
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 26, 2002
City: Los Angeles
This Year's Performers
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
Best Alternative Music Album
Best Bluegrass Album
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Winner: Alison Krauss & Union Station
New Favorite
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder History of the Future
- Ralph Stanley & Friends Clinch Mountain Sweethearts
- Patty Loveless Mountain Soul
- Dolly Parton Little Sparrow
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Best Contemporary Folk Album
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Winner: Bob Dylan
Love And Theft
- Various Artists Poet: A Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
- Lucinda Williams Essence
- Gillian Welch Time (The Revelator)
- Buddy & Julie Miller Buddy & Julie Miller
Best Contemporary Jazz Album
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Winner: Marcus Miller
- Russell Gunn Ethnomusicology Vol. 2
- Mike Stern Voices
- Dennis Chambers, Tony MacAlpine, Brian Auger, Bunny Brunel Cab 2
- Bill Evans Soul Insider
Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
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Winner: Yolanda Adams
The Experience
- Tramaine Hawkins Still Tramaine
- Kim Burrell Live in Concert
- Fred Hammond In Case You Missed It...And Then Some
- Angie Winans Melodies of My Heart
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
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Winner:
Dan Tyminski, Harley Allen, Pat Enright (The Soggy Bottom Boys) I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow - Trisha Yearwood, Don Henley Inside Out
- Jo Dee Messina, Tim McGraw Bring on the Rain
- George Jones, Garth Brooks Beer Run
- Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby
Best Country Instrumental Performance
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Winner:
Earl Scruggs, Glen Duncan, Randy Scruggs, Steve Martin, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Gary Scruggs, Albert Lee, Paul Shaffer, Jerry Douglas, Leon Rusell Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Brad Paisley Munster Rag
- Bill Kitchen Poultry in Motion
- Asleep at the Wheel & Brad Paisley Sugarfoot Rag
- Alison Krauss & Union Station Choctaw Hayride
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Country Song
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Winner:
Robert Lee Castleman The Lucky One - Steven Dale Jones, Bobby Tomberlin One More Day
- Roxie Dean, Jamie O'Neal, Sonny Tillis When I Think About Angels
- Gary Baker, Richie McDonald, Frank Myers I'm Already There
- Lisa Drew, Jamie O'Neal, Shaye Smith There Is No Arizona
Best Dance Recording
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Winner: Janet Jackson
All For You
- Lionel Richie Angel
- Gloria Estefan Out of Nowhere
- Depeche Mode I Feel Loved
- Daft Punk, Romanthony One More Time
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Best Female R&b Vocal Performance
Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
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Winner:
Hezekiah Walker; LFT Church Choir Love is Live! - Steve Lawrence; The Potter's House Mass Choir The Storm is Over
- Percy Gray Jr., William Hamilton, Felicia Welch; Chicago Mass Choir Calling On You
- Patrina Smith; O'Landa Draper's Associates All About Him (Jesus)
- Carol Cymbala; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Light of the World
Best Hard Rock Performance
Best Instrumental Arrangement
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Winner:
Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer Claude Debussy Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum from Children's Corner - Lalo Schifrin Scheherazade Fantasy
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba En La Orilla Del Mundo (At the Edge of the World)
- George S. Clinton Soul Bossa Nova
- Bob Florence Take the A Train
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
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Winner:
Paul Buckmaster Drops of Jupiter - Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood Easy Living
- Johnny Mandel You're My Thrill
- Claus Ogerman Love Letters
- Billy Childs Fascinating Rhythm
Best Instrumental Composition
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Winner: Alan Silvestri
Cast Away
- Tan Dunn The Eternal Vow
- Patrick Williams Theme from Blonde
- John Patitucci Communion
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba Oren (Pray)
Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)
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Winner:
Truls Mork Britten Cello Suites (1-3) - Stephen Hough Liszt: Sonata, Ballades and Polonaises
- Maurizio Pollini Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6; Concert Sans Orch.
- Marc Andre Hamelin Alkan: Sym. for Solo Piano; Souvenirs: Trois Morceaux Dans Le Genre Pathetique
- Duane Hulbert Glazunov: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1
Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group
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Winner:
Sonny Rollins This Is What I Do - Stefon Harris, Jacky Terrasson Kindred
- Roy Haynes with Dave Holland, Roy Hargrove, Dave Kikoski Birds of a Feather, A Tribute to Charlie Parker
- Pat Martino Live at Yoshi's
- Dave Holland Quintet Not for Nothin'
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
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Winner: Michael Brecker
Chan's Song
- Terence Blanchard Lost In a Fog
- Pat Martino All Blues
- Gary Burton Move
- Kenny Barron & Regina Carter Fragile
Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Winner: Dianne Reeves
The Calling
- Shirley Horn You're My Thrill
- Karrin Allyson Ballads - Remembering John Coltrane
- Mose Allison The Mose Chronicles, Live in London, Vol. 1
- Kurt Elling Flirting with Twilight
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
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Winner: Bob Mintzer Big Band
Homage to Count Basie
- Rob McConnell Tentet Rob McConnell Tentet
- Nicholas Payton Dear Louis
- Jim McNelly Tentet Group Therapy
- Eliane Elias, Bob Brookmeyer & The Danish Raido Jazz Impulsive!
Best Latin Jazz Album
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Winner: Charlie Haden
Nocturne
- Various Artists Calle 54
- Los Hombres Calientes (Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers) Vol. 3: New Congo Square
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio Supernova
- David Sanchez Travesia
Best Latin Pop Album
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Winner:
Freddy Fender La Musica De Baldemar Huerta - Juan Gabriel Abrazame Muy Fuerte
- Jaci Velasquez Mi Corazon
- Chayanne Simplemente
- Cristian Azul
Best Latin Rock/alternative Album
Best Long Form Music Video
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Winner:
Mel Brooks with various artists including Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane Recording the Producers - A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks - Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury - The Untold Story
- Moby Play: The DVD
- Bob Marley Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
Best Male R&b Vocal Performance
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Best Merengue Album
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Winner: Olga Tañón
Yo Por Ti
- Toño Rosario Yo Soy Tono
- Grupo Mania Grupomania 2050
- Gisselle 8
- Chico Malo Haciendo Travesuras
Best Metal Performance
Best Mexican/mexican-american Album
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Winner:
Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte En Vivo...El Hombre Y Su Musica - Vincente Fernandez Mas Con El Numero Uno
- Pepe Aguilar Lo Mejor De Nosotros
- Los Terribles Del Norte Sangre Caliente
- La Mafia Contigo
- Grupo Atrapado Muevete Muevete Mas
Best Musical Album For Children
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Winner:
Sesame Street Characters Elmo and the Orchestra - Trout Fishing In America inFINity
- Keb Mo Big Wide Grin
- Georgia S. Lucking with various artists Little House of Music Level 1 Package
- Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Brave Combo All Would Up! A Family Music Party
Best Native American Music Album
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Winner:
Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike Bless the People - Harmonized Peyote Songs - various Northern Drums Gathering of Nations 2000: Millenim Celebration Vol. 1
- Black Lodge Singers Weasel Tail's Dream - The Tradition Continues
- Northern Cree Rockin' The Rez
- Black Eagle Life Goes One - Hand Drum & Round Dance Songs
- Young Bird Change of Life - Oklahoma Pow-Wow Songs
Best New Age Album
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Winner: Enya
A Day Without Rain
- Philip Aaberg Live from Montana
- Sacred Spirit Sacred Spirit II - More Chants & Dance of the Native Americans
- Kitaro Ancient
- David Darling Cello Blue
Best New Artist
Best Polka Album
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Winner:
Jimmy Sturr Gone Polka - Walter Ostanek and His Band Happy Times
- Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push Lenny Live
- Brave Combo Kick-Ass Polkas
- Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones Live and Kickin'
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
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Winner:
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink Lady Marmalade - Tony Bennett, Billy Joel New York State of Mind
- Shaggy It Wasn't Me
- Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera Nobody Wants to Be Lonely
- Brian McKnight, Justin Timberlake My Kind of Girl
Best Pop Instrumental Album
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Winner:
Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather No Substitutions - Live in Osaka - Neal Schon Voice
- Kirk Whalum Unconditional
- Dave Koz and Friends A Smooth Jazz Christmas
- Acoustic Alchemy AArt
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
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Winner: Eric Clapton
Reptile
- Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather Room 335
- Kirk Whalum There You'll Be
- Eric Johnson Rain
- Daft Punk Short Circuit
Best Pop Performance - Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop/contemporary Gospel Album
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Winner:
CeCe Williams CeCe Williams - Steven Curtis Chapman Declaration
- Nicole C. Mullen Talk About It
- Michael W. Smith Worship
- Avalon Oxygen
Best R&b Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best R&b Song
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Winner: Alicia Keys
Fallin'
- Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, T. Mosley Get Ur Freak On
- India.Arie, Carlos Six July Broady, Shannon Sanders Video
- Dallas Austin Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
- Brian McKnight Love of My Life
- Erykah Badu Didn't Cha Know
Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
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Winner: Outkast
Ms. Jackson
- P. Diddy, Black Rob, Mark Curry Bad Boy for Life
- Jay-Z Change The Game
- Ja Rule Put It On Me
- Gorillaz Clint Eastwood
Best Rap Solo Performance
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Winner:
Missy Misdemeanor Elliott Get Ur Freak On - Nelly Ride Wit Me
- Jay-Z Izzo (h.o.v.a.)
