8th Annual Grammy Awards
| 8th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 15, 1966 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York City |
| Hosted by | Jerry Lewis |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 8th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 15, 1966, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1965.[1] Roger Miller topped off the Grammys by winning 5 awards,[2] whereas Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra each won 4 awards.
Award winners
The following awards were the winners and nominees of the 8th annual awards ceremony:[3]
- Record of the Year
- Jerry Moss (producer) & Herb Alpert (producer and artist) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- George Martin (producer) for "Yesterday" performed by The Beatles
- Ernie Altschuler & Al Stanton (producers) for "The Shadow Of Your Smile (Love Theme From The Sandpiper)" performed by Tony Bennett
- Esmond Edwards (producer) for "The 'In' Crowd" performed by Ramsey Lewis Trio
- Jerry Kennedy (producer) for "King Of The Road" performed by Roger Miller
- Album of the Year
- Sonny Burke (producer) & Frank Sinatra for September of My Years
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass for Whipped Cream And Other Delights
- Julie Andrews & cast for The Sound Of Music (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Eddy Arnold for My World
- Barbra Streisand for My Name Is Barbra
- The Beatles for Help!
- Song of the Year
- Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster (songwriters) for "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Love Theme From The Sandpiper) performed by Tony Bennett
- John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) for "Yesterday" performed by The Beatles
- Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen (songwriters) for "September Of My Years" performed by Frank Sinatra
- Roger Miller (songwriter & performer) for "King Of The Road"
- Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel & Michel Legrand (songwriters) for "I Will Wait For You - Theme From The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg" performed by Michel Legrand
- Best New Artist
- Tom Jones
- The Byrds
- Glenn Yarbrough
- Horst Jankowski
- Herman's Hermits
- Sonny & Cher
- Marilyn Maye
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Marvin Miller for Dr. Seuss Presents "Fox in Socks" and "Green Eggs and Ham"
- Sterling Holloway & Sebastian Cabot for Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree
- David Seville & The Chipmunks for "Supercalifragelistic Expialidocious"
- Carmel Quinn for Patrick Muldoon And His Magic Balloon
- Diahann Carroll for Love Songs For Children: "A" You're Adorable
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Leopold Stokowski (conductor) & the American Symphony Orchestra for Ives: Symphony No. 4
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Salome (Dance of the Seven Veils, Interlude, Final Scene)/The Egyptian Helen (Awakening Scene)
- Best Opera Recording
- Karl Böhm (conductor), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Evelyn Lear, Fritz Wunderlich & the German Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Berg: Wozzeck
- Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (conductor), the Robert Shaw Chorale & the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms/Poulenc: Gloria
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
- Best Classical Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal
- The Juilliard String Quartet for Bartók: The Six String Quartets
- Best Composition by a Contemporary Classical Composer
- Charles Ives (composer) for Ives: Symphony No. 4 conducted by Leopold Stokowski
- Album of the Year - Classical
- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
- Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
Comedy
- Best Comedy Performance
- Bill Cosby for Why Is There Air?
- Various artists for You Don't Have To Be Jewish
- Earl Doud & Alen Robin for Welcome To The L.B.J. Ranch
- Godfrey Cambridge for Them Cotton Pickin' Days Is Over (Performed Live At The Hungry I)
- The Smothers Brothers for Mom Always Liked You Best
Composing and arranging
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
- Johnny Mandel (composer) for The Sandpiper performed by the Robert Armbruster Orchestra
- Mikis Theodorakis (composer) for Zorba The Greek (Motion Picture) performed by various artists
- Jacques Demy & Michel Legrand (composers) for The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg performed by Jacques Demy
- Jerry Goldsmith, Walter Scharf, Lalo Schifrin & Mort Stevens (composers) for The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Television Show) performed by various artists
- George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney & Ken Thorne (composers) for Help! (Motion Picture) performed by The Beatles
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Herb Alpert (arranger) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Horst Jankowski (arranger & performer) for "Walk In The Black Forest"
- Johnny Mandel (arranger) for "The Shadow Of Your Smile" performed by Robert Armbruster
- Bob Florence (arranger) for "Mission To Moscow" performed by Si Zentner
- Neal Hefti (arranger & performer) for "Girl Talk"
- Jack Mason (arranger) for "A Hard Day's Night" performed by Arthur Fielder (conductor) and the Boston Pops
- Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
- Gordon Jenkins (arranger) for "It Was a Very Good Year" performed by Frank Sinatra
- George Martin (arranger) for "Yesterday" performed by The Beatles
- Burt Bacharach (arranger) for "What The World Needs Now Is Love" performed by Jackie De Shannon
- Les Reed (arranger) for "It's Not Unusual" performed by Tom Jones
- Don Costa (arranger) for "He Touched Me" performed by Barbra Streisand
- Gil Evens (arranger) for "Greensleeves" performed by Kenny Burrell
- Bob Florence (arranger) for "Everything I've Got" performed by Vikki Carr
