[1963 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (5th) ♪
[1963 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (5th) ♪
On May 15, 1963, the 5th Grammy Awards honored recordings released between October 1, 1961, and September 30, 1962. Tony Bennett's timeless rendition of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" claimed the prestigious Record of the Year award, solidifying his stature as a premier vocalist.
The First Family, a satirical comedy album by Vaughn Meader impersonating the Kennedy family, won Album of the Year, marking another surprising win for a non-musical recording and reflecting the era's cultural and political humor. Robert Goulet was named Best New Artist.
Peter, Paul and Mary also received recognition for their folk contributions. The ceremony continued to reflect the evolving tastes and expanding categories of the music industry, acknowledging diverse genres and artists while demonstrating a readiness to celebrate cultural phenomena alongside traditional musical excellence.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tony Bennett | I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | What Kind Of Fool Am I | |
| Nat King Cole | Ramblin' Rose | |
| Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | |
| Joe Harnell And His Orchestra | Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova | |
| Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd | Desafinado |
Album Of The Year (Other Than Classical)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vaughn Meader | The First Family |
| Allan Sherman | My Son, The Folk Singer | |
| Ray Charles | Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vol. I | |
| Stan Getz And Charlie Byrd | Jazz Samba | |
| Tony Bennett | I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
Album Of The Year - Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz |
| Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose, artists | The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts | |
| Igor Stravinsky, artist | Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet | |
| Bruno Walter, artist | Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor | |
| Otto Klemperer, artist | Bach: St. Matthew Passion |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Sammy Davis, Jr. AND ALSO Anthony Newley | What Kind Of Fool Am I |
| Peggy Lee | The Sweetest Sounds | |
| Sandy Stewart | My Coloring Book | |
| Tony Bennett | I Left My Heart In San Francisco | |
| Shirley Bassey and by Della Reese | As Long As He Needs Me |
Best Instrumental Theme
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ric Marlow & Bobby Scott, composers (Eddie Cano) | A Taste Of Honey |
| Elmer Bernstein & Mack David, composers (Elmer Bernstein) | Walk On The Wild Side | |
| Dave Rose, composer (Dave Rose) | The Stripper | |
| Acker Bilk, composer (Acker Bilk) | Stranger On The Shore | |
| Nelson Riddle, composer (Nelson Riddle) | Route 66 Theme | |
| Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | Baby Elephant Walk |
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle |
| Pat Thomas | Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado) | |
| Diahann Carroll | No Strings | |
| Sandy Stewart | My Coloring Book | |
| Ketty Lester | Love Letters | |
| Lena Horne | Lena...Lovely And Alive | |
| Peggy Lee | I'm A Woman |
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Tony Bennett | I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. | What Kind Of Fool Am I | |
| Anthony Newley | What Kind Of Fool Am I | |
| Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | |
| Mel Tormé | Comin' Home Baby |
Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stan Getz | Desafinado |
| Oscar Peterson | West Side Story | |
| Laurindo Almeida | Viva Bossa Nova! | |
| Bill Evans, Jim Hall | Undercurrent | |
| Charlie Mingus | Tijuana Moods | |
| George Shearing Quintet | Nat /King/ Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays | |
| Eddie Cano | A Taste Of Honey |
Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stan Kenton | Adventures In Jazz |
| Jimmy Smith | Walk On The Wild Side | |
| Count Basie | The Legend | |
| Miles Davis, Gil Evans | Miles Davis At Carnegie Hall | |
| Count Basie Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra | First Time! | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | Carnegie Hall Concert | |
| Gary McFarland And Stan Getz | Big Band Bossa Nova |
Best Original Jazz Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vince Guaraldi, composer (Vince Guaraldi Trio) | Cast Your Fate To The Wind |
| Lalo Schifrin, composer (The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band) | Tunisian Fantasy | |
| Charlie Mingus, composer (Charlie Mingus) | Tijuana Moods | |
| Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | The Sounds Of Hatari | |
