1st Annual Grammy Awards

For the first time the musical work of one year was in 1959 awarded the American Music Awards Grammy.

At the Grammy Awards 1959 13 areas were from pop to classical, from production to composition defined therein and selected a total of 28 winners.

Main categories

Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):

• " Volare ( Nel blu di blu dipinto )" by Domenico Modugno

Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):

• "The Music from Peter Gunn " by Henry Mancini

Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):

• " Volare ( Nel blu di blu dipinto )" by Domenico Modugno (Authors: Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci )

Pop

Best Female Vocal Performance ( Best Vocal Performance, Female):

• " Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook" by Ella Fitzgerald

Best Male Vocal Performance ( Best Vocal Performance, Male):

• "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como

Best Performance of a singing group or choir ( Best Performance By A Vocal Group Or Chorus):

• " That Old Black Magic " by Keely Smith & Louis Prima

Best Performance of a dance band ( Best Performance By A Dance Band ):

• " Basie " by Count Basie

Best Performance by an orchestra ( Best Performance By An Orchestra ):

• " Billy May 's Big Fat Brass" by Billy May

Rhythm & Blues

Best R & B performance ( Best Rhythm & Blues Performance ):

• "Tequila " by the Champs

Country

Best Country and Western performance ( Best Country & Western Performance ):

• " Tom Dooley " by the Kingston Trio

Jazz

Best jazz performance, Single Artist ( Best Jazz Performance, Individual):

• " Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook" by Ella Fitzgerald

Best jazz performance, group ( Best Jazz Performance, Group):

• " Basie " by Count Basie

For children

Best Recording for Children ( Best Recording For Children ):

• " The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Do not Be Late )" by Alvin & The Chipmunks

Language

Best Performance documentation or word ( Best Performance, Documentary Or Spoken Word ):

• "The Best Of The Stan Freberg Shows" by Stan Freberg

Comedy

Best comedy performance ( Best Comedy Performance):

• " The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Do not Be Late )" by Alvin & The Chipmunks

Musical Show

Best Album of Original performers (Broadway or TV) ( Best Original Cast Album, Broadway Or TV):

• "The Music Man" starring Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges and others ( Composer: Meredith Willson )

Best Soundtrack Album, drama film adaptation or original Actor ( Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score Or Original Cast )

• "Gigi" ( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) ( Music Director: André Previn )

Composition / Arrangement

Best musical composition that was first recorded and released in 1958 (duration about five minutes) ( Best Musical Composition First Recorded And Released In 1958, Over 5 Minutes Duration):

• "Cross Country Suite " composer Nelson Riddle

Best Arrangement ( Best Arrangement):

• "The Music From Peter Gunn " by Henry Mancini

Packages and accompanying music

Best Album Cover Photography ( Best Album Cover Photography ):

• " Only the Lonely " by Frank Sinatra

Production and Technology

Best technical recording without classical music ( Best Engineered Record, Non-Classical ):

• " The Chipmunk Song ( Christmas Do not Be Late )" by Alvin & The Chipmunks

Best technical recording, classical music ( Best Engineered Record, Classical):

• " Duets With a Spanish Guitar" by Laurindo Almeida & Salli Terri

Classical music

Best Classical Orchestral Performance ( Best Classical Performance - Orchestra ):

• " Gaieté Parisienne" from the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Felix Slatkin

Best classic performance - opera or choir ( Best Classical Performance - Operatic Or chorale):

Best classical instrumental performance - concert with contemporary accompaniment ( Best Classical Performance - Concerto instrumentalist With Scale Accompaniment ):

• Tchaikovsky " Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor " by Van Cliburn and the Symphony of the Air Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin

Best classical instrumental performance - without proper concert accompaniment ( Best Classical Performance - Concerto instrumentalist Other Than Scale Accompaniment ):

• " Segovia Golden Jubilee" by Andrés Segovia

Best chamber music performance (including chamber orchestra) ( Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music Including Chamber Orchestra ):

• Beethoven: " String Quartet No. 13, Op 130 in B flat major " by the Hollywood String Quartet

Best solo classical vocal performance (with or without orchestra ) ( Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist With Or Without Orchestra ):

• " Operatic Recital" by Renata Tebaldi

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