1969 Grammy Awards

Awards
- 1969 Music Awards
-- Grammy Awards

--- 1969 Grammy Awards

Details & Performances

  • Host: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin
  • Venue: Century Plaza Hotel
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Date:

Awards

Album of the Year

  • Glen Campbell - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
  • Jose Felicano - Felicano!
  • Richard Harris - A Tramp Shining
  • Simon and Garfunkel - Bookends
  • The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour

Best Album Cover

  • Thelonious Monk - Underground
  • Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic - Ives: Holidays Symphony
  • Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros
  • Wes Montgomery - Road Song
  • Moby Grape - Wow

Best Album Notes

  • Johnny Cash - Johnny Cast at Folsom Prison
  • Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Kahn, Balachander - Anthology of Indian Music, Vol. One
  • Francis Albert Sinatra, Edward Kennedy Ellington - Francis A. and Edward K. -
  • Pete Seeger - Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits

Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

  • Jim Webb - MacArthur Park (Richard Harris)
  • Dave Grusin - Fool on the Hill (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66)
  • George Tipton - Light My Fire (Jose Feliciano)
  • Al de Lory - Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell)
  • Torrie Zito - Yesterday I Heard the Rain (Tony Bennett)

Best Chamber Music Performance

  • E. Power Biggs with the Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble and Gabrieli Consort; Vittorio Negri, conductor - Gabrieli: Canzoni for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organs
  • Guarneri Quartet - Beethoven: The 5 Middle Quartets
  • Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose - Beethoven: Trio No. 3 in C Minor; Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 in D Minor
  • Walter Tramplet, Ronald Turini - Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano
  • Julian Bream and the Cremona String Quartet - Julian Bream and His Friends
  • Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose, Leonard Pennario - Mozart: Quintet K. 515; Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 in C Minor
  • Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Poulenc, Haieff, Villa-Lobos, Colgrass

Best Choral Performance

  • Vittorio Negri conducting the Gregg Smith Singers; Texas Boys' Choir, George Bragg, director; Edward Tarr Ensemble (with E. Power Biggs) - The Glory of Gabrieli
  • Charles Munch conducting the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony - Berlioz: Requiem
  • Stephen Simon conducting the Vienna Jeunesse Chorus and Vienna Volksoper Orchestra (solos: Shirley-Quirk, Endich, Brooks, Young) - Handel: Solomon
  • Abraham Kaplan conducting the Camerata Singers; Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic - Haydn: The Creation
  • Colin Davis conducting the John Alldis Choir and BBC Symphony - Mozart: Requiem
  • Eugen Jochum conducting the Schoenberg Children's Chorus; Chorus and Orchestra of German Opera, Berlin - Orff: Carmina Burana
  • Joseph Keilberth conducting the Bavarian Symphony Chorus and Orchestra - Pfitzner: Von Deutscher Seele
  • John McCarthy conducting the Ambrosian Singers; Morton Gould conducting the Royal Philharmonia - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2in C Major; Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major

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

  • Vladimir Horowitz - Horowitz on Television
  • Artur Rubinstein (Giulini conducting the Chicago Symphony) - Schumann: Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra
  • Arthur Grumiaux (Markevitch conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra) - Berg: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
  • John Ogdon (Revenaugh conducting the Royal Philharmonic) - Busoni: Concerto for Piano with Male Chorus
  • Jacob Lateiner (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony) - Carter: Concerto for Piano
  • Julian Bream - Dances of Dowland
  • Alexis Weissenberg (Pretre conducting the Chicago Symphony) - Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra

Best Classical Performance - Orchestra

  • Pierre Boulez conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra - Boulez Conducts Debussy
  • Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Concentus Musicus of Vienna - Bach: 4 Suites for Orchestra
  • Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic - Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor and Symphony No. 9 in D Major
  • Seiji Ozawa conducting the Toronto Symphony - Messiaen: Turangalila; Takemitsu: November Steps
  • Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
  • Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony - Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
  • Seiji Ozawa conducting the Chicago Symphony - Stravinsky: Rite of Spring

Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist

  • Montserrat Cabelle (Cillario conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus) - Rossini Rarities
  • Janet Baker (Barbirolli conducting the Halle Orchestra) - Mahler: Kindertotenlieder and Songs of a Wayfarer
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Jorg Demus, pianist) - Schumann: Songs
  • Victoria de los Angeles (ARS Musicae Ensemble of Barcelona) - Songs of Andalucia
  • Gerard Souzay (Dalton Baldwin, pianist) - Songs of Poulenc
  • Shirley Verrett (Pretre conducting the RCA Italian Opera Orchestra) - Verrett in Opera

Best Comedy Recording

  • Bill Cosby - To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
  • Dan Rowan, Dick Martin - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
  • Don Rickles - Hello Dummy! Don Rickles
  • Flip Wilson - Flip Wilson, You Devil You

Best Contemporary Pop Performance - Chorus

  • Alan Copeland Singers - Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood
  • Percy Faith Chorus & Orchestra - Angel of the Morning
  • Ray Conniff Singers - Honey
  • Ray Charles Singers - MacArthur Park
  • Johnny Mann Singers - This Guy's in Love with You