| Quincy Jones, composer (Quincy Jones) | Quintessence | |
| Eddie Sauter, composer (Stan Getz) | Focus | |
| Paul Desmond, composer (Paul Desmond) | Desmond Blue |
Best Performance By An Orchestra For Dancing
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Joe Harnell | Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova |
| Quincy Jones | Big Band Bossa Nova | |
| Laurindo Almeida | Viva Bossa Nova! | |
| Dave Rose | The Stripper | |
| Neal Hefti | Jazz Pops | |
| Stan Getz & Gary McFarland | Big Band Bossa Nova |
Best Performance By An Orchestra Or Instrumentalist With Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz Or For Dancing
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Peter Nero | The Colorful Peter Nero |
| Elmer Bernstein | Walk On The Wild Side | |
| Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore | |
| Felix Slatkin | Hoedown! | |
| Henry Mancini | Hatari! |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini) | Baby Elephant Walk |
| Dave Rose, arranger (Dave Rose) | The Stripper | |
| Robert Farnon, arranger (Robert Farnon And His Orchestra) | Sensuous Strings Of Robert Farnon | |
| Nelson Riddle, arranger (Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra) | Route 66 Theme | |
| Quincy Jones, arranger (Quincy Jones) | Quintessence | |
| Eddie Sauter, arranger (Stan Getz) | Focus | |
| Joe Harnell, arranger (Joe Harnell And His Orchestra) | Fly Me To The Moon Bossa Nova |
Best Background Arrangement
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marty Manning, arranger (Tony Bennett) | I Left My Heart In San Francisco |
| Marty Paich, arranger (Sammy Davis, Jr.) | What Kind Of Fool Am I | |
| Bill Finegan, arranger (Carol Sloane) | My Ship | |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim, arranger (Joao Gilberto) | Joao Gilberto | |
| Marty Paich, arranger (Ray Charles) | I Can't Stop Loving You | |
| Marion Evans, arranger (Steve Lawrence) | Go Away Little Girl | |
| Marty Paich, arranger (Ray Charles) | Born To Lose |
Best Performance By A Vocal Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Peter, Paul And Mary | If I Had A Hammer |
| The Limeliters | Through Children's Eyes | |
| The Four Freshmen | The Swingers | |
| The Hi-Lo's | The Hi-Lo's Happen To Folk Songs | |
| The Lettermen | A Song For Young Love |
Best Performance By A Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The New Christy Minstrels | Presenting The New Christy Minstrels |
| Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians | The Waring Blend | |
| Johnny Mann Singers | Great Band With Great Voices Swing The Great Voices Of The Great Band | |
| Pete King Orchestra And Chorale | Consider Yourself | |
| Norman Luboff Choir | A Choral Spectacular |
Best Original Cast Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Richard Rodgers, composer (Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll, Bernice Mass, Noelle Adam, Don Chastain, Mitchell Gregg, Noelle Adam) | No Strings |
| Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, composers (Anthony Newley, Anna Quale And Original Cast) | Stop The World - I Want To Get Off | |
| Lionel Bart, composer (Original Broadway Cast) | Oliver! | |
| Dudley Moore, composer (Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller) | Beyond The Fringe | |
| Stephen Sondheim, composer (Original Broadway Cast) | A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 | |
| (Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor | |
| (New York Philharmonic) | Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor | |
| (Philharmonia Orchestra) | Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 In E Major |
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose, artists | The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario And Guests |
| Laurindo Almeida, Vincent De Rosa & Virginia Majewski, artists | The Intimate Bach | |
| Artur Rubinstein & Henryk Szeryng, artists | Rubinstein And Szeryng -- Brahms: Sonata No. 1/ Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 | |
| Budapest String Quartet, artists | Beethoven: The Late Quartets | |
| Hungarian Quartet, artist | Bartók: Complete Quartets | |
| George Malcolm & Yehudi Menuhin, artists | Bach: Sonatas For Violin And Harpsichord |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Isaac Stern, artist (Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | Stravinsky: Violin Concerto In D |
| Van Cliburn, artist | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 In C Minor For Piano | |
| Sviatoslav Richter, artist | Liszt: Concertos 1 And 2 For Piano And Orchestra | |
| Jascha Heifetz, artist | Bruch: Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra/Vieuxtemps: Concerto No. 5 For Violin | |
