1965 Grammy Awards (7th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees
The 7th Annual Grammy Awards, held on April 13, 1965, acknowledged recordings released from October 1, 1963, to September 30, 1964. While The Beatles were beginning to revolutionize popular music, their major Grammy impact would largely manifest in later ceremonies.
The culturally significant bossa nova album Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto impressively won Album of the Year, significantly popularizing the Brazilian genre in the United States and showcasing the Grammys' embrace of international sounds. Louis Armstrong's heartwarming and iconic "Hello, Dolly!" secured Record of the Year.
The Beatles did win for Best New Artist. This period saw the Grammys navigating the immense shifts brought by the British Invasion and the burgeoning folk and jazz scenes, indicating a dynamic era for musical styles and their recognition.
Record Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini | Days Of Wine And Roses |
| Nominee | Jack Jones | Wives And Lovers |
| Nominee | Tony Bennett | I Wanna Be Around |
| Nominee | Barbra Streisand | Happy Days Are Here Again |
| Nominee | Soeur Sourire | Dominique |
Album Of The Year (Other Than Classical)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Barbra Streisand | The Barbra Streisand Album |
| Nominee | Soeur Sourire | The Singing Nun |
| Nominee | Andy Williams | Days Of Wine And Roses |
| Nominee | Al Hirt | Honey In The Horn |
| Nominee | The Swingle Singers | Bach's Greatest Hits |
Album Of The Year - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Benjamin Britten, artist | Britten: War Requiem |
| Nominee | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | The Sound Of Horowitz (Works Of Schumann, Scarlatti, Schubert, Scraibin) |
| Nominee | Erich Leinsdorf, artist | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Nominee | Leontyne Price & William Warfield, artists | Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy And Bess |
| Nominee | George Szell, artist | Debussy: La Mer/Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe |
Song Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini | Days Of Wine And Roses |
| Nominee | Jack Jones | Wives And Lovers |
| Nominee | Tony Bennett | The Good Life |
| Nominee | Tony Bennett | I Wanna Be Around |
| Nominee | Frank Sinatra | Call Me Irresponsible |
Best Instrumental Theme
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero & Riz Ortolani, composers (Vic Dana) | More - Theme From Mondo Cane |
| Nominee | Bob Goldstein & David Shire, composers (The Village Stompers) | Washington Square |
| Nominee | Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre, Musical Director) | Lawrence Of Arabia |
| Nominee | Steve Allen & Ray Brown, composers (Steve Allen) | Gravy Waltz |
| Nominee | Jean Toots Theilmans, composer (Jean Toots Theilmans) | Bluesette |
Best Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Barbra Streisand | The Barbra Streisand Album |
| Nominee | Miriam Makeba | The World Of Miriam Makeba |
| Nominee | Peggy Lee | I'm A Woman |
| Nominee | Soeur Sourire | Dominique |
| Nominee | Eydie Gorme | Blame It On The Bossa Nova |
Best Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jack Jones | Wives And Lovers |
| Nominee | Andy Williams | Days Of Wine And Roses |
| Nominee | Tony Bennett | I Wanna Be Around |
| Nominee | John Gary | Catch A Rising Star |
| Nominee | Ray Charles | Busted |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bill Evans | Conversations With Myself |
| Nominee | Miles Davis | Seven Steps To Heaven |
| Nominee | Peter Nero | Peter Nero In Person |
| Nominee | Al Hirt | Our Man In New Orleans |
| Nominee | Dave Brubeck Quartet | Dave Brubeck At Carnegie Hall |
| Nominee | Thelonious Monk | Criss-Cross |
| Nominee | Ray Brown, Andre Previn, Herb Ellis, Shelly Manne | 4 To Go! |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Woody Herman | Encore: Woody Herman, 1963 |
| Nominee | Miles Davis | Seven Steps To Heaven |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones Plays The Hip Hits |
| Nominee | Al Hirt | Our Man In New Orleans |
| Nominee | Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band | Gerry Mulligan '63 |
| Nominee | Oliver Nelson Orchestra | Full Nelson |
Best Original Jazz Composition
