The 7th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1965, at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1964. João Gilberto &

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

won 4 awards.

Award winners

* Record of the Year **

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilbert ...

for " The Girl from Ipanema" *

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

** João Gilberto &

for '' Getz/Gilberto'' *

Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...

** Jerry Herman (songwriter) for " Hello, Dolly!" performed by

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

* Best New Artist ** The Beatles

Children's

Best Recording for Children The Grammy Award for Best Children's Album (from 2020: Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album) is an honor presented since 2012 at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Hono ...

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

Dick Van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...

, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson & Ed Wynn for ''

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

Classical

* Best Performance - Orchestra ** Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the

Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, ...

for '' Mahler: Symphony No. 5/ Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts'' * Best Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra) ** Fritz Reiner (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for '' Berlioz: Nuits d'Ete (Song Cycle)/Falla: El Amor Brujo'' *

Best Opera Recording The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by m ...

** Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

Franco Corelli Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003) was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976. Associated in particular with the spinto and dramatic tenor roles of the Italian repertory, he was cel ...

, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for ''

Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', which has become on ...

: Carmen'' * Best Choral Performance (other than opera) ** Robert Shaw (choir director) & the

Robert Shaw Chorale The Robert Shaw Chorale was a renowned professional choir founded in New York City in 1948 by Robert Shaw, a Californian who had been drafted out of college a decade earlier by Fred Waring to conduct his glee club in radio broadcasts. History ...

for '' Britten: A Ceremony of Carols'' * Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra) ** Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the

Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the " Big Five" American orchestras, the orchestra is based at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, where it performs its subscription ...

for '' Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D'' * Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra) ** Vladimir Horowitz for ''Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin'' * Best Chamber Music Performance - Vocal **

Noah Greenberg Noah Greenberg (April 9, 1919 – January 9, 1966) was an American choral conductor. Greenberg was born in the Bronx. In 1937, aged 18, he joined the Socialist Workers Party of Max Shachtman, and worked as a lathe operator and party activist. He ...

(conductor) & the New York Pro Musica for ''It Was a Lover and His Lass'' * Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental ** Jascha Heifetz,

Jacob Lateiner Jacob Lateiner (March 31, 1928 – December 12, 2010) was a Cuban-American pianist. Early life and studies Though born on March 31, 1928, Lateiner's father did not get around to registering his birth until May 31 the same year. He was the br ...

& Gregor Piatigorsky for '' Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op.1 #1'' * Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer **

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. The music critic Donal Henahan said, "Proba ...

for ''Concerto'' performed by

John Browning John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) was an American firearm designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms many of which are still in use around the world. He m ...

Best Classical Album The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011. The award had several minor name changes: *From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year – Classical *In 1964 and 1977 it wa ...

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

(conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for ''

Bernstein Bernstein is a common surname in the German language, meaning "amber" (literally "burn stone"). The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is , but in E ...

: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"'' * Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist ** Marilyn Horne

Comedy

Best Comedy Performance The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to presen ...

** Bill Cosby for ''I Started Out as a Child''

Composing and arranging

* Best Instrumental Composition (other than jazz) ** Henry Mancini (composer) for "''The Pink Panther'' Theme" * Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show ** Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (composers) for ''

'' performed by

& various artists *

Best Instrumental Arrangement The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement (and its subsequent name changes) has been awarded since 1963. The award is presented to the arranger(s) of the music. Only songs or tracks are eligible, no longer works (e.g. albums). The perfor ...

