1962 Grammy Awards (4th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees
Held on May 29, 1962, the 4th Grammys celebrated musical accomplishments from October 1, 1960, to September 30, 1961. Henry Mancini's exquisite "Moon River" from the film Breakfast at Tiffany's was a dominant force, sweeping both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, cementing its status as an enduring classic.
Judy Garland's legendary live recording, Judy at Carnegie Hall, triumphed as Album of the Year, a powerful testament to her captivating performance and vocal artistry. Peter Nero was recognized as Best New Artist.
The ceremony also honored Stan Kenton for Best Jazz Performance – Large Group and Pat Boone for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording. This event further cemented the Grammys' role in recognizing both immensely popular cultural touchstones and critically acclaimed artistic achievements, showcasing the breadth of the music landscape and the Academy's commitment to diverse genres.
Record Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini | Moon River |
| Nominee | Si Zentner | Up A Lazy River |
| Nominee | Frank Sinatra | The Second Time Around |
| Nominee | Dave Brubeck | Take Five |
| Nominee | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John |
Album Of The Year (Other Than Classical)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Judy Garland | Judy At Carnegie Hall |
| Nominee | John Green | West Side Story (Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Nominee | Nat King Cole | The Nat /King/ Cole Story |
| Nominee | Johnny Mann Singers, Si Zentner | Great Band With Great Voices |
| Nominee | Ray Charles | Genius Soul = Jazz |
| Nominee | Henry Mancini | Breakfast At Tiffany's |
Album Of The Year - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Igor Stravinsky, artist | Stravinsky Conducts 1960: Le Sacre Du Printemps; Petrouchka |
| Nominee | Joan Sutherland, artist | The Art Of The Prima Donna |
| Nominee | Laurindo Almeida, artist | Reverie For Spanish Guitar |
| Nominee | William Steinberg, artist | Brahms: Symphony No. 2 |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein, artist | Bloch: Sacred Service |
Song Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini | Moon River |
| Nominee | Perry Como | Make Someone Happy |
| Nominee | Jack Jones | Lollipops And Roses |
| Nominee | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John |
| Nominee | Burl Ives | A Little Bitty Tear |
Best Instrumental Theme Or Instrumental Version Of Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Galt MacDermott, composer (Cannonball Adderly) | African Waltz |
| Nominee | Bob Merrill, composer (Original Broadway Cast) | Theme From Carnival |
| Nominee | Dimitri Tiomkin, composer (Dimitri Tiomkin) | The Guns Of Navarone (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Duke Ellington, composer (Duke Ellington) | Paris Blues |
| Nominee | Nino Rota, composer (Nino Rota) | La Dolce Vita |
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Judy Garland | Judy At Carnegie Hall |
| Nominee | Billie Holiday | The Essential Billie Holiday (Carnegie Hall Concert) |
| Nominee | Ella Fitzgerald | Mr. Paganini |
| Nominee | Lena Horne | Lena At The Sands |
| Nominee | Peggy Lee | Basin Street East |
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jack Jones | Lollipops And Roses |
| Nominee | Steve Lawrence | Portrait Of My Love |
| Nominee | Andy Williams | Danny Boy |
| Nominee | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John |
| Nominee | Burl Ives | A Little Bitty Tear |
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Andre Previn | Andre Previn Plays Harold Arlen |
| Nominee | Al Hirt | The Greatest Horn In The World |
| Nominee | Modern Jazz Quartet | European Concert |
| Nominee | Erroll Garner | Dreamstreet |
| Nominee | Bill Evans Trio | Bill Evans At The Village Vanguard |
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stan Kenton | West Side Story |
| Nominee | Gil Evans | Out Of The Cool |
| Nominee | Dizzy Gillespie | Gillespiana |
| Nominee | Count Basie And His Orchestra | Basie At Birdland |
| Nominee | Andre Previn | A Touch Of Elegance |
Best Original Jazz Composition
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Galt MacDermott, composer (Cannonball Adderly) | African Waltz |
| Nominee | Dave Brubeck, composer (Dave Brubeck) | Unsquare Dance |
| Nominee | J.J. Johnson, composer (Dizzy Gillespie) | Perceptions |
| Nominee | Lalo Schifrin, composer (Dizzy Gillespie) | Gillespiana |
| Nominee | Andre Previn, composer (Andre Previn) | A Touch Of Elegance |
Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Dancing