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Allen & Ray Brown, composers (Steve Allen) | Gravy Waltz |
| Nominee | Paul Desmond, composer (Paul Desmond) | Take Ten |
| Nominee | Antonio Carlos Jobim & Newton Mendonco, composers (Antonio Carlos Jobim) | Meditation |
| Nominee | Dick Grove, Pete Jolly & Tommy Wolf, composers (Pete Jolly) | Little Bird |
| Nominee | Kenyon Hopkins, composer (Kenyon Hopkins, conductor) | East Side - West Side |
| Nominee | Charlie Mingus, composer (Charlie Mingus) | Black Saint And The Sinner Lady |
Best Performance By An Orchestra - For Dancing
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Count Basie | This Time By Basie! Hits Of The 50's And 60's |
| Nominee | Page Cavanaugh | The Page 7...An Explosion In Pop Music |
| Nominee | Les Brown | Richard Rodgers Bandbook |
| Nominee | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones Plays The Hip Hits |
| Nominee | Joe Harnell | Fly Me To The Moon And The Bossa Nova Pops |
| Nominee | Woody Herman | Encore: Woody Herman, 1963 |
Best Performance By An Orchestra Or Instrumentalist With Orchestra - Primarily Not Jazz Or For Dancing
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Al Hirt | Java |
| Nominee | Percy Faith | Themes For Young Lovers |
| Nominee | Kai Winding | More |
| Nominee | Peter Nero | Hail The Conquering Nero |
| Nominee | Henry Mancini | Our Man In Hollywood |
| Nominee | Andre Previn | Andre Previn In Hollywood |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Quincy Jones, arranger (Count Basie) | I Can't Stop Loving You |
| Nominee | Joe Sherman, arranger (The Village Stompers) | Washington Square |
| Nominee | Marty Gold & Peter Nero, arrangers (Peter Nero) | Mountain Greenery |
| Nominee | Claus Ogerman, arranger (Kai Winding) | More |
| Nominee | Robert N. Enevoldsen, arranger (Steve Allen) | Gravy Waltz |
Best Background Arrangement (Behind vocalist or instrumentalist)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini) | Days Of Wine And Roses |
| Nominee | Pete King, arranger (Jack Jones) | Wives And Lovers |
| Nominee | Gerald Wilson, arranger (Nancy Wilson) | Tell Me The Truth |
| Nominee | Nelson Riddle, arranger (Frank Sinatra) | Call Me Irresponsible |
| Nominee | Benny Carter, arranger (Ray Charles) | Busted |
| Nominee | Marion Evans, arranger (Eydie Gorme) | Blame It On The Bossa Nova |
Best Performance By A Vocal Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Peter, Paul And Mary | Blowin' In The Wind |
| Nominee | Anita Kerr Singers | Waitin' For The Evening Train |
| Nominee | The Hi-Lo's | The Hi-Lo's Happen To The Bossa Nova |
| Nominee | Jackie And Roy | Like Sing--Jackie And Roy Kral |
| Nominee | J's With Jamie | Hey, Look Us Over! |
Best Performance By A Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers) | Bach's Greatest Hits |
| Nominee | Robert Shaw Conducting Robert Shaw Chorale | The Many Moods Of Christmas |
| Nominee | Leonard Bernstein, Richard Conde | The Joy Of Christmas |
| Nominee | The New Christy Minstrels | Green, Green |
| Nominee | Henry Mancini And His Orchestra With Chorus | Charade |
Best Original Score From A Motion Picture Or Television Show
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Addison, composer (John Addison) | Tom Jones |
| Nominee | Nino Oliviero & Riz Ortolani, composers (Riz Ortoloni, conductor) | Mondo Cane |
| Nominee | Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre, conductor) | Lawrence Of Arabia |
| Nominee | Alex North, composer (Alex North, conductor) | Cleopatra |
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, composers (Barbara Cook, Barbara Baxley, Jack Cassidy, Daniel Massey, Nathaniel Frey, Ralph Williams, Jo Wilder) | She Loves Me |
| Nominee | Anne Croswell & Lee Pockriss, composers (Various Artists) | Tovarich |
| Nominee | Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz, composers (Various Artists) | Jennie |
| Nominee | Meredith Willson, composer (Various Artists) | Here's Love |
| Nominee | Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, composers (Various Artists) | 110 In The Shade |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
| Nominee | (Philadelphia Orchestra) | Schubert: Symphony No. 9 In C Major (/The Great/) |
| Nominee | (Cleveland Orchestra) | Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe |
| Nominee | (Columbia Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 1 In D Major (/The Titan/) |
