The
34th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1992. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year (1991).
Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
was the big winner winning three awards including Album of the Year.
- Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959. The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
- David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and arranger.-Career:Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972...
(producer) for "Unforgettable"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. His real name was Irving Goldner. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
" performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
with Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz...
- Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
- David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and arranger.-Career:Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972...
(producer) for Unforgettable... with LoveUnforgettable... with Love is a 1991 album by Natalie Cole, which focuses on covers of songs originally performed by Cole's father, Nat King Cole...
performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
- Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question...
- Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon was a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter.-Biography:Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he studied violin, and after attending public schools in New York City, went to work in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area...
(songwriter) for "Unforgettable"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. His real name was Irving Goldner. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
" performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
with Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz...
- Best New Artist
The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960. 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...
- Marc Cohn
Marc Craig Cohn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his song "Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album Marc Cohn...
- Best Alternative Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991. From 2001 to 2003, the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- R.E.M.
R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry . R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M...
for Out of Time
- Best Traditional Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album has been awarded since 1983. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- B. B. King
Riley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and guitar playing....
for Live at the Apollo
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album has been awarded since 1988. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- Buddy Guy
George "Buddy" Guy is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American blues guitarist and singer. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and many other guitarists, Guy is considered an important exponent of Chicago blues. He is the father of female rapper Shawnna and...
for Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
- Best Album for Children
The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959. Prior to 1992, the award was known as Best Recording for Children and was therefore open to any audio recording, whether it was an album, a single song, a recording of a book, or the audio from a television show or movie...
- Clifford "Barney" Robertson (producer) for A Capella Kids performed by The Maranatha! Kids
- Best Orchestral Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra...
- Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an Argentinian-born pianist and conductor. He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, and Spain. He also holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority. Barenboim first came to prominence as a pianist but is now perhaps better known as a conductor...
(conductor) & the Chicago Symphony OrchestraThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
for CoriglianoJohn Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...
: Symphony No.
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The
34th Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1992. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year (1991).
Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
was the big winner winning three awards including Album of the Year.
Award winners
- Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959. The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
- David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and arranger.-Career:Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972...
(producer) for "Unforgettable"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. His real name was Irving Goldner. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
" performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
with Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz...
- Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is one of the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
- David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and arranger.-Career:Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972...
(producer) for Unforgettable... with LoveUnforgettable... with Love is a 1991 album by Natalie Cole, which focuses on covers of songs originally performed by Cole's father, Nat King Cole...
performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
- Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 to the composer of the song in question...
- Irving Gordon
Irving Gordon was a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter.-Biography:Irving Gordon was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a child, he studied violin, and after attending public schools in New York City, went to work in the Catskill Mountains at some of the resort hotels in the area...
(songwriter) for "Unforgettable"Unforgettable" is a popular song written by Irving Gordon. His real name was Irving Goldner. The song's original working title was "Uncomparable". The music publishing company asked Irving to change it to "Unforgettable". The song was published in 1951....
" performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
with Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz...
- Best New Artist
The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960. 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...
- Marc Cohn
Marc Craig Cohn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his song "Walking in Memphis" from his eponymous 1991 album Marc Cohn...
Alternative
- Best Alternative Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album has been awarded since 1991. From 2001 to 2003, the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- R.E.M.
R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry . R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M...
for Out of Time
Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album has been awarded since 1983. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- B. B. King
Riley B. King , known by the stage name B.B. King, is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and guitar playing....
for Live at the Apollo
- Best Contemporary Blues Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album has been awarded since 1988. From 2001 to 2003 the award recipients included the producers and engineers as well as the artists...
- Buddy Guy
George "Buddy" Guy is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American blues guitarist and singer. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and many other guitarists, Guy is considered an important exponent of Chicago blues. He is the father of female rapper Shawnna and...
for Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
Children's
- Best Album for Children
The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959. Prior to 1992, the award was known as Best Recording for Children and was therefore open to any audio recording, whether it was an album, a single song, a recording of a book, or the audio from a television show or movie...
- Clifford "Barney" Robertson (producer) for A Capella Kids performed by The Maranatha! Kids
Classical
- Best Orchestral Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra...
- Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an Argentinian-born pianist and conductor. He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, and Spain. He also holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority. Barenboim first came to prominence as a pianist but is now perhaps better known as a conductor...
(conductor) & the Chicago Symphony OrchestraThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
for CoriglianoJohn Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...
