
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: Rosie O'Donnell
Date: February 22, 2000
City: Los Angeles
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Album Notes
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Winner:
John Coltraine The Classical Quartet - Complete Impulse! - Ray Charles The Complete Country & Western Recordings (1959-1986)
- Hank Williams Live at the Grand Ole Opry
Album Of The Year
Alternative Music Performance
Bluegrass Album
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Winner: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Ancient Tones
- Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band The Mountain
- Sam Bush, David Grisman, Ronnie McCoury, Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne, Ricky Skaggs, Frank Wakefield, Buck White, Del McCoury Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza
- Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys I Feel Like Singing Today
Boxed Recording Package
Chamber Music Performance
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Winner:
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas - Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky Tchaikovsky/Shostakovich: Piano Trios
- Joseph Carver, Andreas Haefliger, Takacs Quartet Schubert: The 'Trout' Quintet, etc.
- Eroica Trio Dvorak: Piano Trio 'Dumky', etc.
- Boston Symphony Hindemith: Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano, etc
Choral Performance
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Winner:
Robert Shafer Britten: War Requiem - Simon Rattle Walton: Belshazzar's Feast
- Paul McCreesh Handel: Solmon
- John Eliot Gardiner Schubert: Mass in A Flat
- Franz Welser-Most Schmidt: Book of the Seven Seals
Classical Album
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Winner:
Michael Tilson Thomas Stravinsky: Firebird, etc. - Ulf Schirmer Nielsen: Maskarade
- Robert Shaw Dvorak: Stabat Mater
- Pierre Boulez Bartok: Violin Con. No. 2 etc
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas
Classical Contemporary Composition
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Winner:
Pierre Boulez Boulez: Repons - Thomas Ades Ades: Asyla
- John Tavener Tavener: Eternity's Sunrise
- Andrew Imbrie Imbrie: Requiem
- Aaron Jay Kernis Kernis: Air for Violin
Classical Crossover Album
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Winner:
Chestnut Brass Co. Schickele: Hornsmoke - Vance George Christmas by the Bay
- Bryn Terfel If Ever I Would Leave You - The Songs of Alan Jay Lerner
- Joshua Bell Meyer: Short Trip Home
- Buryl Red Beautiful Star - A Celebration of Christmas
- Canadian Brass Take the 'A' Train - Canadian Brass Play the Music of Duke Ellington
Classical Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Adam Abeshouse - James Mallinson
- Robina G. Young
- Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin Barber
- Andrew Keener
Classical Vocal Performance
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Winner:
Thomas Quasthoff, Anne Sofie von Otter Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Thomas Quasthoff Schubert: Winterreise
- Matthias Goerne Eisler: The Hollywood Songbook
- David Daniels Handel: Operatic Arias
- Ben Heppner German Romantic Opera
Contemporary Blues Album
Contemporary Folk Album
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Winner: Tom Waits
Mule Variations
- Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris Western Wall - The Tucson Sessions
- John Prine In Spite Of Ourselves
- Beausoleil Cajunization
- Ani DiFranco, Utah Phillips Fellow Workers
Contemporary Jazz Performance
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Winner: David Sanborn
Inside
- Russell Gunn Ethnomusicology - Volume I
- Victor Wooten Yin-Yang
- Tim Hagans Animation/Imagination
- Bob James Joy Ride
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
Country Album
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Winner: Dixie Chicks
Fly
- George Jones Cold Hard Truth
- Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton Trio II
- Alison Krauss Forget About It
- Asleep At The Wheel Ride with Bob
Country Collaboration
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Winner:
Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton After the Gold Rush - Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black When I Said I Do
- Asleep At The Wheel Roly Poly
- Asleep At The Wheel Going Away Party
- Alabama God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You
Country Female Vocalist
Country Instrumental Performance
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Winner: Asleep At The Wheel
Bob's Breakdowns
- Steve Wariner The Harry Shuffle
- Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs Mr. John Henry, Steel Driving Man
- Marty Stuart The Greatest Love of All Time
- Del McCoury, Doc Watson, Mac Wiseman Black Mountain Rag
Country Song
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Winner:
Robert John Mutt Lange, Shania Twain Come On Over - Mike Curtis, Billy Yates Choices
- Marv Green, Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo Amazed
- Marcus Hummmon, Martie Seidel Ready to Run
- Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner Two Teardrops
Country Vocal Group
Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
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Winner: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
High and Lifted Up
- Wilmington Chester Mass Choir Hosanna! and They Sang the Word
- Victory in Praise Music and Arts Seminar Mass Choir Any Day
- Mississippi Mass Choir Emmanuel (God With Us)
- Inner City Let's Make it Better
Hall Of Fame
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Winner: Ritchie Valens
La Bamba
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Winner: Ray Charles
