The 8th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 15, 1966, at

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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and th ...

and

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. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1965.

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits " King of the Road", " Dang Me", and "Eng ...

topped off the Grammys by winning 5 awards, whereas

Herb Alpert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

and

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the " Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...

each won 4 awards.

Award winners

Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

Jerry Moss Jerome S. Moss (born May 8, 1935) is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpet player and bandleader Herb Alpert. Music career After graduating from Brooklyn College with a degree ...

(producer) &

(producer and artist) for "

A Taste of Honey ''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalise British theatre and address social issues that ...

" performed by

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

** Sonny Burke (producer) &

for ''

September of My Years ''September of My Years'' is a 1965 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released on Reprise Records in August 1965 on LP and October 1986 on CD. The orchestral arrangements are by Gordon Jenkins, their fifth album collaboration. ...

'' * Song of the Year **

Johnny Mandel John Alfred Mandel (November 23, 1925June 29, 2020) was an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. The musicians he worked with include Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Barbra Streisand, Tony Benn ...

Paul Francis Webster Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Life and career Webster was born in New York City, United St ...

(songwriters) for " The Shadow of Your Smile" (Love Theme From '' The Sandpiper'') performed by

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birt ...

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer *Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1 ...

Children's

* Best Recording for Children **

Marvin Miller Marvin Julian Miller (April 14, 1917 – November 27, 2012) was an American baseball executive who served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 to 1982. Under Miller's direction, the players ...

for ''Dr. Seuss Presents " Fox in Socks" and "

Green Eggs and Ham ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2019, the book has sold 8 million copies worldwide. The story has appeared in several adaptations, starting with 1973's '' Dr. Seuss on the Loos ...

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Classical

* Best Classical Performance - Orchestra **

Leopold Stokowski Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and his appear ...

(conductor) & the

American Symphony Orchestra The American Symphony Orchestra is a New York-based American orchestra founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski whose mission is to demystify orchestral music and make it accessible and affordable for all audiences. Leon Botstein is the orchestra's m ...

for '' Ives: Symphony No. 4'' * Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance ** Erich Leinsdorf (conductor),

Leontyne Price Mary Violet Leontyne Price (born February 10, 1927) is an American soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first Af ...

& the

Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 18 ...

for '' Strauss: Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils, Interlude, Final Scene)/The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene)'' *

Best Opera Recording The Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording has been awarded since 1961. The award was originally titled Best Classical Opera Production. The current title has been used since 1962. Prior to 1961 the awards for operatic and choral performances were ...

** Karl Böhm (conductor),

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art song) performers of the post-war period, best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, ...

Evelyn Lear Evelyn Shulman Lear (January 8, 1926 – July 1, 2012) was an American operatic soprano. Between 1959 and 1992, she appeared in more than forty operatic roles, appeared with every major opera company in the United States and won a Grammy Award in ...

, Fritz Wunderlich & the German Opera Orchestra & Chorus for ''

Berg Berg may refer to: People *Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor * Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer Former states * Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...

Wozzeck ''Wozzeck'' () is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg. It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. The opera is based on the drama '' Woyzeck'', which the German playwright Georg Büchner left incomplete at ...

'' * Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera) ** Robert Shaw (conductor), the Robert Shaw Chorale & the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra for ''

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...

: Symphony of Psalms/

Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the best-kno ...

: Gloria'' * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) ** Erich Leinsdorf (conductor),

Arthur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein ( pl, Artur Rubinstein; 28 January 188720 December 1982) was a Polish-American pianist.

& the

for ''

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G'' * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra) **

Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz; yi, וולאַדימיר סאַמוילאָוויטש האָראָוויץ, group=n (November 5, 1989)Schonberg, 1992 was a Russian-born American classical pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of al ...

for ''Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return'' * Best Classical Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal **The Juilliard String Quartet for '' Bartók: The Six String Quartets'' * Best Composition by a Contemporary Classical Composer **

Charles Ives Charles Edward Ives (; October 20, 1874May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed ...

(composer) for ''Ives: Symphony No. 4'' conducted by

* Album of the Year - Classical **

Thomas Frost Thomas Frost (born March 7, 1925) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning classical music producer, who won many of his awards for producing the albums of Vladimir Horowitz. Frost is the father of producer David Frost."Like Father, Like Son", ''Billbo ...

