Grammy Awards of 1959
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The inaugural Grammy Awards were held in 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Domenico Modugno, Henry Mancini, Ella Fitzgerald and Ross Bagdasarian Sr. each won 2 awards.
[edit] Award winners:
- Record of the Year
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blue Dipinto di Blu (Volare)"
- Album of the Year
- Henry Mancini for The Music from Peter Gunn
- Song of the Year
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)"
[edit] Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"
[edit] Comedy
- Best Comedy Performance
- Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"
[edit] Composing and arranging
- Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration)
- Nelson Riddle (composer) for "Cross Country Suite"
- Best Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) for The Music from Peter Gunn
[edit] Country
[edit] Jazz
[edit] Musical Show
- Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV)
- Meredith Willson (composer) & the original cast with Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond for The Music Man
- Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast
- André Previn & the original cast for Gigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
[edit] Packaging and Notes
[edit] Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus
- Best Performance by a Dance Band
- Count Basie for Basie
- Best Performance by an Orchestra
- Billy May for Billy May's Big Fat Brass
[edit] Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical
- Ted Keep (engineer) for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville
- Best Engineered Record (Classical)
- Sherwood Hall III (engineer), Laurindo Almeida & Salli Terri for Duets with a Spanish Guitar
[edit] R&B
[edit] Spoken
- Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
- Stan Freberg for The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows
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