What'd I Say (Part 1)
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Winner: Sam Cooke
A Change Is Gonna Come
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Winner: Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
Girl From Ipanema
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Winner:
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd Desafinado -
Winner:
Percy Faith & His Orchestra Theme from A Summer Place -
Winner:
Original cast; Yul Brynner, Gertrude Lawrence The King and I -
Winner: Muddy Waters
Rollin' Stone
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Winner: Nat King Cole
Unforgettable
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Winner: Nina Simone
I Loves You Porgy
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Winner:
Original Broadway Cast (Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin) Bells Are Ringing -
Winner: Andrews Sisters
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
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Winner: Beatles
A Hard Day's Night
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Winner: The Righteous Brothers
Unchained Melody
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Winner:
Thomas Beecham conducting Soloists: de Los Angeles, Bojoling, Merrill, Tozzi, Amara Puccini: La Boheme -
Winner: Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally
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Winner:
Woody Herman & His Orchestra Early Autumn -
Winner:
The Jimi Hendrix Expierence Purple Haze -
Winner: The Eagles
Desperado
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Winner: Beatles
Rubber Soul
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Winner: Beatles
The Beatles (White Album)
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Winner: The Byrds
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
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Winner:
The Dixie Hummingbirds Amazing Grace -
Winner:
Miles Davis & Gil Evans Porgy and Bess -
Winner: Lena Horne
Stormy Weather
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Winner: The Carpenters
(they Long To Be) Close To You
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Winner: Chubby Checker
The Twist
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Winner: Derek And The Dominos
Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
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Winner: Dionne Warwick
Don't Make Me Over
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Winner: Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
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Winner: Billie Holiday
Lady in Satin
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Winner:
Al Dexter Pistol Packin' Mama -
Winner:
Art Blakey Quintet A Night at Birdland -
Winner:
Artie Shaw & His Orchestra Frenesi -
Winner: Bill Evans
Conversations with Myself
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Winner:
Dizzy Gillespie & His Sextet Groovin' High -
Winner:
Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli with The Quintet of the Hot Club of France Nuages -
Winner: Hank Snow
I'm Movin' On
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Winner:
Igor Stravinsky conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra Stravinsky: Petrouchka: Le Sacre Du Printemps -
Winner:
Joao Gilberto Chega De Saudade -
Winner:
John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman Lush Life -
Winner: Glen Campbell
Wichita Lineman
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Winner:
Fred Astaire with Leo Reisman & His Orchestra Cheek to Cheek -
Winner: Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
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Winner: Faron Young
Hello Walls
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Winner: Frank Sinatra
Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
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Winner: Frank Sinatra
My Way
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Winner:
Aaron Copland conducting the Boston Symphony Copland: Appalachian Spring
Historical Album
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Winner:
The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973) - Ray Charles The Complete Country & Western Recordings (1959-1986)
Instrumental Arrangement
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Winner:
Don Sebesky Chelsea Bridge - Lalo Schifrin Fiesta
- Jorge Calandrelli Chelsea Bridge
- John Williams Stella by Starlight - From the Uninvited
- Dori Caymmi, Tom Scott Pink Panther
Instrumental Composition
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Winner:
Don Sebesky Joyful Noise Suite - Paquito D'Rivera Tropicana Nights
- K.C. Porter and Carlos Santana El Farol
- Chick Corea Little Flamenco
- David Benoit Dad's Room
Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner: Randy Newman
A Bug's Life
- John Williams Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- Stephen Warbeck Shakespeare In Love
- John Corigliano The Red Violin
- Nicola Piovani Life Is Beautiful
Instrumental Soloist(s) With Orchestra
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Winner:
Anatol Ugorski Prokofiev: Piano Cons. Nos. 1 and 3, Dok: Piano Con. No. 3; Martha Argerich, Scriabin: Piano Concert - Yuri Bashmet Britten: Double Concerto in B Minor
- Hilary Hahn Beethoven: Violin Concerto/Bernstein: Serenade
- Gil Shaham Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2
- Bart Dok Violin Con. No. 2
Instrumental Soloist(s) Without Orchestra
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Winner:
Vladimir Ashkenazy Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Murray Perahia Bach: English Suites Nos. 2, 4 and 5
- Marc-Andr De Hamelin Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated, etc.