| David Oistrakh, artist | Brahms: Concerto In D For Violin |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz |
| Leon Goossens, artist | The Art Of Leon Goossens | |
| Artur Rubinstein, artist | Highlights Of Rubinstein At Carnegie Hall | |
| Gaby Casadesus & Robert Casadesus, artists | French Piano Music - Four Hands | |
| Sviatoslav Richter, artist | Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 | |
| Andres Segovia, artist | Five Pieces From PLATERO AND I | |
| Joseph Szigeti, artist | Bach: The Six Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Unaccompanied | |
| Glenn Gould, artist | Bach: The Art Of The Fugue, Vol. 1 |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Georg Solti (Rome Opera House Orchestra) | Verdi: Aida |
| Erich Leinsdorf (London Symphony Orchestra) | Wagner: Die Walkuere | |
| Georg Solti (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Salome | |
| Erich Leinsdorf (Rome Opera Chorus; Rome Opera Orchestra) | Puccini: La Boheme | |
| Pierre Dervaux (Chorus Of the Theatre National De LÓpera Comique; Orchestra Of The Theatre National De LÓpera Comique) | Bizet: The Pearl Fishers | |
| Otto Klemperer (Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra) | Beethoven: Fidelio |
Best Classical Performance - Choral (Other Than Opera)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra) | Bach: St. Matthew Passion |
| (Westminster Choir; New York Philharmonic) | Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 | |
| (Church Of The Transfiguration Boy's Choir & Scola Cantorium Women's Chorus; New York Philharmonic) | Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor | |
| (Utah University Chorus; Utah Symphony Orchestra) | Honegger: King David (Le Roi David) | |
| (Roger Wagner Chorale; Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris) | Faure: Requiem | |
| (New England Conservatory Choru; Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Berlioz: Romeo Et Juliet |
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (New York Philharmonic) | Wagner: Gotterdamerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs |
| Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Spanish Songs Of The 20th Century | |
| Birgit Nilsson | Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin | |
| Maria Callas | R. Strauss: Salome | |
| Adele Addison | Great Arias From French Opera | |
| - | Foss: Time Cycle |
Best Classical Composition By Contemporary Composer
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Igor Stravinsky, composer | Stravinsky: The Flood |
| Lukas Foss, composer | Time Cycle | |
| William Walton, composer | Symphony No. 2 | |
| Lukas Foss, composer | Song Of Songs | |
| Benjamin Britten, composer | Noye's Fludde | |
| Aaron Copland, composer | Copland: Connotations For Orchestra | |
| Edgard Varese, composer | Varese: Arcana |
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Lewis W. Layton, engineer (Fritz Reiner, conductor) | Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| Robert Fine, engineer (Kyril Konrashin, conductor; Byron Janis, piano) | Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3 For Piano/Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 1 For Piano | |
| William Britten, engineer (Bruno Walter, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor | |
| Fred Plaut, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor | |
| John Culshaw, engineer (Herbert von Karajan, conductor) | Holst: The Planets | |
| Robert Fine, engineer (Antal Dorati, conductor) | Copland: Billy The Kid/Appalachian Spring | |
| Fred Plaut, engineer (Vladimir Horowitz, piano) | Columbia Records Presents VLADIMIR HOROWITZ |
Best Album Cover - Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marvin Schwartz, art director (Laurindo Almeida, Virginia Majewski & Vincent de Rosa) | The Intimate Bach |
| Marvin Schwartz, art director (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Wagner: Prelude And Love Death/R. Strauss: Death And Transfiguration | |
| Marvin Schwartz, art director (Otto Klemperer, conductor) | Otto Klemperer Conducts (Weill: Three Penny Opera Suite And Others) | |
| Marvin Schwartz, art director (Roger Wagner, conductor) | Faure: Requiem | |
| Marvin Schwartz, art director (Otto Klemperer, conductor) | Beethoven: Fidelio | |
| Jim Silke, art director (Robert Irving, conductor) | Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin/Shostakovich: The Age Of Gold |
Best Comedy Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Vaughn Meader | The First Family |
| Mike Nichols And Elaine May | Nichols And May Examine Doctors | |
| Allan Sherman | My Son, The Folk Singer | |
| Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Dudley Moore | Beyond The Fringe | |
| Jonathan Winters | Another Day, Another World |
Best Documentary Or Spoken Word Recording (Other Than Comedy)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Charles Laughton | The Story-Teller: A Session With Charles Laughton |
| Laurence Harvey | This Is My Beloved | |
| Yehuda Lev | Six Million Accuse | |
| Michael Redgrave | Sir Michael Redgrave Reads Chekov Stories | |
| Stan Kenton | Mama Sang A Song | |
| Leonard Bernstein | First Performance: Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts | |
| Glenn Gould, Claude Rains | Enoch Arden (Music By R. Strauss/Poem By Alfred Tennyson) | |
| Carl Sandburg | Carl Sandburg Reading His Poetry |
Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Novelty And Other Than Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Al Schmitt, engineer (Henry Mancini) | Hatari |
| William Hamilton, engineer (Various Artists) | Stereo Spectacular | |
| John Kraus, engineer (Nelson Riddle) | Route 66 Theme | |
| Hugh Davies, engineer (Jonah Jones, Glen Gray) | Jonah Jones And Glen Gray | |
| Bill Putnam, engineer (Ray Charles) | I Can't Stop Loving You | |
| Al Schmitt, engineer (Johnny Mann Singers, Si Zentner) | Great Band With Great Voices Swing The Great Voices Of The Great Bands | |
| Carson C. Taylor, engineer (Stan Kenton) | Adventures In Jazz |
Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert Fine, engineer (Martin Gabel & Frederick Fennell) | The Civil War, Vol. I |
| John Quinn, engineer (Vaughan Meader And Other Artists) | The First Family | |
| Al Schmitt, engineer (David Seville) | The Chipmunk Songbook | |
| Eddie Smith, engineer (Lou Monte) | Pepino, The Italian Mouse | |
| Lowell Frank, engineer (Allan Sherman) | My Son, The Folk Singer |
Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert M. Jones, art director (Lena Horne) | Lena...Lovely And Alive |
| Jim Silke, art director (Frank Sinatra) | The Great Years | |
| Bill Longcore, art director (Vaughan Meader And Other Artists) | The First Family | |
| Loring Eutemey, art director (Modern Jazz Quartet) | The Comedy | |
| Ed Thrasher, art director (Edith Piaf) | Potpourri Par Piaf | |
| Ken Kim, art director (Allan Sherman) | My Son, The Folk Singer | |
| Loring Eutemey, art director (Modern Jazz Quartet) | Lonely Woman | |
| John Murello, art director (Stan Getz) | Jazz Samba |
Best Recording For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Leonard Bernstein | Saint-Saens: Carnival Of The Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra |
| John Ciardi | You Read To Me, I'll Read To You | |
| The Limeliters | Through Children's Eyes | |
| David Seville And The Chipmunks | The Chipmunk Songbook | |
| Boris Karloff | The Cat Who Walked By Herself | |
| Shari Lewis | Shari In Storyland | |
| Danny Kaye | Grimm's Fairy Tales |
Best Rock & Roll Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bent Fabric | Alley Cat |
| Mary Wells | You Beat Me To The Punch | |
| The Drifters | Up On The Roof | |
| Sam Cooke | Twistin' The Night Away | |
| Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | |
| Four Seasons | Big Girls Don't Cry |
Best Country & Western Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Burl Ives | Funny Way Of Laughin' |
| Claude King | Wolverton Mountain | |
| George Jones | She Thinks I Still Care | |
| Jimmy Dean | P.T. 109 | |
| Johnny Tillotson | It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' | |
| Marty Robbins | Devil Woman |
Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You |
| Bobby Darin | What'd I Say | |
| B. Bumble And The Stingers | Nut Rocker | |
| Little Eva | Loco-Motion | |
| Mel Tormé | Comin' Home Baby | |
| Sam Cooke | Bring It On Home To Me |
Best Folk Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Peter, Paul And Mary | If I Had A Hammer |
| Harry Belafonte | The Midnight Special | |
| Flatt And Scruggs | The Ballad Of Jed Clampett | |
| The Kingston Trio | Something Special | |
| The New Christy Minstrels | Presenting The New Christy Minstrels | |
| Joan Baez | Joan Baez In Concert | |
| Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan |
Best Gospel Or Other Religious Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mahalia Jackson | Great Songs Of Love And Faith |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | I Love To Tell The Story | |
| Ralph Carmichael | Hymns At Sunset | |
| Alex Bradford, Marion Williams And The Stars Of Faith, Princess Stewart | Black Nativity | |
| The Clefs Of Calvary | Save Me | |
| Marian Anderson | Marian Anderson-He's Got The Whole World In His Hands And 18 Other Spirituals | |
| Leopold Stokowski, Norman Luboff Choir | Inspiration - Great Music For Chorus And Orchestra |
Best New Artist Of 1962
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| 🏆 | Robert Goulet |
| Four Seasons | |
| Allan Sherman | |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | |
| Vaughn Meader | |
| The New Christy Minstrels |