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4th Annual Grammy Awards

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Network
  
CBS

Other ceremonies
  
1961, 1963

Date
  
29 May 1962

Location
  
Chicago, Los Angeles and New York

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The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 29, 1962 at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1961.

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Award winners

  • Record of the Year
  • Henry Mancini for "Moon River"
  • Album of the Year (other than classical)
  • Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie Hall
  • Song of the Year
  • Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Moon River" performed by Henry Mancini
  • Best New Artist
  • Peter Nero

    • Children's

  • Best Recording for Children
  • Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

    • Classical

  • Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
  • Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
  • Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
  • Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Joan Sutherland & the Royal Opera House Orchestra for The Art of the Prima Donna
  • Best Opera Recording
  • Gabriele Santini (conductor), Victoria de los Ángeles, Jussi Björling, Miriam Pirazzini, Mario Sereni & the Rome Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama Butterfly
  • Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
  • Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale for Bach: B Minor Mass
  • Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (with orchestra)
  • Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1
  • Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
  • Laurindo Almeida for Reverie for Spanish Guitar
  • Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
  • Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
  • Best Contemporary Classical Composition
  • Laurindo Almeida (composer and artist) for Discantus
  • Igor Stravinsky (composer and artist) for Stravinsky: Movements for Piano and Orchestra
  • Album of the Year - Classical
  • Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre du Printemps; Petrushka

    • Comedy

  • Best Comedy Performance
  • Elaine May & Mike Nichols for An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May

    • Composing and arranging

  • Best Instrumental Theme or Instrumental Version of Song
  • Galt MacDermot for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley
  • Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television
  • Henry Mancini (composer) for Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Best Arrangement
  • Henry Mancini (arranger & artist) for "Moon River"

    • Country

  • Best Country & Western Recording
  • Jimmy Dean for Big Bad John

    • Folk

  • Best Folk Recording
  • The Belafonte Folk Singers for Belafonte Folk Singers at Home and Abroad

    • Gospel

  • Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
  • Mahalia Jackson for Everytime I Feel the Spirit

    • Jazz

  • Best Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental)
  • André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold Arlen
  • Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
  • Stan Kenton for Kenton's West Side Story
  • Best Original Jazz Composition
  • Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley

    • Musical show

  • Best Original Cast Show Album
  • Frank Loesser (composer) & the original cast with Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland & Sammy Smith for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television
  • Irwin Kostal, John Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin (music directors) & the original cast for West Side Story

    • Packaging and notes

  • Best Album Cover - Classical
  • Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly performed by the Rome Opera Orchestra conducted by Gabriele Santini
  • Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
  • Jim Silke (art director) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland

    • Pop

  • Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
  • Judy Garland for Judy at Carnegie Hall
  • Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
  • Jack Jones for "Lollipops and Roses"
  • Best Performance by a Vocal Group
  • Lambert, Hendricks & Ross for High Flying
  • Best Performance by a Chorus
  • Johnny Mann for Great Band With Great Voices performed by the Johnny Mann Singers and the Si Zentner Orchestra
  • Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
  • Si Zentner for Up a Lazy River
  • Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Other Than Dancing
  • Henry Mancini for Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Best Rock and Roll Recording
  • Chubby Checker for "Let's Twist Again"

    • Production and engineering

  • Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording
  • Robert Arnold (engineer) for Judy at Carnegie Hall performed by Judy Garland
  • Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
  • Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Charles Münch (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
  • Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
  • John Kraus (engineer) for Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America performed by Stan Freberg

    • R&B

  • Best Rhythm & Blues Performance
  • Ray Charles for "Hit the Road Jack"

    • Spoken

  • Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)
  • Leonard Bernstein for Humor in Music

    • References

    4th Annual Grammy Awards Wikipedia
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