
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: Jon Stewart
Date: February 20, 2001
City: Los Angeles
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Best Album Notes
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Winner:
Jeff Place The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine - John Chilton The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
- Gerald Early Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story
- Dr. Demento The Remains of Tom Lehrer
- Bud Scoppa Hotcakes & Outtakes: 30 Years of Little Feat
- Bob Blumenthal The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961
Best Alternative Music Album
Best Bluegrass Album
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Winner: Dolly Parton
The Grass Is Blue
- Ricky Skaggs & Friends Big Mon - The Songs of Bill Monroe
- Nickel Creek Nickel Creek
- Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time Murder on Music Row
- Alison Brown Fair Weather
Best Boxed Recording Package
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Winner:
Frank Harkins, Arnold Levine The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 - Rachel Gutek Respect: A Century of Women in Music
- Jared Eberhardt, Michael Jager, Todd Wender Hampton Comes Alive
- Ian Cuttler The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
- Hollis King The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve
Best Chamber Music Performance
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Winner:
Emerson String Quartet Shostakovich: The String Quartets - The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Debussy: The Complete Chamber Music
- Quatuor Mosaiques Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 (Nos. 1-6)
- Lynn Harrell, Kennedy Duos for Violin & Cello
- Itzhak Perlman, Martha Argerich Beethoven/Franck: Violin Sonatas
Best Choral Performance
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Winner:
Helmuth Rilling Penderecki: Credo - Philippe Herreweghe Bach: St. Matthew Passion
- Martin Pearlman Bach: Mass in B Minor
- John Eliot Gardiner Bach: Easter Cantatas BWV 6 & 66
- Helmuth Rilling Bach: Christmas Oratorio
Best Classical Contemporary Composition
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Winner:
George Crumb Crumb: Star-Child - Rodion Shchedrin Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile
- Nicholas Maw Maw: Violin Concerto
- Ned Rorem Rorem: Evidence of Things Not Seen
- Heiner Goebbels Goebbels: Surrogate Cities
Best Classical Vocal Performance
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Winner: Cecilia Bartoli
The Vivaldi Album
- Thomas Quasthoff Brahms/Liszt: Lieder
- Matthias Goerne Bach: Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56
- Maria Bayo Handel: Opera Arias & Cantatas
- Anne Sofie von Otter Folksongs
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner: Various Artists
Almost Famous
- Aimee Mann Magnolia
- Various Artists The Sopranos
- James Levine conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fantasia/2000
- Various Artists High Fidelity
Best Contemporary Blues Album
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Winner:
Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band Shoutin' in Key - Shemekia Copeland Wicked
- North Mississippi Allstars Shake Hands with Shorty
- Koko Taylor Royal Blue
- Bobby Rush Hoochie Man
Best Contemporary Folk Album
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Winner: Emmylou Harris
Red Dirt Girl
- Steve Earle Transcendental Blues
- Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man
- John Hiatt Crossing Muddy Waters
- Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
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Winner:
Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones Outbound - Ronny Jordan A Brighter Day
- Liquid Soul Here's the Deal
- Haggans/Belden Re:Animation Live!
- Fourplay Yes, Please!