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Si Zentner | Up A Lazy River |
| Nominee | Les Brown | The Lerner And Loewe Bandbook |
| Nominee | Billy May, Glen Gray | Shall We Swing? |
| Nominee | Henry Mancini | Mr. Lucky Goes Latin |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones | I Dig Dancers |
| Nominee | Lawrence Welk | Calcutta |
Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Other Than Dancing
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini | Breakfast At Tiffany's |
| Nominee | Stan Kenton | West Side Story |
| Nominee | Al Hirt | The Greatest Horn In The World |
| Nominee | Andre Previn | A Touch Of Elegance |
| Nominee | Gerry Mulligan | A Concert In Jazz |
Best Arrangement
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini) | Moon River |
| Nominee | Bob Florence, arranger (Si Zentner) | Up A Lazy River |
| Nominee | J.J. Johnson, arranger (Dizzy Gillespie) | Perceptions |
| Nominee | Peter Nero, arranger (Peter Nero) | New Piano In Town |
| Nominee | George Russell, arranger (Gerry Mulligan) | All About Rosie |
Best Performance By A Vocal Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Lambert, Hendricks And Ross | High Flying |
| Nominee | The Four Freshmen | Voices In Fun |
| Nominee | The Lettermen | The Way You Look Tonight |
| Nominee | The Limeliters | The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters |
| Nominee | The Kingston Trio | Close Up |
Best Performance By A Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Johnny Mann Singers | Great Band With Great Voices |
| Nominee | Norman Luboff Choir | This Is Norman Luboff |
| Nominee | Pete King | Hey, Look Me Over |
| Nominee | Belafonte Folk Singers | Belafonte Folk Singers At Home And Abroad |
| Nominee | Roger Wagner Chorale | A Song At Twilight |
Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Score From Motion Picture Of Television
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | Breakfast At Tiffany's |
| Nominee | Dimitri Tiomkin, composer (Dimitri Tiomkin) | The Guns Of Navarone (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, composers (Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington) | Paris Blues (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Nino Rota, composer (Nino Rota) | La Dolce Vita (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | John Williams, composer (John Williams) | Checkmate |
Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Original Cast From Motion Picture Or Television
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Saul Chaplin, John Green, Irwin Kostal & Sid Ramin, music directors (Original Cast) | West Side Story |
| Nominee | Tutti Camarata, artist (Original Cast) | Parent Trap (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Ken Darby & Alfred Newman, artists (Original Cast) | Flower Drum Song (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Elvis Presley, artist (Elvis Presley) | Blue Hawaii (Motion Picture) |
| Nominee | Tutti Camarata, composer (Original Cast) | Babes In Toyland (Motion Picture) |
Best Original Cast Show Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Frank Loesser, composer (Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bonnie Scott, Claudette Southerland, Sammy Smith) | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying |
| Nominee | Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh, composers (Original Cast) | Wildcat |
| Nominee | Jerry Herman, composer (Original Cast) | Milk And Honey |
| Nominee | Betty Comden, Adolph Green & Jule Styne, composers (Original Cast) | Do Re Mi |
| Nominee | Bob Merrill, composer (Original Cast) | Carnival |
Best Comedy Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mike Nichols And Elaine May | An Evening With Mike Nichols And Elaine May |
| Nominee | Stan Freberg | Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America |
| Nominee | Bill Dana | Jose Jimenez The Astronaut |
| Nominee | Jonathan Winters | Here's Jonathan |
| Nominee | Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks | 2001 Years With Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks |
Best Documentary Or Spoken Word Recording (Other Than Comedy)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Leonard Bernstein | Humor In Music |
| Nominee | (Various Artists) | Wisdom, Vol. 1 |
| Nominee | Dorothy Parker | The World Of Dorothy Parker |
| Nominee | Alexander Scourby, Robert Russell Bennett | The Coming Of Christ |
| Nominee | Hal Holbrook | More Of Hal Holbrook In Mark Twain Tonight! |
Best Engineering Contribution - Popular Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Robert Arnold, engineer (Judy Garland) | Judy At Carnegie Hall |
