The 9th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 2, 1967, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1966.[1][2] The 9th Grammy Awards is notable for not presenting the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Frank Sinatra won 5 awards.
Award winners
- Record of the Year
- Jimmy Bowen (producer) & Frank Sinatra for "Strangers in the Night"
- Album of the Year
- Sonny Burke (producer) & Frank Sinatra for A Man and His Music
- Song of the Year
- John Lennon & Paul McCartney (songwriters) for "Michelle" performed by The Beatles
Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Marvin Miller for Dr. Seuss Presents - "If I Ran the Zoo" and "Sleep Book"
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)
- Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Leontyne Price & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Prima Donna (Works of Barber, Purcell, etc.)
- Best Opera Recording
- Georg Solti (conductor), Régine Crespin, Hans Hotter, James King, Christa Ludwig, Birgit Nilsson, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Wagner: Die Walkure
- Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Robert Shaw Orchestra & Chorale for Handel: Messiah
- George Bragg (conductor), Gregg Smith (choir director), the Gregg Smith Singers, the Ithaca College Concert Choir, the Texas Boys Choir & the Columbia Chamber Orchestra for Ives: Music for Chorus
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
- Julian Bream for Baroque Guitar (Works of Bach, Sanz, Weiss, etc.)
- Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental or Vocal
- Album of the Year - Classical
- Howard Scott (producer), Morton Gould (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Ives: Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Theme
- Neal Hefti (composer) for "Batman Theme"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
- Maurice Jarre (composer) for Doctor Zhivago
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Herb Alpert (arranger) for "What Now My Love" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist
- Ernie Freeman (arranger) for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra
Country
- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
- Jeannie Seely for "Don't Touch Me"
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country & Western Recording
- Best Country & Western Song
- Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton (songwriters) for "Almost Persuaded" performed by David Houston
Folk
- Best Folk Recording
- Cortelia Clark for Blues in the Street
Gospel
- Best Sacred Recording (Musical)
- Porter Wagoner & the Blackwood Brothers for Grand Old Gospel
Jazz
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- Jerry Herman (composer) & the original cast (Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanning & Frankie Michaels) for Mame
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
- Klaus Voormann (graphic artist) for Revolver performed by The Beatles
- Best Album Cover, Photography
- Robert M. Jones (art director) & Les Leverette (photographer) for Confessions of a Broken Man performed by Porter Wagoner
- Best Album Notes
- Stan Cornyn (notes writer) for Sinatra at the Sands performed by Frank Sinatra
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Eydie Gorme for "If He Walked Into My Life"
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Anita Kerr for "A Man and a Woman" performed by the Anita Kerr Singers
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Ray Conniff (choir director) for "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago)" performed by the Ray Conniff Singers
- Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz)
- Herb Alpert for "What Now My Love" performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male or Female
- Paul McCartney for "Eleanor Rigby"
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Eddie Brackett & Lee Herschberg (engineers) for "Strangers in the Night" performed by Frank Sinatra
- Best Engineered Recording - Classical
- Anthony Salvatore (engineer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), the Pro Musica Chorus & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Wagner: Lohengrin
R&B
- Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female
- Ray Charles for "Crying Time"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Ramsey Lewis for "Hold It Right There"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
- Ray Charles for "Crying Time"
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
- Edward R. Murrow for Edward R. Murrow – A Reporter Remembers, Vol. I The War Years[3]
References
- ^ "Sinatra Records Win Top Grammy Honors". The Milwaukee Journal. 3 March 1967. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "1966 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Album Credits: Compiled, edited by – Alvin Snyder, Fred W. Friendly, Sheldon Hoffman. Narrator – Douglas Edwards. Photography by CBS. Sleeve notes – Fred Friendly. Discogs.com