Best Contemporary Pop Performance - Instrumental

  • Mason Williams - Classical Gas
  • Wes Montgomery - Eleanor Rigby
  • Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass
  • Jose Feliciano - Here, There and Everywhere
  • Hugo Montenergo - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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

Best Country & Western Song

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female

Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male

Best Engineered Recording

  • Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman Lyrics
  • Shelly Manne - Daktari
  • original London cast - Man of La Mancha
  • Rotary Connection - Rotary Connection Trip 1
  • Hugo Montenegro - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Best Engineered Recording - Classical

  • Solti conducting the London Symphony - Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major
  • Britten conducting the London Symphony; solos: Glossop, Pears, Shirley-Quirk, Brannigan - Britten: Billy Budd
  • Ozawa conducting the Toronto Symphony - Messiaen: Turangalila; Takemitsu: November Steps
  • Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
  • Weissenberg/Pretre conducting the Chicago Symphony - Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra
  • Ozawa conducting the Chicago Symphony - Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
  • Schippers conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus - Verdi: Ernani

Best Folk Performance

Best Gospel Performance

  • Happy Goodman Family - The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans
  • Oak Ridge Boys - A Great Day
  • Thrasher Brothers - For Goodness Sake
  • Florida Boys Quartet - The Florida Boys Sing Kinda Country
  • Blackwood Brothers Quartet - Yours Faithfully

Best Instrumental Arrangement

  • Mike Post - Classical Gas (Mason Williams)
  • Al Capps - Baroque-A-Nova (Mason Williams)
  • Don Sebesky - Scarborough Fair (Wes Montgomery)
  • Hugo Montenegro - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Hugo Montenegro)
  • Michel Legrand - The Windmills of Your Mind (Michel Legrand)

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

  • Duke Ellington - And His Mother Called Him Bill
  • Woody Herman - Concerto for Herd
  • Wes Montgomery - Down Here on the Ground
  • Don Ellis - Electric Bath
  • Buddy Rich - Mercy, Mercy
  • Erroll Garner - Up in Erroll's Room

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

  • Bill Evans Trio - Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
  • Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan - Compadres
  • Gary Burton - Gary Burton Quartet in Concert
  • Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock - Miles in the Sky
  • Eddie Harris - The Electrifying ...Eddie Harris
  • Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon, Vol. 1 - various artists

Best Instrumental Theme

  • Mason Williams - Classical Gas
  • Christopher Komeda - Rosemary's Baby
  • Hugo Montenegro, Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Lalo Schifrin - Theme from The Fox
  • Neal Hefti - The Odd Couple

Best Opera Recording

  • Erich Leinsdorf conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Price, Troyanos, Raskin, Milnes, Shirley, Flagello) - Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte
  • Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Nilsson, Resnik, Collier, Krause, Stolze) - Strauss: Elektra
  • Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (solos: Fischer-Dieskau, Stolze, Mitalvela, Veasey, Grobe, Keleman, Dominguez) - Wagner: Das Rheingold
  • Julius Rudel conducting the Opera Society of Washington (solos: Novoa, Turner, Penagos, Simon) - Ginastera: Bomarzo
  • Karl Bohm conducting the Orchestra of German Opera, Berlin (solos: Lear, Fischer-Dieskau) - Berg: Lulu

Best Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special

  • Paul Simon, Dave Grusin - The Graduate
  • Andre Previn - Valley of the Dolls
  • Charles Strouse - Bonnie and Clyde
  • Lalo Schifrin - The Fox
  • Neal Hefti - The Odd Couple

Best Rhythm & Blues Performance - Duo or Group (Vocal or Instrumental)

Best Rhythm & Blues Song

  • Otis Redding, Steve Cropper - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
  • Don Lovay - Chain of Fools
  • Edward Thomas, Bob McRee, Clifton Thomas - Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries
  • Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson, Donald Davis - Who's Making Love
  • Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Roger Penzabene - I Wish It Would Rain

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female

Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male

Best Sacred Performance

Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album

  • Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot - Hair
  • Fred Ebb, John Kander - The Happy Time
  • George M. Cohan - George M!
  • Hal Hester, Danny Apolinar - Your Own Thing
  • Jacques Brel - Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

Best Soul Gospel Performance

  • Dottie Rambo - The Soul of Me
  • James Cleveland & Angelic Choir - Bread of Heaven, Parts 1 & 2
  • Staple Singers - Long Walk to D.C.
  • Swan Silvertones - Only Believe
  • Davis Sisters - Wait a Little Longer
  • Willa Dorsey - Willa Dorsey: The World's Most Exciting Gospel Singer

Best Spoken Word Recording

  • Rod McKuen - Lonesome Cities
  • Martin Luther King Jr. - I Have a Dream
  • Martin Starkie - The Canterbury Pilgrims
  • Paul Scofield - Murder in the Cathedral

Contemporary Pop Female Vocalist

Contemporary Pop Male Vocalist

Contemporary Pop Vocal Group

Lifetime Achievement Award

New Artist

Record of the Year

Song of the Year

Top Winning Artist

Most Nominated Artist

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