** Henry Mancini (arranger) for "''The Pink Panther'' Theme" * Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s) ** Peter Matz (arranger) for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand

Country

* Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female ** Dottie West for "Here Comes My Baby" * Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male **

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...

for " Dang Me" * Best Country & Western Single **

for "Dang Me" * Best Country & Western Song **

(songwriter) for "Dang Me" * Best Country & Western Album **

for ''Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug'' * Best New Country & Western Artist **

Folk

* Best Folk Recording ** Gale Garnett for '' We'll Sing in the Sunshine''

Gospel

* Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) ** Tennessee Ernie Ford for ''Great Gospel Songs''

Jazz

* Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group **

for ''Getz/Gilberto'' * Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group ** Laurindo Almeida for ''Guitar from Ipanema'' * Best Original Jazz Composition **

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

(composer) for "The Cat"

Musical show

Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album The Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album has been awarded since 1959. The award is generally given to the album producer, principal vocalist(s), and the composer and lyricist if they have written a new score which comprises 51% or more pla ...

Jule Styne Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...

& Robert Merrill (composers) & the original cast ( Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Danny Meehan, Kay Medford, Jean Stapleton & John Lankston) for ''Funny Girl''

Packaging and notes

* Best Album Cover - Classical **

Robert M. Jones The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(art director) &

Jan Balet Jan Balet (20 July 1913 in Bremen – 31 January 2009 in Estavayer le Lac, Switzerland), was a German/US-American painter, graphic artist and illustrator. Affected by the style naive art he worked particularly as a graphic artist and a ...

(graphic artist) for '' Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/ Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'' conducted by Arthur Fiedler * Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical **

Robert Cato The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(art director) &

Don Bronstein Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

(photographer) for ''People'' performed by Barbra Streisand * Best Album Notes **

Stanton Catlin Stanton Loomis Catlin (February 19, 1915November 26, 1997) was an American art historian, specializing in Latin America. After studying at Oberlin College and the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, he was to have studied European modern art. The Se ...

(album notes writer) for ''Mexico (Legacy Collection)'' performed by

Carlos Chavez Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

Pop

* Best Vocal Performance, Female ** Barbra Streisand for '' People'' * Best Vocal Performance, Male **

for " Hello, Dolly!" * Best Performance by a Vocal Group ** The Beatles for '' A Hard Day's Night'' * Best Performance by a Chorus **

Ward Swingle Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician who founded The Swingle Singers in France in 1962. Life and career Born in Mobile, Alabama, Swingle studied music, particularly jazz, from a ...

for '' The Swingle Singers Going Baroque'' performed by The Swingle Singers * Best Instrumental Performance - Non-Jazz ** Henry Mancini for "

The Pink Panther Theme "The Pink Panther Theme" is an jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film ''The Pink Panther'' and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherm ...

" * Best Rock and Roll Recording ** Petula Clark for "

Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...

Production and engineering

* Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical **

Phil Ramone Philip Ramone (né Rabinowitz, January 5, 1934March 30, 2013) was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, who in 1958 co-founded A & R Recording, Inc., a recording studio with business par ...

(engineer) for ''Getz/Gilberto'' performed by

& João Gilberto * Best Engineered Recording **

Douglas Larter Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...

(engineer),

Carlo Maria Giulini Carlo Maria Giulini (; 9 May 1914 – 14 June 2005) was an Italian conductor. From the age of five, when he began to play the violin, Giulini's musical education was expanded when he began to study at Italy's foremost conservatory, the Conserva ...

(conductor) & the

Philharmonia Orchestra The Philharmonia Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It was founded in 1945 by Walter Legge, a classical music record producer for EMI. Among the conductors who worked with the orchestra in its early years were Richard Strauss, W ...

for '' Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'' * Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects **

David Hassinger Walter David "Dave" Hassinger (March 31, 1927 – August 15, 2007) was an American Grammy award-winning recording engineer and record producer. Biography Early years Born in Los Angeles, California, he joined the U.S. Navy aged 17, and was o ...

(engineer) for ''The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles'' performed by

The Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

R&B

* Best Rhythm & Blues Recording ** Nancy Wilson for "

(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" is a song written by Jimmy Williams and Larry Harrison. In the US, its best-known recorded version is that by Nancy Wilson, a hit single for her, in the summer of 1964. Overview Wilson, who had been recording s ...

Spoken

* Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy) ** That Was The Week That Was for ''BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy'' performed by the ''That Was the Week That Was'' cast

References

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