1968 Grammy Awards

Awards
- 1968 Music Awards
-- Grammy Awards

--- 1968 Grammy Awards

Details & Performances

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  • Venue: Beverly Hilton
  • City: Los Angeles
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Awards

Album of the Year

  • The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe
  • Ed Ames - My Cup Runneth Over
  • Frank Sinatra, Antonio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim
  • Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him

Album of the Year - Classical

  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony with soloists and choruses - Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand)
  • Pierre Boulez conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris National Opera (solos: Berry, Strauss, Uhl, Doench) - Berg: Wozzeck
  • Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Moffo, Barioni, Sereni, Sciutti, De Palma) - Puccini: La Rondine
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: King, Fischer-Dieskau) - Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
  • Leopold Stokowski conducting the American Symphony / Washington's Birthday - Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic - The World of Charles Ives Robert Browning Overture
  • Vladimir Horowitz - Horowitz in Concert

Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts

  • The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic - Hadyn: Symphony No. 84 in E Flat Major; Symphony No. 85 in B Flat Major (La Reine)
  • Thelonious Monk - Monk: Straight, No Chaser
  • Homer & Jethro - Nashville Cats
  • Hank Thompson - The Gold Standard Collection
  • The Fifth Dimension - Up, Up and Away

Best Album Cover, Photography

  • Bob Dylan - Dylan's Greatest Hits
  • Charles Aznavour - Bravo, Bravo, Aznavour
  • John Harford - Earthwords and Music
  • Don Bowman - From Mexico with Laughs
  • John Loudermilk - Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse
  • The Doors - The Doors

Best Album Notes

  • John Loudermilk - Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse
  • Peggy Lee - Extra Special
  • Duke Ellington - Far East Suite
  • Gary Lewis & the Playboys - Listen!
  • Rod McKuen, music by Anita Kerr - The Earth

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s)

Best Chamber Performance

  • Ravi Shankar, Yehudi Menuhin - West Meets East
  • Yale Quartet - Beethoven: Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132
  • Artur Rubinstein, Guarneri Quartet - Brahms: Quintet in F Minor for Piano, Op. 34
  • Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose - Brahms: Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello (Nos. 1-3)
  • Juilliard Quartet - Ives: Quartets Nos. 1 and 3
  • Philadelphia Brass Ensemble - The Glorious Sound of Brass

Best Classical Performance - Choral

  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra with soloists and choruses - Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand)
  • Robert Page conducting the Temple University Chorus; Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Orff: Catulli Carmina
  • Aaron Copland conducting the New England Conservatory Chorus - Copland: In the Beginnina; Lark; Las Agachadas
  • John McCarthy conducting the Ambrosian Singers; Charles Mackerras conducting the English Chamber Orchestra - Handel: Messiah
  • Karl Bohm conducting the Vienna Singverein and Vienna Symphony - Haydn: The Seasons
  • Janusz Przybylski and Jozef Suwara conducting the Boys' Chorus of Cracow; Henryk Czyz conducting the Cracow Philharmonic - Penderecki: Passion According to St. Luke
  • Gregg Smith Singers - The Choral Music of Arnold Schoenberg

Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) with or without Orchestra

  • Vladimir Horowitz - Horowitz in Concert
  • Julian Bream - 20th Century Guitar (works by Brindle, Britten, Villa-Lobos, Martin, Henze)
  • Artur Rubinstein - Chopin: Nocturnes
  • Alicia de Larrocha - Granados: Goyescas Completo/Escenas Romanticas
  • William Masselos - Ives: Sonata No. 1 for Piano
  • Andres Segovia - Segovia on Stage

