Hosted by Dean Martin Date 29 November 1959 Host Dean Martin | Other ceremonies 1959, 1961 | |
Location Los Angeles and New York |
The 2nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on November 29, 1959 at Los Angeles and New York. Hosted by Meredith Willson, this marked the first televised Grammy Award ceremony, and it was aired in episodes as special Sunday Showcase. It was held in the same year as the first Grammy Awards in 1959, and no award ceremony was held in 1960. These awards recognized musical accomplishments by performers for that particular year. Duke Ellington won three awards.
Contents
Award winners
Children's
Classical
Comedy
Composing and arranging
Country
Folk
Jazz
Musical show
Packaging and notes
Pop
Production and engineering
R&B
Spoken
References
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