- DMX Who We Be
- Afroman Because I Got High
Best Rap/sung Collaboration
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Winner: Eve
Let Me Blow Ya Mind
- Mystic & Planet Asia W
- Ludacris Area Codes
- Jagged Edge Where The Party At?
- Ja Rule Livin' It Up
Best Reggae Album
Best Rock Album
Best Rock Instrumental Performance
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
Best Rock Song
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Winner:
Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood Drops of Jupiter - U2 Elevation
- U2 Walk On
- Marti Fredericksen, Steven Tyler Jaded
- Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin Yellow
Best Salsa Album
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Winner:
Robert Blades Encore - Tito Nieves En Otra Onda
- Oscar D'Leon y Wladimir Doble Play
- Gilberto Santa Rosa Intenso
- Frankie Negron Por Tu Placer
Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner:
Tan Dun Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - Rachel Portman Chocolat
- Mark Ishman Men of Honor
- John Williams A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Danny Elfman Planet of the Apes
- Cliff Martinez Traffic
Best Short Form Music Video
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Winner: Fatboy Slim
Weapon Of Choice
- Outkast Ms. Jackson
- Missy Misdemeanor Elliott featuring Ludacris David Meyers One Minute Man
- Madonna Don't Tell Me
- Aerosmith Fly Away From Here
Best Small Ensemble Performance (with Or Without Conductor)
- Alfons V El Magnaim El Cancionero De Montecassino
Best Song Written For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
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Winner: They Might Be Giants
Boss of Me - Malcolm in the Middle
- David Hartley, Sting My Funny Friend and Me - The Emperor's New Groove
- Dianne Warren There You'll Be - Pearl Harbor
- Brandon Barnes, Brian McKnight Win - Men of Honor
- Jorge Calandrelli, Tan Dunn, James Schamus A Love Before Time - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Southern, Country Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
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Winner:
Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends Bill & Gloria Gaither Present a Billy Graham Music Homecoming - Oak Ridge Boys From the Heart
- Randy Travis Inspirational Journey
- Merle Haggard & Albert E. Brumley Jr. Two Old Friends
- Ann-Margret & The Jordanaires, The Light Crust Doughboys with James Blackwood God Is Love: The Gospel Sessions
Best Spoken Comedy Album
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Winner: George Carlin
Napalm & Sillyputty
- Firesign Theatre The Bride of Firesign
- Ray Romano Live at Carnegie Hall
- Margaret Cho I'm the One That I Want
- Laura Hayes, Adele Givens, Sommore & Mo'Nique The Queens of Comedy
Best Spoken Word Album
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Winner: Quincy Jones
Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
- Carl Reiner Letters from Earth - Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain
- Jimmy Carter An Hour Before Daylight
- Garrison Keillor Lake Wobegon Summer 1956
- various artists including Rob Lowe, Noah Wyle, Joan Allen & Tom Brokaw; Harry Smith War Letters - Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
Best Spoken Word Album For Children
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Winner:
Tom Chapin Mama Don't Allow - Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Fry Oscar Wilde: The Selfish Giant & the Nightingale and the Rose
- Ruth Westheimer Timeless Tales and Music of Our Time
- various artists, Corey Burton Dr. Seuss - How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- Tim Curry A Series of Unfortunate Events - Book 1: The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
Best Tejano Album
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Winner:
Solido Nadie Como Tu - Los Palominos Obsession
- Leonard Gonzales y Los Magnificos Retro-Momentos
- Emilo Navaira Lo Dice Tu Mirada
- David Lee Garza y Los Musicales 20/20 MMXX Twenty-Viente
Best Traditional Blues Album
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Winner:
Jimmie Vaughan Do You Get the Blues? - Various Artists Hellhound on My Trail: The Songs of Robert Johnson
- Maria Muldaur & various artists Richland Woman Blues
- Kim Wilson Smokin' Joint
- Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm Here and Now
- James Blood Ulmer Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions
Best Traditional Folk Album
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Winner: Various Artists
Down from the Mountain
- Roger McGuinn & various artists Treasures from the Folk Den
- John Hartford Hamilton Ironworks
- BeauSoleil Looking Back Tomorrow: BeauSoleil Live!
- Various Artists Avalon Blues - A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Traditional R&b Vocal Album
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Winner: Gladys Knight
At Last
- The O'Jays For the Love
- Regina Belle This is Regina
- Miki Howard Three Wishes
- Lamont Dozier An American Original
Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
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Winner:
Richard Smallwood with Vision Persuaded - Live in DC - Blind Boys of Alabama Spirit of the Century
- Shirley Caesar Hymns
- Dottie Peoples Show Up & Show Out
- John P. Kee and the New Life Community Choir Not Guilty...the Expierence
Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album
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Winner: Carlos Vives
Dejame Entrar
- Rueben Gonzalez Chanchullo
- Orquesta Aragon La Charanga Eterna
- Los Super Seven Canto
- Compay Segundo Las Flores De La Vida
Best World Music Album
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Winner: Ravi Shankar
Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000
- John McLaughlin Saturday Night in Bombay - Remember Shakti
- Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento Gil & Milton
- Cesaria Evora Sao Vincente
- Afro Celt Sound System Volume 3: Further in Time
Hall Of Fame
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Winner: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Tears of a Clown
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Winner: Sammy Davis Jr.
What Kind Of Fool Am I?
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Winner: Sons Of The Pioneers
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
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Winner: Steppenwolf
Born To Be Wild
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Winner: Stevie Wonder
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
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Winner: Rufus Thomas
Walking the Dog
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Winner: Roy Orbison
Crying
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Winner: Marvin Gaye
Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology)
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Winner: Little Richard
Lucille
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Winner:
Motion Picture Soundtrack Pinocchio -
Winner:
Original Cast recording; Carol Channing, David Burns, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jerry Dodge, Eileen Brennan, Sondra Lee, Igors Gavin and Company; Musical direction by Shepard Coleman Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording (Jerry Herman) -
Winner: Pete Seeger
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
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Winner: Stevie Wonder
Songs in the Key of Life
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Winner: Beatles
Eleanor Rigby
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Winner: Tito Puente
Oye Como Va
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Winner: The Staple Singers
Respect Yourself
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Winner:
Van Cliburn, pianist; Kiril Kondrashin conducting the RCA Symphony Orchester Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 -
Winner: Willie Nelson
Red Headed Stranger
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Winner:
Woody Herman & His Orchestra Woodchopper's Ball -
Winner: The Platters
The Great Pretender
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Winner:
The Moonglows Sincerely -
Winner: The Doors
The Doors
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Winner: Chordettes
Mr. Sandman
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Winner:
Louis Kaufman Vivaldi - The Four Seasons -
Winner:
The King Cole Trio (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 -
Winner: Lovin Spoonful
Do You Believe In Magic
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Winner:
Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic, London Symphony Mahler: The Complete Symphonies -
Winner: Jr. Walker & The All Stars
Shotgun
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Winner: Carole King
You've Got A Friend
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Winner: Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited
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Winner:
Charlie Parker and His Re-Boppers Billie's Bounce -
Winner:
Cliff Edwards When You Wish Upon a Star -
Winner: Del Shannon
Runaway
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Winner: Bob Dylan
Mr. Tambourine Man
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Winner: Blood Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
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Winner:
Vladimir Horowitz Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return -
Winner:
Alexander Smallens conducting. Lawrence Tibbett, Helen Jepson, the Original Orchestra and Chorus; Under the Supervision of the Composer Porgy and Bess -
Winner: Arlo Guthrie
Alice's Restaurant
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Winner: Ben E. King
Spanish Harlem
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Winner: Bing Crosby
Swinging On A Star
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Winner: Dion
Runaround Sue
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Winner: Don McLean
American Pie
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Winner: Janis Ian
Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)
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Winner: James Taylor
Sweet Baby James
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Winner: Janis Joplin
Me And Bobby Mcgee
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Winner: Johnny Horton
The Battle Of New Orleans
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Winner: Johnny Mathis
Misty
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Winner:
Huddie Leadbelly Ledbetter with The Golden Gate Quartet Midnight Special -
Winner:
Huddie Leadbelly Ledbetter Goodnight Irene -
Winner: Elvis Presley
Don't Be Cruel
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Winner: Ella Fitzgerald
How High The Moon
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Winner: Fats Domino
Ain't It a Shame
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Winner: Gene Chandler
Duke Of Earl
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Winner: Hank Williams
Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
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Winner: Al Jolson
Sonny Boy
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Producer Of The Year - Classical
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Winner:
Manfred Eicher - David Frost
- Joanna Nickrenz
- James Mallinson
- Robina G. Young
Producer Of The Year - Non-classical
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Winner: T Bone Burnett
- Dr. Dre
- Gerald Eaton, Brian West
- Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
- Nigel Godrich
Record Of The Year
Song Of The Year
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Winner: Alicia Keys
Fallin'
- U2 Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
- Nelly Furtado I'm Like A Bird
- India.Arie, Carlos Six July Broady, Shannon Sanders Video
- Charlie Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Pat Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood Drops of Jupiter
Trustees Award
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Winner:
Alan Freed -
Winner: Tom Dowd