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

  • Igor Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony - Stravinsky: Firebird and Petrouchka Suites
  • Adrian Boult conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra - Holst: The Planets
  • Morton Gould conducting the Chicago Symphony - Ives: Orchestral Set No. 2; Robert Browning Overture: Putnam's Camp
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: King, Fischer-Dieskau) - Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
  • Georg Solti conducting the London Symphony - Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor (Resurrection)
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Leontyne Price (Molinari-Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) - Prima Donna, Vol. 2
  • Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Gerald Moore, pianist) - An Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Songbook
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Jorg Demus, pianist) - Beethoven: Songs
  • Adele Addison (Aaron Copland, pianist) - Copland: 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson
  • Fritz Wunderlich (Hubert Giesen, pianist) - Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin
  • Peter Pears (Benjamin Britten, pianist) - Schubert: Die Winterreise
  • Christa Ludwig (with instrumental ensemble) - Shepherd on the Rock and Other Songs
  • Victoria de los Angeles (Gonzalo Soriano, pianist) - Victoria de los Angeles Sings Debussy and Ravel and other French Songs

Best Comedy Recording

  • Bill Cosby - Revenge
  • Archie Campbell - The Cockfight and Other Tall Tales
  • Flip Wilson - Cowboys and Colored People
  • George Carlin - Take-Offs and Put-Ons
  • Lenny Bruce - Lenny Bruce in Concert

Best Country & Western Performance - Duo, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental)

  • Johnny Cash, June Carter - Jackson
  • Some of Chet's Freinds - Chet's Tune
  • Liz Anderson, Bobby Bare, Norma Jean - Game of Triangles
  • Blue Boys - My Cup Runneth Over
  • David Houston, Tammy Wynette - My Elusive Dreams
  • Bobby Goldsboro, Del Reeves - Our Way of Life
  • Lonesome Rhodes - The Lonesome Rhodes
  • Tompall & the Glaser Brothers - Through the Eyes of Love

Best Country & Western Performance - Female

Best Country & Western Recording

Best Country & Western Song

  • John Hartford - Gentle on My Mind
  • Bill Anderson - Cold Hard Facts Of Life Lyrics
  • Dale Noe - It's Such a Pretty World Today
  • Don Robertson, John Crutchfield, Doris Clement - Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger
  • John Loudermilk - Break My Mind

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Recording

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Philadelphia Brass Ensemble - The Glorious Sound of Brass
  • Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic and soloists - Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
  • Resurrection Solti conducting the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; solos: Harper, Watts - Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
  • Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony - Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor
  • Bernstein conducting the London Symphony - Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat
  • Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1 in D
  • Bohm conducting the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; solos: Nilsson, Windgassen - Wagner: Tristan and Isolde Live

Best Folk Performance

Best Gospel Performance

  • Porter Wagoner, Blackwood Brothers Quartet - More Grand Old Gospel
  • Happy Goodman Family - Good 'n' Happy
  • Oak Ridge Boys - Oak Ridge Boys
  • Singing Rambos - Singing Rambos, Gospel Ballads
  • Blackwood Brothers Quartet - The Blackwood Brothers Quartet Sings for Joy

Best Instrumental Arrangement

  • Burt Bacharach Orchestra - Alfie
  • Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Casino Royale
  • Bob Crewe Generation - Music to Watch Girls By
  • Buddy Rich Orchestra - Norwegian Wood
  • Antonio Carlos Jobim - Wave
  • Buddy Rich Orchestra - West Side Medley

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group

  • Duke Ellington - Far East Suite
  • Buddy Rich - Big Swing Face
  • Don Ellis Big Band - Live at Monterey
  • Thad Jones, Mel Lewis - Live at the Village Vanguard
  • Woody Herman - Woody Live, East and West

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group

  • Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
  • Gary Burton Quartet - Duster
  • Bill Evans - Further Converstations with Myself
  • Bobby Hutcherson - Happenings
  • Miles Davis - Miles Smiles
  • Stan Getz - Sweet Rain

Best Instrumental Performance

  • Chet Atkins - Chet Atkins Picks the Best
  • Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass - Casino Royale
  • Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
  • Lalo Schifrin - Mission: Impossible
  • Bob Crewe Generation - Music to Watch Girls By