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
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Winner: Mary Mary
Thankful
- Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Family Affair
- Fred Hammon & Radical for Christ Purpose By Design
- CeCe Winans Alabaster Box
- BeBe Winans Love & Freedom
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
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Winner:
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Let's Make Love - Vince Gill, Amy Grant When I Look Into Your Heart
- Sheryl Crow, The Dixie Chicks Strong Enough
- Ricky Skaggs, The Dixie Chicks Walk Softly
- George Strait, Alan Jackson Murder on Music Row
Best Country Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Alison Brown with Bela Fleck Leaving Cottondale - Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott The Second Mouse
- Steve Wariner & Ryan Wariner Bloodlines
- Nickel Creek Ode To A Butterfly
- Keith Urban Rollercoaster
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Country Song
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Winner:
Mark Sanders, Tia Sillers I Hope You Dance - Vince Gill Feels Like Love
- Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar Breathe
- Michael Delaney, Keith Follese The Way You Loved Me
- Don Cook, David Malloy One Voice
Best Dance Recording
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Winner: Baha Men
Who Let The Dogs Out
- Moby Natural Blues
- Jennifer Lopez Let's Get Loud
- Enrique Inglesias Be With You
- Eiffel 65 Blue (da Ba Dee)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Female R&b Vocal Performance
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
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Winner: Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
God Is Working - Live
- Youth for Christ Higher
- University of Mississippi Gospel Choir Send Up the Praise
- The Tri-City Singers Tri-city4.com
- New Direction Get Your Praise on
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Instrumental Arrangement
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Winner: Chick Corea
Spain for Sextet & Orchestra
- Paul McCandless Round Robin
- Jorge Calandrelli The Summer Knows/Estate
- Jim McNeely Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Gordon Goodwin Bach 2 Part Invention in D Minor
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist(s)
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Winner:
Vince Mendoza Both Sides Now - Vince Mendoza A Case of You
- Nnenna Feelon Button Up Your Overcoat
- Jorge Calandrelli Dream
- Bjork, Vince Mendoza, Guy Sigsworth I've Seen It All
Best Instrumental Composition
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Winner: John Williams
Theme from Angela's Ashes
- Ralph Towner The Templars
- Paul McCandless Round Robin
- Gordon Goodwin Sing, Sang, Sung
- James Newton Howard The Egg Travels
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
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Winner: Sharon Isbin
Dreams of a World
- Murray Perahia Bach: Goldberg Variations
- Marc Andre Hamelin Godowsky: The Complete Studies on Chopin's Etudes
- Pierre Laurent Aimard Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant - Jesus
- Evgeny Kissin Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28; Son. No. 2, Op. 35; Polonaise, Op. 53
Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)
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Winner:
Joshua Bell, Roger Norrington Maw: Violin Concerto - Michael Collins, Oliver Knussen Carter: Clarinet Concerto
- Mark Andre Hamelin, Mark Elder Busoni: Piano Con., Op. XXXIX
- Leif Ove Andsnes Haydn: Piano Cons. Nos. 3, 4, & 11
- Arcadi Volodos, James Levine Rachmaninoff: Con. No. 3 In D Min., Op. 30
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
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Winner:
Branford Marsalis Contemporary Jazz - Michael Brecker Time is of the Essence
- Martial Solal & Johnny Griffin In & Out
- Kenny Barron Spirit Song
- Dave Holland Quintet Prime Directive
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
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Winner: Joe Lovano
52nd Street Themes
- Buddy Collette Big Band The Buddy Collette Big Band in Concert - The Music of William Buddy Collette
- The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra & Jim McNeely Nice Work
- Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra Culmination
- Maria Schneider Orchestra Allegresse
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Latin Pop Album
Best Latin Rock/alternative Album
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Winner: La Ley
Uno
- Los Amigos Invisibles Arepa 3000
- Fito Paez Abre
- El Tri No Podemos Volar
- Cafe Quijano La Extraordinaria Paradoja Del Sonido Quijano
Best Long Form Music Video
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male R&b Vocal Performance
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Best Merengue Album
Best Mexican/mexican-american Album
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Winner: Pepe Aguilar
Por Una Mujer Bonita
- Vincente Fernandez Lobo Herido
- Ramon Ayala Y Sus Bravos Del Norte Quemame Los Ojos
- Grupo Atrapado Atrapando Tu Corazon
- Los Terribles Del Norte Decimo Aniversario
Best Musical Album For Children
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Winner: Riders in the Sky
Woody's Roundup Featuring Riders in the Sky
- Tom Chapin This Pretty Planet
- Sweet Honey in the Rock Still the Same Me
- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer Pillow Full of Wishes
- Kenny Loggins More Songs from Pooh Corner
Best Native American Music Album
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Winner: Various Artists
Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
- Lakota Thunder Veterans Songs
- Joseph Fire Crow Cheyenne Nation
- Joanne Shenandoah Peacemaker's Journey
- Black Lodge Singers Tribute to the Elders
Best New Age Album
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Winner: Kitaro
Thinking of You
- Phil Coulter Highland Cathedral
- Nakai, Eaton, Clipman & Nawang In a Distant Place
- Maire Brennan Whisper to the Wild Water
- David Lanz East of the Moon
Best New Artist
Best Polka Album
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Winner:
Jimmy Sturr Touched by a Polka - Walter Ostanek Let's Dance!
