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GRAMMY AWARDS

Specialty Definition: Grammy Award

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Grammy Award is presented by the Recording Academy, an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry, for outstanding achievements in musical recordings. It is the approximate equivalent, in the music world, to the Oscarss.

Like the Oscars, the Grammies, currently with a total of 101 categories within 28 fields of music (such as pop, gospel, rap), are voted by peers - in this case voting members of the Recording Academy.

The awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the more prominent Grammys are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony.

The Grammy voters tend to be elderly, musically conservative, and are heavily marketed to by record companies, who place great stock in some types of artists winning Grammys (accurately but cynically put as those which sell to "teenage girls and housewives"). Therefore, the main Grammys tend to go to either well-established acts or those which fall into the above categories. Hence, the Grammys are not taken particularly seriously by many musicians or music fans.

Awards include:

• Record of the Year
• Album of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Best New Artist
• Grammy Hall of Fame

• Alternative
  • Best Alternative Music Performance

• Blues
  • Best Traditional Blues Album or Recording
  • Best Contemporary Blues Album or Recording

• Children's
  • Best Recording for Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken
  • Best Musical Album for Children
  • Best Spoken Word Album for Children

• Classical
  • Best Classical Album
  • Best Classical Orchestral Performance
  • Best Opera Recording
  • Best Choral Performance, Classical
  • Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)
  • Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
  • Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
  • Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Best Classical Contemporary Composition
  • Best Small Ensemble Performance (with or without conductor)
  • Best Classical Crossover Album

• Comedy
  • Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical

• Composing and arranging
  • Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)
  • Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement

• Country
  • Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Best Country Collaboration with Vocals
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Best Country Song
  • Best Country Album
  • Best Bluegrass Album

• Film/TV/Media
  • Best Soundtrack Album

• Folk
  • Best Traditional Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording/Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
  • Best Contemporary Folk Album incl. Best Ethnic or Contemporary Folk Recording
  • Best Native American Music Album

• Gospel
  • Best Gospel Performance
  • Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Best Gospel Other: Incl. Sacred, Religious or Inspirational Recording, Musical or Non-Musical
  • Best Rock Gospel Album incl. Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
  • Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel or Bluegrass Gospel Album
  • Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
  • Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
  • Best Gospel Album By Choir or Chorus

• Historical
  • Best Historical Album

• Jazz
  • Best Contemporary Jazz Performance, Instrumental - Also cont. Jazz Performance Vocal or Instrumental
  • Best Jazz Vocal
  • Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
  • Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
  • Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • Best Latin Jazz Performance

• Latin
  • Best Latin Pop Performance
  • Best Tropical Latin Performance
  • Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance
  • Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance
  • Best Tejano Music Performance
  • Best Salsa Performance
  • Best Merengue Performance

• Musical Show
  • Best Musical Show Album

• Music Video
  • Best Music Video, Short Form
  • Best Music Video, Long Form

• New Age
  • Best New Age Album

• Packaging and Notes
  • Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
  • Best Recording Package - Boxed
  • Best Album Notes

• Polka
  • Best Polka Album

• Pop
  • Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
  • Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Best Pop Vocal Album
  • Best Dance Recording
  • Best Pop Instrumental Album
  • Best Contemporary Song
  • Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
  • Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
  • Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group
  • Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance

• Production and engineering
  • Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
  • Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Classical Producer Of The Year
  • Remixer Of The Year

• R&B
  • Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Best R&B Song
  • Best R&B Album
  • Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

• Rap
  • Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
  • Best Rap Album

• Reggae
  • Best Reggae Album

• Rock
  • Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
  • Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
  • Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
  • Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Best Hard Rock Performance
  • Best Metal Performance
  • Best Rock Instrumental Performance
  • Best Rock Song
  • Best Rock Album

• Spoken
  • Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
  • Best Spoken Comedy Album

• Trad Pop
  • Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance

• World
  • Best World Music Album

Awards by year

Years reflect the year in which the awards were presented, for music released in the previous year.

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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grammy Award."

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Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical has been awarded since 1958. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

• Note:
  • From 1994 to the present, the award has been titled Best Spoken Comedy Album.
  • From 1962 to 1993, it was known as Best Comedy Recording
  • Prior to 1962 it was Best Comedy Performance

2000s

• Grammy Awards of 2003: Robin Williams for Robin Williams - Live 2002
• Grammy Awards of 2002: George Carlin for Napalm & Sillyputty
• Grammy Awards of 2001: George Carlin for Braindroppings
• Grammy Awards of 2000: Chris Rock for Bigger and Blacker

1990s

• Grammy Awards of 1999: Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks for The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000
• Grammy Awards of 1998: Chris Rock for Roll With The New
• Grammy Awards of 1997: Al Franken for Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot
• Grammy Awards of 1996: Jonathan Winters for Crank Calls
• Grammy Awards of 1995: Sam Kinison for Live From Hell
• Grammy Awards of 1994: George Carlin for Jammin' In New York
• Grammy Awards of 1993: Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: Music For An Awful Lot Of Winds & Percussion (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1992: Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1991: Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex And Other Choral Calamities (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1990: Peter Schickele for P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture And Other Musical Assaults (Album)

1980s

• Grammy Awards of 1989: Robin Williams for Good Morning, Vietnam (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1988: Robin Williams for A Night At The Met (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1987: Bill Cosby for Those Of You With Or Without Children, You'll Understand (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1986: Whoopi Goldberg for Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording) (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1985: Weird Al Yankovic for "Eat It" (Single)
• Grammy Awards of 1984: Eddie Murphy for Eddie Murphy: Comedian (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1983: Richard Pryor for Live On The Sunset Strip (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1982: Richard Pryor for Rev. Du Rite (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1981: Rodney Dangerfield for No Respect (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1980: Robin Williams for Reality...What A Concept (Album)

1970s

• Grammy Awards of 1979: Steve Martin for A Wild And Crazy Guy (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1978: Steve Martin for Let's Get Small (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1977: Richard Pryor for ''Bicentennial Nigger (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1976: Richard Pryor for Is It Something I Said? (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1975: Richard Pryor for That Nigger's Crazy (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1974: Cheech and Chong for "Los Cochinos"
• Grammy Awards of 1973: George Carlin for "FM And AM"
• Grammy Awards of 1972: Lily Tomlin for This Is A Recording (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1971: Flip Wilson for The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1970: Bill Cosby for "Bill Cosby"

1960s

• Grammy Awards of 1969: Bill Cosby for "To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With"
• Grammy Awards of 1968: Bill Cosby for "Revenge"
• Grammy Awards of 1967: Bill Cosby for "Wonderfulness"
• Grammy Awards of 1966: Bill Cosby for Why Is There Air? (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1965: Bill Cosby for "I Started Out As A Child"
• Grammy Awards of 1964: Allan Sherman for Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1963: Vaughn Meader for The First Family (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1962: Mike Nichols for An Evening With Mike Nichols And Elaine May (Album)
• Grammy Awards of 1961: (two awards)
  • Spoken: Bob Newhart for "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!"
  • Musical: Paul Weston (writer) for "Jonathan And Darlene Edwards in Paris", performed by Paul Weston and Jo Stafford as "Jonathan & Darlene Edwards"
• Grammy Awards of 1960: (two awards)
  • Spoken: Shelley Berman for Inside Shelley Berman (Album)
  • Musical: Kenneth Burns for The Battle of Kookamonga (Album), performed by Kenneth Burns as "Homer & Jethro"

1950s

• Grammy Awards of 1959: Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville And The Chipmunks"

  Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance."

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Grammy Awards of 1959

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The 1st Grammy Awards were held in 1959. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.

• Record of the Year
  • Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu"

• Album of the Year
  • Henry Mancini for The Music From Peter Gunn

• Song of the Year
  • Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu"

Children's

• Best Recording for Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken
  • Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville & the Chipmunks

Classical

• Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral
  • Roger Wagner (choir director) for Virtuoso
• Best Classical Orchestral Performance
  • Hollywood Bowl Orchestra for Gaiete Parisienne conducted by Felix Slatkin
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
  • Van Cliburn for Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23
• Best Classical Performance-Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
  • Andres Segovia for Segovia Golden Jubilee
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Hollywood String Quartet for Beethoven: Quartet 130
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Renata Tebaldi for Operatic Recital

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical
  • Ross Bagdasarian Sr for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville & the Chipmunks

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)
  • Nelson Riddle for "Cross Country Suite"
• Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
  • Henry Mancini for The Music From Peter Gunn

Country

• Best Country & Western Performance
  • The Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley"

Jazz

• Best Jazz Performance, Soloist
  • Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
  • Count Basie for Basie

Musical Show

• Best Sound Track Album
  • Andre Previn for Gigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Best Musical Show Album
  • Meredith Willson (composer) for The Music Man performed by Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
  • Frank Sinatra for Only The Lonely

Pop

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Perry Como for "Catch A Falling Star"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Keely Smith & Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Billy May for Billy May's Big Fat Brass
  • Count Basie for Basie

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Ted (Theodore) Keep (engineer) for The Chipmunk Song performed by David Seville
• Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Sherwood Hall III (engineer) for Duets with a Spanish Guitar performed by Laurindo Almeida and Salli Terri

R&B

• Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
  • The Champs for Tequila

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
  • Stan Freberg for The Best Of The Stan Freberg Shows

Other Grammy Award Years

1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grammy Awards of 1959."