| Nominee | Robert Fine, engineer (Enoch Light) | Stereo 35/MM |
| Nominee | Al Schmitt, engineer (Johnny Mann Singers, Si Zentner) | Great Band With Great Voices |
| Nominee | Bill MacMeekin, engineer (Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme) | Cozy |
| Nominee | Al Schmitt, engineer (Henry Mancini) | Breakfast At Tiffany's |
Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Kraus, engineer (Stan Freberg) | Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America |
| Nominee | Rafael O. Valentin, engineer ((Various Sounds)) | X-15 And Other Sounds Of Rockets, Missiles And Jets |
| Nominee | Eddie Brackett, engineer (Soupy Sales) | The Soupy Sales Show |
| Nominee | Ted Keep, engineer (David Seville) | The Alvin Show |
| Nominee | Bruno Vineis, engineer (Bob Prescott) | Cartoons In Stereo |
Best Album Cover (Other Than Classical)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jim Silke, art director (Judy Garland) | Judy At Carnegie Hall |
| Nominee | Kenneth Deardoff, art director (Peter Bocage) | New Orleans - The Living Legend |
| Nominee | Reid Miles, art director (Jackie McLean) | Jackie's Bag |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Henry Mancini) | Breakfast At Tiffany's |
| Nominee | Bob (Robert) Cato, art director (Andre Previn) | A Touch Of Elegance |
Best Recording For Children
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Leonard Bernstein | Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf |
| Nominee | Original Broadway Cast | Young Abe Lincoln |
| Nominee | Soupy Sales | The Soupy Sales Show |
| Nominee | (Various Artists) | Golden Treasury Of Great Music And Literature |
| Nominee | (Various Artists) | 101 Dalmations |
Best Rock & Roll Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again |
| Nominee | The Tokens | The Lion Sleeps Tonight |
| Nominee | Ike & Tina Turner | It's Gonna Work Out Fine |
| Nominee | Chris Kenner | I Like It Like That |
| Nominee | James Darren | Goodbye Cruel World |
Best Country & Western Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John |
| Nominee | LeRoy Van Dyke | Walk On By |
| Nominee | Tex Ritter | Hillbilly Heaven |
| Nominee | Faron Young | Hello Walls |
| Nominee | Burl Ives | A Little Bitty Tear |
Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ray Charles | Hit The Road Jack |
| Nominee | LaVerne Baker | Saved |
| Nominee | Ernie K-Doe | Mother In Law |
| Nominee | Etta James | Fool That I Am |
| Nominee | Jimmy Reed | Bright Lights, Big City |
Best Folk Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Belafonte Folk Singers | Belafonte Folk Singers At Home And Abroad |
| Nominee | The Limeliters | The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters |
| Nominee | The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem | The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem |
| Nominee | Bill Broonzy | The Big Bill Broonzy Story |
| Nominee | Alan Lomax | Folk Songs Of Britain, Vol. I |
Best Gospel Or Other Religious Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mahalia Jackson | Everytime I Feel The Spirit |
| Nominee | The Staple Singers | Swing Low |
| Nominee | Tex Ritter | Lincoln Hymns |
| Nominee | Alex Bradford | Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross |
| Nominee | Tennessee Ernie Ford | Hymns At Home |
Best New Artist Of 1961
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Peter Nero | - |
| Nominee | Timi Yuro | - |
| Nominee | Dick Gregory | - |
| Nominee | Ann-Margret | - |
| Nominee | The Lettermen | - |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe |
| Nominee | (Cleveland Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Don Quixote |
| Nominee | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Don Juan/Debussy: La Mer |
| Nominee | (Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 In E Flat Major/Wagner: Tannhauser Overture And Venusberg Music |
| Nominee | (Philharmonia Orchestra) | Bartók: Music For String Instruments, Percussion And Celesta/ Hindemith: Mathis Der Mahler |
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose, artists | Beethoven: Serenade, Op. 8/Kodaly: Duo For Violin And Cello, Op. 7 |
| Nominee | Rudolf Firkusny & Erica Morini, artists | Franck And Mozart Sonatas |
| Nominee | Gary Graffman & Berl Senofsky, artists | Faure: Sonata No. 1/Debussy: Sonata No. 3 |
| Nominee | Victor Gottlieb, Leonard Pennario, Sanford Schonbach & Eudice Shapiro, artists | Faure: 1st Quartet Op15/Schumann: Clavier Quartet, Op. 47 |