- LynnMarie SqueezeBox
- Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push Mi Lenny Um
- Eddie Blazoncyzk's Versatones Another Day at the Office
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
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Winner:
B.B. King, Dr. John Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (My Baby) - Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan The Difficult Kind
- Mariah Carey Thank God I Found You
- Lauryn Hill, Bob Marley Turn Your Lights Down Low
- Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra All the Way
Best Pop Instrumental Album
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Winner: Joe Jackson
Symphony No. 1
- William Orbit Pieces in a Modern Style
- Kirk Whalum Hymns - In the Garden
- Blue Man Group Audio
- Kenny G Faith - A Holiday Album
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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Winner: The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Caravan
- The Corrs Rebel Heart
- Grover Washington Jr. Camaleao
- Bjork, Vincent Mendoza Overture (Selmasongs)
- Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Zona Mona
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop/contemporary Gospel Album
Best Producer Of The Year, Classical
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Winner:
Steven Epstein - Thomas Frost
- James Mallinson
- Manfred Eicher
- John Fraser
Best Producer Of The Year, Non-classical
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Winner: Dr. Dre
- Nigel Godrich
- Matt Serletic
- Bill Bottrell
- Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Best R&b Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best R&b Song
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Winner:
LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelendria Rowland Say My Name - Mark Andrews, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson Thong Song
- LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins, Harvey Mason Jr. He Wasn't Man Enough
- D'Angelo & Raphael Saadiq Untitled (How Does It Feel)
- Erykah Badu Bag Lady
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
Best Rap Solo Performance
Best Recording Package
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Winner:
Kevin Reagan Music - Rachel Gutek, Jonathan Lea Zenith
- Hugh Brown, John Seabury The Shaming of the True
- Dan Ibe The Concert for Garcia Lorca
- Billy Corgan, Gregory Sylvester, Thomas Wolfe, Yelena Yemchuk Machina/The Machines of God
Best Reggae Album
Best Remixer Of The Year, Non-classical
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Winner: Hex Hector
- Richard Humpty Vission
- Peter Rauhofer
- Maurice Joshua
- Deep Dish
Best Rock Gospel Album
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Metallica with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra The Call of the Ktulu - Phish First Tube
- Peter Frampton Off the Hook
- Joe Satriani Until We Say Goodbye
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Electric Lullaby
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Rock Song
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Winner:
Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti With Arms Open Wide - Rob Thomas Bent
- Lenny Kravitz Again
- Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith Californication
- Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Matt Roberts Kryptonite
Best Salsa Album
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Winner:
Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri Masterpiece/Obra Maestra - Tony Vega Hablando Del Amor
- Son By Four Son By Four
- Luis Enrique Evolucion
- Celia Cruz Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner: Thomas Newman
American Beauty
- Randy Newman Toy Story 2
- Rachel Portman The Cider House Rules
- Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer Gladiator
- Jon Brion Magnolia
Best Short Form Music Video
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with Or Without Conductor)
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Winner:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Shadow Dances - Musica Antiqua Koln Telemann: String Concertos
- Montserrat Figeras, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall Diaspora Sefardi
- Juliane Banse, The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Phil. South American Getaway
- Berlin Philharmonic Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 2, 3, 6 & 7
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner: Randy Newman
When She Loved Me - Toy Story 2
- Bob Dylan Things Have Changed - Wonder Boys
- Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe The Great Beyond - Man on the Moon
- Aimee Mann Save Me - Magnolia
- Samuel Barnes, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Claude Olivier, Corey Rooney Independent Women Part I - Charlie's Angels
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
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Winner: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Soldier of the Cross
- The Cathedrals The Cathedrals A Farewell Celebration
- Paul Williams and The Victory Trio Old Ways & Old Paths
- James Blackwood, The Jordanaires & The Light Crust Doughboys The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis to Nashville to Texas
- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver Just Over in Heaven
Best Spoken Comedy Album
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Winner: George Carlin
Braindroppings
- Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer & Bernie Mac The Original Kings of Comedy
- Richard Dreyfuss & Marsha Mason The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- Jeff Foxworthy Big Funny
- Dennis Miller I Rant, Therefore I Am
Best Spoken Word Album
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Winner:
Sidney Poitier The Measure of a Man - Various Artists (including Kathleen Turner, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino and others) The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets
- Matt Dillon On the Road - Unabridged
- Steve Martin Shopgirl
- Jerry Stiller Married to Laughter - A Love Story featuring Anne Meara
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
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Winner:
Jim Dale Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Susan Sarandon Dinosongs: Poems to Celebrate A T. Rex Named Sue
- Paul Newman The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Liam Neeson The Polar Express
- James Earl Jones The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Best Tejano Album
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Winner:
The Legends Que Es Musica Tejana? - Solido Hasta La Cima Del Cielo
- Leonardo Gonzales Y Los Magnificos Siempre Cuenta Conmigo
- Jimmy Gonzalez Y El Grupo Mazz Quien Iva A Pensar
- Jaime Y Los Chamacos En Vivo...Puro Party Live II
Best Traditional Blues Album
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Winner: B.B. King & Eric Clapton
Riding with the King
- Willie Nelson Milk Cow Blues
- Robert Lockwood Jr. Delta Crossroads
- James Cotton, Billy Branch, Charlie Musselwhite & Sugar Ray Norcia Superharps
- B.B. King Let the Good Times Roll
Best Traditional Folk Album
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Winner: Dave Alvin
Public Domain - Songs from the Wild Land
- Norman Blake Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm
- Natalie MacMaster My Roots Are Showing
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live at the Royal Albert All
- Jo-El Sonnier Cajun Blood
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
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Winner: Shirley Caesar
You Can Make It
- Williams Brothers The Concert
- Rev. James Moore Family & Friends Live from Detroit
- The Mighty Clouds of Joy It Was You
- Dorothy Norwood Ole Rickety Bridge
- Aaron Neville Devotion
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
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Winner: Gloria Estefan
Alma Caribena
- Alex Acuna Y Su Acuarela De Tambores Rhythms for a New Millennium
- Omara Portuondo Buena Vista Social Club Presents: Omara Portuondo
- Cachao Cuba Linda
- Eliades Ochoa Tribute to the Cuarteto Patria
Best World Music Album
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Winner:
Joao Gilberto Joao Voz E Violao - Youssou N'Dour Joko (The Link)
- The Chieftains Water from the Well
- Paul Winter & The Earth Band Journey with the Sun
- Miriam Makeba Homeland
Hall Of Fame
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Winner: Ray Charles
I Can't Stop Loving You
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Winner: Beatles
Meet the Beatles!
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Winner: Beatles
Hey Jude
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Winner: Patsy Cline
I Fall To Pieces
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Winner: Miles Davis
In A Silent Way
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Winner:
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald Porgy and Bess -
Winner: Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly
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Winner: The Byrds
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
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Winner:
The Champs Tequila -
Winner: Thelonious Monk
Monk's Music
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Winner:
Wilbert Harrison Kansas City -
Winner: The Teenagers
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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Winner: The Mamas & The Papas
California Dreamin'
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Winner: The Drifters
Save The Last Dance For Me
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Winner:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience All Along the Watchtower -
Winner:
Lee Morgan The Sidewinder -
Winner: Julie London
Cry Me A River
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Winner: Dinah Washington
Unforgettable
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Winner: Dusty Springfield
Dusty in Memphis
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Winner: Diana Ross & The Supremes
Stop In The Name Of Love
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Winner: Chet Baker
Chet Baker Sings
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Winner:
Art Blakey Moanin' -
Winner:
Artie Shaw Any Old Time -
Winner: Hank Williams
Hey, Good Lookin'
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Winner: Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther
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Winner: John Coltrane
Giant Steps
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Winner: Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
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Winner: Joe Cocker
With A Little Help From My Friends
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Winner: James Taylor
You've Got A Friend
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Winner:
James Brown & The Famous Flames Please, Please, Please -
Winner: James Moody
Moody's Mood for Love
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Winner: Aretha Franklin
Chain Of Fools
Life Achievement Awards
Song Of The Year
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Winner: U2
Beautiful Day
- Stephanie Bentley, Holly Lamar Breathe
- Mark Sanders, Tia Sellers I Hope You Dance
- Macy Gray, Jinsoo Lim, Jeremy Ruzumna, David Wilder I Try
- LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins, Rodney Jerkins, Beyonce Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelendria Rowland Say My Name
Trustees Award
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Winner:
Arif Mardin -
Winner:
Phil Ramone



