| Nominee | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 (Pastorale) |
| Nominee | (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Beethoven: Nine Symphonies (Complete) |
Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Julian Bream, artist | Evening Of Elizabethan Music |
| Nominee | Budapest String Quartet, Mieczyslaw Horszowski & Julius Levine, artists | Schubert: Quintet In A Major For Piano And Strings, Op.114 (/Trout/) |
| Nominee | London Wind Soloists, artist | Mozart: Wind Music - Volumes 1 - 5 |
| Nominee | Robert Fizdale & Arthur Gold, artists | Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes/Schumann: Spanische Liebeslieder |
| Nominee | Robert Casadesus & Zino Francescatti, artists | Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano (Nos. 3, 4, And 5) |
| Nominee | Juilliard String Quartet (Claus Adam, Isidore Cohen, Raphael Hillyer & Robert Mann), artists | Beethoven: Quartet No. 11 In F Minor, Op.95/ Quartet No. 16 In F Major, Op.135 |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Artur Rubinstein, artist (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor |
| Nominee | Lorin Hollander, artist | Ravel: Concerto In G For Piano And Orchestra/Dello Joio: Fantasy And Variations For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Vladimir Ashkenazy, artist | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 In D Minor For Piano |
| Nominee | Andre Watts, artist | Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | David Oistrakh, artist | Hindemith: Concerto For Violin |
| Nominee | Jascha Heifetz, artist | Bruch: Concerto No.1 In G Minor For Violin, Op. 26/ Mozart: Concerto No. 4 In D Major For Violin, K. 218 |
| Nominee | Rudolf Serkin, artist | Bartók: Concerto No. 1 For Piano And Orchestra |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Duo (Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Vladimir Horowitz, artist | The Sound Of Horowitz |
| Nominee | Artur Rubinstein, artist | Schumann: Carnaval/Fantasiestucke |
| Nominee | Andres Segovia, artist | Granada (Albeniz: /Granada//Granados: /Spanish Dance In E Minor//Ponce, Tansman, Aguado: /Eight Lessons For The Guitar//Sor: /Four Studies/)) |
| Nominee | Rudolf Serkin, artist | Beethoven: Three Favorite Sonatas |
| Nominee | Glenn Gould, artist | Bach: The Six Partitas |
Best Opera Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Erich Leinsdorf (RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Nominee | Georg Solti (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Siegfried |
| Nominee | Herbert von Karajan (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | Puccini: Tosca |
| Nominee | Andre Cluytens (Sofia National Opera Chorus; Paris Conservatoire Orchestra) | Mussorgsky: Boris Godounov |
| Nominee | Eugen Jochum (Rias Chamber Chorus; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) | Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte |
| Nominee | Eugene Ormandy (Philadelphia Orchestra) | Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle |
Best Classical Performance - Choral (Other Than Opera)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir & London Symphony Choir; London Symphony Orchestra) | Britten: War Requiem |
| Nominee | (Robert Chorale Shaw; Robert Orchestra Shaw) | The Robert Shaw Chorale /On Tour/ (Ives, Schoenberg, Mozart, Ravel) |
| Nominee | (Washington Opera Society Chorus; Washington Opera Society Orchestra) | Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex |
| Nominee | (New York Schola Cantorum; New York Philharmonic) | Milhaud: Les Choephores |
| Nominee | (King's College Choir; London Symphony Orchestra) | Haydn: /Nelson Mass/ (Mass No. 9 In D Minor, Missa Solemnis) |
| Nominee | (Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Brahms: A German Requiem |
| Nominee | (Church Of Transfiguration Boy's Choir & Collegiate Chorale; New York Philharmonic) | Bach: St. Matthew Passion |
Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (RCA Orchestra) | Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy And Bess |
| Nominee | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex |
| Nominee | Jennie Tourel | Schubert: Schwanengesang |
| Nominee | Victoria De Los Angeles | Ravel: Scheherazade/Berlioz: Cleopatre (Scene Lyrique) |
| Nominee | Maureen Forrester | Melodies De France (Ravel, Debussy, Duparc) |