- Evgeny Kissin Chopin: The Four Ballades
- Eteri Andjaparidze Confrey: Piano Music
Jazz Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Roy Haynes, David Holland Like Minds - Gonzalo Rubalcaba Inner Voyage
- Chick Corea and Origin Change
- Branford Marsalis Quartet Requiem
- Brad Mehldau Art of the Trio 4 - Back at the Vanguard
Jazz Instrumental Solo
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Winner:
Wayne Shorter In Walked Wayne - Stefon Harris There Is No Greater Love
- Gary Burton Straight Up and Down
- Chris Potter In Vogue
- Chick Corea Wigwam
Jazz Vocal Performance
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Winner: Diana Krall
When I Look in Your Eyes
- Etta James Heart of a Woman
- Diane Reeves Bridges
- Carla Cook It's All About Love
- Cassandra Wilson Traveling Miles
Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
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Winner:
The Bob Florence Limited Edition Serendipity 18 - Vince Mendoza Epiphany
- Tom Harrell Time's Mirror
- Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra Far East Suite
- Sam Rivers' Rvbea All-Star Ochestra Inspiration
Latin Jazz Performance
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Winner: Poncho Sanchez
Latin Soul
- Chucho Valdes Briyumba Palo Congo - Religion of the Congo
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Cuban Quartet Antiguo
- Bobby Rodriguez LatinJazz Explosion
- Al McKibbon Tumbao Para los Congueros di Mi Vida
Latin Pop Performance
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Winner: Ruben Blades
Tiempos
- Maná MTV Unplugged
- Luis Miguel Amarte Es Un Placer
- Juan Luise Guerra Ni es lo Mismo ni es Igual
- Jaci Velasquez Llegar a Ti
Latin Rock/alternative Performance
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Winner:
Chris Perez Band Resurrection - Jaguares Bajo el Azul de tu Misterio
- Fabulosos Cadillacs La Marcha del Golazo Solitario
- Enanitos Verdes Nectar
- Cafe Tacvba Reves/Yo Say
Legend Award
Long Form Music Video
Merengue Performance
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Winner: Elvis Crespo
Pinatame
- Manny Manuel Lleno de Vida
- Jailene Encontre el Amor
- Grupo Mania The Dynasty
- Gisselle Atada
Mexican-american Performance
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Winner: Placido Domingo
100 Anos de Mariachi
- Vincente Fernandez Vincente Fernandez y los Mas Grandes Exitos de los Dandy's
- Pepe Aguilar Por el Amor de Siempre
- La Mafia Momentos
- Alejandro Fernandez Mi Verdad
Musical Album For Children
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Winner: Various Artists
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- Various Artists A Bug's Life Sing Along
- Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse
- John McCutcheon John McCutcheon's Four Seasons: Springsongs
- Ella Jenkins Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together
- Dinorock Dreamosaurus
Musical Show Album
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Winner:
Annie Get Your Gun - Footloose
- Fosse
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
New Age Album
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Winner:
Paul Winter and Friends Celtic Solstice - R. Carlos Nakai Innver Voices
- Suzanne Ciani Turning
- Paul Horn, R. Carlos Nakai Inside Monument Valley
- George Winston Plains
- David Arkenstone Citizen of the World
Non-classical Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Walter Afanasieff - Dann Huff
- Rob Cavallo
- Rick Rubin
- Matt Serletic
Non-classical Remixer Of The Year
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Winner:
Club 69 - Steve Silk Hurley