| Nominee | Juilliard String Quartet (Claus Adam, Isidore Cohen, Raphael Hillyer & Robert Mann), artists | Berg: Lyric Suite/Webern: 5 Pieces For String Quartet, Op. 5, 6 Bagatelles, Op. 9 |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist (With Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Isaac Stern, artist (Philadelphia Orchestra) | Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 1 |
| Nominee | Pierre Fournier, artist | R. Strauss: Don Quixote |
| Nominee | Jascha Heifetz & Gregor Piatigorsky, artists | Brahms: Double Concerto |
| Nominee | Andres Segovia, artist | Boccherini-Cassado:Concerto For Guitar |
| Nominee | Leon Fleisher, artist | Beethoven: Emperor Concerto |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Laurindo Almeida, artist | Reverie For Spanish Guitar |
| Nominee | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | Homage To Liszt |
| Nominee | Sviatoslav Richter, artist | Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata; Funeral March Sonata |
| Nominee | Ruggiero Ricci, artist | Bartók, Hindeminth, Prokofiev: Solo Violin Sonatas |
| Nominee | Andres Segovia, artist | Bach: Suite No. 3 |
Best Opera Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Gabriele Santini (Rome Opera Orchestra) | Puccini: Madame Butterfly |
| Nominee | Antal Dorati (Royal Opera House Orchestra - Covent Garden) | Wagner: The Flying Dutchman |
| Nominee | Karl Bohm (Dresden State Opera Chorus; Dresden State Opera Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Elektra |
| Nominee | Carlo Maria Giulini (Philharmonia Chorus; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Mozart: The Marriage Of Figaro |
| Nominee | John Pritchard (L'Accademia Di Santa Cecila Chorus; L'Accademia Di Santa Cecilia Orchestra) | Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor |
Best Classical Performance - Choral (Other Than Opera)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Robert Shaw Chorale; Robert Shaw Orchestra) | Bach: B Minor Mass |
| Nominee | (Rutgers University Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Walton: Belshazzar's Feast |
| Nominee | (Roger Wagner Chorale; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra) | Respighi: Laud To Nativity/Monteverdi:Magnificat |
| Nominee | (French National Radio-Television Chorus; French National Radio-Television Orchestra) | Poulenc: Gloria In G Major For Soprano Solo, Chorus And Orchestra |
| Nominee | (St. Anthony Singers; Goldsbrough Orchestra) | Berlioz: L'enfance Du Christ |
| Nominee | (Westminster Choir; New York Philharmonic) | Beethoven: Missa Solemnis |
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Royal Opera House Orchestra - Covent Garden) | The Art Of The Prima Donna |
| Nominee | Victoria De Los Angeles | Trimble: Four Fragments From The Canterbury Tales |
| Nominee | Leontyne Price | The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles |
| Nominee | (Rome Opera House Orchestra) | Operatic Arias |
| Nominee | (Bach Aria Group Orchestra) | Bach Cantatas No. 58, And No. 202 |
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Igor Stravinsky, composer | Stravinsky: Movements For Piano And Orchestra |
| Winner | Laurindo Almeida, composer | Almeida: Discantus |
| Nominee | Elliott Carter, composer | Carter: String Quartet No. 2 |
| Nominee | Francis Poulenc, composer | Poulenc: Gloria In G Major |
| Nominee | Gunther Schuller, composer | Music For Brass Quintet |
Best Engineering Contribution - Classical Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Lewis W. Layton, engineer (Charles Munch, conductor) | Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe |
| Nominee | Heinrich Keilholtz, engineer (Karl Bohm, conductor) | R. Strauss: Elektra |
| Nominee | Chris Parker, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor; John Browning, piano) | Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 |
| Nominee | Walter Ruhlmann & Paul Vavasseur, engineers (Georges Pretre, conductor; Maurice Durufle, organ) | Poulenc: Concerto In G For Organ, Strings And Timpani |
| Nominee | Robert Fine, engineer (William Steinberg, conductor) | Brahms: Symphony No. 2 |
Best Album Cover - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Marvin Schwartz, art director (Gabriele Santini, conductor) | Puccini: Madame Butterfly |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Morton Gould, conductor) | Gould: Ballet Music Fall River Legend, Interplay, Latin American Symphonette |
| Nominee | Meyer Miller, art director (Julian Bream) | Golden Age Of English Lute Music |
| Nominee | Marvin Schwartz, art director (Otto Klemperer, conductor) | Beethoven: Nine Symphonies |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Jean Morel, conductor) | Albeniz: Iberia/Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole |
