Awards & Winners

1961 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1961 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 4th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

4th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer

Honored for : Moon River
(Songwriters)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jimmy Dean Big Bad John
Hank Cochran A Little Bitty Tear
Tony Velona Lollipops and Roses
Adolph Green Make Someone Happy
Jule Styne Make Someone Happy
Betty Comden Make Someone Happy
Johnny Mercer Moon River
Henry Mancini Moon River
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Judy Garland

Honored for : Judy at Carnegie Hall
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Jack Jones

Honored for : Lollipops and Roses
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Henry Mancini

Honored for : Moon River
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dave Brubeck Take Five
Jimmy Dean Big Bad John
Frank Sinatra The Second Time Around
Si Zentner Up a Lazy River
Henry Mancini Moon River
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Judy Garland

Honored for : Judy at Carnegie Hall
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ray Charles Genius + Soul = Jazz
Nat King Cole The Nat King Cole Story
Henry Mancini Breakfast at Tiffany's
Si Zentner Great Band With Great Voices / Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands
The Johnny Mann Singers Great Band With Great Voices / Swing the Great Voices of the Great Bands
West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
Soundtrack
Judy Garland Judy at Carnegie Hall
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Igor Stravinsky

Honored for : Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre Du Printemps; Petrouchka
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Galt MacDermot

Honored for : African Waltz
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male

Jack Jones

Honored for : Lollipops and Roses
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jimmy Dean Big Bad John
Burl Ives A Little Bitty Tear
Steve Lawrence Portrait of My Love
Andy Williams Danny Boy
Jack Jones Lollipops and Roses
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

André Previn

Honored for : André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Stan Kenton

Honored for : Kenton's West Side Story
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition

Galt MacDermot

Honored for : African Waltz
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing

Si Zentner

Honored for : Up a Lazy River
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra

Henry Mancini

Honored for : Breakfast at Tiffany's
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement

Henry Mancini

Honored for : Moon River
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Honored for : High Flying
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Four Freshmen Voices in Fun
The Lettermen The Way You Look Tonight
The Limeliters The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters / Sing Out!
The Kingston Trio Close-Up
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross High Flying
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus

The Johnny Mann Singers, Si Zentner Orchestra

Honored for : Great Band With Great Voices

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Johnny Mann Singers Great Band With Great Voices
Si Zentner Orchestra Great Band With Great Voices
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Henry Mancini

Honored for : Breakfast at Tiffany's
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television

Irwin Kostal, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Sid Ramin

Honored for : West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
(Music Directors)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Irwin Kostal West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
Sid Ramin West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
Saul Chaplin West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
Johnny Green West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Frank Loesser

Honored for : How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Nichols and May

Honored for : Mike Nichols and Elaine May-An evening with
(Artists)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Leonard Bernstein

Honored for : Humor In Music
(Narrator)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Robert Arnold

Honored for : Judy at Carnegie Hall
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects

John Kraus

Honored for : Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical

James R. Silke

Honored for : Judy at Carnegie Hall
(Art Director)
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Leonard Bernstein

Honored for : Peter and the Wolf
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song

Chubby Checker

Honored for : Let's Twist Again
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording

Jimmy Dean

Honored for : Big Bad John
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Belafonte Folk Singers

Honored for : At Home And Abroad
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Mahalia Jackson

Honored for : Every Time I Feel the Spirit
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Peter Nero

(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Lettermen
Timi Yuro
Ann-Margret
Dick Gregory
Peter Nero
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Charles Münch

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

William Primrose, Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky

Honored for : Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
William Primrose Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Jascha Heifetz Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Gregor Piatigorsky Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Isaac Stern

Honored for : Violin Concerto No. 1
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Laurindo Almeida

Honored for : Reverie For Spanish Guitar
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Gabriele Santini

Honored for : Madame Butterfly
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Robert Shaw

Honored for : Bach: B Minor Mass
(Choir Director)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Joan Sutherland

Honored for : The Art Of The Prima Donna
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Igor Stravinsky

Honored for : Movements for Piano and Orchestra: I
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Lewis W. Layton

Honored for : Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Best Album Cover - Classical

Marvin Schwartz

Honored for : Madame Butterfly
(Art Director)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

Ray Charles

Honored for : Hit the Road Jack