9th Annual Grammy Awards

The musical achievements of 1966 were honored on March 2, 1967, at the ninth award of its kind with the U.S. Grammy.

In 15 different fields a total of 42 awards were presented at the Grammy Awards 1967. After three male winners was the jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald for the first time a woman honored for her life's work.

Main categories

Single of the Year ( Record of the Year ):

• " Strangers in the Night " by Frank Sinatra

Album of the Year (Album of the Year ):

• Sinatra: A Man And His Music by Frank Sinatra

Song of the Year ( Song of the Year ):

• " Michelle " by the Beatles (Authors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney )

Pop

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

• " If He Walked Into My Life" by Eydie Gormé

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

• "Strangers In The Night" by Frank Sinatra

Best Performance of a singing group ( Best Performance By A Vocal Group):

• " A Man And A Woman" of the Anita Kerr Singers

Best Performance by a choir ( Best Performance By A Chorus):

• " Somewhere My Love ( Lara 's Theme )" ( from Dr. Zhivago ) by Ray Conniff Singers the

Best instrumental performance (excluding Jazz ) ( Best Instrumental Performance Other Than Jazz ):

• " What Now My Love" by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Best Contemporary ( Rock & Roll) Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female ( Best Contemporary (R & R ) Solo Vocal Performance - Male Or Female):

• " Eleanor Rigby " by Paul McCartney

Best Contemporary ( Rock & Roll) performance of a group, singing or instrumental ( Best Contemporary (R & R ) Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

• " Monday, Monday " by The Mamas & The Papas

Best Contemporary ( Rock & Roll ) Recording ( Best Contemporary (R & R ) Recording):

• " Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudeville Band

Rhythm & Blues

Best R & B Solo Vocal Performance, Female or Male ( Best R & B Solo Vocal Performance, Male Or Female):

• "Crying Time" by Ray Charles

Best R & B performance of a group, singing or instrumental ( Best R & B Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

• " Hold It Right There " by Ramsey Lewis

Best R & B Recording ( Best Rhythm & Blues Recording):

• "Crying Time" by Ray Charles

Country

Best Female Vocal Performance - Country and Western ( Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Female):

• Do not Touch Me by Jeannie Seely

Best Male Vocal Performance - Country and Western ( Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Male):

• Almost Persuaded by David Houston

Best Country and Western Recording ( Best Country & Western Recording ):

• Almost Persuaded by David Houston

Best Country and Western Song ( Best Country & Western Song):

• Almost Persuaded by David Houston (Authors: Billy Herrill, Glenn Sutton )

Jazz

Best Jazz Instrumental performance - group or soloist with group ( Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Group Or Soloist With Group):

• Goin ' Out Of My Head by Wes Montgomery

Best Jazz - original composition ( Best Original Jazz Composition ):

• In The Beginning God by Duke Ellington

Gospel

Best musical Sacred Recording ( Best Sacred Recording, Musical):

• Grand Old Gospel by Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers

Folk

Best Folk Recording ( Best Folk Recording):

• Blues In The Street by Cortelia Clark

For children

Best Recording for Children ( Best Recording For Children ):

• Dr. Seuss Presents - 'If I Ran the Zoo ' and ' Sleep Book' by Marvin Miller

Language

Best recording of spoken text, documentation or drama ( Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):

• Edward R. Murrow - A Reporter Remembers, Vol 1 The War Years of Edward R. Murrow

Comedy

Best comedy performance ( Best Comedy Performance):

• Wonderfulness of Bill Cosby

Musical Show

Best music of an original cast show album ( Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album ):

• Mame of the original cast with Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanning and Frankie Michaels ( Composer: Jerry Herman)

Composition / Arrangement

Best instrumental theme ( Best Instrumental Theme):

• Batman Theme ( composer: Neal Hefti )

Best Original Score written for a movie or a TV Special ( Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special):

• Dr. Zhivago (Composer: Maurice Jarre )

Best Instrumental Arrangement ( Best Instrumental Arrangement):

• What Now My Love by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass ( arranger: Herb Alpert )

Best Arrangement as vocal or instrument accompaniment ( Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist Or Instrumentalist A ):

• Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra ( arranger Ernie Freeman )

Packages and music accompanying

Best Album Cover, Graphic ( Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts ):

• Revolver by The Beatles ( Artist: Klaus Voormann )

Best Album Cover, Photography ( Best Album Cover, Photography ):

• Confessions Of A Broken Man by Porter Wagoner ( Artistic Director: Robert M. Jones; Photographer: Les Leverette )

Best music accompanying text ( Best Album Notes ):

Production and Technology

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

• Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra ( technique: Eddie Brackett, Lee Herschberg )

Best technical Classical Recording ( Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

• Wagner: Lohengrin by Pro Musica Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf ( technique: Anthony Salvatore )

Classical music

Best Classical Album of the Year (Album Of The Year - Classical):

• Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D minor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Morton Gould

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

• Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Leinsdorf

Best Opera Recording ( Best Opera Recording):

• Wagner: Die Walküre Régine Crespin of Hans Hotter, James King, Christa Ludwig, Birgit Nilsson and the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Georg Solti

Best classical choral performance (without Opera ) ( Best Classical Choral Performance Other Than Opera):

• Handel: Messiah by Robert Shaw Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Robert Shaw
• Ives: Music for Chorus of the Gregg Smith Singers, Ithaca College Concert Choir, the Texas Boys Choir and the Columbia Chamber Orchestra under the direction of George Bragg

Best solo instrument performance with or without orchestra ( Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists With Or Without Orchestra ):

Best chamber music performance - an instrument or singing ( Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal):

• Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Piston of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players

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

• Prima Donna (works by Barber, Purcell, etc.) by Leontyne Price and the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra, conducted by Francesco Molinari - Pradelli

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Georg Solti
• John Culshaw

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