Grammy Awards of 1969

The 11th Grammy Awards were held in 1969. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1968.

• Record of the Year
  • Paul Simon & Roy Halee (producers) & Simon and Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson"

• Album of the Year
  • Al De Lory (producer) & Glen Campbell for By The Time I Get To Phoenix

• Song of the Year
  • Bobby Russell (songwriter) for "Little Green Apples" performed by Roger Miller / O.C. Smith

• Best New Artist
  • Jose Feliciano

Classical

• Best Classical Orchestral Performance
  • Pierre Boulez & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Boulez Conducts Debussy (La Mer; Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune; Jeux)
• Best Opera Recording
  • Richard Mohr (producer), Erich Leinsdorf, Ezio Flagello, George Shirley, Judith Raskin, Leontyne Price, Sherrill Milnes, Tatiana Troyanos & the New Philharmonia Orchestra for Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
• Best Choral Performance, Classical
  • Vittorio Negri, George Bragg, Gregg Smith, E. Power Biggs, the Edward Tarr Ensemble, the Gregg Smith Singers & the Texas Boys Choir for The Glory Of Gabrieli conducted by Vittorio Negri, choirs directed by George Bragg & Gregg Smith
• Best Classical Music Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra)
  • Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz On Television (Chopin, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Horowitz)
• Best Chamber Music Performance
  • E. Power Biggs, the Edward Tarr Ensemble & Vittorio Negri for Glory Of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas For Brass, Winds, Strings And Organ conducted by Vittorio Negri
• Best Classical Vocal Performance
  • Montserrat Caballe, Carlo Felice Cillario & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus for Rossini: Rarities

Comedy

• Best Comedy Performance Single or Album, Spoken or Musical
  • Bill Cosby for To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With

Composing and arranging

• Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Show
  • Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (composers) for The Graduate performed by Simon and Garfunkel
• Best Instrumental Arrangement
  • Mike Post (arranger) for "Classical Gas" performed by Mason Williams
• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
  • Jimmy L. Webb (arranger) for "MacArthur Park" performed by Richard Harris
• Best Instrumental Theme
  • Mason Williams (composer) for "Classical Gas"

Country

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance
  • Jeannie C. Riley for "Harper Valley P.T.A."
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance
  • Johnny Cash for "Folsom Prison Blues"
• Best Country Performance, Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
  • Flatt & Scruggs for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
• Best Country Song
  • Bobby Russell (songwriter) for "Little Green Apples" performed by Roger Miller / O.C. Smith

Folk

• Best Folk Performance
  • Judy Collins for "Both Sides Now"

Gospel

• Best Gospel Performance
  • The Happy Goodman Family for The Happy Gospel Of The Happy Goodmans
• Best Soul Gospel Performance
  • Dottie Rambo for "The Soul Of Me"
• Best Sacred Performance
  • Jake Hess for "Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere"

Jazz

• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group
  • Bill Evans for Bill Evans At The Montreux Jazz Festival performed by the Bill Evans Trio
• Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist With Large Group
  • Duke Ellington for "And His Mother Called Him Bill"

Musical Show

• Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
  • Galt MacDermott, Gerome Ragni, James Rado (composers), Andy Wiswell (producer), Ronnie Dyson, Gerome Ragni and the original cast for Hair

Packaging and Notes

• Best Album Cover
  • John Berg, Richard Mantel (art directors), Horn Grinner Studios (photographer) for Underground performed by Thelonius Monk
• Best Album Notes
  • Johnny Cash for Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison

Pop

• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
  • Dionne Warwick for "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?"
• Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
  • Jose Feliciano for "Light My Fire"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
  • Simon & Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson"
• Best Pop Instrumental Performance
  • Mason Williams for "Classical Gas"
• Best Performance By a Chorus
  • Alan Copeland for "Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood" performed by the Alan Copeland Singers

Production and engineering

• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
  • Hugh Davies & Joe Polito (engineers) for "Wichita Lineman" performed by Glen Campbell
• Best Classical Engineered Recording
  • Gordon Parry (engineer), Georg Solti & the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D conducted by Georg Solti

R&B

• Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance , Vocal Or Instrumental
  • Temptations for "Cloud Nine"
• Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • Aretha Franklin for "Chain Of Fools"
• Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
  • Otis Redding for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
• Best R&B Song
  • Otis Redding & Steve Cropper (songwriters) for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" performed by Otis Redding

Spoken

• Best Spoken Word Recording
  • Rod McKuen for Lonesome Cities

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