Awards & Winners

1990 Grammy Awards

Check winners and nominations of 1990 Grammy Awards. Check awards winners of 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

33rd Annual Grammy Awards

Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Anita Baker

Honored for : Compositions
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Patti LaBelle I Can't Complain
Regina Belle Make It Like It Was
Perri "Pebbles" Reid Givin' You the Benefit
Janet Jackson Alright
Anita Baker Compositions
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Luther Vandross

Honored for : Here and Now
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Al B. Sure! Missunderstanding
Johnny Gill Johnny Gill
Tevin Campbell Round and Round (Soul Mix edit)
Babyface Whip Appeal
Luther Vandross Here and Now
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Rick James, MC Hammer, Alonzo Miller

Honored for : U Can't Touch This
(Songwriters)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alonzo Miller U Can't Touch This
MC Hammer U Can't Touch This
Rick James U Can't Touch This
Terry Steele Here and Now
David L. Elliott Here and Now
Babyface My, My, My
L.A. Reid My, My, My
Daryl Simmons My, My, My
Sonora Sam I'll Be Good to You
Louis Johnson I'll Be Good to You
George Johnson I'll Be Good to You
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Alright
Janet Jackson Alright
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance

MC Hammer

Honored for : U Can't Touch This
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
MC Hammer U Can't Touch This
Monie Love Monie in the Middle
Queen Latifah All Hail the Queen
Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby
Big Daddy Kane I Get the Job Done
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Moe Dee, Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones III, Melvin Glover

Honored for : Back on the Block
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ice-T Back on the Block
Big Daddy Kane Back on the Block
Quincy Jones III Back on the Block
Kool Moe Dee Back on the Block
Quincy Jones Back on the Block
Melvin Glover Back on the Block
Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet
The West Coast Rap All-Stars We\u2019re All in the Same Gang
Digital Underground The Humpty Dance
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince And in this Corner...
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Mariah Carey

Honored for : Vision of Love
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mariah Carey Vision of Love
Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
Bette Midler From a Distance
Whitney Houston I'm Your Baby Tonight
Lisa Stansfield All Around the World
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Kathy Mattea

Honored for : Where've You Been
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kathy Mattea Where've You Been
Mary Chapin Carpenter Quittin' Time
Reba McEntire You Lie
K.T. Oslin Come Next Monday
Carlene Carter I Fell in Love
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Vince Gill

Honored for : When I Call Your Name
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Vince Gill When I Call Your Name
Randy Travis Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
Doug Stone I'd Be Better Off (In a Pine Box)
Dwight Yoakam Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
Garth Brooks Friends in Low Places
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Roy Orbison

Honored for : Oh Pretty Woman
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Roy Orbison Oh Pretty Woman
Michael Bolton Georgia on My Mind
Phil Collins Another Day In Paradise
Billy Joel Storm Front
James Ingram I Don't Have The Heart
Rod Stewart Downtown Train
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Aaron Neville, Linda Ronstadt

Honored for : All My Life
(Artists)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Neville All My Life
Linda Ronstadt All My Life
Bruce Hornsby & The Range Across the River
The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody (album version)
Heart All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You
The B-52's Roam
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

Sinéad O'Connor

Honored for : I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Replacements All Shook Down
Kate Bush The Sensual World
Laurie Anderson Strange Angels
World Party Goodbye Jumbo
Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Kentucky Headhunters

Honored for : Pickin' on Nashville
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Kentucky Headhunters Pickin' on Nashville
Alabama Jukebox in My Mind
Restless Heart Fast Movin' Train
Shenandoah Ghost In This House
The Judds Love Can Build a Bridge
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance

Metallica

Honored for : Stone Cold Crazy
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Judas Priest Painkiller
Anthrax Persistence of Time
Suicidal Tendencies Lights... Camera... Revolution!
Megadeth Rust in Peace\u2026 Polaris
Metallica Stone Cold Crazy
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler

Honored for : Poor Boy Blues
(Artists)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chet Atkins Poor Boy Blues
Mark Knopfler Poor Boy Blues
B.B. King Waiting on the Light to Change
Randy Travis Waiting on the Light to Change
Lorrie Morgan Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
Keith Whitley Til a Tear Becomes a Rose
Kris Kristofferson Highwayman 2
Willie Nelson Highwayman 2
Johnny Cash Highwayman 2
Waylon Jennings Highwayman 2
George Jones A Few Ole Country Boys
Randy Travis A Few Ole Country Boys
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Don Henry, Jon Vesner

Honored for : Where've You Been
(Songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jon Vesner Where've You Been
Don Henry Where've You Been
Vince Gill When I Call Your Name
Tim DuBois When I Call Your Name
Charlie Black Come Next Monday
K.T. Oslin Come Next Monday
Rory Michael Bourke Come Next Monday
Earl Bud Lee Friends in Low Places
Dewayne Blackwell Friends in Low Places
Tony Arata The Dance
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Oscar Peterson

