
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: Garry Shandling
Date: February 23, 1993
City: Los Angeles
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
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Winner: Eric Clapton
Unplugged
- U2 Achtung Baby
- Original Soundtrack Beauty and the Beast
- K. D. Lang Ingenue
- Annie Lennox Diva
Best Album For Children
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Winner:
film soundtrack, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman Beauty and the Beast - Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Nora Guthrie, Frank Fuchs Woody's Grow Big Songs 1 and 2
- Pete Seeger Pete Seeger's Family Concert
- John Boylan, Janice Karman, Ross Baggdasarian Chipmunks in Low Places
- J. Aaron Brown, David R. Lehman, Barbara Bailey Hutchinson Snuggle Up - A Gift of Songs for Sweet Dreams
Best Album Notes
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Winner: Aretha Franklin
Queen of Soul - The Atlantic Recordings
- Various Artists You're the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930s
- Nat King Cole Trio The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
- Various Artists Roots n' Blues the Restrospective (1925-1950)
- Elvis Presley Elvis the King of Rock 'n' Roll - The Complete 50's Masters
Best Album Package
Best Alternative Music Album
Best Arrangement On An Instrumental
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Winner:
Rob McConnell & the Boss Brass Strike Up the Band - University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band Values
- Arturo Sandoval Cherokee
- Either/Orchestra Bennie Moten's Weird Nightmare
- GRP All-Star Big Band Airegin
Best Bluegrass Album
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Winner: Alison Krauss & Union Station
Every Time You Say Goodbye
- Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan, Lonesome Standard Time Larry Cordle, Glen Duncan and Lonesome Standard Time
- Jerry Douglas Slide Rule
- David Grisman, Herb Pedersen, Red Allen, Jim Buchanan, James Kerwin, Jerry Garcia Bluegrass Reunion
- Seldom Scene Scene 20 - 20th Anniversary Concert
Best Chamber Music Performance
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Winner:
Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Emanuel Ax, piano Brahms: Sonatas for Cello and Piano - Carmina Quartet Szymanowski: String Quartets No. 1, Op. 37, and No. 2, Op. 56; Webern: Langsamer Satz for String Qua
- Rudolf Firkusny, piano; Ridge String Quartet Dvorak: Piano Quintets, Opp. 81 and 5
- Tokyo String Quartet Beethoven: The Late String Quartets (Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135)
- Isaac Stern, Cho-Liang Lin, violins; Yo-Yo Ma, Sharon Robinson, cellos; Jaime Laredo, Michael Tree, violas Brahms: Sextets, Opp. 18 and 36; Theme and Variations
Best Choral Performance
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Winner:
Herbert Blomstedt conducting the San Francisco Girls'/Boys' Chorus and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orff: Carmina Burana - Riccardo Chailly conducting the Stadtischer Musikverein Dusseldorf and Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin Mahler: Das Klagende Lied
- Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Malcolm Hicks, chorus master Janacek: Glagolitic Mass
- John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists Haydn: The Seasons
- Martin Pearlman conducting the Boston Baroque Chorus and Orchestra Handel: Messiah
Best Classical Album
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Winner:
Leonard Bernstein conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - Nicholas Harnoncourt conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Beethoven: Symphonies (Complete)
- Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic; Domingo, Varady, van Dam, Behrens, Runkel, principal soloists R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten
- David Zinman conducting the London Sinfonietta (Dawn Upshaw) Gorecki: Symphony No. 3
- Cecilia Bartoli, soprano; Ion Marin conducting the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro la Fenice Cecilia Bartoli: Rossini Heroines
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra
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Winner:
Yo-Yo Ma, cello (Lorin Maazel conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante; Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme - Horacio Gutierrez, piano (Lorin Maazel conducting the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra) Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3
- Geoffrey Tozer, piano Neeme Jarvi conducting the London Philharmonic - Medtner: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3
- Alicia de Larrocha, piano (Colin Davis conducting the English Chamber Orchestra) Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin (Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra) Bartok: Violin Concerto No. 2; Moret: En Reve
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra
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Winner:
Vladimir Horowitz, piano Horowitz - Discovered Treasures (Chopin, Clementi, Liszt, Scarlatti, Scriabin) - Keith Jarrett, piano Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
- Yevgeny Kissin, piano Schubert: Fantasie in C and 4 Lieder; Brahms: Fantasien, Op. 116; Liszt: Ungarishe
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Ravel: L'Oeuvre pour Piano Seul (Complete Works for Solo Piano)
