Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group

The Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group , in German "Grammy Award for the best performance by a vocal group", is a music prize that was awarded from 1961 to 1968 by the American Recording Academy in the field of pop music .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories was the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group . The prize was awarded from 1961 to 1968. A singing group was understood to mean a group of two to six singers. At the same time, the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus was presented to choirs (with more than seven singers) during these years . Before 1961, both categories were jointly awarded the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus . From 1966 onwards, there was an overlap with the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal category , which was awarded until 2011.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	plant	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
1961	Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence	United States	We Got Us	Greenfields - The Brothers Four All over the place - The Hi-Los Here We Go Again! - The Kingston Trio Scandinavian Shuffle - The Swe-Danes
1962	Lambert, Hendricks & Ross	United States	High flying	Voices in Fun - The Four Freshmen Close Up - The Kingston Trio The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters - The Limeliters
1963	Peter, Paul and Mary	United States	If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)	The Swingers - The Four Freshmen The Hi-Los Happen to Folk Songs - The Hi-Los A Song for Young Love - The Lettermen Through Children's Eyes - The Limeliters
1964	Peter, Paul and Mary	United States	Blowin 'in the wind	Waitin 'for the Evening Train - The Anita Kerr Quartet Hey, look us over! - The J's with Jamie Like Sing - Jackie and Ray Kral The Hi-Los Happen to Bossa Nova - The Hi-Los
1965	The Beatles	United Kingdom	A hard day's night	Grand Ole Opry Favorites - The Browns The Double Six of Paris Sing Ray Charles - The Double Six of Paris More Four Freshmen and Five Trombones - The Four Freshmen In Concert - Peter, Paul & Mary
1966	Anita Kerr Singers	United States	We Dig Mancini	Help! - The Beatles Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits Flowers on the Wall - The Statler Brothers You Were on My Mind - We Five
1967	Anita Kerr Singers	United States	A man and a woman	Cherish - The Association Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas Guantanamera - The Sandpipers
1968	The 5th dimension	United States	Up, up and away	Windy - The Association Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles The Letter - The Box Tops I'm a Believer - The Monkees

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved May 4, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved May 4, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .