Awards & Winners

1987 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1987 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 30th Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

30th Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter

Honored for : Call Sheet Blues

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Nominee Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock Call Sheet Blues
Wayne Shorter Call Sheet Blues
Billy Higgins Call Sheet Blues
Ron Carter Call Sheet Blues
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
Sananda Maitreya
Swing Out Sister
Cutting Crew
Breakfast Club
Jody Watley
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, James Horner

Honored for : Somewhere Out There
(songwriters)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Suzanne Vega Luka
Michael Masser Didn't We Almost Have It All
Will Jennings Didn't We Almost Have It All
U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Ritchie Valens La Bamba
Cynthia Weil Somewhere Out There
James Horner Somewhere Out There
Barry Mann Somewhere Out There
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

U2, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno

Honored for : The Joshua Tree

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Jackson Bad
Whitney Houston Whitney
Linda Ronstadt Trio
Dolly Parton Trio
Emmylou Harris Trio
Prince Sign 'O' the Times
Daniel Lanois The Joshua Tree
U2 The Joshua Tree
Brian Eno The Joshua Tree
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Smokey Robinson

Honored for : Just to See Her
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stevie Wonder Skeletons
Jonathan Butler Lies
Michael Jackson Bad
Wilson Pickett In The Midnight Hour
Smokey Robinson Just to See Her
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Aretha Franklin

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

Aretha Franklin, George Michael

Honored for : I Knew You Were Waiting

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Michael I Knew You Were Waiting
Aretha Franklin I Knew You Were Waiting
Club Nouveau Lean on Me
The Whispers Rock Steady
Gerald Levert Casanova
Sheena Easton U Got the Look
Prince U Got the Look
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Bill Withers

Honored for : Lean on Me
(Songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Withers Lean on Me
Reginald Calloway Casanova
Stevie Wonder Skeletons
Prince U Got the Look
Lou Pardini Just to See Her
Jimmy George Just to See Her
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Paul Simon

Honored for : Graceland

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Nominee Nominated Work
U2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Steve Winwood Back in the High Life Again
Suzanne Vega Luka
Los Lobos La Bamba
Paul Simon Graceland
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Whitney Houston

Honored for : I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
(from the album Whitney)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Suzanne Vega Luka
Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is a Place On Earth
Carly Simon Coming Around Again
Barbra Streisand One Voice
Whitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

K.T. Oslin

Honored for : 80's Ladies

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Nominee Nominated Work
K.T. Oslin 80's Ladies
Reba McEntire The Last One to Know
Tanya Tucker Love Me Like You Used To
Rosanne Cash King's Record Shop
Emmylou Harris Angel Band
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Randy Travis

Honored for : Always & Forever

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Earle Exit 0
George Strait All My Ex's Live in Texas
Randy Travis Always & Forever
Dwight Yoakam Hillbilly Deluxe
Hank Williams, Jr. Born to Boogie
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Sting

Honored for : Bring On the Night

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Nominee Nominated Work
Elton John Candle in the Wind (live)
Bruce Springsteen Brilliant Disguise
Michael Jackson Bad
Al Jarreau Moonlighting
Sting Bring On the Night
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes

Honored for : (I've Had) The Time of My Life
(from Dirty Dancing soundtrack)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Linda Ronstadt Somewhere Out There
James Ingram Somewhere Out There
Heart Alone
Swing Out Sister Breakout
single
Los Lobos La Bamba
Jennifer Warnes (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Bill Medley (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Bruce Springsteen

Honored for : Tunnel of Love

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Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Marx Don't Mean Nothing
Joe Cocker Unchain My Heart
Bob Seger Shakedown
Tina Turner Better Be Good to Me
Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Frank Zappa

Honored for : Jazz From Hell
(Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist))

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Nominee Nominated Work
Stevie Ray Vaughan Pipeline
Dick Dale Pipeline
Bruce Springsteen Paradise by the \"C\"
Herbie Hancock Wipe Out
Terry Bozzio Wipe Out
Dweezil Zappa Wipe Out
Frank Zappa Jazz From Hell
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Larry Carlton

Honored for : Minute by Minute
(Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist))

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Nominee Nominated Work
Art of Noise Dragnet
Herb Alpert Keep Your Eye on Me
Dave Grusin It Might Be You
Chick Corea Elektric Band Light Years
Larry Carlton Minute by Minute
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

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Nominee Nominated Work
The O'Kanes Can't Stop My Heart from Loving You
Restless Heart I'll Still Be Loving You
The Judds Heartland
Dolly Parton Trio
Emmylou Harris Trio
Linda Ronstadt Trio
The Desert Rose Band The Desert Rose Band
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap

Honored for : Make No Mistake, She's Mine (feat. Kenny Rogers)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ronnie Milsap Make No Mistake, She's Mine (feat. Kenny Rogers)
Kenny Rogers Make No Mistake, She's Mine (feat. Kenny Rogers)
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Don Schlitz, Paul Overstreet

Honored for : Forever and Ever, Amen

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Nominee Nominated Work
Don Schlitz Forever and Ever, Amen
Paul Overstreet Forever and Ever, Amen
K.T. Oslin 80's Ladies
Betsy Cook Telling Me Lies
Linda Thompson Telling Me Lies
Mary Ann Kennedy I'll Still Be Loving You
Pat Bunch I'll Still Be Loving You
Pam Rose I'll Still Be Loving You
Whitey Shafer All My Ex's Live in Texas
Linda J. Shafer All My Ex's Live in Texas
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Dexter Gordon

Honored for : The Other Side of Round Midnight
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

Yusef Lateef

Honored for : Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Wynton Marsalis

Honored for : Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Mercer Ellington

Honored for : Digital Duke
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Asleep at the Wheel

Honored for : String of Pars
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Garrison Keillor

Honored for : Lake Wobegon Days
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Pat Metheny Group

Honored for : Still Life (Talking)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Diane Schuur

Honored for : Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Bobby McFerrin

Honored for : What Is This Thing Called Love
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female

Deniece Williams

Honored for : I Believe In You
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male

Larnelle Harris

Honored for : The Father Hath Provided
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus

Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart

Honored for : Crack the Sky
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

CeCe Winans

Honored for : For Always
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male

Al Green

Honored for : Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus

The Winans, Anita Baker

Honored for : Ain't No Need to Worry

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Winans Ain't No Need to Worry
Anita Baker Ain't No Need to Worry
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

Julio Iglesias

Honored for : Un hombre solo
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

Eddie Palmieri

Honored for : La Verdad
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Los Tigres del Norte

Honored for : Gracias!... América... Sin fronteras
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

Professor Longhair

Honored for : Houseparty New Orleans Style - The Lost Sessions, 1971-72
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Robert Cray Band

Honored for : Strong Persuader
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Honored for : Shaka Zulu
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album

Steve Goodman

Honored for : Unfinished Business
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album

Jimmy Sturr

Honored for : A Polka Just for Me
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

Peter Tosh

Honored for : No Nuclear War
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Bobby McFerrin, Tom Bradshaw, Jack Nicholson, Mark Sottnick

Honored for : The Elephant's Child
(Artist and Producer, Producer, Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jack Nicholson The Elephant's Child
Artist and Producer","Artist","Producer
Tom Bradshaw The Elephant's Child
Artist and Producer","Artist","Producer
Mark Sottnick The Elephant's Child
Artist and Producer","Artist","Producer
Bobby McFerrin The Elephant's Child
Artist and Producer","Artist","Producer
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Robin Williams

Honored for : A Night at the Met
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg

Honored for : Les Misérables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
(Composer and Producer, Lyricist, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Claude-Michel Schönberg Les Misérables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Producer","Composer and Producer","Lyricist
Alain Boublil Les Misérables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Producer","Composer and Producer","Lyricist
Herbert Kretzmer Les Misérables (1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Producer","Composer and Producer","Lyricist
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Ennio Morricone

Honored for : The Untouchables
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Cynthia Weil, James Horner, Barry Mann

Honored for : Somewhere Out There
(Songwriters)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Cynthia Weil Somewhere Out There
Barry Mann Somewhere Out There
James Horner Somewhere Out There
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Bill Holman

Honored for : Take the A Train
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Frank Foster

Honored for : Deedles' Blues
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Bill Johnson

Honored for : King's Record Shop
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Orrin Keepnews

Honored for : The Complete Riverside Recordings
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Orrin Keepnews

Honored for : The Complete Riverside Recordings
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Humberto Gatica, Bruce Swedien

Honored for : Bad

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Nominee Nominated Work
Humberto Gatica Bad
Bruce Swedien Bad
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Thomas Frost, Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Horowitz in Moscow
(Producer, Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vladimir Horowitz Horowitz in Moscow
Artist","Producer
Thomas Frost Horowitz in Moscow
Artist","Producer
Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video

Anthony Eaton

Honored for : The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert
(Video Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video

Jon Blair, John Lloyd, Genesis, James Yukich

Honored for : Land Of Confusion
(Artist, Video Director, Video Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
John Lloyd Land Of Confusion
Video Producer","Artist","Video Director
Genesis Land Of Confusion
Video Producer","Artist","Video Director
Jon Blair Land Of Confusion
Video Producer","Artist","Video Director
James Yukich Land Of Confusion
Video Producer","Artist","Video Director
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Michael Haas, Georg Solti

Honored for : The Nine Symphonies (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Georg Solti)
(Producer, Conductor)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti The Nine Symphonies (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Georg Solti)
Michael Haas The Nine Symphonies (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Georg Solti)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Cord Garben, Gary Lakes, Kathleen Battle, Agnes Baltsa, James Levine, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Hermann Prey

Honored for : R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
(Producer, Conductor, Artists)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Gary Lakes R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
Kathleen Battle R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
Agnes Baltsa R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
Cord Garben R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
Anna Tomowa-Sintow R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
Hermann Prey R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
James Levine R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Artists","Producer","Conductor
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Robert Shaw

Honored for : When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd
(Conductor)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Itzhak Perlman

Honored for : Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 And 4
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Horowitz in Moscow
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy

Honored for : Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lynn Harrell Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Itzhak Perlman Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Vladimir Ashkenazy Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Kathleen Battle

Honored for : Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Krzysztof Penderecki

Honored for : Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Jack Renner

Honored for : Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 / Duruflé: Requiem, Op. 9 (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Robert Shaw)
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

Robert Woods

(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

David Sanborn

Honored for : Chicago Song

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Nominee Nominated Work
David Sanborn Chicago Song
Stanley Turrentine Boogie On Reggae Woman
Jonathan Butler Going Home
Najee Najee's Theme
Herb Alpert Diamonds
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

U2

Honored for : The Joshua Tree

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Nominee Nominated Work
U2 The Joshua Tree
The Georgia Satellites Keep Your Hands to Yourself
Yes Big Generator
Los Lobos By the Light of the Moon
Heart Bad Animals
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Charlie Parker

Honored for : Charlie Parker With Strings
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Elvis Presley

Honored for : Hound Dog
Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

Honored for : Stardust