6th Annual Grammy Awards
| 6th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 12, 1964 |
| Location | Chicago, Los Angeles and New York |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
The 6th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 12, 1964, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1963.[1][2] Henry Mancini won 4 awards.
Award winners
[edit]The following awards were the winners and nominees of the 6th annual awards ceremony:[3]
- Record of the Year
- Henry Mancini for "Days of Wine and Roses"
- Jack Jones for "Wives And Lovers"
- Tony Bennett for "I Wanna Be Around"
- Barbra Streisand for "Happy Days Are Here Again"
- Sœur Sourire for "Dominique"
- Album of the Year (other than classical)
- Barbra Streisand for The Barbra Streisand Album
- Sœur Sourire for The Singing Nun Album
- Andy Williams for Days Of Wine And Roses
- Al Hirt for Honey In The Horn
- The Swingle Singers for Bach's Greatest Hits
- Song of the Year
- Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed by Henry Mancini
- Burt Bacharach & Hal David (songwriters) for "Wives And Lovers" performed by Jack Jones
- Sacha Distal & Jack Reardon (songwriters) for "The Good Life" performed by Tony Bennett
- Johnny Mercer & Sadie Vimmerstedt (songwriters) for "I Wanna Be Around" performed by Tony Bennett
- Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen (songwriters) for "Call Me Irresponsible" performed by Frank Sinatra
- Best New Artist
- Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers)
- Vikki Carr
- J's With Jamie
- John Gary
- Trini Lopez
Children's
[edit]- Best Recording for Children
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Bernstein Conducts for Young People performed by the New York Philharmonic
- Jack Gilford for Winnie The Pooh
- Peter, Paul and Mary for "Puff (The Magic Dragon)"
- Tom Glazner for On Top Of Spaghetti
- Various Artists for Let's Go To The Zoo
- Pete Seeger for Children's Concert
- Rica Owen Moore for Addition And Subtraction
Classical
[edit]- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
- Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
- Skitch Henderson (conductor), Leontyne Price & the RCA Orchestra for Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
- Best Opera Recording
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Rosalind Elias, Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama Butterfly
- Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
- Benjamin Britten (conductor), Edward Chapman, David Willcocks (choir directors), the Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir for Britten: War Requiem
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for The Sound of Horowitz
- Best Classical Music Performance - Chamber Music
- Julian Bream for Evening of Elizabethan Music performed by the Julian Bream Consort
- Best Classical Composition by a Contemporary Composer
- Benjamin Britten (composer & conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Britten: War Requiem
- Best Classical Album
- Benjamin Britten (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Britten: War Requiem
- Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
Comedy
[edit]- Best Comedy Performance
- Allan Sherman for "Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah"
- The Smothers Brothers for Think Ethnic
- Cassius Clay for I Am The Greatest
- Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks for Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival
- Bill Cosby for Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow, Right!
Composing and arranging
[edit]- Best Instrumental Theme
- Riz Ortolani (composer) for "More - Theme From Mondo Cane"
- Bob Goldstein & David Shire for Washington Square performed by The Village Stompers
- Maurice Jarre (composer & musical director) for Lawrence Of Arabia
- Steve Allen & Ray Brown (composers) for Gravy Waltz
- Jean "Toots" Theilmans (composer & performer) for "Bluesette"
- Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show
- John Addison (composer) for Tom Jones
- Nino Oliviero & Roy Ortolani (composers) for Mondo Cane conducted by Riz Ortolani
- Maurice Jarre (composer & conductor) for Lawrence Of Arabia
- Alex North (composer & conductor) for Cleopatra
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Quincy Jones (arranger) for "I Can't Stop Loving You" performed by Count Basie
- Joe Sherman (arranger) for Washington Square performed by The Village Stompers
- Marty Gold & Peter Nero (arrangers) for "Mountain Greenery" performed by Peter Nero
- Claus Ogerman (arranger) for "More" performed by Kai Winding
- Robert N. Enevoldsen (arranger) for "Gravy Waltz" performed by Steve Allen
- Best Background Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Days of Wine and Roses"
- Pete King (arranger) for "Wives And Lovers" performed by Jack Jones
- Gerald Wilson (arranger) for "Tell Me The Truth" performed by Nancy Wilson
- Nelson Riddle (arranger) for "Call Me Irresponsible" performed by Frank Sinatra
- Benny Carter (arranger) for "Busted" performed by Ray Charles
- Marion Evans (arranger) for "Blame It On The Bossa Nova" performed by Eydie Gorme
Country
[edit]- Best Country & Western Recording
- Bobby Bare for "Detroit City"
- Porter Wagoner for The Porter Wagoner Show
- Lefty Frizzell for "Saginaw, Michigan"
- Johnny Cash for "Ring Of Fire"
- Hank Snow for "Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street)"
- Buck Owens for "Love's Gonna Live Here"
- Flatt and Scruggs for Flatt And Scruggs At Carnegie Hall
Folk
[edit]- Best Folk Recording
- Peter, Paul and Mary for "Blowin' in the Wind"
- Pete Seeger for "We Shall Overcome"
- The Rooftop Singers for Walk Right In
- Miriam Makeba for The World Of Miriam Makeba
- Odetta for Odetta Sings Folk Songs
- Judy Collins for Judy Collins #3
- The New Christy Minstrels for "Green, Green"
Gospel
[edit]- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
- Soeur Sourire for "Dominique"
- The Roger Wagner Chorale & Tennessee Ernie Ford for The Story Of Christmas
- George Beverly Shea for The Earth Is The Lord's (And The Fullness Thereof)
- Kings Of Harmony for "Steppin' Right In"
- Bessie Griffin and The Gospel Pearls for Recorded Live!
