| 8th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 15, 1966 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City |
| Hosted by | Jerry Lewis |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 8th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 15, 1966, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1965.[1] Roger Miller topped off the Grammys by winning 5 awards,[2] whereas Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra each won 4 awards.
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Jerry Moss (producer) & Herb Alpert (producer and artist) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Album of the Year
- Sonny Burke (producer) & Frank Sinatra for September of My Years
- Song of the Year
- Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster (songwriters) for "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Love Theme From The Sandpiper) performed by Tony Bennett
- Best New Artist
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Marvin Miller for Dr. Seuss Presents "Fox in Socks" and "Green Eggs and Ham"
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Leopold Stokowski (conductor) & the American Symphony Orchestra for Ives: Symphony No. 4
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils, Interlude, Final Scene)/The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene)
- Best Opera Recording
- Karl Böhm (conductor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Evelyn Lear, Fritz Wunderlich & the German Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Berg: Wozzeck
- Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (conductor), the Robert Shaw Chorale & the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms/Poulenc: Gloria
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
- Best Classical Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal
- The Juilliard String Quartet for Bartók: The Six String Quartets
- Best Composition by a Contemporary Classical Composer
- Charles Ives (composer) for Ives: Symphony No. 4 conducted by Leopold Stokowski
- Album of the Year - Classical
- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
- Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
- Johnny Mandel (composer) for The Sandpiper performed by the Robert Armbruster Orchestra
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Herb Alpert (arranger) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
- Gordon Jenkins (arranger) for "It Was a Very Good Year" performed by Frank Sinatra
Country
- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
- Jody Miller for "Queen of the House"
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
- Best Country & Western Single
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
- Best Country & Western Album
- Roger Miller for The Return of Roger Miller
- Best New Country & Western Artist
Folk
- Best Folk Recording
- Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba for An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
Gospel
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
- Anita Kerr & George Beverly Shea for Southland Favorites
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist With Small Group
- Ramsey Lewis for "The "In" Crowd" performed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts performed by Paul Horn
Musical show
- Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album
- Alan J. Lerner, Burton Lane (composers), & the original cast (Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Tito Vandis, Byron Webster & William Daniels) for On a Clear Day
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
- George Estes (art director) & James Alexander (graphic artist) for Bartók: Concerto No. 2 for Violin/Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin performed by Joseph Silverstein & conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
- Best Album Cover, Photography
- Robert M. Jones (art director) & Ken Whitmore (photographer) for Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts performed by Paul Horn
- Best Album Notes
- Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for September of My Years performed by Frank Sinatra
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Barbra Streisand for My Name Is Barbra
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Frank Sinatra for "It Was a Very Good Year"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- The Anita Kerr Singers for "We Dig Mancini"
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Ward Swingle for Anyone for Mozart? performed by the Swingle Singers
- Best Instrumental Performance
- Herb Alpert for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Female
- Petula Clark for "I Know a Place"
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Male
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Single
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Larry Levine (engineer) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Fred Plaut (engineer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
R&B
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Drama Recording
- Goddard Lieberson (producer) for John F. Kennedy - As We Remember Him
References
- ^ "1965 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Roger Miller Tops Grammy". Edmonton Journal. 16 March 1966. Retrieved 1 May 2011.