Awards & Winners

1988 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1988 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 31st Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

31st Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Randy Holland, Anita Baker, Skip Scarborough

Honored for : Giving You the Best That I Got
(Songwriters)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Skip Scarborough Giving You the Best That I Got
Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got
Luther Vandross Any Love
Marcus Miller Any Love
Babyface Don't Be Cruel
Daryl Simmons Don't Be Cruel
L.A. Reid Don't Be Cruel
Johnny Kemp Just Got Paid
Gene Griffin Just Got Paid
Jimmy George I'll Always Love You
Randy Holland Giving You the Best That I Got
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

K.T. Oslin

Honored for : Hold Me
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
K.T. Oslin Hold Me
Tanya Tucker Strong Enough to Bend
k.d. lang I'm Down to My Last Cigarette
Reba McEntire Reba
Emmylou Harris Back In Baby's Arms
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Randy Travis

Honored for : Old 8x10
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Randy Travis Old 8x10
Lyle Lovett Pontiac
Dan Seals Addicted
Rodney Crowell Diamonds & Dirt
Dwight Yoakam Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Judds

Honored for : Give a Little Love
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Judds Give a Little Love
The Forester Sisters Sincerely
The Oak Ridge Boys Gonna Take a Lot of River
Restless Heart Big Dreams in a Small Town
Highway 101 Highway 101, Volume 2
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

k.d. lang, Roy Orbison

Honored for : Crying
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
k.d. lang Crying
Roy Orbison Crying
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

K.T. Oslin

Honored for : Hold Me
(Songwriter)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
K.T. Oslin Hold Me
Vern Gosdin Chiseled in Stone
Max D. Barnes Chiseled in Stone
Lyle Lovett She's No Lady
Rodney Crowell I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried
Homer Joy Streets of Bakersfield
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Cecil McBee, Pharoah Sanders, David Murray

Honored for : Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecil McBee Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
McCoy Tyner Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
Pharoah Sanders Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
Roy Haynes Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
David Murray Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

Bill Monroe

Honored for : Southern Flavor
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Gil Evans

Honored for : Bud and Bird
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Asleep at the Wheel

Honored for : Sugarfoot Rag
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Robert Shaw, Robert Woods

Honored for : Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)
(Producer, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Shaw Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)
Robert Woods Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Linda Goldstein, Bobby McFerrin

Honored for : Don't Worry Be Happy
(Producer, Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Jackson Man in the Mirror
Steve Winwood Roll With It
Tracy Chapman Fast Car
Anita Baker Giving You the Best that I Got
Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy
Linda Goldstein Don't Worry Be Happy
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

George Michael

Honored for : Faith
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sting ...Nothing Like the Sun
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman
Steve Winwood Roll With It
Bobby McFerrin Simple Pleasures
George Michael Faith
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Bobby McFerrin

Honored for : Don't Worry Be Happy
(Songwriter)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sting Be Still My Beating Heart
Brenda Russell Piano in the Dark (feat. Joe Esposito)
Tracy Chapman Fast Car
Anita Baker Giving You the Best that I Got
Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Tracy Chapman

(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Toni Childs
Take 6
Rick Astley
Vanessa L. Williams
Tracy Chapman
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Tracy Chapman

Honored for : Fast Car
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Taylor Dayne Tell It to My Heart
Whitney Houston One Moment in Time
Brenda Russell Get Here
Joni Mitchell Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm
Tracy Chapman Fast Car
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Bobby McFerrin

Honored for : Don't Worry Be Happy
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Michael Father Figure
Sting Be Still My Beating Heart
Phil Collins A Groovy Kind of Love
Steve Winwood Roll With It
Bobby McFerrin Don't Worry Be Happy
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Manhattan Transfer

Honored for : Brasil
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Beach Boys Kokomo
Joe Esposito Piano in the Dark (feat. Joe Esposito)
Brenda Russell Piano in the Dark (feat. Joe Esposito)
The Escape Club Wild, Wild West
Miami Sound Machine Anything for You
The Manhattan Transfer Brasil
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