: Symphony No. 1
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1959. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:...
- Dawn Upshaw
Dawn Upshaw is a world-renowned American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time" by the Los Angeles Times. The recipient of several Grammy Awards and Edison Prize-winning discs, Upshaw is at home both in opera and art song, and in repertoire from Baroque to...
for The Girl With Orange Lips (FallaManuel de Falla y Matheu was a Spanish composer of classical music.-Biography:Manuel de Falla was born in Cádiz. His early teacher in music was his mother; at the age of 9 he was introduced to his first piano professor. Little is known of that period of his life, but his relationship with his...
, RavelJoseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer of Impressionist music known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
, etc.)
- 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....
- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine
James Lawrence Levine is an American conductor and pianist. He is currently the music director of the Metropolitan Opera and of the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
(conductor), Hildegard BehrensHildegard Behrens was a German soprano with a wide repertory including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles.- Biography :Hildegard Behrens was born in Varel, Germany...
, Reiner GoldbergReiner Goldberg is a German opera singer .After his vocal studies at the conservatory of music "Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden, Goldberg made his debut 1967 in the Saxon Theatre in Radebeul. Further stations was in 1973 the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden...
, Matti SalminenMatti Salminen is a Finnish bass, who has sung in all of the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival....
, Hanna SchwarzHanna Schwarz, born 15 August 1943, is a German mezzo-soprano and contralto opera singer. She made her debut in 1970, in the role of Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto, at Hannover...
, Cheryl StuderCheryl Studer is a Grammy Award winning American dramatic soprano who has sung at many of the world's major opera houses. A singer with unusual versatility, Studer has performed more than eighty roles ranging from the dramatic repertoire to roles more commonly associated with lyric sopranos and...
, Bernd WeiklBernd Weikl is an Austrian operatic baritone, best-known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner.- Early career :...
, Ekkehard WlaschihaEkkehard Wlaschiha is a German operatic baritone who specializes in Wagnerian villians of the "howling-and-spitting" type, such as Alberich, Klingsor, Friedrich von Telramund, Don Pizarro, and Kaspar...
, & the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for WagnerWilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas...
: Götterdämmerung
- Best Performance of a Choral Work
The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*In 1961 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Choral ...
- Georg Solti
Sir Georg Solti, KBE was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor. He holds the record for having received the most Grammy awards, having personally won 31, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.- Early career :Solti was born György Stern in Budapest to a Jewish family; his...
(conductor), Margaret HillisMargaret Hillis was an American conductor.Founder and first director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis was one of America’s most distinguished conductors and a musician of uncompromising dedication whose integral career with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus spanned nearly...
(choir director) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra & ChorusThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
for BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organist whose ecclesiastical and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
: Mass in B Minor
- Best Instrumental Soloist With Orchestra
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance has been awarded since 1959. From 1967 to 1971 and in 1987 the award was combined with the award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance and awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists...
- Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor. Long associated with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, he is now music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra....
(conductor), John BrowningJohn Moses Browning , born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world...
& the Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraThe Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra based in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1880 by Joseph Otten as the St. Louis Choral Society, the SLSO is the second-oldest symphony orchestra in the United States as it is preceded by the New York Philharmonic.-History:The St...
for BarberSamuel Osborne Barber II was an American composer of orchestral, opera, choral, and piano music. His Adagio for Strings is among his most popular compositions and widely considered a masterpiece of modern classical music....
: Piano Concerto
- Best Classical Performance Instrumental Solo Without Orchestra
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance has been awarded since 1959. From 1967 to 1971 and in 1987 the award was combined with the award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance and awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists...
- Alicia de Larrocha
Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle was a Spanish Catalan pianist. Reuters referred to her as "the greatest Spanish pianist in history" and Time called her "one of the world's most outstanding pianists"...
for GranadosPantaléon Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña was a Spanish Catalan pianist and composer of classical music. His music is in a uniquely Spanish style and, as such, representative of musical nationalism...
: Goyescas; Allegro de Concierto; Danza Lenta
- Best Chamber Music Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance has been awarded since 1959. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1959 to 1960 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music ...
- Emanuel Ax
Emanuel Ax is a Grammy-winning American-Jewish classical pianist. He is currently a teacher on the faculty of the Juilliard School. He is widely considered to be one of the best living classical pianists.-Early life:...
