7th Annual Grammy Awards
| 7th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 13, 1965 |
| Location | Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
The 7th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1965, at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1964.[1][2] João Gilberto & Stan Getz won 4 awards.
Award winners
The following awards were the winners and nominees of the 7th annual awards ceremony:[3]
- Record of the Year
- Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz for "The Girl from Ipanema"
- Barbra Streisand for "People"
- The Beatles for "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
- Louis Armstrong for "Hello, Dolly!"
- Petula Clark for "Downtown"
- Album of the Year
- João Gilberto & Stan Getz for Getz/Gilberto
- Henry Mancini for The Pink Panther
- Barbra Streisand for People
- Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl
- Al Hirt for Cotton Candy
- Song of the Year
- Jerry Herman (songwriter) for "Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong
- Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for "Who Can I Turn To?" performed by Anthony Newley
- Bob Merrill & Jule Styne (songwriters) for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand
- Ray Evans, Jay Livingston & Henry Mancini (songwriters) for Dear Heart performed by Henry Mancini
- John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) for "A Hard Day's Night" performed by The Beatles
- Best New Artist
- The Beatles
- Petula Clark
- Morgana King
- Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Astrud Gilberto
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson & Ed Wynn for Mary Poppins
- Fess Parker for Daniel Boone
- Burl Ives & Children's Chorus for Burl Ives Chim Chim Cher-ee And Other Children's Choices
- Hugh Downs, Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops for Britten: Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
- Mary Martin & The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus for A Spoonful Of Sugar
Classical
- Best Performance - Orchestra
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts
- Best Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)
- Fritz Reiner (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Nuits d'Ete (Song Cycle)/Falla: El Amor Brujo
- Best Opera Recording
- Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Bizet: Carmen
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Chorale for Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
- Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
- Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin
- Best Chamber Music Performance - Vocal
- Noah Greenberg (conductor) & the New York Pro Musica for It Was a Lover and His Lass
- Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental
- Jascha Heifetz, Jacob Lateiner & Gregor Piatigorsky for Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op.1 #1
- Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer
- Samuel Barber for Concerto performed by John Browning
- Best Classical Album
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
- Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
Comedy
- Best Comedy Performance
- Bill Cosby for I Started Out as a Child
- Woody Allen for Woody Allen
- Jonathan Winters for Whistle Stopping
- Godfrey Cambridge Ready Or Not, Here Comes Godfrey Cambridge
- Allan Sherman for For Swingin' Livers Only!
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition (other than jazz)
- Henry Mancini (composer) for "The Pink Panther Theme"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
- Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (composers) for Mary Poppins performed by Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke & various artists
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Henry Mancini (arranger) for "The Pink Panther Theme"
- Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s)
- Peter Matz (arranger) for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand
Country
- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
- Dottie West for "Here Comes My Baby"
- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
- Roger Miller for "Dang Me"
- Best Country & Western Single
- Roger Miller for "Dang Me"
- Best Country & Western Song
- Roger Miller (songwriter) for "Dang Me"
- Best Country & Western Album
- Roger Miller for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug
- Best New Country & Western Artist
Folk
- Best Folk Recording
- Gale Garnett for We'll Sing in the Sunshine
- Woody Guthrie for Woody Guthrie: Library Of Congress Recordings
- The New Christy Minstrels for Today
- Miriam Makeba for The Voice Of Africa
- Bob Dylan for The Times They Are A-Changing
- Peter, Paul and Mary for Peter, Paul And Mary In Concert
- Harry Belafonte for Belafonte At The Greek Theatre
Gospel
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
- Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel Songs
- Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians for This I Believe
- Jo Stafford for Sweet Hour Of Prayer
- James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir for Standin' On The Banks Of The River
- George Beverly Shea for Hymns Of Sunrise And Sunset
- Dominican Nuns of Fichermont for Gregorian Chant
- Roger Williams for Family Album Of Hymns
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
- Stan Getz for Getz/Gilberto
- Pete Jolly for Sweet September
- Andre Previn for My Fair Lady
- Clark Terry & Oscar Peterson for Mumbles
- Miles Davis for Miles Davis In Europe
- The Modern Jazz Quartet with Laurindo Almeida for Collaboration
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- Laurindo Almeida for Guitar from Ipanema
- Woody Herman for Woody Herman '64
- Gil Evans for The Individualism Of Gil Evans
- Rod Levitt for The Dynamic Sound Patterns Of The Rod Levitt Orchestra
- Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini
- Miles Davis & Gil Evans for Quiet Nights
- Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle for Oscar Peterson/Nelson Riddle
- Shelly Manne for My Fair Lady With The Unoriginal Cast
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for "The Cat"
- Dave Brubeck (composer & performer) for "Theme From Mr. Broadway"
- Quincy Jones (composer & performer) for "The Witching Hour"
- Gerald Wilson (composer & performer) for "Paco"
- Duke Ellington (composer & performer) for "Night Creature"
- Bob Florence (composer & performer) for "Here And Now"
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- Jule Styne & Robert Merrill (composers) & the original cast (Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Danny Meehan, Kay Medford, Jean Stapleton & John Lankston) for Funny Girl
- Erin Drake (composer) for What Makes Sammy Run? performed by the original cast including Steve Lawrence, Robert Alda, Al Manheim & Sally Ann Howes
- Timothy Gray & Hugh Martin (composer) for High Spirits performed by original cast including Beatrice Lillie, Tammy Grimes, Edward Woodward & Louise Troy
- Jerry Herman (composer) for Hello, Dolly! performed by original cast including Carol Channing, David Burns, Charles Nelson Reilly & Eileen Brennan
- Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick (composers) for Fiddler On The Roof performed by original cast including Zero Mostel & Beatrice Arthur
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover - Classical
- Robert M. Jones (art director) & Jan Balet (graphic artist) for Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
- Marvin Schwartz (art director) for Verdi: Requiem Mass conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
- Robert "Bob" Cato (art director) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
- David Hecht (photographer) & Robert M. Jones (art director) for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor conducted by Eric Leinsdorf
- William S. Harvey (art director) for Court And Ceremonial Music Of The 16th Century performed by Roger Blanchard Ensemble With The Poulteau Consort
- John Berg (art director) for (Richard) Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra conducted by Eugene Ormandy
- Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
- Robert Cato (art director) & Don Bronstein (photographer) for People performed by Barbra Streisand
- Bob Cato (art director) for The Sounds Of Harlem, Jazz Odyssey Vol. 3 performed by various artists
- Ed Thrasher (photographer & art director) for Poitier Meets Plato performed by Sydney Poitier
- Acy R. Lehman (art director) for Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair Lady performed by Oscar Peterson
- George Jerman (photographer) & George Osaki (art director) for Guitar From Ipanema performed by Laurindo Almeida
- Acy R. Lehman (art director) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto
- Best Album Notes
- Stanton Catlin (album notes writer) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez
- George Sponhaltz (notes writer) for The Young Chevalier performed by Maurice Chevalier
- Rory Guy (notes writer) for The Definitive Piaf performed by Edith Piaf
- Jack Tracy (notes writer) for Quincy Jones Explores The Music Of Henry Mancini performed by Quincy Jones
- Neville Cardus (notes writer) for Mahler Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor/Berg: "Wozzeck" Excerpts performed by Erich Leinsdorf
- Stan Gets, João Gilberto & Gene Lees (notes writer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
- Alexander Cohen (notes writer) for Beyond The Fringe '64 performed by various artists
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Barbra Streisand for People
- Gale Garnett for "We'll Sing In The Sunshine"
- Astrud Gilberto for "The Girl From Ipanema"
- Nancy Wilson for "How Glad I Am"
- Petula Clark for "Downtown"
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Louis Armstrong for "Hello, Dolly!"