David Sanborn

Honored for : Close-Up
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kenny G Silhouette
Joe Satriani Always With Me, Always With You
MARRS Pump Up the Volume
Mike Post Music From LA Law And Otherwise
David Sanborn Close-Up
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Tina Turner

Honored for : Tina Live in Europe
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Melissa Etheridge Bring Me Some Water
Pat Benatar All Fired Up
Sinéad O'Connor The Lion and the Cobra
Toni Childs Don't Walk Away
Tina Turner Tina Live in Europe
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Robert Palmer

Honored for : Simply Irresistible
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson
Eric Clapton After Midnight
Rod Stewart Forever Young
Joe Cocker Unchain My Heart
Robert Palmer Simply Irresistible
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

U2

Honored for : Desire
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts I Hate Myself for Loving You
INXS Kick
Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning
Little Feat Let It Roll
U2 Desire
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Carlos Santana

Honored for : Blues for Salvador
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joe Satriani Surfing With the Alien
Frank Zappa Guitar
Jimmy Page Writes of Winter
The Jeff Healey Band Hideaway
Carlos Santana Blues for Salvador
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental

Jethro Tull

Honored for : Crest of a Knave
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jane's Addiction Nothing\u2019s Shocking
Metallica \u2026and Justice for All
AC/DC Blow Up Your Video
Iggy Pop Cold Metal
Jethro Tull Crest of a Knave
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Anita Baker

Honored for : Giving You the Best That I Got
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Taylor Dayne I'll Always Love You
Vanessa L. Williams The Right Stuff
Perri "Pebbles" Reid Girlfriend
Karyn White The Way That You Love Me
Anita Baker Giving You the Best That I Got
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Sananda Maitreya

Honored for : Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Teddy Pendergrass Joy
Al B. Sure! Nite and Day
Stevie Wonder Characters
Luther Vandross Any Love
Sananda Maitreya Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Gladys Knight & the Pips

Honored for : Love Overboard
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Jets Rocket 2 U
Experience Unlimited Da' Butt
The Robert Cray Band Acting This Way
New Edition If It Isn't Love
Gladys Knight & the Pips Love Overboard
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance

Chick Corea

Honored for : Light Years
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Doc Powell What's Going On
Gerald Albright So Amazing
George Howard Reflections
Cornell Dupree Coast To Coast
Paul Jackson, Jr. I Came To Play
Chick Corea Light Years
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

Honored for : Parents Just Don't Understand
(Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Parents Just Don't Understand
J. J. Fad Supersonic
Kool Moe Dee Wild Wild West
LL Cool J Going Back to Cali
Salt-N-Pepa Push It
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

Shadowfax

Honored for : Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Yellowjackets

Honored for : Politics
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female

Betty Carter

Honored for : Look What I Got!
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Bobby McFerrin

Honored for : Brothers
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group

Take 6

Honored for : Spread Love
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Michael Brecker

Honored for : Don't Try This at Home
(Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Female

Amy Grant

Honored for : Lead Me On
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance, Male

Larnelle Harris

Honored for : Larnelle Christmas
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus

The Winans

Honored for : The Winans Live At Carnegie Hall
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female

Aretha Franklin

Honored for : One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male

BeBe Winans

Honored for : Abundant Life
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus

Take 6

Honored for : Take 6
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

Roberto Carlos

Honored for : Roberto Carlos '88
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

Rubén Blades

Honored for : Antecedente
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Linda Ronstadt

Honored for : Canciones de Mi Padre
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

Willie Dixon

Honored for : Hidden Charms
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Robert Cray Band

Honored for : Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album

Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Ralph Rinzler

Honored for : Folkways: A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
(Producers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ralph Rinzler Folkways: A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Harold Leventhal Folkways: A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Don DeVito Folkways: A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album

Tracy Chapman

Honored for : Tracy Chapman
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album

Jimmy Sturr

Honored for : Born to Polka
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

