Awards & Winners

1966 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1966 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 9th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

9th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Paul McCartney, John Lennon

Honored for : Michelle

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Charles Singleton Strangers in the Night
Bert Kaempfert Strangers in the Night
Eddie Snyder Strangers in the Night
Don Black Born Free
John Barry Born Free
Maurice Jarre Lara's Theme
Paul Francis Webster Lara's Theme
Joe Darion The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Mitch Leigh The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Paul McCartney Michelle
John Lennon Michelle
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Frank Sinatra, Sonny Burke

Honored for : A Man and His Music

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Nominee Nominated Work
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass What Now My Love
The Beatles Revolver
Barbra Streisand Color Me Barbra
Frank Sinatra A Man and His Music
Sonny Burke A Man and His Music
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Bowen

Honored for : Strangers in the Night

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
David Houston Almost Persuaded
The Mamas & the Papas Monday, Monday
Jimmy Bowen Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass What Now My Love
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female

Eydie Gorme

Honored for : If He Walked Into My Life
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Jeannie Seely

Honored for : Don't Touch Me
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

David Houston

Honored for : Almost Persuaded
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton

Honored for : Almost Persuaded

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Sherrill Almost Persuaded
Glenn Sutton Almost Persuaded
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Neal Hefti

Honored for : Batman Theme
Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male

Frank Sinatra

Honored for : Strangers in the Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jim Reeves Distant Drum
Jack Jones The Impossible Dream
David Houston Almost Persuaded
Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night
Paul McCartney Eleanor Rigby
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Vocal Group

Anita Kerr Singers

Honored for : A Man and A Woman

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Beach Boys Good Vibrations
The Association Cherish
The Sandpipers Guantanamera
The Mamas & the Papas Monday, Monday
Anita Kerr Singers A Man and A Woman
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus

The Ray Conniff Singers, Ray Conniff

Honored for : Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Ray Conniff Singers Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)
Ray Conniff Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Maurice Jarre

Honored for : Lara's Theme
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Jerry Herman

Honored for : Mame
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Bill Cosby

Honored for : Wonderfulness
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Edward R. Murrow

Honored for : Edward R. Murrow - A Reporter Remembers Vol. I The War Years
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Marvin Miller

Honored for : If I Ran the Zoo, Dr. Seuss' Sleep Book

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marvin Miller Dr. Seuss' Sleep Book
Marvin Miller If I Ran the Zoo
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Stan Cornyn

Honored for : Sinatra at the Sands
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Wes Montgomery

Honored for : Goin' Out of My Head
Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition

Duke Ellington

Honored for : In the Beginning God
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song

New Vaudeville Band

Honored for : Winchester Cathedral
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance

Paul McCartney

Honored for : Eleanor Rigby
(Solo Vocal Performance)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul McCartney Eleanor Rigby
The Mamas & the Papas Monday, Monday
Group Performance
New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
Recording
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Mamas & the Papas

Honored for : Monday, Monday
(Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female

Ray Charles

Honored for : Cryin' Time
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Ramsey Lewis

Honored for : Hold It Right There
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Cortelia Clark

Honored for : Blues In The Street
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Porter Wagoner, The Blackwood Brothers

Honored for : Grand Old Gospel

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Porter Wagoner Grand Old Gospel
The Blackwood Brothers Grand Old Gospel
Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording

David Houston

Honored for : Almost Persuaded
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Herb Alpert

Honored for : What Now My Love
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Ernie Freeman

Honored for : Strangers in the Night
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Lee Herschberg, Eddie Brackett

Honored for : Strangers in the Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lee Herschberg Strangers in the Night
Eddie Brackett Strangers in the Night
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Anthony Salvatore

Honored for : Wagner: Lohengrin (Leinsdorf conducting the Boston Symphony Pro Musica Chorus and soloists)
Grammy Award for Best Album Cover, Photography

Les Leverette, Robert M. Jones

Honored for : Confessions of a Broken Man

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert M. Jones Confessions of a Broken Man
Les Leverette Confessions of a Broken Man
Grammy Award for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts

Klaus Voormann

Honored for : Revolver
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Morton Gould, Howard Scott

Honored for : Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor
(Producer, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Howard Scott Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor
Morton Gould Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Erich Leinsdorf

Honored for : Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Minor
Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists

Julian Bream

Honored for : Baroque Guitar
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Georg Solti

Honored for : Die Walküre
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

George Bragg, Gregg Smith

Honored for : Ives: Music For Chorus

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregg Smith Ives: Music For Chorus
George Bragg Ives: Music For Chorus
Robert Shaw Handel: Messiah
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Robert Shaw

Honored for : Handel: Messiah

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gregg Smith Ives: Music For Chorus
George Bragg Ives: Music For Chorus
Robert Shaw Handel: Messiah
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Prima Donna (Works Of Barber, Purcell, Etc.)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Boston Symphony Chamber Players

Honored for : Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works Of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Piston
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance

The Mamas & the Papas

Honored for : Monday, Monday
(Group Performance)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul McCartney Eleanor Rigby
The Mamas & the Papas Monday, Monday
Group Performance
New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
Recording
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance

New Vaudeville Band

Honored for : Winchester Cathedral
(Recording)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul McCartney Eleanor Rigby
The Mamas & the Papas Monday, Monday
Group Performance
New Vaudeville Band Winchester Cathedral
Recording
Grammy Trustees Award
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance

Ray Charles

Honored for : Crying Time
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Eydie Gorme

Honored for : If He Walked Into My Life

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sandy Posey Born a Woman
Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Barbra Streisand Color Me Barbra
Ella Fitzgerald Ella at Duke's Place
Eydie Gorme If He Walked Into My Life