, Jaime LaredoJaime Laredo is a violinist and conductor. Currently the conductor and Music Director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, he began his musical career when he was five years old. In 1948 he came to North America and took lessons from Antonio DeGrass...
, Yo-Yo MaYo-Yo Ma is a French-born American virtuoso cellist and composer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards. He is one of the most revered cellists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He is also a highly accomplished musician on the piano, viola, and violin.-Biography:Yo-Yo Ma was born in Paris to Chinese...
& Isaac SternIsaac Stern was a Jewish violin virtuoso born in Ukraine.He was renowned for his recordings and for discovering new musical talent.-Biography:...
for BrahmsJohannes Brahms , German composer and pianist, was one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
: Piano Quartets (Opp. 25 and 26)
- Best Contemporary Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition was first awarded in 1961. This award was not presented from 1967 to 1984.The award has had several minor name changes:...
- John Corigliano
John Corigliano is an American composer of classical music and a teacher of music. He is a distinguished professor of music at Lehman College in the City University of New York.-Biography:...
(composer), Daniel BarenboimDaniel Barenboim is an Argentinian-born pianist and conductor. He lives in Berlin and holds citizenship in Argentina, Israel, and Spain. He also holds a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority. Barenboim first came to prominence as a pianist but is now perhaps better known as a conductor...
(conductor) & the Chicago Symphony OrchestraThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
for Corigliano: Symphony No. 1
- Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album has been awarded since 1962. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year - Classical...
- Hans Weber (producer), Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
(conductor), June AndersonJune Anderson is a Grammy Award-winning American coloratura soprano. Originally known for bel canto performances of Rossini, Donizetti, and Vincenzo Bellini, she was the first non-Italian ever to win the prestigious Bellini d'Oro prize...
, Nicolai GeddaThe Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda is a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely recorded tenor in history...
, Adolph GreenAdolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at MGM, during the genre's heyday...
, Jerry HadleyJerry Hadley was an American operatic tenor, who was a protegé of famous soprano Dame Joan Sutherland and her husband, conductor Richard Bonynge...
, Della JonesDella Jones , is a Welsh mezzo-soprano, particularly well-known for her interpretations of works by Händel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, and Britten.-Life and career:Della Jones was born in Tonna, near Neath, Wales...
, Christa LudwigChrista Ludwig is a German mezzo-soprano , distinguished for her performances of opera, Lieder, oratorio and other major religious works like masses and Passions, and solos contained in symphonic literature...
, Kurt Ollmann & the London Symphony OrchestraThe London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
for Bernstein: Candide
Comedy
- Best Comedy Album
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album was awarded from yearly 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time:*From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance...
- Peter Schickele
Johann Peter Schickele is an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music albums featuring music he wrote as P. D. Q. Bach.-Biography:...
for P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...
(composer) for "Basque" performed by James GalwaySir James Galway OBE is a Northern Ireland–born virtuoso flutist from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute"...
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988. From 1988 to 1999 it was called the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television...
- Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, OC, OBC is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter and photographer. Adams was first nominated at the 28th Grammy Awards for Reckless and "It's Only Love" and won the Grammy and in 1992 won the award for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media"...
, Michael KamenMichael Kamen was an American composer , orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician.- Background :Kamen was born in New York City, USA...
& Robert John "Mutt" LangeRobert John "Mutt" Lange is a record producer and songwriter, usually known by his nickname "Mutt" Lange. He is one of the most successful producers in rock history. He has produced albums for artists such as Def Leppard, AC/DC, Foreigner, The Cars, Bryan Adams, Billy Ocean, Savoy Brown and The...
(songwriters) for "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" I Do It for You" is a song co-written and performed by Bryan Adams, featured on his 1991 album Waking up the Neighbours and on the soundtrack for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...
" performed by Bryan Adams
- Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
The Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1960. Until 2001 the award was presented to the composer of the music alone. From 2001 to 2006, the producer and engineers shared in this award...
- John Barry
John Barry, OBE is an English film score composer. He is best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and was hugely influential on the 007 series' distinctive style.-Personal life:...
(composer) for Dances With Wolves
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Dave Grusin
David Grusin is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin has composed many scores for feature films and television, and he has won numerous awards for his soundtrack work. Although he has worked in many musical styles, Grusin is often thought of as a jazz or smooth jazz artist...
