Grammy Awards 1962

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At the Grammy Awards in 1962 , the US Grammy Music Prize was awarded for the fourth time .

15 different fields of the music business were recognized and 40 prizes were awarded.

For the first time, an honor gram was awarded for life's work, the first special award winner was Bing Crosby .

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album Of The Year Other Than Classical:

Song of the Year:

  • "Moon River" by Henry Mancini (Authors: Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer )

Best New Artist:

pop

Best female solo vocal performance (Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Solo Vocal Performance (Male):

Best Performance by a Vocal Group (Best Performance By A Vocal Group):

Best performance of a choir (Best Performance By A Chorus)

Best Performance by an orchestra - Dance (Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Dancing):

Best Performance by an orchestra - without dance (Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Other Than Dancing):

Best Rock and Roll Recording (Best Rock and Roll Recording):

Rhythm & Blues

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

Country

Best country and western recording (Best Country & Western Recording):

jazz

Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Soloist or Small Group (Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group, Instrumental):

Best Jazz Instrumental performance - United Group (Best Jazz Instrumental Performance - Large Group, Instrumental):

Best Jazz original composition (Best Original Jazz Composition):

Gospel

Best gospel or other religious recording (Best Gospel Or Other Religious Recording):

Folk

Best Folk Recording (Best Folk Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best recording documentation or spoken text without comedy (Best Documentary Or Spoken Word Recording Other Than Comedy):

Comedy

Best comedy performance (Best Comedy Performance):

Musical show

Best Original Cast Show Album (Best Original Cast Show Album):

Composition / arrangement

Best Instrumental category or best instrumental version of a song (Best Instrumental Theme Or Instrumental Version Of A Song):

Best soundtrack album or best recording of film or television music (Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Score From Motion Picture Or Television):

Best Arrangement (Best Arrangement):

Packages

Best album cover, Classic (Best Album Cover, Classical):

  • Puccini: Madame Butterfly from the Rome Opera Orchestra under the direction of Gabriele Santini (Artistic direction: Marvin Schwartz)

Best Album Cover, No Classical (Best Album Cover, Other Than Classical):

Production and technology

Best Engineering Contribution, Popular Recording:

Best technical contribution - classical music (Best Engineering Contribution, Classical Recording):

Best technical contribution, special effects (Best Engineering Contribution, Novelty):

  • Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America by Stan Freberg (Technique: John Kraus)

Classical music

Classic Album Of The Year (Classical):

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

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

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

Best classical solo instrument performances with orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra):

Best classical solo instrument performance without orchestra (Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Without Orchestra):

Best chamber music performance (Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music):

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

Best contemporary classical composition (Best Contemporary Classical Composition):

Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award