul & Mary Hurry Sundown
- Ravi Shankar Sound of the Sitar
- Pete Seeger God Bless the Grass
- Mitchell Trio Violets of Dawn
- Leadbelly Leadbelly
- Mimi & Richard Farina Reflections in a Crystal Wind
- Oliver Smith Oliver Smith
Best Instrumental Arrangement
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Winner: Herb Alpert
What Now My Love (Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass)
- Bob Florence Michelle (Bud Shank)
- John Barry Born Free (John Barry)
- Neal Hefti Batman Theme (Neal Hefti)
- Henry Mancini Arabesque (Henry Mancini)
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Group Or Soloist With Group
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Winner: Wes Montgomery
Goin' out of My Head
- Stan Kenton Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra
- Woody Herman Orchestra Woody's Winners
- John Handy Quartet John Handy Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival
- Bill Evans, Jim Hall Intermodulation
- Duke Ellington Orchestra Concert of Sacred Music
- Ornette Coleman Trio At the Golden Circle
Best Instrumental Performance (other Than Jazz)
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Winner: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
What Now My Love
- Maurice Jarre Dr. Zhivago (soundtrack)
- Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles
- Roger Williams Born Free
- Neal Hefti Batman Theme
Best Instrumental Theme
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Winner:
Neal Hefti Batman Theme - Priscilla Hubbard Prissy
- Henry Mancini Arabesque
- D.J. Edwards Trumpet Pickin'
- Alex North Who's Afraid
Best Opera Recording
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Winner:
Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King, Hotter) Wagner: Die Walkure - Istvan Kertesz conducting the London Symphony (solos: Ludwig, Berry) Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
- Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting the Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Nilsson, Corelli) Puccini: Turandot
- Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony (solos: Konya, Amarca, Gorr, Dooley) Wagner: Lohengrin
- Aaron Copland conducting the Choral Arts Society and New York Philharmonic (solos: Clements, Turner, Cassilly, Treigle, Fredericks) Copland: The Tender Land
Best Original Jazz Composition
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Winner: Duke Ellington
In the Beginning God
- John Handy If Only We Knew
- Bob Brookmeyer ABC Blues
- Lalo Schifrin Marquis de Sade
- Claus Ogerman Jazz Samba
- Bill Evans Time Remembered
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television
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Winner:
Maurice Jarre Dr. Zhivago - Sonny Rollins Alfie
- John Barry Born Free
- Henry Mancini Arabesque
- Alex North Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Best Performance By A Chorus
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Winner:
Ray Conniff & Singers Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago) - Swingle Singers Rococo A' Go Go
- Henry Mancini, Orchestra & Chorus Henry Mancini Presents the Academy Award Songs
- Alan Copeland Singers with Count Basie Basie Swingin', Voices Singin'
- Johnny Mann Singers A Man and a Woman
Best Recording For Children
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Winner:
Marvin Miller Dr. Seuss Presents: If I Ran the Zoo and Sleep Book - Paul Tripp and cast The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
- original cast. Moose Charlap, Elsie Simmons, score Alice Through the Looking Glass
- Art Linkletter For the Children of the World Art Linkletter Narrates the Bible
- Marty Gould conducting the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus Happiness Is
Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal Or Instrumental
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Winner:
Ramsey Lewis Hold It Right There - King Curtis Spanish Harlem
- James & Bobby Purify I'm Your Puppet
- Sam & Dave Hold On I'm Comin'
- Capitols Cool Jerk
Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance - Male Or Female
Best Sacred Recording - Musical
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Winner:
Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers Grand Old Gospel - Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys at Their Best
- Happy Goodman Family Bigger 'n' Better
- George Beverly Shea Southland Songs That Lift the Heart
- Connie Smith Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs
- Blackwood Brothers How Big Is God
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
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Winner:
Jerry Herman Mame - Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion Man of La Mancha
- Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn Skyscraper
- Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields Sweet Charity
- Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick The Apple Tree
Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording
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Winner:
Edward R. Murrow Edward R. Murrow, a Reporter Remembers, Vol. 1, The War Years - Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock Death of a Salesman
- Johnny Sea Day for Decision
- Buddy Starcher History Repeats Itself
Female Vocal Performance
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Winner:
Edyie Gorme If He Walked into My Life Today - Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
- Ella Fitzgerald Ella at Duke's Place
- Barbra Streisand Color Me Barbra
- Sandy Posey Born A Woman
Lifetime Achievement Award
Male Vocal Performance
Record Of The Year
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Winner: Frank Sinatra
Strangers In The Night
- The New Vaudeville Winchester Cathedral
- The Mamas & The Papas Monday Monday
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass What Now My Love
- David Houston Almost Persuaded
Rock & Roll Recording
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Winner:
The New Vaudeville Winchester Cathedral - Monkees Last Train To Clarksville
- Beach Boys Good Vibrations
- Association Cherish
- Paul McCartney Eleanor Rigby
- The Mamas & The Papas Monday Monday
Rock & Roll Solo Performance
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
John Lennon, Paul McCartney Michelle - Paul Francis Websterr, Maurice Jarre Somewhere, My Love
- Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion The Impossible Dream
- Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder Strangers in the Night
- John Barry, Don Black Born Free
Trustees Award
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Winner:
Georg Solti, John Culshaw
Vocal Group Performance
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Winner:
The Anita Kerr Quartet A Man and a Woman - The Mamas & The Papas Monday Monday
- The Sandpipers Guantanamera
- Beach Boys Good Vibrations
- Association Cherish


