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1991 Grammy Awards

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Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance

Daniel Barenboim

Honored for : Symphony No. 1 (Chicago Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Daniel Barenboim)
Grammy Legend Award
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Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Bonnie Raitt

Honored for : Something to Talk About

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Nominee Nominated Work
Oleta Adams Get Here
Whitney Houston All the Man That I Need
Mariah Carey Emotions
Amy Grant Baby Baby
Bonnie Raitt Something to Talk About
Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Michael Bolton

Honored for : When a man loves a woman

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aaron Neville Warm Your Heart
Michael Bolton When a Man Loves a Woman
Marc Cohn Walking in Memphis
Seal Crazy
Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
George Michael Freedom 90
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Award for Record of the Year

David Foster, Natalie Cole

Honored for : Unforgettable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Amy Grant Baby Baby
Bonnie Raitt Something to Talk About
R.E.M. Losing My Religion
David Foster Unforgettable
Natalie Cole Unforgettable
Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

David Foster, Natalie Cole, Tommy LiPuma, André Fischer

Honored for : Unforgettable: With Love

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Nominee Nominated Work
André Fischer Unforgettable: With Love
Tommy LiPuma Unforgettable: With Love
Natalie Cole Unforgettable: With Love
David Foster Unforgettable: With Love
Amy Grant Heart in Motion
R.E.M. Out of Time
Bonnie Raitt Luck of the Draw
Paul Simon The Rhythm of the Saints
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

Chip Davis

Honored for : Fresh Aire 7: Mystic 7
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

Boyz II Men

Honored for : Cooleyhighharmony

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Nominee Nominated Work
Luther Vandross Doctor's Orders
Aretha Franklin Doctor's Orders
Boyz II Men Cooleyhighharmony
Color Me Badd I Wanna Sex You Up
The New Power Generation Gett Off
Prince Gett Off
Dionne Warwick Superwoman
Gladys Knight Superwoman
Patti LaBelle Superwoman
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

R.E.M.

Honored for : Losing My Religion

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Commitments The Commitments
Extreme More Than Words
R.E.M. Losing My Religion
Wilson Phillips You're in Love
Jesus Jones Right Here Right Now
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Michael Kamen

Honored for : Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

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Nominee Nominated Work
Candy Dulfer Saxuality
Dave Grusin Havana
Kenny G Theme From Dying Young
Michael Kamen Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
John Williams The Star Wars Trilogy
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Stan Getz

Honored for : I Remember You
Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance

Van Halen

Honored for : For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

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Nominee Nominated Work
Van Halen For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
AC/DC Moneytalks
Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion I
Alice in Chains Man in the Box
Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Eric Johnson

Honored for : Cliffs of Dover

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rush Where's My Thing? (Part IV, \"Gangster of Boats\" Trilogy)
Yes Masquerade
Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover
Danny Gatton 88 Elmira St.
The Allman Brothers Band Kind of Bird
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album

The Manhattan Transfer

Honored for : Sassy
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Dizzy Gillespie

Honored for : Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance

LL Cool J

Honored for : Mama Said Knock You Out

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Nominee Nominated Work
MC Hammer Here Comes the Hammer
Ice-T New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out
Monie Love It's a Shame (My Sister)
Queen Latifah Fly Girl
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Lisa Fischer

Honored for : How Can I Ease The Pain

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aretha Franklin What You See Is What You Sweat
Gladys Knight Good Woman
Vanessa L. Williams Running Back to You
Patti LaBelle Burnin'
Lisa Fischer How Can I Ease The Pain
Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance

Metallica

Honored for : Metallica

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Nominee Nominated Work
Megadeth Hangar 18
Soundgarden Badmotorfinger
Motörhead 1916
Metallica Metallica
Anthrax Attack of the Killer B's
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Honored for : Saturday Night at the Blue Note
Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton

Honored for : Good Man, Good Woman

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Nominee Nominated Work
R.E.M. Radio Song
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Into the Great Wide Open
Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing
Queensrÿche Silent Lucidity
Bonnie Raitt Good Man, Good Woman
Delbert McClinton Good Man, Good Woman
Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

