11th Annual Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards 1969 were the 11th award of the major U.S. music awards.
The Grammy was awarded in 14 different fields, a total of 40 times.
Main categories
Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):
- "Mrs. Robinson " by Simon & Garfunkel
Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):
- By The Time I Get To Phoenix by Glen Campbell
Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):
- "Little Green Apples " by OC Smith and Roger Miller (Author: Bobby Russell)
Best New Artist ( Best New Artist):
- José Feliciano
Pop
Best Female Vocal Performance, Contemporary Pop ( Best Contemporary - Pop Vocal Performance, Female):
- " Do You Know The Way To San Jose? " Dionne Warwick
Best Male Vocal Performance, Contemporary Pop ( Best Contemporary - Pop Vocal Performance, Male):
- " Light My Fire" by José Feliciano
Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, contemporary pop ( Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Vocal Duo Or Group):
- "Mrs. Robinson " by Simon and Garfunkel
Best Contemporary Popdarbietung a choir ( Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Chorus):
- " Mission Impossible / Norwegian Wood Medley" by Alan Copeland Singers
Best Pop Instrumental performance ( Best Pop Instrumental Performance ):
- " Classical Gas " by Mason Williams
Rhythm & Blues
Best Female Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Female):
- "Chain of Fools" by Aretha Franklin
Best Male Vocal Performance - R & B ( Best R & B Vocal Performance, Male):
- " ( Sittin ' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding
Best R & B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or instrumental ( Best R & B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental):
- "Cloud Nine" by the Temptations
Best R & B Song ( Best R & B Song):
- " ( Sittin ' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding (Authors: Otis Reding, Steve Cropper )
Country
Best Female Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Female):
- Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley
Best Male Vocal Performance - Country ( Best Country Vocal Performance, Male):
- Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group - Vocal or instrumental ( Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group - Vocal Or Instrumental):
- Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Flatt & Scruggs
Best Country Song ( Best Country Song):
- Little Green Apples by Roger Miller / OC Smith (Author: Bobby Russell)
Jazz
Best Jazz Instrumental performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group):
Best Jazz Instrumental performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group):
- And His Mother Called Him ... Bill by Duke Ellington
Gospel
Best gospel performance ( Best Gospel Performance):
- The Happy Gospel Of The Happy Goodmans of the Happy Goodman Family
Best Soul Gospel performance ( Best Soul Gospel Performance):
- The Soul Of Me by Dottie Rambo
Best Sacred- performance ( Best Sacred Performance):
- Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere by Jake Hess
Folk
Best Folk - performance ( Best Folk Performance):
- Both Sides Now by Judy Collins
Language
Best spoken recording ( Best Spoken Word Recording):
- Lonesome Cities by Rod McKuen
Comedy
Best Comedy Recording ( Best Comedy Recording):
- To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With by Bill Cosby
Musical Show
Best music of an original cast show album ( Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album ):
- Hair of the original cast with Ronnie Dyson, Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore and James Rado ( composer Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado; Producer: Andy Wiswell )
Composition / Arrangement
Best instrumental theme ( Best Instrumental Theme):
- Classical Gas by Mason Williams
Best Original Score written for a movie or a TV Special ( Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):
- The Graduate by Simon & Garfunkel ( composer Dave Grusin, Paul Simon )
Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Instrumental Arrangement):
- Classical Gas by Mason Williams ( Arranger: Mike Post )
Best Arrangement with Sing Along ( Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists ):
- MacArthur Park by Richard Harris ( Arranger: Jimmy L. Webb)
Packages and music accompanying
Best album cover ( Best Album Cover):
- Underground by Thelonious Monk ( Artistic Director: John Berg, Richard jacket; Photography: Horn Grinner Studios)
Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):
Production and Technology
Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical ):
- Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell ( Technology: Hugh Davies, Joe Polito )
Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Engineered Recording, Classical):
- Mahler: Symphony No. 9 by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti ( technique: Gordon Parry )
Classical music
Best Classical Orchestral Performance ( Best Classical Performance - Orchestra ):
- Boulez conducts Debussy (La Mer, Prélude à l' après -midi d'un faune, Jeux ) by the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):
- Mozart: Cosi fan tutte by Ezio Flagello, Sherrill Milnes, Leontyne Price, Judith Raskin, George Shirley, Tatiana Troyanos and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
Best choral performance (without Opera ) ( Best Choral Performance Other Than Opera):
- The Glory of Gabrieli by E. Power Biggs, Edward Tarr Ensemble which, the Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir, led by Vittorio Negri
Best solo instrument performance with or without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists With Or Without Orchestra ):
- Horowitz on Television ( Chopin, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Horowitz ) by Vladimir Horowitz
Best chamber music performance ( Best Chamber Music Performance ):
- Glory of Gabrieli Vol II - Canzonas for Brass, Winds, Strings and Organ by E. Power Biggs and the Edward Tarr Ensemble conducted by Vittorio Negri
Best solo classical vocal performance ( Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):
- Rossini: Rarities by Montserrat Caballé and the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Carlo Felice Cillario
Special Merit Awards
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and Trustees Award was not awarded in 1969.
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