(arranger) for "Medley: Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy"
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- Johnny Mandel
Johnny Mandel is a Grammy Award-winning American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz.Among the musicians he has worked with are Count Basie , Frank Sinatra Johnny Mandel (November 23, 1925) is a Grammy Award-winning American composer and arranger of popular songs, film...
(arranger) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
with Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz...
Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
The Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance was first awarded in 1965, to Dottie West. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female...
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
for "Down at the Twist and Shout"
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
The Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1965. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1965 to 1967 the award was known as Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male...
- Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart...
for Ropin' the Wind
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was first awarded in 1970. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1970 the award was known as Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group...
- The Judds
The Judds were a Grammy Award-winning American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. The Judds signed with RCA Records in 1983 and were one of the most popular country music duos of the decade, recording more than ten studio albums and charting many hit singles on the...
for "Love Can Build a Bridge"
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration
The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was first awarded in 1988. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1988 the award was known as Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet...
- Vince Gill
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
, Ricky SkaggsFor the punk rock musician, see Ricky Scaggs.Richard Lee "Ricky" Skaggs is a country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, and banjo.-Early career:Ricky Skaggs started playing music after he was given a mandolin...
& Steve WarinerSteven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...
for "Restless"
- Best Country Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was first awarded in 1970. Between 1986 and 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance ....
- Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, country and classical fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...
for The New Nashville Cats
- Best Country Song
The Grammy Award for Best Country Song has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the writer of the song.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
- John Jarvis, Naomi Judd
Naomi Judd is an American country music singer, songwriter, and activist.-Biography:She was born Diana Ellen Judd to Charles Glen Judd and his wife Pauline Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky. Her father owned a gas station; her mother started out as a homemaker but later became a...
& Paul OverstreetPaul Overstreet is a country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...
(songwriters) for "Love Can Build a Bridge" performed by The JuddsThe Judds were a Grammy Award-winning American country music duo composed of Naomi Judd and her daughter, Wynonna. The Judds signed with RCA Records in 1983 and were one of the most popular country music duos of the decade, recording more than ten studio albums and charting many hit singles on the...
- Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album has been awarded since 1989. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1989 the award was known as Best Bluegrass Recording ...
- Carl Jackson
Carl Jackson is an American country and bluegrass musician. Jackson's first Grammy was awarded in 1992 for his duet album with John Starling titled "Spring Training." In 2003 Jackson produced the Grammy Award-winning CD titled "Livin', Lovin' Losin' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers" - a tribute to...
& John Starling for Spring Training
Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Recording.An award for Best Contemporary Folk Album is also presented...
- Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films known for his style of making use of archival footage and photographs...
& John ColbyJohn Colby was an evangelist and itinerant preacher in the early Free Will Baptist movement in New England....
(producers) for The Civil War - Original Soundtrack performed by various artists
- Best Contemporary Folk Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album was first awarded in 1987. Until 1993 the award was known as the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Recording. In 2007, this category was renamed Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album....
- John Prine
John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
for The Missing Years
Gospel
- Best Pop Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Pop Gospel Album.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year....
- Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman is a Contemporary Christian musician.After starting his career in the late 80s as a songwriter, Chapman has turned into one of the most prolific singers in the genre, releasing more than 20 albums to this date...
for For the Sake of the Call
- Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. From 1991 to 1993 it was awarded as Best Rock/Contemporary Gospel Album.Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year....
- Russ Taff
Russ Taff is an American gospel singer who is originally from Farmersville, California. Taff later then moved to Arkansas where he graduated from Cutter-Morning Star High School in Hot Springs, Arkansas....
for Under Their Influence
- Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. A similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Traditional was awarded from 1978 to 1983...
- Mighty Clouds of Joy
The Mighty Clouds of Joy is an American gospel quartet.-Early years:The Mighty Clouds of Joy were formed in 1960 and started out in a tradition-based style. Eventually they added soul, R&B, and rock flourishes into their musical mix without diluting theessential religious essence of their material...
for Pray For Me
- Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. An similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary, was awarded from 1978 to 1983....
- BeBe Winans
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
& CeCe WinansPriscilla Winans Love and known professionally as CeCe Winans, is an American Gospel singer and winner of numerous Grammy Awards and Stellar Awards.-Early life:...
for Different Lifestyles
- Best Southern Gospel Album
The Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album has been awarded since 1991. Originally the award was for southern gospel only, but the criteria were expanded in 1994...