Honored for : Conscious Party
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Robin Williams, Ry Cooder, Mark Sottnick

Honored for : Pecos Bill
(Artist, Composer and producer, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Sottnick Pecos Bill
Robin Williams Pecos Bill
Ry Cooder Pecos Bill
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Robin Williams

Honored for : Good Morning Vietnam
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Stephen Sondheim, Jay David Saks

Honored for : Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)
(Composer and Lyricist, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay David Saks Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)
Stephen Sondheim Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Mike Post

Honored for : Theme From L.A. Law
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Cong Su, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne

Honored for : The Last Emperor
(Composers)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ryuichi Sakamoto The Last Emperor
Cong Su The Last Emperor
David Byrne The Last Emperor
Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video

Michael Hamlyn, Ben Dossett, U2

Honored for : Where the Streets Have No Name
(Video director, Video Producer, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
U2 Where the Streets Have No Name
Ben Dossett Where the Streets Have No Name
Michael Hamlyn Where the Streets Have No Name
Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video

Susan Zwerman, Jay Levey, "Weird Al" Yankovic

Honored for : I'm Fat
(Artist, Video producer, Video director)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Zwerman I'm Fat
Jay Levey I'm Fat
"Weird Al" Yankovic I'm Fat
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Roger Kellaway

Honored for : Memos From Paradise
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Jonathan Tunick

Honored for : No One Is Alone
(Arranger)
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Anthony DeCurtis

Honored for : Crossroads
(Album notes writer)
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Bill Levenson

Honored for : Crossroads
(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Bill Johnson

Honored for : Tired Of Runnin'
(Art director)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Tom Lord-Alge

Honored for : Roll With It
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Neil Dorfsman

(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Robert Shaw, Robert Woods, Louis Lane

Honored for : Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
(Conductors, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Woods Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
Robert Shaw Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
Louis Lane Rorem: String Symphony; Sunday Morning; Eagles
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Christopher Raeburn, Plácido Domingo, Siegmund Nimsgern, Jessye Norman, Hans Sotin, Eva Randová, Georg Solti, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Honored for : In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
(Artists, Producer, Conductor)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Siegmund Nimsgern In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Plácido Domingo In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Jessye Norman In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Christopher Raeburn In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Eva Randová In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Hans Sotin In fernem Land, Wagner; Lohengrin
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Robert Shaw

Honored for : Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)
(Conductor)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Alicia de Larrocha

Honored for : Iberia / Navarra / Suite Española
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie, Murray Perahia, Georg Solti

Honored for : Bartók: Sonata For Two Pianos & Percussion
(Artists)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Murray Perahia Bartók: Sonata For Two Pianos & Percussion
Evelyn Glennie Bartók: Sonata For Two Pianos & Percussion
David Corkhill Bartók: Sonata For Two Pianos & Percussion
Georg Solti Bartók: Sonata For Two Pianos & Percussion
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Luciano Pavarotti

Honored for : Luciano Pavarotti in Concert - (Rogoletto - LaTraviata - LaBoehme)
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

John Adams

Honored for : Nixon in China
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Jack Renner

Honored for : Requiem & Operatic Choruses (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor Robert Shaw)
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

Robert Woods

(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Jesse Jackson

Honored for : Speech By Rev. Jesse Jackson
(Narrator)
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Lamont Dozier, Phil Collins

Honored for : Two Hearts
(Buster)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phil Collins Two Hearts
Lamont Dozier Two Hearts
Grammy Trustees Award
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Béla Bartók, Joseph Szigeti, Benny Goodman

Honored for : Bartók: Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet & Piano
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Artur Schnabel, Malcolm Sargent, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Honored for : Beethoven: Concerto for Piano Numbers 1\u20135
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Billie Holiday

Honored for : Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Charlie Parker Septet

Honored for : Ornithology / Night in Tunisia
(Ornithology)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Woody Guthrie

Honored for : This Land Is Your Land
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Chuck Berry

Honored for : Maybellene / Wee Wee Hours