Luther Vandross

Honored for : Power of Love

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Nominee Nominated Work
Teddy Pendergrass How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Keith Washington Kissing You
Stevie Wonder Gotta Have You
James Brown Love Over-Due
Peabo Bryson Can You Stop the Rain
Luther Vandross Power of Love
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group

DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

Honored for : Summertime

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Nominee Nominated Work
Naughty by Nature O.P.P.
Heavy D & The Boyz Now That We Found Love
Salt-N-Pepa Let's Talk About Sex
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince Summertime
Public Enemy Apocalypse '91...The Enemy Strikes Black
Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

R.E.M.

Honored for : Out of Time

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Nominee Nominated Work
R.E.M. Out of Time
Nirvana Nevermind
Jesus Jones Doubt
Richard Thompson Rumor and Sigh
Elvis Costello Mighty Like a Rose
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Teddy Vann

Honored for : Power of Love/Love Power

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Nominee Nominated Work
Walter Afanasieff Can You Stop the Rain
John Bettis Can You Stop the Rain
Al Bell I'll Take You There
Lisa Fischer How Can I Ease the Pain
Narada Michael Walden How Can I Ease the Pain
Dr. Freeze I Wanna Sex You Up
Teddy Vann Power of Love/Love Power
Luther Vandross Power of Love/Love Power
Marcus Miller Power of Love/Love Power
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Natalie Cole

Honored for : Unforgettable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Barbra Streisand Warm All Over
Diane Schuur Pure Schuur
Harry Connick, Jr. Blue Light, Red Light
Johnny Mathis In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington
Natalie Cole Unforgettable
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

Sting

Honored for : The Soul Cages

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bryan Adams Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Robert Lange Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Sting The Soul Cages
Metallica Enter Sandman
Jane's Addiction Been Caught Stealing
Tom Petty Learning to Fly
Jeff Lynne Learning to Fly
Chris DeGarmo Silent Lucidity
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Take 6

Honored for : He Is Christmas
Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Bonnie Raitt

Honored for : Luck of the Draw

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bonnie Raitt Luck of the Draw
Bob Seger The Fire Inside
John Mellencamp Whenever We Wanted
Eric Clapton 24 Hours
Bryan Adams Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Robbie Robertson Storyville
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Garth Brooks

Honored for : Ropin' the Wind

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Nominee Nominated Work
Garth Brooks Ropin' the Wind
Billy Dean Somewhere in My Broken Heart
Alan Jackson Don't Rock the Jukebox
Travis Tritt Here's a Quarter (Call Somone Who Cares)
Vince Gill Pocket Full of Gold
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Honored for : Down at the Twist and Shout

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kathy Mattea Time Passes By
Mary Chapin Carpenter Down at the Twist and Shout
Trisha Yearwood She's in Love With the Boy
Tanya Tucker Down to My Last Teardrop
Reba McEntire For My Broken Heart
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Judds

Honored for : Love Can Build a Bridge

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Kentucky Headhunters Electric Barnyard
Diamond Rio Meet in the Middle
Alabama Forever's as Far as I'll Go
The Forester Sisters Men
The Judds Love Can Build a Bridge
Texas Tornados Zone of Our Own
Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner

Honored for : Restless

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Wariner Restless
Vince Gill Restless
Ricky Skaggs Restless
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

Mark O'Connor

Honored for : The New Nashville Cats
Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

Carl Jackson, John Starling

Honored for : Spring Training

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Starling Spring Training
Carl Jackson Spring Training
Grammy Award for Best Country Song

Paul Overstreet, Naomi Judd, John Barlow Jarvis

Honored for : Love Can Build a Bridge

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Travis Tritt Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
Alan Jackson Don't Rock the Jukebox
Roger Murrah Don't Rock the Jukebox
Keith Stegall Don't Rock the Jukebox
Paul Overstreet Love Can Build a Bridge
John Barlow Jarvis Love Can Build a Bridge
Naomi Judd Love Can Build a Bridge
Dolly Parton Eagle When She Flies
Mary Chapin Carpenter Down at the Twist and Shout
Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album