- Emanuel Ax, piano Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118; 2 Rhapsodies, Op
Best Classical Vocal Performance
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Winner:
Kathleen Battle, soprano (Margo Garett, accompanist) Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall (Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, Charpentier) - Arleen Auger, soprano (Irwin Gage, accompanist) Wolf: Songs to the Poetry of Goethe and Morike
- Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano (Martin Katz, accompanist) Marilyn Horne: Rossini Recital
- Cecilia Bartoli, soprano (Ion Marin conducting the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro le Fenice) Cecilia Bartoli: Rossini Heroines
- Thomas Hampson, baritone (Charles Mackerras conducting the Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Chorus) Delius: Sea Drift
Best Comedy Album
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Winner:
Professor Peter Schickele P.D.Q Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion - Weird Al Yankovic Off The Deep End
- Rita Rudner Naked Beneath My Clothes
- George Burns An Evening with George Burns
- Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters is Terminator 3
Best Contemporary Blues Album
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Winner: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Sky Is Crying
- Robert Cray I Was Warned
- Robben Ford, Blue Line Robben Ford and the Blue Line
- Pops Staples Peace to the Neighborhood
- Etta James The Right Time
Best Contemporary Composition
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Winner:
Samuel Barber The Lovers - Witold Lutoslawski Piano Concerto
- John Tavener The Protecting Veil
- Ellen Taaffe Zeilich Flute Concerto
- Anthony Davis X, the Life and Times of Malcolm X
Best Contemporary Folk Album
Best Contemporary Jazz Performance - Instrumental
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Winner: Pat Metheny
Secret Story
- David Sanborn Upfront
- Brecker Brothers Return of the Brecker Brothers
- Bob Mintzer One Music
- Bob Berg Back Roads
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
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Winner: Various Artists
Handel's Messiah - A Soulful Celebration
- Vickie Winans The Lady
- Richard Smallwood Singers Testimony
- Daryl Coley When the Music Stops
- Al Green Love Is Reality
Best Country & Western Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed Sneakin' Around - Emmylou Harris, Nash Ramblers Scotland
- Jerry Douglas Ride the Wild Turkey
- Chieftains, Ricky Skaggs Cotton-Eyed Joe
- Asleep At The Wheel Black and White Rag
Best Country & Western Song
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Winner:
Vicne Gill, John Barlow Jarvis I Still Believe in You - The Greatest Man I Never Knew Richard Leigh, Layng Martine Jr.
- Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Don Schlitz I Feel Lucky
- Don Von Tress Achy Breaky Heart
- Dave Loggins She Is His Only Need
Best Country & Western Vocal Collaboration
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Winner:
Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart The Whiskey Ain't Workin' - Chris LeDoux, Garth Brooks Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
- Tanya Tucker, Delbert McClinton Tell Me About It
- Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Joe Diffie Not Too Much to Ask
- Chieftains, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Killybegs
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group
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Winner:
Emmylou Harris, Nash Ramblers Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramberls at the Ryman - Restless Heart When She Cries
- Kentucky Headhunters Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
- Alabama American Pride
- Brooks & Dunn Boot Scootin' Boogie
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
Best Engineered Album
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
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Winner:
Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Domingo, Varady, van Dam, Behrens R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten - Yoel Levi conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring and Pulcinella Suite
- Herbert Blomstedt conducting the San Francisco Chorus, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Orff: Carmina Burana
- Gerard Schwarz conducting the Seattle Symphony; Carol Rosenberger, piano Hanson: Mosaics; Piano Concerto in G; Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7
- Andrew Schenck conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Barber: The Lovers; Prayers of Kierkegaard
- Malcolm Arnold conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra Arnold: A Sussex Overture: Beckus the Dandipratt; The Smoke; The Fair Field
Best Hard Rock Vocal Performance
Best Historical Album
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Winner:
Nat King Cole Trio The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio - Various Artists You're the Top: Cole Porter in the 1930s
- Elvis Presley Elvis the King of Rock 'n' Roll - The Complete 50's Masters
- Various Artists The Music of Disney - A Legacy in Song
- Les Paul Les Paul: The Legend and the Legacy
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
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Winner: Shirley Horn
Here's to Life
- track from Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage?
