1966 Grammy Awards

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The eighth US Grammy award ceremony took place on March 15, 1966.

46 of these music prizes were awarded in 15 music fields at the 1966 Grammy Awards . There was a special grammar for life's work.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

Song of the Year:

Best New Artist:

pop

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

Best Male 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 instrumental performance (Best Instrumental Performance):

Best Contemporary (Rock & Roll) Vocal Performance, Female (Best Contemporary (R & R) Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Contemporary (Rock & Roll) Vocal Performance, Male (Best Contemporary (R & R) Vocal Performance, Male):

Best Contemporary (Rock & Roll) presentation, Group (vocal or instrumental) (Best Contemporary (R & R) Performance, Group - Vocal Or Instrumental):

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

  • "King Of The Road" by Roger Miller

Rhythm & Blues

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

Country

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

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

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

  • King Of The Road by Roger Miller

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

  • The Return Of Roger Miller by Roger Miller

Best New Country & Western Artist:

jazz

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

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

Best Jazz original composition (Best Original Jazz Composition):

Gospel

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

Folk

Best Folk Recording (Best Folk Recording):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best recording narration or drama (Best Spoken Word Or Drama Recording):

Comedy

Best comedy performance (Best Comedy Performance):

Musical show

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

  • On A Clear Day by the original line-up with Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Tito Vandis, Byron Webster and William Daniels (composers: Alan Jay Lerner , Burton Lane )

Composition / arrangement

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

  • The Sandpiper from the Robert Armbruster Orchestra (composer: Johnny Mandel )

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

  • A Taste Of Honey by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (Arranger: Herb Alpert)

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

Packages and album text

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

  • Bartók: 2nd Violin Concerto / Stravinsky: Violin Concerto by Joseph Silverstein (Artistic Director: George Estes; Graphic Designer: James Alexander)

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

  • Jazz Suite On the Mass Texts by Paul Horn (Artistic Director: Robert M. Jones; Photographer: Ken Whitmore)

Best Album Notes:

Production and technology

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

  • A Taste Of Honey by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (Technique: Larry Levine)

Best Technical classical recording (Best Engineered Recording, Classical):

  • Horowitz At Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return by Vladimir Horowitz (Technique: Fred Plaut)

Classical music

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

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

Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):

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

  • Stravinsky: Psalmensinfonie / Poulenc: Gloria by the Robert Shaw Chorale and the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert Shaw

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

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

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

Best classical solo vocal performance (Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance):

  • Strauss: Salome / Die ägyptische Helena von Leontyne Price and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Erich Leinsdorf

Best composition of a contemporary classical composer (Best Composition by a Contemporary Classical Composer):

Most promising new artists - classical recordings (Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist):

Lifetime Achievement Grammy Awards