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*he 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4, 1959.
They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958.
Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day;
the first in The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California,
and the second in the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City.
[1] Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Domenico Modugno, Ross Bagdasarian, and Henry Mancini, each won 2 awards.[2][3]
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1st Annual Grammy Awards
Date May 4, 1959
Location Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles
Hosted by Mort Sahl
Television/radio coverage
Network ABC
Grammy Awards
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Award winners[edit]
The following awards were given in the first award ceremony:[1]
General[edit]
Record of the Year
“Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)” – Domenico Modugno
“Catch A Falling Star” – Perry Como
“Fever” – Peggy Lee
“The Chipmunk Song” – David Seville And The Chipmunks
“Witchcraft” – Frank Sinatra
Album of the Year
The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini
Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 – Van Cliburn
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book – Ella Fitzgerald
Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra
Only The Lonely – Frank Sinatra
Song of the Year
“Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)” – Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno, songwriters (Domenico Modugno)
“Catch A Falling Star” – Lee Pockriss and Paul Vance, songwriters (Perry Como)
“Gigi” – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, songwriters (Vic Damone)
“Fever” – Eddie Cooley and Johnny Davenport, songwriters (Peggy Lee)
“Witchcraft” – Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh, songwriters (Frank Sinatra)
Children’s[edit]
Best Recording for Children
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as “David Seville and the Chipmunks”
Comedy[edit]
Best Comedy Performance
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. for “The Chipmunk Song”, performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as “David Seville and the Chipmunks”
Composing and arranging[edit]
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
Country[edit]
Best Country & Western Performance
The Kingston Trio for “Tom Dooley”
Jazz[edit]
Best Jazz Performance, Individual
Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
Best Jazz Performance, Group
Count Basie for Basie
Musical show[edit]
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)
Packaging and notes[edit]
Best Album Cover Photography
Frank Sinatra for Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely
Pop[edit]
Best Vocal Performance, Female
Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
Best Vocal Performance, Male
Perry Como for “Catch a Falling Star”
Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus
Keely Smith & Louis Prima for “That Old Black Magic”
Best Performance by a Dance Band
Count Basie for Basie
Best Performance by an Orchestra
Billy May for Billy May’s Big Fat Brass
Production and engineering[edit]
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 Spanish Guitar
R&B[edit]
Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
“Tequila”-The Champs
Spoken[edit]
Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word
Stan Freberg for The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows
References[edit]
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