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.
Host: Dan Rowan, Dick Martin
City: Los Angeles
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Best Album Cover
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Winner: Thelonious Monk
Underground
- Moby Grape Wow
- Wes Montgomery Road Song
- Rhinoceros Rhinoceros
- Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Ives: Holidays Symphony
Best Album Notes
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Winner: Johnny Cash
Johnny Cast at Folsom Prison
- Pete Seeger Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits
- Francis Albert Sinatra, Edward Kennedy Ellington Francis A. and Edward K. -
- Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Kahn, Balachander Anthology of Indian Music, Vol. One
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
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Winner:
Jim Webb MacArthur Park (Richard Harris) - Torrie Zito Yesterday I Heard the Rain (Tony Bennett)
- Al de Lory Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell)
- Dave Grusin Fool on the Hill (Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66)
- George Tipton Light My Fire (Jose Feliciano)
Best Chamber Music Performance
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Winner:
E. Power Biggs with the Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble and Gabrieli Consort; Vittorio Negri, conductor Gabrieli: Canzoni for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organs - 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
- Julian Bream and the Cremona String Quartet Julian Bream and His Friends
- Walter Tramplet, Ronald Turini Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano
- Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose Beethoven: Trio No. 3 in C Minor; Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 in D Minor
- Guarneri Quartet Beethoven: The 5 Middle Quartets
Best Choral Performance
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Winner:
Vittorio Negri conducting the Gregg Smith Singers; Texas Boys' Choir, George Bragg, director; Edward Tarr Ensemble (with E. Power Biggs) The Glory of Gabrieli - 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
- Eugen Jochum conducting the Schoenberg Children's Chorus; Chorus and Orchestra of German Opera, Berlin Orff: Carmina Burana
- Colin Davis conducting the John Alldis Choir and BBC Symphony Mozart: 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
- Charles Munch conducting the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Berlioz: Requiem
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Or Without Orchestra
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Winner:
Vladimir Horowitz Horowitz on Television - Alexis Weissenberg (Pretre conducting the Chicago Symphony) Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra
- Julian Bream Dances of Dowland
- Jacob Lateiner (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony) Carter: Concerto for Piano
- 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
- Artur Rubinstein (Giulini conducting the Chicago Symphony) Schumann: Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
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Winner:
Pierre Boulez conducting the New Philharmonic Orchestra Boulez Conducts Debussy - Andre Previn conducting the London Symphony Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
- Seiji Ozawa conducting the Chicago Symphony Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
- Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
- Seiji Ozawa conducting the Toronto Symphony Messiaen: Turangalila; Takemitsu: November Steps
- Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor and Symphony No. 9 in D Major
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Concentus Musicus of Vienna Bach: 4 Suites for Orchestra
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist
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Winner:
Montserrat Cabelle (Cillario conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus) Rossini Rarities - Shirley Verrett (Pretre conducting the RCA Italian Opera Orchestra) Verrett in Opera
- Gerard Souzay (Dalton Baldwin, pianist) Songs of Poulenc
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Jorg Demus, pianist) Schumann: Songs
- Janet Baker (Barbirolli conducting the Halle Orchestra) Mahler: Kindertotenlieder and Songs of a Wayfarer
- Victoria de los Angeles (ARS Musicae Ensemble of Barcelona) Songs of Andalucia
Best Comedy Recording
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Winner:
Bill Cosby To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With - Flip Wilson Flip Wilson, You Devil You
- Dan Rowan, Dick Martin Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
- Don Rickles Hello Dummy! Don Rickles
Best Contemporary Pop Performance - Chorus
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Winner:
Alan Copeland Singers Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood - Johnny Mann Singers This Guy's in Love with You
- Ray Charles Singers MacArthur Park
- Ray Conniff Singers Honey
- Percy Faith Chorus & Orchestra Angel of the Morning
Best Contemporary Pop Performance - Instrumental
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Winner: Mason Williams
Classical Gas
- Hugo Montenergo The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Jose Feliciano Here, There and Everywhere
- Hugh Masekela Grazing in the Grass
- Wes Montgomery Eleanor Rigby
Best Country & Western Performance - Duo Or Group (vocal Or Instrumental)
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Winner: Flatt and Scruggs
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
- Tompall & the Glaser Brothers Through the Eyes of Love
- Bill Wilbourne, Kathy Morrison The Lovers
- Nashville Brass Mountain Dew
- Everly Brothers It's My Time
Best Country & Western Song
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Winner: Bobby Russell
Little Green Apples
- Tom T. Hall Harper Valley P.T.A.