- Charles Magnuson & Fred Bock for Piano In Concert
- The Limeliters for Make A Joyful Noise
Jazz
[edit]- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group
- Bill Evans for Conversations with Myself
- Miles Davis for Seven Steps To Heaven
- Peter Nero for Peter Nero In Person
- Al Hirt for Our Man In New Orleans
- Dave Brubeck Quartet for Dave Brubeck At Carnegie Hall
- Thelonious Monk for Criss-Cross
- Ray Brown, Andre Previn, Herb Ellis & Shelly Manne for 4 To Go!
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group
- Woody Herman for Encore: Woody Herman, 1963
- Miles Davis for Seven Steps To Heaven
- Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Plays The Hip Hits
- Al Hirt for Our Man In New Orleans
- Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band for Gerry Mulligan '63
- Oliver Nelson Orchestra for Full Nelson
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Steve Allen & Ray Brown (composers) for "Gravy Waltz" performed by Steve Allen
- Paul Desmond (composer & performer) for Take Ten
- Antonio Carlos Jobim & Newton Mendonça (composers) for "Meditation" performed by Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Dick Grove, Pete Jolly & Tommy Wolf (composers) for "Little Bird" performed by Pete Jolly
- Kenyon Hopkins (composer & conductor) for East Side - West Side
- Charlie Mingus (composer & performer) for "Black Saint And The Sinner Lady"
Musical show
[edit]- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick (composers) & the original cast (Barbara Cook, Jack Cassidy, Barbara Baxley, Daniel Massey, Nathaniel Frey, Ralph Williams & Jo Wilder) for She Loves Me
- Anne Croswell & Lee Pockriss (composers) for Tovarich performed by original Broadway cast including Vivien Leigh, Jean Pierre Aumont & George S. Irving
- Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz (composers) for Jennie performed by original Broadway cast including George D. Wallace and Robin Bailey
- Meredith Willson (composer) for Here's Love performed by original Broadway cast including Valerie Lee, Janis Paige & Laurence Naismith
- Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt (composers) for 110 In The Shade performed by original Broadway cast including Robert Horton and Inga Swenson
Packaging and notes
[edit]- Best Album Cover - Classical
- Robert M. Jones (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
- Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
- John Berg for The Barbra Streisand Album performed by Barbra Streisand
- Best Album Notes
- Stanley Dance & Leonard Feather (notes writers) for The Ellington Era performed by Duke Ellington
Pop
[edit]- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Jack Jones for "Wives and Lovers"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Ward Swingle for Bach's Greatest Hits performed by the Swingle Singers
- Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
- Count Basie for This Time by Basie! Hits of the 50s and 60s
- Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing
- Best Rock and Roll Recording
- April Stevens & Nino Tempo for "Deep Purple"
Production and engineering
[edit]- Best Engineered Recording - Other Than Classical
- James Malloy (engineer) for Charade performed by Henry Mancini
- Best Engineered Recording - Classical
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama Butterfly
- Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
- Robert Fine (engineer) for Civil War Vol. II performed by Frederick Fennell
R&B
[edit]- Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
- Ray Charles for "Busted"
Spoken
[edit]- Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)
- Edward Albee (playwright) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? performed by Melinda Dillon, George Grizzard, Uta Hagen & Arthur Hill
References
[edit]- ^ "Streisand, Jones Win Grammys". The Miami News. 13 May 1964. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "1963 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "6th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-03-31.