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1st Grammy Awards
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 4, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958. Two separate ceremonies were held simultaneously on the same day: one in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and the other in the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City. Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Domenico Modugno, Ross Bagdasarian, and Henry Mancini, each won 2 awards. Award winners The following awards were given in the first award ceremony: General ;Record of the Year * " Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno * " Catch a Falling Star" – Perry Como * "Fever" – Peggy Lee * " The Chipmunk Song" – David Seville and the Chipmunks * "Witchcraft" – Frank Sinatra ; Album of the Year *'' The Music from Peter Gunn'' – Henry Mancini *'' Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23'' – Van Cliburn *''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book'' – Ella Fitzgerald *'' Come Fly with Me'' – Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hilton Hotel
The Beverly Hilton is a hotel located on an property at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard, Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica boulevards in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The Beverly Hilton has hosted many awards shows, charity benefits, and entertainment and motion picture industry events, and is particularly known as the venue of the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony. History In 1949, the Hilton Hotels Corporation entered into an agreement to lease a new hotel set to be constructed by the Crummer Development Corporation on a 9-acre plot in Beverly Hills. In 1950, after the deal with Crummer fell though, Hilton decided to purchase the company (and the property) for $3.07 million and erect the hotel itself. Crummer Development Corporation was renamed the Beverly Hilton Development Corporation prior to its liquidation and absorption into the parent company. In August 1953, construction began on the $12 million, 416-room hotel, designed by archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987. "Mr. C.", as Como was nicknamed, reportedly sold over 100 million records worldwide and pioneered a weekly musical variety television show. His weekly television shows and seasonal specials were broadcast throughout the world. Como recorded primarily vocal pop and was renowned for recordings in the intimate, easy-listening genre pioneered by multimedia star Bing Crosby. In the official RCA Records Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine memorial, Como's life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all." Como received five Emmy Award, Emmys from 1955 to 1959, and a Christopher Award in 1956. He also shared a Peabody Award with good friend Jackie Gleason in 1956. Como received a Kenne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Song Of The Year
The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. The Song of the Year award is one of the four most prestigious categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Album of the Year), presented annually since the 1st Grammy Awards in 1959. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented: If a winning song contains samples or interpolations of existing material, the publisher and songwriter(s) of the original song(s) can apply for a Winners Certificate. Song of the Year is related to but is conceptually different from Record of the Year or Album of the Year: * Song of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. "Song" in this context means the song as composed, not its recording. * Record of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely
''Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely'' (also known as ''Sings for Only the Lonely'' or simply ''Only the Lonely'') is the fifteenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released on September 8, 1958, through Capitol Records. The album consists of a collection of torch songs, following a formula similar to Sinatra's previous albums '' In the Wee Small Hours'' (1955) and '' Where Are You?'' (1957). According to John Rockwell's book, ''Sinatra: An American Classic'', when asked at a party in the mid-1970s if he had a favorite album among his recordings, without hesitation, Sinatra chose ''Only the Lonely''. The album's front cover was painted by Nicholas Volpe, who won a Grammy Award for the painting."Volpe: Portrait of an Artist" Beatlesportraits.com The painting features Sinatra as a sullen, |
Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra Album)
''Come Fly with Me'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1958. In 2000 it was voted number 616 in Colin Larkin's '' All Time Top 1000 Albums''. Background Sinatra's first collaboration with arranger/conductor Billy May, ''Come Fly with Me'' was designed as a musical trip around the world. Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen wrote the title track at Sinatra's request. May would arrange two other Capitol albums for Sinatra, '' Come Dance with Me!'' (1958) and '' Come Swing with Me!'' (1961). In his autobiography '' All You Need Is Ears'', producer George Martin wrote of having visited the Capitol Tower during the recording sessions for the album. According to Martin's book, Sinatra expressed intense dislike for the album cover upon being first shown a mock-up by producer Voyle Gilmore, suggesting it looked like an advertisement for TWA. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart in its second week, and remained at the top fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book
''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book'' is a 1958 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Paul Weston, focusing on the songs of Irving Berlin. It was part of the popular and influential ''The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks, Songbook'' series. Grammy Awards At the 1st Annual Grammy Awards, inaugural Grammy Awards, ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book'' was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Fitzgerald won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female for her performance on the album. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. wrote: "For fans who have enjoyed other songbook recordings, this reissue is a must-have; for those unfamiliar with Fitzgerald's songbook work, this is an excellent place to start." David Adler of All About Jazz called the album "essential in any music library," and commented: "Ella Fitzgerald's talent speaks for itse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (July 12, 1934February 27, 2013) was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War. Cliburn's mother, a piano teacher and an accomplished pianist in her own right, discovered him playing at age three, mimicking one of her students, and arranged for him to start taking lessons. Cliburn developed a rich, round tone and a singing-voice-like phrasing, having been taught from the start to sing each piece. Cliburn toured domestically and overseas. He played for royalty, heads of state, and every US president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama. Early life Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Rildia Bee (''née'' O'Bryan) and Harvey Lavan Cliburn Sr. When he was three, he began taking piano lessons from his mother, who had studied under Arthur Friedheim, a pupil of Franz Liszt. When Cli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concerto No
A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typical three-movement structure, a slow movement (e.g., lento or adagio) preceded and followed by fast movements (e.g., presto or allegro), became a standard from the early 18th century. The concerto originated as a genre of vocal music in the late 16th century: the instrumental variant appeared around a century later, when Italians such as Giuseppe Torelli and Arcangelo Corelli started to publish their concertos. A few decades later, Venetian composers, such as Antonio Vivaldi, had written hundreds of violin concertos, while also producing solo concertos for other instruments such as a cello or a woodwind instrument, and concerti grossi for a group of soloists. The first keyboard concertos, such as George Frideric Handel's organ concert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