- Tony Bennett for "Who Can I Turn To"
- João Gilberto for Getz/Gilberto
- Dean Martin for Everybody Loves Somebody
- Andy Williams for Call Me Irresponsible
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- The Beatles for A Hard Day's Night
- Double Six Of Pairs for The Double Six Sing Ray Charles
- Peter, Paul & Mary for Peter, Paul & Mary In Concert
- The Four Freshmen for More Four Freshmen And Five Trombones
- The Browns for Grand Ole Opry Favorites
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Ward Swingle for The Swingle Singers Going Baroque performed by The Swingle Singers
- Ray Charles Singers for "Love Me With All Your Heart"
- The Serendipity Singers for "Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)"
- Henry Mancini Orchestra And Chorus for "Dear Heart"
- Stan Kenton Orchestra for Artistry In Voices And Brass conducted by Pete Rugolo
- Best Instrumental Performance - Non-Jazz
- Henry Mancini for "The Pink Panther Theme"
- Hollyridge Strings for The Beatles Song Book conducted by Stu Phillips
- Quincy Jones for "Golden Boy (String Version)"
- Al Hirt for "Cotton Candy"
- Peter Nero for "As Long As He Needs Me"
- Best Rock and Roll Recording
- Petula Clark for "Downtown"
- Righteous Brothers for "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
- Roy Orbison for "Oh, Pretty Woman"
- Bobby Vinton for "Mr. Lonely"
- The Beatles for "A Hard Day's Night"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Phil Ramone (engineer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
- George Kneurr & Frank Laico (engineers) for "Who Can I Turn To" performed by Tony Bennett
- James Malloy (engineer) for The Pink Panther performed by Henry Mancini
- Chuck Seitz (engineer) for Sugar Lips performed by Al Hirt
- Bernard "Bernie" Keville (engineer) for Pops Goes The Trumpet performed by Al Hirt, Arthur Fielder & The Boston Pops
- John Kraus (engineer) for Artistry In Voices And Brass performed by Stan Kenton
- Best Engineered Recording
- Douglas Larter (engineer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
- Fred Plaut (engineer) for Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin (Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique"; Debussy: Preludes; Chopin: Etudes Adn Scherzos 1 Thru 4) performed by Vladimir Horowitz
- Lewis W. Layton for Verdi: Falstaff conducted by Georg Solti
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Op.100 conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
- Lewis W. Layton (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 5 In C Sharp Minor conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
- Fred Plaut (engineer) for Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor ("Resurrection") conducted by Leonard Bernstein
- Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
- David Hassinger (engineer) for The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles performed by The Chipmunks
- Larry Levine for Walking In The Rain performed by The Ronettes
- William "Bill" Robinson (engineer) for The Big Sounds Of The Sports Cars
- James Malloy (engineer) for "Main Theme From The Addams Family" performed by Vic Mizzy
- John Norman (engineer) for Les Poupees De Paris performed by various artists
R&B
- Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
- Nancy Wilson for "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
- Dionne Warwick for "Walk On By"
- The Impressions for Keep On Pushing
- Joe Tex for "Hold What You've Got"
- Sam Cooke for "Good Times"
- The Supremes for "Baby Love"
Spoken
- Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)
- That Was The Week That Was for BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy performed by the That Was the Week That Was cast
- John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson & David Brinkley for The Kennedy Wit
- Laurence Olivier for Shakespeare: Othello
- Richard Burton for Shakespeare: Hamlet performed by original Broadway cast including Richard Burton, Hume Cronyn, Alfred Drake & Eileen Herlie
- Sydney Michaels for Dylan performed by original cast including Kate Reid & Alec Guinness
- Richard Burton & Peter O'Toole for Dialogue Highlights From Beckett
References
- ^ "Grammy Awards Presented". Regina Leader-Post. 15 April 1965. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "1964 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "7th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.