Grammy Awards of 1959 Totally Explained

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The inaugural Grammy Awards were held in 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Domenico Modugno, Henry Mancini, Ella Fitzgerald and Ross Bagdasarian Sr. each won 2 awards.

Award winners:

Record of the Year
- Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blue Dipinto di Blu (Volare)"

Album of the Year

Henry Mancini for The Music from Peter Gunn

Song of the Year

Domenico Modugno for "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)"

Children's

Best Recording for Children

Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"

Comedy

Best Comedy Performance

Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for "The Chipmunk Song", performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as "David Seville and the Chipmunks"

Composing and arranging

Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (over 5 minutes duration)

Nelson Riddle (composer) for "Cross Country Suite"

Best Arrangement

Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) for The Music from Peter Gunn

Country

Best Country & Western Performance

The Kingston Trio for "Tom Dooley"

Jazz

Best Jazz Performance, Individual

Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook

Best Jazz Performance, Group

Count Basie for Basie

Musical Show

Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV)

Meredith Willson (composer) & the original cast with Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, David Burns, Eddie Hodges, Pert Kelton & Helen Raymond for The Music Man

Best Sound Track Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast

André Previn & the original cast for Gigi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Packaging and Notes

Best Album Cover Photography

Frank Sinatra for Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely

Pop

Best Vocal Performance, Female

Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook

Best Vocal Performance, Male

Perry Como for "Catch a Falling Star"

Best Performance by a Vocal Group or Chorus

Keely Smith & Louis Prima for "That Old Black Magic"

Best Performance by a Dance Band

Count Basie for Basie

Best Performance by an Orchestra

Billy May for Billy May's Big Fat Brass

Production and engineering

Best Engineered Record - Non-Classical

Ted Keep (engineer) for "The Chipmunk Song" performed by David Seville

Best Engineered Record (Classical)

Sherwood Hall III (engineer), Laurindo Almeida & Salli Terri for Duets with a Spanish Guitar

R&B

Best Rhythm & Blues Performance

The Champs for "Tequila"

Spoken

Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word

Stan Freberg for The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows

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