(producer) &

for ''Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return'' * Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist ** Peter Serkin

Comedy

* Best Comedy Performance **

Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...

for '' Why Is There Air?''

Composing and arranging

* Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show **Johnny Mandel (composer) for ''The Sandpiper'' performed by the Robert Armbruster Orchestra * Best Instrumental Arrangement **Herb Alpert (arranger) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass * Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist **

Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Lo ...

(arranger) for " It Was a Very Good Year" performed by Frank Sinatra

Country

* Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female ** Jody Miller for "Queen of the House" * Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male **

for " King of the Road" * Best Country & Western Single **

for "King of the Road" * Best Country & Western Album **

for ''The Return of Roger Miller'' * Best New Country & Western Artist **

The Statler Brothers The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers ...

Folk

* Best Folk Recording **

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an internati ...

& Miriam Makeba for ''An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba''

Gospel

* Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) **

Anita Kerr Anita Jean Kerr (née Grilli, October 13, 1927 – October 10, 2022) was an American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer. She recorded and performed with her vocal harmony groups in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Eur ...

& George Beverly Shea for ''Southland Favorites''

Jazz

* Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist With Small Group ** Ramsey Lewis for " The "In" Crowd" performed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio * Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group **

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was bas ...

for '' Ellington '66'' * Best Original Jazz Composition **

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical eleme ...

(composer) for ''

Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts ''Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts'' is an album by Paul Horn which was composed and conducted by Lalo Schifrin and originally released on the RCA Victor label in 1965.Payne, D.Lalo Schifrin discography accessed July 17, 2015 Reception AllMusic a ...

'' performed by Paul Horn

Musical show

Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959. The award is generally given to the album producer, principal vocalist(s), and the composer and lyricist if they have written a new score which comprises 51% or more pla ...

** Alan J. Lerner,

Burton Lane Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include ''Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and '' On a Clear Day You ...

(composers), & the original cast ( Barbara Harris,

John Cullum John Cullum (born circa 1930) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including '' Shenandoah'' (1975) and '' On the Twentieth Century'' (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Mu ...

, Tito Vandis, Byron Webster & William Daniels) for ''On a Clear Day''

Packaging and notes

* Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts **

George Estes George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ...

(art director) & James Alexander (graphic artist) for '' Bartók: Concerto No. 2 for Violin/

: Concerto for Violin'' performed by Joseph Silverstein & conducted by Erich Leinsdorf * Best Album Cover, Photography ** Robert M. Jones (art director) & Ken Whitmore (photographer) for ''Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts'' performed by Paul Horn * Best Album Notes ** Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for ''

'' performed by Frank Sinatra

Pop

* Best Vocal Performance, Female **

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

for ''My Name Is Barbra'' * Best Vocal Performance, Male **Frank Sinatra for "It Was a Very Good Year" * Best Performance by a Vocal Group **The

Singers for "We Dig Mancini" * Best Performance by a Chorus ** Ward Swingle for ''Anyone for Mozart?'' performed by the Swingle Singers * Best Instrumental Performance **

for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass * Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Female ** Petula Clark for "I Know a Place" * Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Male **

for "King of the Road" * Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental) **

for "

Flowers on the Wall "Flowers on the Wall" is a song made famous by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by Lew DeWitt, the group's original tenor vocalist, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at numbe ...

" * Best Contemporary (R&R) Single **

for "King of the Road"

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical ** Larry Levine (engineer) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by

* Best Engineered Recording, Classical **

Fred Plaut Frederick Plaut (1907–1985) was a recording engineer and amateur photographer. He was employed by Columbia Records in the US during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, eventually becoming the label's chief engineer. Plaut engineered sessions for what wou ...

(engineer) &

for ''Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return''

R&B

* Best Rhythm & Blues Recording **

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the hono ...

for "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"

Spoken

* Best Spoken Word or Drama Recording **

Goddard Lieberson Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911 – May 29, 1977) was the president of Columbia Records from 1956 to 1971, and again from 1973 to 1975. He became president of the Recording Industry Association of America in 1964. He was also a composer, and ...

(producer) for ''John F. Kennedy - As We Remember Him''

References

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