- The Gaither Vocal Band
The Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy-winning Southern Gospel and contemporary Christian music group.-Musical career:Bill Gaither himself often says that the Gaither Vocal Band was formed in 1981, but it was actually formed in 1980 on the spur of the moment before a concert with the song, "First Day...
for Homecoming
- Best Gospel Album by Choir or Chorus
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album has been awarded since 1991. From 1991 to 1997 it was awarded as Best Gospel Album by a Choir or Chorus....
- Gary Hines (choir director) for The Evolution of Gospel performed by The Sounds of Blackness
Historical
- Best Historical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Historical Album has been presented since 1979. During this time the award had several minor name changes:*In 1979 the award was known as Best Historical Repackage Album*In 1980 it was awarded as Best Historical Reissue...
- Steven Lasker & Andy McKaie (producers) for Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing...
- The Complete Decca Recordings
Jazz
- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo has been awarded since 1959. Before 1979 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances...
- Stan Getz
Stanley Gayetzky or Stanley Gayetsky , usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz saxophone player...
for "I Remember You"
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Individual or Group has been presented since 1959. Before 1962 and from 1972 to 1978 the award title did not specify instrumental performances and was presented for instrumental or vocal performances...
- The Oscar Peterson Trio for Saturday Night at the Blue Note
- Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album has been presented since 1961. From 1962 to 1971 and 1979 to 1991 the award title specified instrumental performances...
- Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer.Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz...
for Live at the Royal Festival Hall
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album has been presented since 1977. Until 2001 this award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance...
- Take 6
Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has 10 Grammy wins, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two...
for He Is Christmas
- Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album has been presented since 1992. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1992 the award was known as Best Contemporary Jazz Performance...
- The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is an American vocal music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both...
for "Sassy"
Latin
- Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
- Vikki Carr
Vikki Carr is an American singer who has performed in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop and country, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish.-Career:After taking the stage name 'Vikki Carr' the singer signed with Liberty Records in 1962...
for Cosas del Amor
- Best Tropical Latin Album
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Tropical Latin Performance...
- Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra-Seijas is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and self-producer who has sold 20 million records, and won numerous awards including nine Latin Grammy Awards two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards. He won 5 Latin Grammy awards in 2007 tying him with Juanes for the...
for Bachata RosaBachata Rose is the 5th studio album by Dominican merengue group Juan Luis Guerra y 440, released December 11, 1990 on KAREN. A smash hit throughout the Americas that earned him the first Grammy Award for the Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album in 1992....
- Best Mexican-American Album
The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album has been awarded since 1984. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Mexican-American Performance...
- Little Joe for 16 de Septiembre
Musical Show
- Best Musical Show Album
The Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album has been awarded since 1959. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Original Cast Album *In 1960 it was awarded as Best Broadway Show Album...
- Cy Coleman
For the fictional principal Seymour Kaufman, see Room 222.Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.-Biography:...
(producer and composer), Mike BernikerMichael Berniker was a record producer who was recognized with nine Grammy Awards over the course of his career for his work on albums with such performers as Perry Como, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Johnny Mathis and Barbra Streisand, as well as Broadway theatre cast recordings, Latin jazz,...
(producer), Adolph GreenAdolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at MGM, during the genre's heyday...
, Betty ComdenBetty Comden , was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century...
(lyricists) & the original Broadway cast for The Will Rogers Follies
Music video
- Best Music Video, Short Form
The Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. A similar award for Best Long Form Music Video has also been awarded since 1984. In 1988 and 1989 the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented for Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance...
- Tarsem (video director) & R.E.M.
R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry . R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M...
for "Losing My Religion"
- Best Music Video, Long Form
The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. A similar award for Best Short Form Music Video has also been awarded since 1984. In 1988 and 1989 the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented for Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance...
- Anthony Eaton (video producer), David Mallet
David Mallet is a director particularly noted for his work on music videos, including David Bowie's innovative "Ashes to Ashes", Rush's "Distant Early Warning, and Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free" videos. He has also served as a producer on television programmes including The Kenny...
, Mark "Aldo" Miceli (video directors) & MadonnaMadonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...
for Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live
New Age
- Best New Age Album
The Grammy Award for Best New Age Album has been awarded since 1987. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1987 the award was known as Best New Age Recording*From 1988 to 1991 it was awarded as Best New Age Performance...