- Claus Ogerman (arranger) for "Day By Day" performed by Astrud Gilberto
Country
- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
- Jody Miller for "Queen of the House"
- Skeeter Davis for "Sunglasses"
- Molly Bee for "Single Girl Again"
- Dottie West for "Before The Ring On Your Finger Turns Green"
- Wilma Burgess for "Baby"
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
- Bobby Bare for "Talk Me Some Sense"
- Eddy Arnold for "Make The World Go Away"
- Jim Reeves for "Is It Really Over"
- Carl Belew for "Crystal Chandelier"
- Best Country & Western Single
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
- Carl Belew, Eddie Busch & B.J. Moore (songwriters) for "What's He Doing In My World" performed by Eddy Arnold
- Neal Merritt (songwriter) for "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" performed by Little Jimmy Dickens
- Lewis DeWitt (songwriter) for "Flowers On The Wall" performed by the Statler Brothers
- Ted Harris (songwriter) for "Crystal Chandelier" performed by Carl Belew
- Best Country & Western Album
- Roger Miller for The Return of Roger Miller
- Jim Reeves for The Jim Reeves Way
- Eddy Arnold for My World
- Chet Atkins for More Of That Guitar Country
- Hank Williams Sr. & Hanks Williams Jr. for Father And Son
- Best New Country & Western Artist
- The Statler Brothers
- Del Reeves
- Norma Jean
- Wilma Burgess
- Jody Miller
Folk
- Best Folk Recording
- Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba for An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
- Joan Baez for "There But For Fortune"
- The Womenfolk for The Womenfolk At The Hungry I
- Pete Seeger for Strangers And Cousins
- Roscoe Holcomb for Roscoe Holcomb: The High Lonesome Sound
- Miriam Makeba for Makeba Sings
- Peter, Paul & Mary for A Song Will Rise
Gospel
- Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
- Anita Kerr & George Beverly Shea for Southland Favorites
- The Happy Goodman Family for "What A Happy Time"
- Blackwood Brothers for Something Old, Something New
- Tennessee Ernie Ford for Let Me Walk With Thee
- Marian Anderson for "Just Keep On Singing"
- Kate Smith for How Great Thou Art
- Ralph Carmichael Singers And Orchestra for Bos Ashton's Songs Of Living Faith
- Statesmen Quartet with Hovie Lister for All Day Sing And Dinner On The Ground
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist With Small Group
- Ramsey Lewis for "The "In" Crowd" performed by the Ramsey Lewis Trio
- Bill Evans Trio for Trio '65
- Clark Terry & The Bob Brookmeyer Quintet for The Power Of Positive Swinging
- Cal Tjader for Soul Sauce
- Gary McFarland Group for "Soft Samba"
- Paul Desmond & Jim Hall for Glad To Be Unhappy
- Paul Horn for Cycle
- John Coltrane for A Love Supreme
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- Duke Ellington for Ellington '66
- Stan Getz for Mickey One
- Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller conducting Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra for "Love Theme From The Sandpiper"
- Kenny Burrell & Gil Evans Orchestra for Kenny Burrell/Guitar Forms
- Paul Horn for Jazz Suite On The Mass Texts
- Rod Levitt for Insight
- Wes Montgomery With String Orchestra for Bumpin'
- Best Original Jazz Composition
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts performed by Paul Horn
- Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (composers) for Virgin Islands Suite performed by Duke Ellington
- Eddie Sauter (composer) for "Mickey One" performed by Stan Getz
- Oscar Peterson (composer & performer) for Canadiana Suite
- Wes Montgomery (composer & performer) for Bumpin'
- John Coltrane (composer & performer) for A Love Supreme
Musical show
- Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album
- Alan J. Lerner, Burton Lane (composers), & the original cast (Barbara Harris, John Cullum, Tito Vandis, Byron Webster & William Daniels) for On a Clear Day
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
- George Estes (art director) & James Alexander (graphic artist) for Bartók: Concerto No. 2 for Violin/Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin performed by Joseph Silverstein & conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
- Best Album Cover, Photography
- Robert M. Jones (art director) & Ken Whitmore (photographer) for Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts performed by Paul Horn
- Best Album Notes
- Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for September of My Years performed by Frank Sinatra
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Barbra Streisand for My Name Is Barbra
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Frank Sinatra for "It Was a Very Good Year"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- The Anita Kerr Singers for "We Dig Mancini"
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Ward Swingle for Anyone for Mozart? performed by the Swingle Singers
- Best Instrumental Performance
- Herb Alpert for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Female
- Petula Clark for "I Know a Place"
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Vocal Performance - Male
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance - Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
- The Statler Brothers for "Flowers on the Wall"
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Single
- Roger Miller for "King of the Road"
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Larry Levine (engineer) for "A Taste of Honey" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Fred Plaut (engineer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz at Carnegie Hall - An Historic Return
R&B
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Drama Recording
- Goddard Lieberson (producer) for John F. Kennedy - As We Remember Him
References
- ^ "1965 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Roger Miller Tops Grammy". Edmonton Journal. 16 March 1966. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "8th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-09.