1967 Grammy Awards
The musical successes of 1966 were awarded the US Grammy on March 2, 1967 at the ninth award of their kind .
A total of 42 prizes were awarded in 15 different fields at the 1967 Grammy Awards . After three male winners, the jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was the first woman to be honored for her life's work.
Main categories
Single of the year (Record of the Year):
Album of the Year:
- Sinatra: A Man And His Music by Frank Sinatra
Song of the Year:
- "Michelle" from the Beatles (Authors: John Lennon , Paul McCartney )
pop
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Best Vocal Performance, Female):
- "If He Walked Into My Life" by Eydie Gormé
Best Male Vocal Performance (Male):
- "Strangers In The Night" by Frank Sinatra
Best Performance by a Vocal Group (Best Performance By A Vocal Group):
- "A Man And A Woman" by the Anita Kerr Singers
Best performance of a choir (Best Performance By A Chorus)
- "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" (from Dr. Schiwago) by the Ray Conniff Singers
Best instrumental performance (without 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) group performance, vocals 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, male or female (Best R & B Solo Vocal Performance, Male Or Female):
- "Crying Time" by Ray Charles
Best R&B group performance, vocal 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 Pop Vocal Performance - Country and Western (Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Female):
- Don't Touch Me by Jeannie Seely
Best Male Pop 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 & 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 narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):
- Edward R. Murrow - A Reporter Remembers, Vol. 1 The War Years by Edward R. Murrow
Comedy
Best comedy performance (Best Comedy Performance):
- Wonderfulness by Bill Cosby
Musical show
Best music of an original cast show album (Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album):
- Mame from 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 A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist):
- Strangers In The Night by Frank Sinatra (Arranger: Ernie Freeman)
Packages and album text
Best Album Cover, Graphic (Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts):
- Revolver from 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 Album Notes:
- Sinatra At The Sands by Frank Sinatra (Author: Stan Cornyn)
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 from the Pro Musica Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the direction of 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 by 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 under the direction of Erich Leinsdorf
Best Opera Recording (Best Opera Recording):
- Wagner: Die Walküre by Régine Crespin , Hans Hotter , James King , Christa Ludwig , Birgit Nilsson and the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of Georg Solti
Best classical choral performance (without opera) (Best Classical Choral Performance Other Than Opera):
- Handel: Messiah of the Robert Shaw Orchestra and choir under the direction of Robert Shaw
- Ives: Music for Chorus by the Gregg Smith Singers, the 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):
- Baroque guitar music (works by Bach, Sanz, Weiss etc.) by Julian Bream
Best chamber music performance - instrument or singing (Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal):
- Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Piston by the Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Best classical solo 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 under the direction of Francesco Molinari-Pradelli