1968 Grammy Awards

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The 10th anniversary of the Grammys was celebrated on February 29, 1968.

At the 1968 Grammy Awards , this most important US music prize was awarded in 48 categories from 15 fields. Another honorary Grammy for life's work awarded Irving Berlin to a composer for the first time.

Main categories

Single of the year (Record of the Year):

Album of the Year:

  • Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band of the Beatles

Song of the Year:

  • "Up, Up And Away" from the Fifth Dimension (Author: Jimmy Webb )

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

  • "Ode To Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry

Best contemporary male solo vocal performance (Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance):

  • "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" by Glen Campbell

Best contemporary group performance, vocal or instrumental:

  • "Up, Up And Away" from the 5th Dimension

Best Contemporary Single (Best Contemporary Single):

  • "Up, Up And Away" from the 5th Dimension

Best Contemporary Album (Best Contemporary Album):

  • Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band of the Beatles

Rhythm & Blues

Best female solo vocal performance - R&B (Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Female):

Best Male Solo Vocal Performance - R&B (Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male):

Best R&B group performance, vocal or instrumental (Best R&B Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental):

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

Country

Best female solo vocal performance - Country and Western (Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female):

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

Best country and western performance by a duo, trio or group (vocals or instrumental) (Best Country & Western Performance Duet, Trio Or Group - Vocal Or Instrumental):

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

  • Gentle On My Mind by Glen Campbell (Producer: Al De Lory)

Best Country & Western Song:

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):

Gospel

Best gospel performance (Best Gospel Performance):

Best Sacred-performance (Best Sacred Performance):

Folk

Best Folk Performance (Best Folk Performance):

For children

Best Recording for Children (Best Recording For Children):

language

Best recording narration, documentary or drama (Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording):

Comedy

Best Comedy Recording (Best Comedy Recording):

Musical show

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

Composition / arrangement

Best instrumental theme (Best Instrumental Theme):

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

  • Mission: Impossible (Composer: Lalo Schifrin)

Best Instrumental Arrangement (Best Instrumental Arrangement):

Best arrangement with vocal accompaniment / Best Background Arrangement (Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists / Best Background Arrangement):

Packages and album text

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

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

  • Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits by Bob Dylan (Artist in charge: Robert Cato, John Berg; Photographer: Roland Scherman)

Best Album Notes:

Production and technology

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

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

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):

  • Berg: Wozzeck by Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl, the Choeur Nationale de Paris and the Orchestra of Paris National Opera under the direction of Pierre Boulez

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

  • Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) by various interpreters and the London Symphony Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Leonard Bernstein
  • Orff: Catulli Carmina of the Temple University Choir and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Eugene Ormandy

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

  • Horowitz in Concert (Haydn, Schumann, Scriabin, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin) by Vladimir Horowitz

Best chamber music performance (Best Chamber Music Performance):

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

  • Prima Donna, Volume 2 by Leontyne Price and the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra under the direction of Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Special Merit Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award