- Nnenna Freelon Stella by Starlight
- Eileen Farrell Lush Life
- Diane Schuur Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
Best Instrumental Composition
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Winner:
Benny Carter Harlem Renaissance Suite - Wynton Marsalis Blue Interlude
- Pat Metheny Truth Will Always Be
- Astor Piazzolla Oblivion
- Bela Fleck Magic Fingers
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or Television
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Winner: Alan Menken
Theme from Beauty and the Beast
- John Williams Hook
- Eric Clapton Rush
- David Schwartz Theme from Northern Exposure
- Arturo Sandoval Mambo Caliente (The Mambo Kings)
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Individual Or Group
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Winner:
Branford Marsalis I Heard You Twice - Joe Henderson Lush Life
- Arturo Sandoval I Remember Clifford
- Eddie Daniels, Gary Burton Benny Rides Again
- Charlie Haden Quartet West Haunted Heart
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
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Winner:
Joe Henderson Lush Life - Stan Getz, Kenny Barron Soul Eyes
- Miles Davis Fantasy
- Wynton Marsalis Blue Interlude
- Randy Brecker Above and Below
Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
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Winner:
McCoy Tyner Big Band The Turning Point - Benny Carter Big Band, Rutgers University Orchestra Harlem Renaissance
- GRP All-Star Big Band GRP All-Star Big Band
- Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra Carnegie Hall Concert
- Rob McConnel, Boss Brass Brassy and Sassy
Best Latin Pop Album
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Winner: Jon Secada
Otro Dla Mas sin Verte
- Raphael Ave Fenix
- Luis Miguel Romance
- Jose Luis Rodriguez El Puma en Ritmo
- Cristian Aqua Neuva
- Julio Iglesias Calor
Best Metal Vocal Performance
Best Mexican-american Album
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Winner: Linda Ronstadt
Mas Canciones
- Mingo Saldivary y Sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas
- Los Tigres Del Norte Con Sentimiento y Sabor
- Los Diablos Un Nuevo Comienzo
- Emilio Navaira Unsung Highways
Best Music Video - Long Form
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Winner: Annie Lennox
Diva
- Public Enemy The Enemy Strikes Live
- Hammer Hammerin' Home
- Gwar Phallus in Wonderland
- Gershwin, D'Albert, Strauss, Honegger, Swiss Radio Symphony Orchestra; Matthias Barnert, conductor Classic Visions 5
Best Music Video - Short Form
Best Musical Show Album
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Winner: Frank Loesser
Guys and Dolls - The New Broadway Cast Recording
- John Mauceri conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra ( Julie Andrews, Ben Kingsley, others) The King and I
- Broadway cast Jelly's Last Jam
- Broadway cast The Secret Garden
- Broadway cast Crazy for You
Best New Age Album
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Winner: Enya
Shepherd Moons
- Yanni Dare to Dream
- Tangerine Dream Rockoon
- Shadowfax Esperanto
- Kitaro Dream
Best Opera Recording
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Winner:
Georg Solti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (solos: Domino, Varady, van Dam, Behrens, Runkel, Jo) R. Strauss: Die Frau Ohne Schatten - Simon Rattle conducting the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (solos: Howell, Watson, Tear, Allen, Montague) Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen
- Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra (solos: Freni, Atlantov, Hvorostovsky, Forrester, Leiferkus, Ciesinski) Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)
- Rene Jacobs conducting the Concerto Koln (solos: Larmore, Schlick, Fink, Rorholm, Ragin, Zanasi, Visse, Lallouette) Handel: Giulio Cesare
- James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (solos: Goldberg, Zednik, Morris, Behrens, Svenden, Wlaschiha, Moll, Battle) Wagner: Siegfried
Best Orchestral Performance
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Winner:
Leonard Bernstein conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - Leonard Slatkin conducting the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra W. Schuman: Symphony No. 10; New England Triptych; American Festival Overture
- Myung-Whun Chung conducting the Orchestre de L'Opera Bastille Messiaen: Turangalila Symphonie
- Nicholas Hanoncourt conducting the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Beethoven: Symphonies (Complete)
- David Zinman conducting the London Sinfonietta (Dawn Upshaw) Gorecki: Symphony No. 3
Best Polka Album
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Winner:
Walter Ostanek 35th Anniversay - Lenny Gomulka & the Chicago Push Where Were You Back Then?
- Jimmy Sturr Sturr-It-Up
- Eddie Blazoncyzk's Versatones All American Country Flavored Polkas
- Dick Tady Orchestra Happy Polka Days
Best Pop Gospel Album
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Winner: Steven Curtis Chapman
The Great Adventure
- Susan Ashton Angels of Mercy
- Mylon LeFevre Faith, Hope and Love
- Larnelle Harris I Choose Joy
- Carman Addicted to Jesus
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Richard Kaufman conducting the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra Beauty and the Beast - Bruce Hornsby, Branford Marsalis Twenty-Nine to Five
- Chieftains with Chet Atkins Tahitian Skies
- John Williams Hook
- Bob James, Earl Klugh Cool
Best Rap Performance - Duo Or Group
Best Rap Performance - Solo
Best Reggae Album
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Winner: Shabba Ranks
X-Tra Naked
- Wailing Souls All Over the World
- Third World Committed
- Steel Pulse Rastafari Centennial/Live in Paris - Elysee Montmartre
- Jimmy Cliff Breakout
Best Rhythm & Blues Instrumental Performance
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Winner: Miles Davis
Doo-Bop
- Grover Washington Jr. Summer Chill
- Soul Ii Soul Mood
- George Howard Just the Way I Feel
- Brecker Brothers Big Idea
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