- Bobby Guy and Ernie Lake
- Masters at Work
- Hex Hector
Opera Recording
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Winner:
John Eliot Gardiner Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress - Ulf Schirmer Nielsen: Maskarade
- Thomas Ades Ades: Powder Her Face
- Kent Nagano Messiaen: Saint Francois d'Assise
- Charles Mackerras Dvora: Rusalka
- Esa-Pekka Salonen Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre
Orchestral Performance
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Winner:
Michael Tilson Thomas Stravinsky: Firebird, etc. - Simon Rattle Mahler: Sym. No. 3
- Pierre Boulez Mahler: Sym. No. 1
- Benjamin Zander Mahler: Sym. No. 9
- Esa-Pekka Salonen Revueltas: Sesemaya
Polka Album
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Winner:
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra Polkapalooza - Walter Ostanek Yearning for Polkas and Waltzes
- John Gora and Gorale Follow Me
- Brave Combo Polkasonic
- Eddie Blazoncyzk's Versatones Smokin' Polkas
Pop Album
Pop Collaboration
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Winner: Santana
Smooth
- Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey When You Believe
- Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion The Prayer
- Santana Love Of My Life
- *N Sync, Gloria Estefan Music of My Heart
Pop Female Vocalist
Pop Instrumental Performance
Pop Vocal Group
Pop/contemporary Gospel Album
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Winner: Steven Curtis Chapman
Speechless
- The Dukes of Dixieland Gloryland
- Various Artists The Prince of Egypt - Nashville
- Anointed Anointed
- Andrae Crouch The Gift of Christmas
R&b Female Vocalist
R&b Male Vocalist
R&b Song
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Winner:
Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle No Scrubs - Lauryn Hill All That I Can Say
- Lashawn Daniels, Tony Estes, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Isaac Phillips It's Not Right But It's Okay
- K. Karlin, Tamara Savage, Carsten Schack Heartbreak Hotel
- Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyonce Knowles, LeTonya Luckett, Kelendria Rowland Bills, Bills, Bills
R&b Vocal Group
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Winner: TLC
No Scrub
- Eric Benet Spend My Life With You
- Whitney Houston Heartbreak hotel
- Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin Don't Waste Your Time
- Destiny's Child Bills, Bills, Bills
Rap Album
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Winner: Eminem
The Slim Shady LP
- The Roots Things Fall Apart
- Busta Rhymes E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event - The Fianl World Front)
- Nas I Am...
- Missy Misdemeanor Elliott Da Real World
Rap Vocal Group
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Winner: The Roots
You Got Me
- Busta Rhymes What`s It Gonna Be
- Dr. Dre Still D. R. E.
- Puff Daddy Satisfy You
- Eminem and Dr. Dre Guilty Conscience
Record Of The Year
Rock Album
Rock Female Vocalist
Rock Instrumental Performance
Rock Male Vocalist
Rock Song
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Winner:
Flea, John Frusicante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith Scar Tissue - Tom Petty Room At The Top
- Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks Angels Would Fall
- Bruce Springsteen The Promise
- Doug Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker, Butch Vig Special
Rock Vocal Group
Salsa Performance
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Winner:
Los Van Van Llego..Van Van: Van Van is Here - Oscar D'Leon La Formula Original
- Jerry Rivera De Otra Manera
- India Sola
- Dark Latin Groove Gotcha!
