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Grammy Award For Best Engineered Recording – Special Or Novel Effects
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects was awarded from 1960 to 1965. The award had several minor name changes: *From 1960 to 1961 the award was known as Best Engineering Contribution – Novelty Recording *From 1962 to 1963 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording – Novelty *From 1964 to 1965 it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects This award was presented alongside the awards for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes: * In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical * In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineeri ... and Best Engineered Album, Classical. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Recipients References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grammy Award For Best Engineered Recording Special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences
The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy Awards, which recognize achievements in the music industry of songs and music which are popular worldwide. The Recording Academy is a founding partner of the Grammy Museum, a non-profit organization whose stated mission is preserving and educating about music history and significance. The Recording Academy also founded MusiCares, a charity that states it serves to impact the health and welfare of the music community. The Recording Academy’s Advocacy team lobbies for music creators’ rights at the local, state, and federal levels. History The origin of the academy dates back to the beginning of the 1950s Hollywood Walk of Fame project. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce asked the help of major recording industry executives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Gabel
Martin Gabel (June 19, 1911 – May 22, 1986) was an American actor, film director and film producer. Life and career Gabel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rebecca and Isaac Gabel, a jeweler, both Jewish immigrants. He married Arlene Francis on May 14, 1946, and they had a son named Peter Gabel. One of Gabel's earliest noted roles was as Neil Williams, a newspaper reporter, on the radio serial comedy ''Easy Aces'' in the mid-to-late 1930s. Gabel's most noted work was as narrator and host of the May 8, 1945, CBS Radio broadcast of Norman Corwin's epic dramatic poem ''On a Note of Triumph'', a commemoration of the fall of the Nazi regime in Germany and the end of World War II in Europe. The broadcast was so popular that the CBS, NBC, Blue and Mutual networks broadcast a second live production of the program on May 13. The Columbia Masterworks record label subsequently published an album of the May 13 production. The production became the title focus of the Academy Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ronettes
The Ronettes were an American girl group from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. They had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters". Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records in March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes". The Ronettes placed nine songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, six of which became Top 40 hits. Among their hit songs are "Be My Baby", which peaked at No. 2, their only contemporary top 10 hit, "Baby, I Love You", " (The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" and " Walking in the Rain". In 1964, the group released their only studio album, ''Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica''. That year, the Rolling Stones were their opening act when they toured the UK. The Ronettes opened for the Beatles on their 1966 US tour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking In The Rain (The Ronettes Song)
"Walking in the Rain" is a song written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector, and Cynthia Weil. It was originally recorded by the girl group the Ronettes in 1964 who had a charting hit with their version. Jay and the Americans released a charting hit cover of the song in 1969. The song has since been recorded by many other artists over the years, including the Walker Brothers. The Ronettes version The Ronettes were the first to release "Walking in the Rain". Their single reached number 23 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1964. The song also reached number three on the R&B Singles Chart in 1965. The single contains sound effects of thunder and lightning, which earned audio engineer Larry Levine a Grammy nomination. Phil Spector produced the record. In 2004, the Ronettes' version was ranked at No. 266 on ''Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time'', while being moved down to No. 269 in the 2010 update. Jay and the Americans version The pop group Jay and the Americans release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Poupées De Paris
''Les Poupées de Paris'' (''The Dolls of Paris'') was a musical theatre, musical puppet show created, produced and directed by Sid and Marty Krofft, that toured the United States throughout the 1960s. History Puppeteers Sid and Marty Krofft had had a successful career on stages in America and Europe throughout the 1950s. One morning, Sid awoke with the idea to create a show with his marionettes for adults only,Sid & Marty Krofft Interview, Part 1 of 5 on YouTube. Retrieved January 17, 2009. complete with music, comedy, horror, celebrities and toplessness, topless puppets. Nat Hart, a maître d'hôtel at the Flamingo Hotel, became a fan of the Krofft's work during repeated viewings of their shows at the hotel. Hart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Mizzy
Victor Mizzy (January 9, 1916 – October 17, 2009) was an American composer for television and movies and musician whose best-known works are the themes to the 1960s television sitcoms ''Green Acres'' and ''The Addams Family''. Mizzy also wrote top-20 songs from the 1930s to 1940s. Early life Mizzy was born in Brooklyn, New York, to two Jewish immigrants, and attended New York University.Burlingame, Jon.Composer Vic Mizzy Dies at 93, ''Variety'', October 19, 2009, 3:14 p.m. PT As a child, he played accordion and piano, and was largely self-taught as a composer. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy where he wrote some of his hit songs. Songwriting In the late 1930s, while based in New York City, Mizzy began composing a string of popular songs. These included Doris Day's 1945 hit "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time". Other Mizzy compositions were "There's a Faraway Look in Your Eye" and " Three Little Sisters", both co-written with lyricist Irving Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Addams Family Theme