Best Instrumental Theme

  • Lalo Schifrin - Mission: Impossible
  • Burt Bacharach, Hal David - Casino Royale
  • Chico Buarque De Hollanda - A Banda
  • Hugo Montenegro - Hurry Sundown
  • Joe Sawinul - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Best Opera Recording

  • Pierre Boulez conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Paris National Opera (solos: Berry, Strauss, Uhl, Doench) - Berg: Wozzeck
  • Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Moffo, Barioni, Scrcni, Sciutti, Del Palma) - Puccini: La Rondine
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (solos: Crespin, Janowitz, Veasey, Vickers, Stewart, Talvela) - Wagner: Die Walkure
  • John Barbirolli conducting the Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Scotto, Bergonzi) - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
  • Julius Rudel conducting the New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Treigle, Sills, Forrester, Wolff) - Handel: Julius Caesar
  • Karl Bohm conducting the Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra (solos: Nilsson, Windgassen, Ludwig, Talvela, Wachter) - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Live
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (solos: Fischer-Dieskau, Ligabue, Sciutti, Resnik) - Verdi: Falstaff

Best Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Show

  • Lalo Schifrin Orchestra - Mission: Impossible
  • various artists; Burt Bacharach, conductor - Casino Royale
  • Rex Harrison and motion picture cast; Lionel Newman, conductor - Doctor Doolittle
  • Quincy Jones, conductor - In the Heat of the Night
  • soundtrack with Lulu & the Mindbenders - To Sir with Love

Best Performance by a Chorus

  • Johnny Mann Singers - Up, Up and Away
  • Ray Charles Singers - Blame It on Me
  • Swingle Singers with Modern Jazz Quartet - Encounter
  • Percy Faith Chorus & Orchestra - Windy
  • Living Voices; Ethel Gabriel, conductor - Wish Me a Rainbow

Best Recording for Children

  • Boris Karloff - Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (TV soundtrack)
  • Julie Harris, Richard Kiley - Magic Fishbone/Happy Prince/Potted Princess
  • motion picture cast - The Jungle Book
  • Richard Kiley - Jungle Books
  • Sterling Holloway - A Happy Birthday Party with Winnie-the-Pooh
  • verses by Ogden Nash, narrated by Tutti Camarata (Symphonie-Orchester Graunke) - The Carnival of the Animals

Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance - Vocal or Instrumental

Best Rhythm & Blues Recording

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Sacred Performance

  • Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art Lyrics
  • Dottie West - Dottie West Sings Sacred Ballads
  • Red Foley - Songs for the Soul
  • George Beverly Shea, Blackwood Brothers Quartet - Surely Goodness and Mercy
  • Browns - The Old Country Church

Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album

  • Fred Ebb, John Kander - Cabaret
  • Clark Gesner - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones - I Do! I Do!
  • Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green - Hallelujah, Baby
  • Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen - Walking Happy

Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording

  • Everett M. Dirksen - Gallant Men
  • Hal Holbrook - Mark Twain Tonight, Vol. 3
  • James Dickey - Poems of James Dickey
  • Patrick Magee, Cyril Cusack - The Balcony
  • Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw - A Man For All Seasons
  • Rod McKuen - The Earth
  • Victor Lundberg - An Open Letter to My Teenage Son

Contemporary Album

  • The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billie Joe
  • The 5th Dimension - Up, Up, and Away
  • The Association - Insight Out
  • Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him

Contemporary Single

Contemporary Vocal Group

Female Contemporary Vocal Solo

Female Vocal Performance

Group Vocal Performance

Lifetime Achievement Award

Male Contemporary Vocal Solo

Male Vocal Performance

New Artist

Record of the Year

Song of the Year

Trustees Award

  • Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
  • Krzysztof Penderecki

Top Winning Artist

Most Nominated Artist

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