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Winner:
L.A. Ried, Babyface, Daryl Simmons The End of the Road - Thomas McElroy, Denzil Foster My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)
- Michael Jackson, Rene Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley Jam
- Dallas Austin, Lisa Left Eye Lopes Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
- Hal Davis, Berry Gordy, Willie Hutch, Bob West I'll Be There
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group
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Winner: Boyz II Men
End of The Road
- Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson The Best Things in Life Are Free
- Arrested Development People Everyday
- Mariah Carey, Trey Lorenz I'll Be There
- En Vogue Funky Divas
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Female
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance - Male
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
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Winner: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Little Wing
- Joe Satriani The Extremist
- Jeff Beck, Jed Leiber Hound Dog
- Santana Gypsy/Grajonca
- Dixie Dregs Bring 'Em Back Alive
Best Rock/contemporary Gospel Album
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Winner: Petra
Unseen Power
- White Heart Tales of Wonder
- Pray for Rain Pray for Rain
- Geoff Moore And The Distance A Friend Like U
- Newsboys Not Ashamed
Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television
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Winner:
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - Robert Kraft, Arne Glimcher Beautiful Maria of My Soul (The Mambo Kings)
- Michael Kamen, Sting, Eric Clapton It's Probably Me (Lethal Weapon 3)
- Eric Clapton Tears in Heaven (Rush)
- Carole King Now and Forever (A League of Their Own)
Best Southern Gospel Album
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Winner:
Bruce Carroll Sometimes Miracles Hide - Speers 70th Anniversay Celebration
- Jeff Easter, Sheri Easter Pickin' the Best ...Live
- Florida Boys Live
- Cathedrals Camp Meeting Live
Best Spoken Word Or Nonmusical Album
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Winner:
Earvin Magic Johnson, Robert O'Keefe What Can You Do to Avoid AIDS - Patrick Stewart A Christmas Carol
- Orson Welles This Is Orson Welles
- Garrison Keillor Stories
- Fannie Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
- Ken Nordine Devout Catalyst
Best Traditional Blues Album
Best Traditional Folk Album
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Winner: The Chieftains
An Irish Evening Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast, with Roger Daltrey and Nanci Griffith
- Norman Blake, Nancy Blake Just Gimme Somethin' I'm Used To
- Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares A Cathedral Concert
- David Holt Grandfather's Greatest Hits
- D.L. Menard, Eddie LeJeun, Ken Smith Le Trio Cadien
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
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Winner:
Shirley Ceasar He's Working It Out for You - Mom Winans, Pop Winans For the Rest of My Life
- Gospel Hummingbirds Steppin' Out
- Fairfield Four Standing in the Safety Zone
- Albertina Walker Live
Best Tropical Latin Album
Best World Music Album
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Winner: Sergio Mendes
Brasileiro
- Youssou N'Dour Eyes Open
- Strunz & Farah Americas
- Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings Live
- Ofra Hazra Kirya
Classical Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Michael Fine - Thomas Frost
- Andrew Cornall
- Steven Epstein
- James Mallinson
Hall Of Fame
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Winner: Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Winner:
Thelonious Monk Quintet 'Round About Midnight -
Winner: Ray Charles
Georgia On My Mind
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Winner:
Pierre Monteux conducting the Boston Symphony Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps -
Winner:
Enrico Caruso Verdi: Celeste Aida -
Winner:
Bessie Smith with Louis Armstrong St. Louis Blues
Legend Award
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Pop Male Vocalist
Pop Vocal Group
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Winner:
Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson Beauty and the Beast - Patty Smyth, Don Henley Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough
- Genesis I Can't Dance
- George Michael, Elton John Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- Prince and the New Power Diamonds and Pearls
Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno -
Winner:
L.A. Reid, Babyface - Chris Thomas
- Mitchell Froom
- Teddy Riley
Record Of The Year
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Winner: Eric Clapton
Tears In Heaven
- Vanessa Williams Save The Best For Last
- K. D. Lang Constant Craving
- Billy Ray Cyrus Achy Breaky Heart
- Celine Dion, Peabo Bryson Beauty and the Beast
Rock Female Vocalist
Rock Song
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Winner:
Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon Layla - Peter Gabriel Digging In The Dirt
- Kurt Cobain, Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Bruce Springsteen Human Touch
- Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament Jeremy
Rock Vocal Group
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Winner: U2
Achtung Baby
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Under The Bridge
- Los Lobos Kiko
- En Vogue Free Your Mind
- Little Village Little Village
Song Of The Year
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Winner: Eric Clapton
Tears In Heaven
- Wendy Waldman, Jon Lind, Phil Galdston Save the Best for Last
- k.d. lang, Ben Mink Constant Craving
- Alan Menken, Howard Ashman Beauty and the Beast
- Don Von Tress Achy Breaky Heart
Traditional Pop Performance
Trustees Award
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Winner:
W.C. Handy -
Winner:
George T. Simon -
Winner:
Ahmet Ertegun