- Glenn Tubb, Jack Moran Skip a Rope
- Curly Putman, Bobby Braddock D-I-V-O-R-C-E
- Bobby Russell Honey
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
Best Engineered Recording
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Winner: Glen Campbell
Wichita Lineman
- Hugo Montenegro The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Rotary Connection Rotary Connection Trip 1
- original London cast Man of La Mancha
- Shelly Manne Daktari
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
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Winner:
Solti conducting the London Symphony Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major - Ozawa conducting the Chicago Symphony Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
- Schippers conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus Verdi: Ernani
- Weissenberg/Pretre conducting the Chicago Symphony Rachmaninov: Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra
- Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
- Ozawa conducting the Toronto Symphony Messiaen: Turangalila; Takemitsu: November Steps
- Britten conducting the London Symphony; solos: Glossop, Pears, Shirley-Quirk, Brannigan Britten: Billy Budd
Best Folk Performance
Best Gospel Performance
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Winner:
Happy Goodman Family The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans - Blackwood Brothers Quartet Yours Faithfully
- Florida Boys Quartet The Florida Boys Sing Kinda Country
- Thrasher Brothers For Goodness Sake
- Oak Ridge Boys A Great Day
Best Instrumental Arrangement
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Winner:
Mike Post Classical Gas (Mason Williams) - Michel Legrand The Windmills of Your Mind (Michel Legrand)
- Hugo Montenegro The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Hugo Montenegro)
- Don Sebesky Scarborough Fair (Wes Montgomery)
- Al Capps Baroque-A-Nova (Mason Williams)
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
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Winner: Duke Ellington
And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Erroll Garner Up in Erroll's Room
- Buddy Rich Mercy, Mercy
- Wes Montgomery Down Here on the Ground
- Woody Herman Concerto for Herd
- Don Ellis Electric Bath
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group
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Winner:
Bill Evans Trio Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival - Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon, Vol. 1 various artists
- Eddie Harris The Electrifying ...Eddie Harris
- Gary Burton Gary Burton Quartet in Concert
- Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan Compadres
- Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock Miles in the Sky
Best Instrumental Theme
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Winner: Mason Williams
Classical Gas
- Neal Hefti The Odd Couple
- Lalo Schifrin Theme from The Fox
- Hugo Montenegro, Ennio Morricone The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Christopher Komeda Rosemary's Baby
Best Opera Recording
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Winner:
Erich Leinsdorf conducting the New Philharmonia Orchestra and Ambrosian Opera Chorus (solos: Price, Troyanos, Raskin, Milnes, Shirley, Flagello) Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte - Karl Bohm conducting the Orchestra of German Opera, Berlin (solos: Lear, Fischer-Dieskau) Berg: Lulu
- Julius Rudel conducting the Opera Society of Washington (solos: Novoa, Turner, Penagos, Simon) Ginastera: Bomarzo
- Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (solos: Fischer-Dieskau, Stolze, Mitalvela, Veasey, Grobe, Keleman, Dominguez) Wagner: Das Rheingold
- Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Nilsson, Resnik, Collier, Krause, Stolze) Strauss: Elektra
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Special
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Winner:
Paul Simon, Dave Grusin The Graduate - Neal Hefti The Odd Couple
- Lalo Schifrin The Fox
- Charles Strouse Bonnie and Clyde
- Andre Previn Valley of the Dolls
Best Rhythm & Blues Performance - Duo Or Group (vocal Or Instrumental)
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Winner: Temptations
Cloud Nine
- Archie Bell & the Drells Tighten Up
- Sweet Inspiration Sweet Inspiration
- Peggy Scott, Jo Jo Benson Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries
- Sam & Dave I Thank You
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
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Winner:
Otis Redding, Steve Cropper (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Roger Penzabene I Wish It Would Rain
- Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson, Donald Davis Who's Making Love
- Edward Thomas, Bob McRee, Clifton Thomas Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries
- Don Lovay Chain of Fools
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
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Winner: Aretha Franklin
Chain Of Fools
- Etta James Security
- Erma Franklin Piece of My Heart
- Barbara Acklin Love Makes a Woman
- Ella Washington He Called Me Baby
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
Best Sacred Performance
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Winner:
Jake Hess Beautiful Isle of Somewhere - Elvis Presley You'll Never Walk Alone
- George Beverly Shea Whispering Hope
- Anita Bryant How Great Thou Art
- Ralph Carmichael 102 Strings, Vol. 2
- Jim Bohi I'll Fly Away
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
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Winner:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot Hair - Jacques Brel Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
- Hal Hester, Danny Apolinar Your Own Thing
- Fred Ebb, John Kander The Happy Time
- George M. Cohan George M!
Best Soul Gospel Performance
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Winner:
Dottie Rambo The Soul of Me - Davis Sisters Wait a Little Longer
- Willa Dorsey Willa Dorsey: The World's Most Exciting Gospel Singer
- Swan Silvertones Only Believe
- The Staple Singers Long Walk To Dc
- James Cleveland & Angelic Choir Bread of Heaven, Parts 1 & 2
Best Spoken Word Recording
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Winner: Rod McKuen
Lonesome Cities
- Paul Scofield Murder in the Cathedral
- Martin Starkie The Canterbury Pilgrims
- Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream
Contemporary Pop Female Vocalist
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Winner: Dionne Warwick
Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
- Mary Hopkins Those Were The Days
- Aretha Franklin I Say A Little Prayer
- Barbra Streisand Funny Girl
- Merrilee Rush Angel of the Morning
Contemporary Pop Vocal Group
Lifetime Achievement Award
Record Of The Year
Song Of The Year
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Winner: Bobby Russell
Little Green Apples
- Tom T. Hall Harper Valley P.T.A.
- Paul Simon Mrs. Robinson
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney Hey Jude
- Bobby Russell Honey