Awards & Winners

1969 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1969 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 12th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

12th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Johnny Cash

Honored for : A Boy Named Sue
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Waylon Jennings and the Kimberlys

Honored for : MacArthur Park
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Shel Silverstein

Honored for : A Boy Named Sue
(Songwriter)
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Honored for : Variations on a Theme by Eric Satie
(Best Contemporary Instrumental Performance)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Wes Montgomery

Honored for : Willow Weep for Me
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Quincy Jones

Honored for : Walking in Space
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass

Honored for : The Nashville Brass Featuring Danny Davis Play More Nashville Sounds
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Fifth Dimension, Bones Howe

Honored for : Aquarius - Let the Sunshine In
(Producer, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fifth Dimension Aquarius - Let the Sunshine In
Blood, Sweat & Tears Spinning Wheel
Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue
Peggy Lee Is That All There Is
Henry Mancini A Time for Us
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

James William Guercio, Blood, Sweat & Tears

Honored for : Blood, Sweat & Tears

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash
Johnny Cash At San Quentin
The Beatles Abbey Road
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears
James William Guercio Blood, Sweat & Tears
Fifth Dimension The Age of Aquarius
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Joe South

Honored for : Games People Play

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Clayton-Thomas Spinning Wheel
Larry Kusik Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Nino Rota Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Eddie Snyder Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Joe South Games People Play
Burt Bacharach Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Hal David Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Burt Bacharach I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Hal David I'll Never Fall in Love Again
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Neon Philharmonic
Chicago
Led Zeppelin
Oliver
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Henry Mancini

Honored for : Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Fred Lipsius

Honored for : Spinning Wheel
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Geoff Emerick

Honored for : Abbey Road
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Johnny Cash

Honored for : Nashville Skyline
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Peggy Lee

Honored for : Is That All There Is

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peggy Lee Is That All There Is
Dionne Warwick This Girl's in Love With You
Vikki Carr With Pen in Hand
Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man
Jackie DeShannon Put A Little Love In Your Heart
Brenda Lee Johnny One Time
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Harry Nilsson

Honored for : Everybody\u2019s Talkin\u2019 (mono)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe South Games People Play
B. J. Thomas Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Frank Sinatra My Way
Harry Nilsson Everybody's Talkin'
Ray Stevens Gitarzan
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Fifth Dimension

Honored for : Aquarius - Let the Sunshine In
(Best Contemporary)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash
The Beatles Abbey Road
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears
Fifth Dimension Aquarius - Let the Sunshine In
The Neon Philharmonic Morning Girl
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Performance by a Chorus

Percy Faith

Honored for : Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song

Joe South

Honored for : Games People Play
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Aretha Franklin

Honored for : Share Your Love With Me
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Joe Simon

Honored for : The Chokin' Kind
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

The Isley Brothers

Honored for : It's Your Thing
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

King Curtis

Honored for : Games People Play
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Richard Lewis Spencer

Honored for : Color Him Father
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance

Edwin Hawkins

Honored for : Oh Happy Day
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Tammy Wynette

Honored for : Stand By Your Man
Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance

Jake Hess

Honored for : Ain't That Beautiful Singing
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

The Blackwood Brothers, Porter Wagoner

Honored for : In Gospel Country
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Blackwood Brothers In Gospel Country
Artists
Porter Wagoner In Gospel Country
Artists
Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording

Joni Mitchell

Honored for : Clouds
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

John Barry

Honored for : Midnight Cowboy
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Burt Bacharach

Honored for : Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Hal David, Phil Ramone, Henry Jerome, Burt Bacharach

Honored for : Promises, Promises
(Producer, Composer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Henry Jerome Promises, Promises
Producers","Composer
Phil Ramone Promises, Promises
Producers","Composer
Hal David Promises, Promises
Producers","Composer
Burt Bacharach Promises, Promises
Producers","Composer
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Peter, Paul and Mary

Honored for : Peter, Paul and Mommy
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Bill Cosby

Honored for : Sports
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Diane Linkletter, Art Linkletter

Honored for : We Love You Call Collect
(Narrators)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Art Linkletter We Love You Call Collect
Diane Linkletter We Love You Call Collect
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind-Tourre

Honored for : Switched\u2010On Bach
(Artist, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rachel Elkind-Tourre Switched\u2010On Bach
Artist","Producer
Wendy Carlos Switched\u2010On Bach
Artist","Producer
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Pierre Boulez

Honored for : Boulez Conducts Debussy, Vol. 2 Images Pour Orchestre
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, Chicago Brass Ensemble, Cleveland Brass Ensemble

Honored for : The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (The Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and New England Brass Ensembles (With E. Power Biggs, Organ))
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (The Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and New England Brass Ensembles (With E. Power Biggs, Organ))
Chicago Brass Ensemble The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (The Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and New England Brass Ensembles (With E. Power Biggs, Organ))
Cleveland Brass Ensemble The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli (The Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland and New England Brass Ensembles (With E. Power Biggs, Organ))
Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists

Wendy Carlos

Honored for : Switched\u2010On Bach
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Herbert von Karajan, Otto Gerdes

Honored for : Wagner: Siegfried
(Producer, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Herbert von Karajan Wagner: Siegfried
Otto Gerdes Wagner: Siegfried
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Ward Swingle, Luciano Berio

Honored for : Sinfonia
(Artist, Choir Director)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ward Swingle Sinfonia
Luciano Berio Sinfonia
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Leontyne Price

Honored for : Leontyne Price Sings Barber
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Wendy Carlos

Honored for : Switched\u2010On Bach
(Engineer)
Grammy Trustees Award