Honored for : The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
(Soloist)
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

Mark Isham

Honored for : Mark Isham
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Honored for : The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio Live at the Blue Note
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

Alison Krauss

Honored for : I've Got That Old Feeling
(Artists)
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Frank Foster

Honored for : Basie's Bag
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler

Honored for : So Soft Your Goodbye
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Knopfler So Soft Your Goodbye
Chet Atkins So Soft Your Goodbye
Asleep at the Wheel Pedernales Stroll
David Grisman Dawg '90
Foster and Lloyd Whoa
Wild Rose Wild Rose
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Vladimir Horowitz

Honored for : The Last Recording
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Itzhak Perlman

Honored for : Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor/Glazunov: Violin Concerto In A Minor
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

Leonard Bernstein

Honored for : Bernstein: Arias & Barcarolles
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham

Honored for : Another Day In Paradise
(Artist, Producer, Producer)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phil Collins Another Day In Paradise
Hugh Padgham Another Day In Paradise
Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 You
MC Hammer U Can't Touch This
Bette Midler From a Distance
Mariah Carey Vision of Love
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Quincy Jones

Honored for : Back on the Block
(Artist, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Quincy Jones Back on the Block
Phil Collins ...But Seriously
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey
MC Hammer Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
Wilson Phillips Wilson Phillips
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Julie Gold

Honored for : From a Distance
(Songwriter)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Gold From a Distance
Phil Collins Another Day in Paradise
Chynna Phillips Hold On
Glen Ballard Hold On
Carnie Wilson Hold On
Mariah Carey Vision of Love
Ben Margulies Vision of Love
Prince Nothing Compares 2 U
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Mariah Carey

(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mariah Carey
Lisa Stansfield
Wilson Phillips
The Kentucky Headhunters
The Black Crowes
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Angelo Badalamenti

Honored for : Twin Peaks Theme
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Theme
Quincy Jones Septembro
Phil Collins Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Stanley Jordan Wat's Goin' On
Kenny G Going Home
Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance

Alannah Myles

Honored for : Black Velvet
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alannah Myles Black Velvet
Tina Turner Steamy Windows
Janet Jackson Black Cat
Stevie Nicks Whole Lotta Trouble
Melissa Etheridge The Angels
Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance

Eric Clapton

Honored for : Bad Love
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Clapton Bad Love
Jon Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory
Joe Cocker You Can Leave Your Hat On
Billy Idol Cradle of Love
Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Aerosmith

Honored for : Janie's Got a Gun
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aerosmith Janie's Got a Gun
Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground
Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mine
INXS Suicide Blonde
The Rolling Stones Almost Hear You Sigh
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

The Vaughan Brothers

Honored for : D/FW
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Vai Passion and Warfare
The Vaughan Brothers D/FW
Joe Satriani Flying in a Blue Dream
Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom
The Allman Brothers Band True Gravity
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance

Living Colour

Honored for : Time\u2019s Up
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mötley Crüe Kickstart My Heart
Jane's Addiction Ritual de lo habitual
Faith No More Epic
AC/DC The Razors Edge
Living Colour Time\u2019s Up
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Ray Charles, Chaka Khan

Honored for : I'll Be Good to You
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Chaka Khan I'll Be Good to You
En Vogue Born to Sing
After 7 Can't Stop
Al B. Sure! The Secret Garden
El DeBarge The Secret Garden
James Ingram The Secret Garden
Barry White The Secret Garden
Was (Not Was) Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
Ray Charles I'll Be Good to You
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance

Quincy Jones

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

Ella Fitzgerald

Honored for : All That Jazz
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male

Harry Connick, Jr.

Honored for : We Are in Love
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album

Petra

Honored for : Beyond Belief
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Sandi Patty

Honored for : Another Time...Another Place
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Bruce Carroll

Honored for : The Great Exchange
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album

Tramaine

Honored for : Live
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Take 6

Honored for : So Much 2 Say
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album

Rev. James Cleveland

Honored for : Having Church
(Choir Director)
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

José Feliciano

Honored for : Por Que Te Tengo Que Olvidar
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

Tito Puente

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

Texas Tornados

Honored for : Soy De San Luis
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

B.B. King

Honored for : Live at San Quentin
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Vaughan Brothers

Honored for : Family Style
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album

Doc Watson

Honored for : On Praying Ground
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album

Shawn Colvin

Honored for : Steady On
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

Bunny Wailer

Honored for : Time Will Tell
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album

Jimmy Sturr

Honored for : When It's Polka Time at Your House
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Alan Menken, Howard Ashman

Honored for : The Little Mermaid
(Composer, Lyricist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Menken The Little Mermaid
Howard Ashman The Little Mermaid
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Peter Schickele