Russ Taff

Honored for : Under Their Influence
Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Gaither Vocal Band

Honored for : Homecoming
Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

Steven Curtis Chapman

Honored for : For the Sake of the Call
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album

Mighty Clouds of Joy

Honored for : Pray For Me
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans

Honored for : Different Lifestyles

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
CeCe Winans Different Lifestyles
BeBe Winans Different Lifestyles
Grammy Award for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album

Gary Hines

Honored for : The Evolution of Gospel
Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

Little Joe

Honored for : 16 de septiembre

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Los Tigres del Norte Para adoloridos
Little Joe 16 de septiembre
Mazz Para Nuestra Gente
La Sombra Porque Te Quiero
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

B.B. King

Honored for : Live at the Apollo
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album

Ken Burns, John Colby

Honored for : The Civil War

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ken Burns The Civil War
John Colby The Civil War
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album

Buddy Guy

Honored for : Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album

John Prine

Honored for : The Missing Years
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

Shabba Ranks

Honored for : As Raw As Ever
Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

Mickey Hart

Honored for : Planet Drum
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album

Jimmy Sturr

Honored for : Live at Gilley's!
Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Clifford "Barney" Robertson

Honored for : A Capella Kids
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Peter Schickele

Honored for : WTWP Classical Talkity-talk Radio
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album

Ken Burns

Honored for : The Civil War
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Adolph Green, Cy Coleman, Betty Comden, Mike Berniker

Honored for : The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mike Berniker The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)
Cy Coleman The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)
Adolph Green The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)
Betty Comden The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue (1991 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Elton John

Honored for : Basque
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

John Barry

Honored for : Dances With Wolves
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media

Michael Kamen, Bryan Adams, Robert Lange

Honored for : (Everything I Do) I Do It for You

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Robert Lange (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Michael Kamen (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Grammy Award for Best Music Video

R.E.M., Dave Ramser, Tarsem Singh

Honored for : Losing My Religion

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Dylan Series of Dreams
Dire Straits Calling Elvis
Billy Joel When You Wish Upon a Star
R.E.M. Losing My Religion
Dave Ramser Losing My Religion
Tarsem Singh Losing My Religion
Garth Brooks The Thunder Rolls
Grammy Award for Best Music Film

Madonna, Mark Aldo Miceli, David Mallet, Anthony Eaton

Honored for : Blond Ambition World Tour - Live

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Nominee Nominated Work
Billy Joel Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium
David Mallet Blond Ambition World Tour - Live
Madonna Blond Ambition World Tour - Live
Mark Aldo Miceli Blond Ambition World Tour - Live
Anthony Eaton Blond Ambition World Tour - Live
Sinéad O'Connor The Year of the Horse
Lifers Group World Tour Rahway Prison, That's It
Peter Gabriel P.O.V
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement

Dave Grusin

Honored for : Medley: Bess You Is My Woman / I Loves You Porgy
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)

Johnny Mandel

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

Woody Woodruff, Al Schmitt, Armin Steiner, David Reitzas

Honored for : Unforgettable: With Love

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Nominee Nominated Work
Al Schmitt Unforgettable: With Love
Armin Steiner Unforgettable: With Love
David Reitzas Unforgettable: With Love
Woody Woodruff Unforgettable: With Love
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Grammy Award for Best Recording Package

Vartan

Honored for : The Complete Decca Recordings
Grammy Award for Best Album Notes

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Leeds Star Time
Cliff White Star Time
Nelson George Star Time
Harry Weinger Star Time
James Brown Star Time
Grammy Award for Best Historical Album

Steven Lasker, Andy McKaie

Honored for : The Complete Decca Recordings

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steven Lasker The Complete Decca Recordings
Andy McKaie The Complete Decca Recordings
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album

Nicolai Gedda, Jerry Hadley, Adolph Green, Kurt Ollmann, June Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, Christa Ludwig, Della Jones, Hans Weber

Honored for : Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kurt Ollmann Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Adolph Green Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Della Jones Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
June Anderson Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Jerry Hadley Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Christa Ludwig Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Hans Weber Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Hanna Schwarz, Bernd Weikl, James Levine, Cheryl Studer, Hildegard Behrens, Matti Salminen, Reiner Goldberg, Cord Garben, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Honored for : Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Hanna Schwarz Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Matti Salminen Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
James Levine Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Hildegard Behrens Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Bernd Weikl Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Cord Garben Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Ekkehard Wlaschiha Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Cheryl Studer Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Reiner Goldberg Götterdämmerung (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus feat. conductor: James Levine)
Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance

Margaret Hillis, Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Chorus

Honored for : Mass in B minor (Karl Munchinger)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Solti Mass in B minor (Karl Munchinger)
Margaret Hillis Mass in B minor (Karl Munchinger)
Chicago Symphony Chorus Mass in B minor (Karl Munchinger)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

John Browning

Honored for : Piano Concerto, Op. 38: I. Allegro appassionato (feat. piano: John Browning)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)

Alicia de Larrocha

Honored for : Granados Goyescas (Alicia De Larocha)
Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma

Honored for : The Piano Quartets (feat. piano: Emanuel Ax, violin: Isaac Stern, viola: Jaime Laredo, cello: Yo-Yo Ma)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Jaime Laredo The Piano Quartets (feat. piano: Emanuel Ax, violin: Isaac Stern, viola: Jaime Laredo, cello: Yo-Yo Ma)
Isaac Stern The Piano Quartets (feat. piano: Emanuel Ax, violin: Isaac Stern, viola: Jaime Laredo, cello: Yo-Yo Ma)
Emanuel Ax The Piano Quartets (feat. piano: Emanuel Ax, violin: Isaac Stern, viola: Jaime Laredo, cello: Yo-Yo Ma)
Yo-Yo Ma The Piano Quartets (feat. piano: Emanuel Ax, violin: Isaac Stern, viola: Jaime Laredo, cello: Yo-Yo Ma)
Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo

Dawn Upshaw

Honored for : The Girl With Orange Lips
Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Irving Gordon

Honored for : Unforgettable

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Nominee Nominated Work
Irving Gordon Unforgettable
Amy Grant Baby Baby
Keith Thomas Baby Baby
Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Michael Kamen (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
Robert Lange (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
R.E.M. Losing My Religion
Marc Cohn Walking in Memphis
Grammy Award for Best New Artist

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Nominee Nominated Work
C+C Music Factory
Seal
Boyz II Men
Color Me Badd
Marc Cohn
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album

Juan Luis Guerra

Honored for : Bachata Rosa

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rubén Blades Caminando
Luis Enrique Luces del Alma
Poncho Sanchez A Night at Kimball's East
Juan Luis Guerra Bachata Rosa
Tito Puente The Mambo King: 100th LP
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album

Vikki Carr

Honored for : Cosas del Amor
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical

Gregor Zielinsky

Honored for : Candide (London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Leonard Bernstein)
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

John Corigliano

Honored for : Symphony No. 1
Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Patti LaBelle

Honored for : Burnin'

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Nominee Nominated Work
Aretha Franklin What You See Is What You Sweat
Gladys Knight Good Woman
Vanessa L. Williams Running Back to You
Patti LaBelle Burnin'
Lisa Fischer How Can I Ease The Pain
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Miles Davis

Honored for : Kind of Blue
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Joe Williams, Count Basie Orchestra

Honored for : Every Day / The Comeback
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Nat King Cole

Honored for : Mona Lisa
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Maurice Ravel, Lamoureux Orchestra

Honored for : Ravel: Bolero
Grammy Hall of Fame Award

Patsy Cline

Honored for : Crazy / Who Can I Count On?
(Award for 'Crazy')