Grammy Awards - 9th 1966

Grammy Awards - 9th 1966

Record of the Year  “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra
Album of the Year  Sinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)
Song of the Year  “Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney, songwriters
 
Best Vocal Performance, Male  “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra
Best Vocal Performance, Female  “If He Walked Into My Life,” Eydie Gormé
Best Performance By a Vocal Group  “A Man and a Woman,” Anita Kerr Singers
Best Performance By a Chorus  “Somewhere, My Love” (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago), Ray Conniff and Singers
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Recording  “Winchester Cathedral,” New Vaudeville Band (Fontana)
 
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female  “Eleanor Rigby,” Paul McCartney
Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental  “Monday, Monday,” Mamas and the Papas
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording  “Crying Time,” Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount)
Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female  “Crying Time,” Ray Charles
Best Rhythm and Blues Group, Vocal or Instrumental  “Hold It Right There,” Ramsey Lewis

Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group or Soloist With Group  “Goin' Out of My Head,” Wes Montgomery
Best Original Jazz Composition  “In the Beginning God,” Duke Ellington, composer
Best Country and Western Song  “Almost Persuaded,” Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, songwriters
Best Country and Western Recording  “Almost Persuaded,” David Houston (Epic)
Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male  “Almost Persuaded,” David Houston

Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female  “Don't Touch Me,” Jeannie Seely
Best Sacred Recording (Musical)  Grand Old Gospel, Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers (RCA)
Best Folk Recording  Blues in the Street, Cortelia Clark (RCA)
Best Instrumental Arrangement  “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert, arranger
Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist  “Strangers in the Night,” Ernie Freeman, arranger

Best Instrumental Theme  “Batman Theme,” Neal Hefti, composer
Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz)  “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album  Mame, Jerry Herman, composer (Columbia)
Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show  Dr. Zhivago, Maurice Jarre, composer
Album of the Year, Classical  Ives, Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Morton Gould conducting Chicago Symphony (RCA)

Best Classical Performance, Orchestra  Mahler, Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony
Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal  Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Best Classical Music Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra)  Baroque Guitar, Julian Bream
Best Opera Recording  Wagner, Die Walkure, Georg Solti conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King and Hotter (London)
Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) (tie)  Handel, Messiah, Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale and OrchestraIves, Music for Chorus, Gregg Smith conducting Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers and Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting Texas Boys Choir

Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (With or Without Orchestra)  Prima Donna, Leontyne Price; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Best Comedy Performance  Wonderfulness, Bill Cosby
Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording  Edward R. Murrow: A Reporter Remembers—Vol. I The War Years, Edward R. Murrow (Columbia)
Best Recording for Children  Dr. Seuss Presents: “If I Ran the Zoo” and “Sleep Book,” Marvin Miller (RCA)
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts  Revolver, Klaus Voormann, graphic artist (Capitol)

Best Album Cover, Photography  Confessions of a Broken Man, Les Leverette, photographer; Robert Jones, art director (RCA)
Best Album Notes  Sinatra at the Sands, Stan Cornyn, annotator (Reprise)















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