Honored for : Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
(Artist)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

David Caddick

Honored for : Les Misérables (1988 studio cast)
(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Pat Metheny

Honored for : Change of Heart
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

James Horner

Honored for : Glory
(Composer)
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Howard Ashman, Alan Menken

Honored for : Under the Sea
(Composer, Lyricist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Menken Under the Sea
Howard Ashman Under the Sea
Grammy Award for Best Music Film

MC Hammer, John Oetjen, Rupert Wainwright

Honored for : Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
(Video Producer, Video Director, Artist)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rupert Wainwright Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
John Oetjen Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
MC Hammer Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
Phil Collins The Singles Collection
Leonard Bernstein Bernstein In Berlin Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Eurythmics We Too Are One
The Who Live - Featuring The Rock Opera \"Tommy\"
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Jerry Hey, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton, Ian Prince

Honored for : Birdland
(Arranger)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Ian Prince Birdland
Rod Temperton Birdland
Jerry Hey Birdland
Quincy Jones Birdland
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

George Burns

Honored for : Gracie: A Love Story
(Narrator)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Jerry Hey, Clif Magness, Glen Ballard, Quincy Jones

Honored for : The Places You Find Love
(Arranger)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Glen Ballard The Places You Find Love
Clif Magness The Places You Find Love
Quincy Jones The Places You Find Love
Jerry Hey The Places You Find Love
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Bruce Swedien

Honored for : Back on the Block
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Quincy Jones

(Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Quincy Jones
Phil Collins
Hugh Padgham
Billy Joel
Mick Jones
Arif Mardin
Glen Ballard
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Jeffrey Gold, Len Peltier, Suzanne Vega

Honored for : Days of Open Hand
(Art Director)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jeffrey Gold Days of Open Hand
Suzanne Vega Days of Open Hand
Len Peltier Days of Open Hand
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Dan Morgenstern

Honored for : Brownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown
(Album Notes Writer)
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Leonard Bernstein

Honored for : Symphonies Nos. 1, 7 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
(Conductor)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Hans Weber, Leonard Bernstein

Honored for : Symphony No. 2 / Central Park in the Dark / The Unanswered Question / Tone Roads No. 1 / Hymn for Strings / Hallowe'en / The Gong on the Hook and Ladder
(Artist, Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hans Weber Symphony No. 2 / Central Park in the Dark / The Unanswered Question / Tone Roads No. 1 / Hymn for Strings / Hallowe'en / The Gong on the Hook and Ladder
Leonard Bernstein Symphony No. 2 / Central Park in the Dark / The Unanswered Question / Tone Roads No. 1 / Hymn for Strings / Hallowe'en / The Gong on the Hook and Ladder
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

James Morris, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Moll, Siegfried Jerusalem, James Levine, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Heinz Zednik, Cord Garben

Honored for : Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
(Artist, Producer, Conductor)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Heinz Zednik Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Ekkehard Wlaschiha Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
James Morris Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Christa Ludwig Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
James Levine Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Jan-Hendrik Rootering Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Kurt Moll Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Siegfried Jerusalem Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Cord Garben Das Rheingold (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra feat. conductor: James Levine)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo

Honored for : The Tenors
(Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Luciano Pavarotti The Tenors
Plácido Domingo The Tenors
José Carreras The Tenors
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Jack Renner

Honored for : Rachmaninoff: Vespers
(Engineer)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical

Adam Stern

(Producer)
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Lawrence Cohn, Stephen Lavere

Honored for : The Complete Recordings
(Producer)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Lawrence Cohn The Complete Recordings
Stephen Lavere The Complete Recordings
Grammy Award for Best Music Video

Candace Reckinger, Sharon Oreck, Michael Patterson, Paula Abdul

Honored for : Opposites Attract
(Video Director, Video Producer, Artist)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Candace Reckinger Opposites Attract
Paula Abdul Opposites Attract
Michael Patterson Opposites Attract
Sharon Oreck Opposites Attract
Phil Collins Another Day In Paradise
Sinéad O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 You
Lightning Seeds All I Want
Madonna Oh Father
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Daniel Barenboim, Itzhak Perlman

Honored for : Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas
(Artists)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Barenboim Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas
Itzhak Perlman Brahms: The Three Violin Sonatas
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Robert Shaw

Honored for : Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Missa Brevis
(Conductor)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Trustees Award
Grammy Legend Award
Grammy Legend Award
Grammy Legend Award
Grammy Legend Award
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

T-Bone Walker

Honored for : Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad) / I Know Your Wig Has Gone
(Award for 'Call It Stormy Monday')
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Erroll Garner Trio

Honored for : Misty / Exactly You
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Honored for : Moonlight Serenade
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert

Honored for : West Side Story (1957 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, James Melton

Honored for : Show Boat