Small Ensemble Performance
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Winner:
Chanticleer and Joseph Jennings Colors of Love - Yuri Bashmet, Moscow Soloists Brahms: Quintet In B Minor for Viola and Strings
- Pierre Boulez Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, etc.
- Modo Antiquo and Federico Maria Sardelli Corelli: Concerti Grossi
- Akademie fjur Alte Musik Scarlatti: Il Primo Omicidio
Song Of The Year
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Winner:
Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas Smooth - Robert John Mutt Lange, Shania Twain You've Got a Way
- Desmond Child, Robi Rosa Livin' La Vida Loca
- Dallas Austin, Tionne T-Boz Watkins Unpretty
- Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin I Want It That Way
Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner:
Madonna, William Orbit Beautiful Stranger - from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Steven Schwartz, Babyface When You Believe - from The Prince of Egypt
- Phil Collins You'll Be in My Heart - from Tarzan
- Diane Warren Music of My Heart - from Music of My Heart
- Randy Newman The Time of Your Life - from A Bug's Life
Soundtrack Album
Southern, Country Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
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Winner:
Bill and Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends Kennedy Center Homecoming - Roy Clark Roy Clark Sings and Plays Gospel Greats
- J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet The Final Sessions
- Glen Campbell A Glen Campbell Christmas
- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Winding Through Life
Spoken Comedy Album
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Winner: Chris Rock
Bigger and Blacker
- George Carlin You Are All Diseased
- Carl Reiner How Paul Robeson Saved My Life and Other Mostly Happy Stories
- Adam Sandler Stan and Judy's Kid
- Garrison Keillor A Prairie Home Companion - 25th Anniversary Collection
Spoken Word Album
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Winner:
LeVar Burton The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. - Nanci Griffith The Chieftains - The Authorized Biography
- Merle Haggard Merle Haggard's My House of Memories For the Record
- Betty Buckley, Mandy Patinkin, Walter Cronkite The Diaries of Adam and Eve: Translated by Mark Twain
- Frank McCourt 'Tis
Spoken Word Album For Children
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Winner: Wynton Marsalis
Listen to the Storyteller
- Sesame Street Muppets Let's Eat!
- Jim Dale Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Bill Harley The Battle of the Mad Scientists and Other Tales of Survival
- Graham Greene and Kate Winslet
- Hayden Panettiere A Bug's Life Read Along
Tejano Performance
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Winner:
Los Palominos Por Eso Te Amo - Jennifer y los Jetz Mariposa
- Jaime y os Chamacos Jaime y los Chamacos
- Intocable Contigo
- A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia Kings Amor, Familia y Respeto...
Traditional Blues Album
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Winner: B.B. King
Blues on the Bayou
- Ruth Brown A Good Day for the Blues
- Pinetop Perkins and Hubert Sumlin Legends
- Odetta Blues Everywhere I Go
- Bobby Blue Band Memphis Monday Morning
Traditional Folk Album
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Winner: June Carter Cash
Press On
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott The Long Ride
- John Hurt Songs of Mississippi
- Doc Watson, Richard Watson Third Generation Blues
- David Grisman, John Hartford, Mike Seeger Retrograss
Traditional R&b Vocal Performance
Traditional Soul Gospel Album
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Winner: Shirley Caesar
Christmas with Shirley Caesar
- Vickie Winans Live in Detroit II
- Pop Winans and the Winanaires Uncensored
- Dottie Peoples God Can and God Will
- Dixie Hummingbirds Music in the Air
Traditional Tropical Latin Performance
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Winner: Tito Puente
Mambo Birdland
- Juan Carlos Formell Songs from a Little Blue House
- Ibrahim Ferrer Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer
- Eliades Ochoa Sublime Illusion
- Caravana Cubana Late Night Sessions
Trustees Award
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Winner:
Clive Davis -
Winner: Phil Spector





