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Grammy Awards of 1971

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The 13th Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1970.

• Record of the Year
  • Roy Halee (producer) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

• Album of the Year
  • Roy Halee (producer) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel

• Song of the Year
  • Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

• Best New Artist
  • The Carpenters

Children's

• Best Recording for Children - Single or Album, Musical or Spoken
  • Joan Cooney & Thomas Z. Shepard (producers) for Sesame Street performed by The Muppets

Classical

• Best Classical Album
  • Royal Opera House Orchestra - Covent Garden for Berlioz: Les Troyens conducted by Colin Davis
• Best Classical Orchestral Performance
  • Cleveland Orchestra for Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps conducted by Pierre Boulez
• Best Opera Recording
  • Royal Opera House Orchestra - Covent Garden for Berlioz: Les Troyens conducted by Colin Davis
• Best Choral Performance, Classical
  • Gregg Smith Singers & the Columbia Chamber Ensemble for Ives: New Music Of Charles Ives conducted by Gregg Smith
• Best Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (with or without orchestra)
  • Mstislav Rostropovich for Brahms: Double Concerto (Concerto In A Minor For Violin And Cello) performed by David Oistrakh & Mstislav Rostropovich,
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern & Leonard Rose for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau for Schubert: Lieder

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical
  • Flip Wilson for The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress

Composing and arranging

• Best Instrumental Composition (other than Jazz)
  • Alfred Newman for Airport Love Theme
• Best Instrumental Composition Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
  • The Beatles for Let It Be
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini for "Theme From Z"
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
  • Larry Knechtel & Paul Simon (arrangers) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Lynn Anderson for "Rose Garden"
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Ray Price for "For The Good Times"
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Johnny Cash & June Carter for "If I Were A Carpenter"
• Best Country Instrumental Performance
  • Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed for Me And Jerry
• Best Country Song
  • Marty Robbins for "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife"

Folk

• Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
  • T. Bone Walker for Good Feelin'

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance
  • The Oak Ridge Boys for "Talk About The Good Times"
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Edwin Hawkins for "Every Man Wants To Be Free" performed by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
• Best Sacred Performance
  • Jake Hess for "Everything Is Beautiful"

Jazz

• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Individual or Group
  • Bill Evans for Alone
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
  • Miles Davis for Bitches Brew

Musical Show

• Best Musical Show Album
  • Thomas Z. Shepard (producer) for Company performed by Dean Jones, Barbara Barrie, George Coe, Teri Rolston, John Cunningham & Beth Howland

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Package - Incl. Album Cover, Graphic Arts, Photography
  • Ivan Nagy (photographer) for Indianola Mississippi Seeds performed by B.B. King
• Best Album Notes
  • Chris Albertson (notes writer) for The World's Greatest Blues Singer performed by Bessie Smith

Pop

• Best Contemporary Song
  • Paul Simon (songwriter) for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performed by Simon & Garfunkel
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male
  • Ray Stevens for "Everything Is Beautiful",
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female
  • Dionne Warwick for I'll Never Fall in Love Again
• Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By a Group
  • The Carpenters for "Close to You"
• Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance
  • Henry Mancini for Theme From Z and Other Film Music

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Roy Halee (engineer) for Bridge Over Troubled Water performed by Simon & Garfunkel,
• Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Arthur Kendy, Fred Plaut & Ray Moore (engineers) for Stravinsky: Le Sacre Du Printemps performed by Pierre Boulez

R&B

• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Aretha Franklin for "Don't Play That Song"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • B.B. King for "The Thrill Is Gone"
• Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • The Delfonics for "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
• Best R&B Song
  • General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for "Patches" performed by Clarence Carter

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
  • Martin Luther King Jr for Why I Oppose The War In Vietnam

Other Grammy Award Years

1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Grammy Awards of 1971."

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