The theme for the 1964 TV series ''The Addams Family'' was written and arranged by longtime Hollywood film and television composer Vic Mizzy. The song's arrangement was dominated by a harpsichord, and featured finger-snaps as percussive accompaniment. Actor Ted Cassidy, reprising his " Lurch" voice, punctuated the lyrics with the words "neat", "sweet", and "petite". Mizzy's theme was popular enough to enjoy a single release, though it failed to make the national charts. The closing theme was similar, but was instrumental only and featured such instruments as a triangle, a wooden block, a siren whistle, and a duck call. See also * Addams Groove - a single performed by hip-hop artist Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1991 film ''The Addams Family''. * Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All) - a single by goth metal band Type O Negative Type O Negative were an American gothic metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvin And The Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks named Alvin, Simon, and Theodore who are originally managed by their human adoptive father, David "Dave" Seville. Bagdasarian provided the group's voices by producing sped-up recordings of his own, a technique pioneered on the successful "Witch Doctor". Later in 1958 Bagdasarian released the similarly-engineered "The Chipmunk Song" for which he came up with the chipmunk characters and their human father, attributing the track to them. ''David Seville and the Chipmunks'' released several more records over the following decade until Bagdasarian's death in 1972. The franchise was revived in 1979 with the characters' voices provided by his son Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and the latter's wife Janice Karman. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Annual Grammy Awards
The 7th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1965, at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1964. João Gilberto & Stan Getz won 4 awards. Award winners *Record of the Year **Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz for "The Girl from Ipanema" * Album of the Year **João Gilberto & Stan Getz for ''Getz/Gilberto'' * Song of the Year **Jerry Herman (songwriter) for " Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong *Best New Artist **The Beatles Children's *Best Recording for Children **Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson & Ed Wynn for ''Mary Poppins'' Classical * Best Performance - Orchestra **Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for ''Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts'' * Best Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra) **Fritz Reiner (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for '' Berlioz: Nuits d'Ete (Song Cycle)/Falla: El Amor Brujo'' *Best Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Annual Grammy Awards
The 6th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 12, 1964, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1963. Henry Mancini won 4 awards. Award winners *Record of the Year **Henry Mancini for " Days of Wine and Roses" * Album of the Year (other than classical) **Barbra Streisand for ''The Barbra Streisand Album'' * Song of the Year **Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed by Henry Mancini *Best New Artist **Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers) Children's *Best Recording for Children **Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for ''Bernstein Conducts for Young People'' performed by the New York Philharmonic Classical * Best Classical Performance - Orchestra **Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for '' Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra'' * Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) **Skitch Henderson (conductor), Leontyne Price & the RCA Orchestra for ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Fennell
Frederick Fennell (July 2, 1914 – December 7, 2004) was an internationally recognized conductor and one of the primary figures in promoting the Eastman Wind Ensemble as a performing group. He was also influential as a band pedagogue, and greatly affected the field of music education in the US and abroad. In Fennell's New York Times obituary, colleague Jerry F. Junkin was quoted as saying "He was arguably the most famous band conductor since John Philip Sousa."Wakin, Daniel J''Frederick Fennell, 90, Innovative Band Conductor, Dies'' The New York Times, December 9, 2004. Retrieved 2010-03-23. Early life Fennell was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He chose piccolo as his primary instrument at the age of seven, as drummer in the fife-and-drum corps at the family's encampment called Camp Zeke. He owned his first drum set at age ten. In the John Adams High School orchestra, Fennell performed as the kettledrummer and served as the band's drum major. His studies at the Interlochen Arts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Annual Grammy Awards
The 5th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 15, 1963, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1962. Tony Bennett and Igor Stravinsky each won 3 awards. Award winners *Record of the Year **Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" * Album of the Year (other than classical) **Vaughn Meader for '' The First Family'' * Song of the Year **Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for "What Kind of Fool Am I?" performed by Sammy Davis, Jr. *Best New Artist ** Robert Goulet Children's *Best Recording for Children **Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for '' Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'' Classical * Best Classical Performance - Orchestra **Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for ''Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet'' * Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) **Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Eileen Far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