- Chip Davis
Louis F. "Chip" Davis, Jr. is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller.He also wrote the music for C.W. McCall, including the 1975 hit "Convoy".-Biography:...
for Fresh Aire 7
Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Package
The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album. It is presented to the art director of the winning album.- History of the award :...
- Vartan
Vartan may refer to:* Vartan , an Italian comic book published from 1969 to 1977Vardan is an Armenian name and may refer to:People with the surname Vartan:* John Vartan* Michael Vartan* Sylvie Vartan...
(art director) for Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings performed by Billie Holiday Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing...
- Best Album Notes
The Grammy Award for Best Album Notes has been presented since 1964. From 1973 to 1976, a separate award was presented for Best Album Notes - Classical. Those awards are listed under those years below...
- Alan M. Leeds, Cliff White, Harry Weinger, James Brown & Nelson George
Nelson George is an African American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award....
(notes writers) for Star Time performed by James Brown
Polka
- Best Polka Album
The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was first awarded in 1986. From 1986 to 1991 the award was titled the Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording...
- Jimmy Sturr
Jimmy Sturr is a polka musician, trumpeter/clarinetist/saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy...
for Live at Gilley's!
Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. The award goes to the artist...
- Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter, born in Burbank, California. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible...
for "Something to Talk About"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1966 the award was known as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance - Male...
- Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer-songwriter and a former hard rock singer. He is best known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals....
for "When a Man Loves a Woman"
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals has been awarded since 1966. The award had several minor name changes:*From 1966 to 1967, the award was known as Best Contemporary Performance - Group ...
- R.E.M.
R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe , Peter Buck , Mike Mills , and Bill Berry . R.E.M. was one of the first popular alternative rock bands, and gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's unclear vocals. R.E.M...
for "Losing My Religion"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1969.*In 1969 it was awarded as Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental*From 1970 to 1971 it was awarded as Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance...
- Michael Kamen
Michael Kamen was an American composer , orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician.- Background :Kamen was born in New York City, USA...
for Robin Hood: Prince of ThievesRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds. The film was marketed with the tagline "For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law."...
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, 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...
- Al Schmitt
Al Schmitt is a recording engineer and record producer. Schmitt grew up in New York City. After serving in the U.S. Navy he began working at Apex Recording Studios at the age of 19. In the late 50's Schmitt moved to Los Angeles and became a staff engineer at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Blvd in...
, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas & Woody Woodruff (engineers) for "Unforgettable" performed by Natalie ColeNatalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
with Nat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat "King" Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz...
- Best Classical Engineered Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Engineered Record ...
- Gregor Zielinsky (engineer), Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
(conductor) & the London Symphony OrchestraThe London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
for Bernstein: Candide
- Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. The award had several minor name changes:*From 1975 to 1977 the award was known as Best Producer of the Year...
- David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and arranger.-Career:Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972...
- Classical Producer of the Year
The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical has been awarded since 1980. Until 1998 the award was known as The Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year.This award is presented alongside an award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical....
- James Mallinson
James Mallinson is a multiple-Grammy-award winning record producer. He has won a total of 15 such awards in his career, his most recent Grammy nomination - and win - having come in 2006 for Best Opera Recording. He won his first Grammy in 1979, when he was named Classical Producer of the Year. 1980...
R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. The award has had several minor name changes:* In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Female...
- Lisa Fischer
Lisa Fischer is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B vocalist, known for her beautiful image, impressive vocal range and talents that reach high up to the whistle register, and her 1991 smash hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". Fischer has been recognized as one of the most successful session...
for "How Can I Ease the PainHow Can I Ease the Pain is the title of a number-one R&B single by Lisa Fischer. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart . In 1992 the single won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and it also won a 1992 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal...
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- Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte , best known by her stage name of Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She fronted two groups, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, which received minor success on the pop charts in the 1960s, and Labelle, which received acclaim and a...
for Burnin'
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
The Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. The award has had several minor name changes:*In 1968 it was awarded as Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male...
- Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
for Power of Love
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1970. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances...
- Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is a Grammy Award-winning American group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initiated during 1988 as a quintet which originally included Marc Nelson, Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet, with members Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman,and Wanya Morris on Motown Records during...
for Cooleyhighharmony
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. The award is given to the writer of the song...
- Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller is a multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz musician, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist....
, Luther VandrossLuther Ronzoni Vandross was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
& Teddy Vann (songwriters) for "Power of Love/Love Power" performed by Luther Vandross
Rap
- Best Rap Solo Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2002, alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance. In 2003 this award was split into separate awards for Best Female Rap Solo Performance and Best...
- LL Cool J
James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm...
for "Mama Said Knock You Out"
- Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group has been awarded since 1991, alongside the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Previously a single award was presented for Best Rap Performance...
- D.J. Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. is an American actor, film producer and rapper. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film. Newsweek has called him the most powerful actor on the planet...
for "Summertime"
Reggae
- Best Reggae Album
The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album has been awarded since 1985. From 1985 to 1991 the award was called the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording....
- Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks is a Jamaican dancehall/ragga recording artist....
for As Raw as Ever
Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo was presented in 1988, 1992, 1994 and 2005 through 2009. For these years, the award combined and replaced the gender-separate awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance...
- Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter, born in Burbank, California. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible...
for Luck of the DrawLuck of the Draw is the eleventh album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1991 . After being nominated for Grammy awards in four different categories for the album Nick of Time, Raitt went for a creative retreat in Northern California to begin work on Luck of the Draw. "I did it on purpose to see if I...
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- 2000s :*Grammy Awards of 2009**Kings of Leon for "Sex on Fire"*Grammy Awards of 2008**The White Stripes for "Icky Thump"*Grammy Awards of 2007**Red Hot Chili Peppers for "Dani California"*Grammy Awards of 2006...
- Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter, born in Burbank, California. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible...
& Delbert McClintonDelbert McClinton is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. Active as a side-man since at least 1962 and as a band leader since 1972, he has recorded several major-label albums, and has charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Rock Tracks, and Hot Country Songs charts...
for "Good Man, Good Woman"
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance has been awarded since 1980. From 1986 to 1989 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance ...
- Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is an American guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas. Best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, New Age, and country and western music into his recordings.Guitar Player magazine calls Johnson "One of the most...
for "Cliffs of Dover"Cliffs of Dover" is an instrumental song by guitarist Eric Johnson which appeared on his 1990 Ah Via Musicom album. Composed in the key of G major, the song was played with a Fender Stratocaster through a B.K. Butler Tube Driver plugged into a 100-watt Marshall amplifier. The song takes its name...
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- Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. In 1989 it was presented as Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance until the following year, when the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance category was formed. From 1992 to 1994 the award was presented as the...
- Van Halen
Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
for For Unlawful Carnal KnowledgeFor Unlawful Carnal Knowledge is the ninth album by the American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1991. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart, and maintained the position for three weeks...
- Best Metal Performance with Vocal
The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989. In 1992 and 1994 the award was presented as the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance with Vocal....
- Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1981. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk...
for MetallicaMetallica, informally known as The Black Album, is the fifth album by the American heavy metal band Metallica, released August 13, 1991 through Elektra Records. The album features songs that are considered today as Metallica's most well-known tracks, with songs such as "Enter Sandman", "The...
- Best Rock Song
The Grammy Award for Best Rock Song has been awarded since 1992. The award is presented to the writers of the song. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. Bruce Springsteen is the category's biggest winner, at four awards.-...
- Sting (songwriter) for "The Soul Cages"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:*In 1959 the award was known as Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word...
- Ken Burns
Kenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films known for his style of making use of archival footage and photographs...
for The Civil War
Trad Pop
- Best Traditional Pop Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album has been awarded since 1992. The award has had two minor name changes:*In 1992 the award was known as Best Traditional Pop Performance...
- Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole is an American singer, songwriter and performer. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more pop and jazz oriented musical style in the early 1990s...
for "Unforgettable"
World
- Best World Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best World Music Album was awarded from 1991 to 2003. In 2004 the award was split into two new awards for Best Traditional World Music Album and Best Contemporary World Music Album....
- Mickey Hart
Mickey Hart is a percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...
for Planet Drum
Trivia
- Lisa Fischer
Lisa Fischer is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B vocalist, known for her beautiful image, impressive vocal range and talents that reach high up to the whistle register, and her 1991 smash hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". Fischer has been recognized as one of the most successful session...
and Patti LaBellePatricia Louise Holte , best known by her stage name of Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She fronted two groups, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, which received minor success on the pop charts in the 1960s, and Labelle, which received acclaim and a...
both tied in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, therefore both won awards.