| Nominee | Joan Sutherland | Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn |
| Nominee | Netania Davrath | Command Performance |
| Nominee | Anna Moffo | Canteloube: Songs Of The Auvergne, Vol. II (Chants D'Auvergne, Vol. II) |
| Nominee | - | A Verdi Collaboration |
Best Classical Composition By A Contemporary Composer
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Benjamin Britten, composer | Britten: War Requiem |
| Nominee | William Schuman, composer | Symphony No. 8 |
| Nominee | Dmitri Shostakovich, composer | Symphony No. 4, Op.43 |
| Nominee | Heitor Villa-Lobos, composer | Concerto No. 2 For Cello And Orchestra |
| Nominee | John La Montaine, composer | Concerto For Piano |
| Nominee | Samuel Barber, composer | Andromache's Farewell, Op.39 |
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Lewis W. Layton, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Nominee | Gordon Parry, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor) | Wagner: Siegfried |
| Nominee | Lewis W. Layton, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 1 In D (/The Titan/) |
| Nominee | Lewis W. Layton, engineer (Skitch Henderson, conductor) | Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy And Bess |
| Nominee | Kenneth Wilkinson, engineer (Benjamin Britten, conductor) | Britten: War Requiem |
| Nominee | Fred Plaut, engineer (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Bernstein Conducts Tchaikovsky (/Capriccio Italien/, /1812 Overture/, /Marche Slave/) |
Best Album Cover - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Robert M. Jones, art director (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Nominee | Bob (Robert) Cato, art director (Eugene Ormandy, conductor) | Strauss: Don Quixote |
| Nominee | Dorle Soria, art director (Herbert von Karajan, conductor) | Puccini: Tosca |
| Nominee | Vladimir Bobri, art director (Andres Segovia) | Granada (Albeniz: /Granada// Granados: /Spanish Dance In E Minor// Ponce, Tansman, Aguado: /Eight Lesson For The Guitar// Sor: /Four Studies/) |
| Nominee | Dorle Soria, art director (Julian Bream Consort) | Evening Of Elizabethan Music |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Fritz Reiner, conductor) | Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op.68 (/Pastorale/) |
| Nominee | John Berg, art director (Leonard Bernstein, conductor) | Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op.67 |
Best Comedy Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Allan Sherman | Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah |
| Nominee | The Smothers Brothers | Think Ethnic |
| Nominee | Cassius Clay | I Am The Greatest |
| Nominee | Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks | Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival |
| Nominee | Bill Cosby | Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow, Right! |
Best Documentary, Spoken Word Or Drama Recording (Other Than Comedy)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Uta Hagen, Arthur Hill, George Grizzard & Melinda Dillon) | Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
| Nominee | Martin Luther King Jr. And Various Artists | We Shall Overcome (The March On Washington...August 28, 1963) |
| Nominee | Pete Seeger And Others | The Badmen |
| Nominee | Betty Field, Jane Fonda, Ben Gazzara, Pat Hingle, Geoff Horne, William Prince, Geraldine Page, Richard Thomas, Franchot Tone | Strange Interlude |
| Nominee | (John F. Kennedy) | John F. Kennedy - The Presidential Years (With David Teig As Narrator) |
| Nominee | Original Show Cast | Brecht On Brecht |
Best Engineered Recording - Other Than Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | James Malloy, engineer (Henry Mancini) | Charade |
| Nominee | Frank Laico, engineer (Barbra Streisand) | The Second Barbra Streisand Album |
| Nominee | Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Robert Shaw Chorale) | The Many Moods Of Christmas |
| Nominee | Frank Laico, engineer (Barbra Streisand) | The Barbra Streisand Album |
| Nominee | Ronald A. Steele, engineer (Dick Schory) | Supercussion |
| Nominee | Ronald A. Steele, engineer (Dick Schory) | Politely Percussive |
| Nominee | Al Schmitt, engineer (Henry Mancini) | Our Man In Hollywood |
| Nominee | Harold Chapman, engineer (Mantle Hood) | Exotic Sounds Of Bali |
| Nominee | Luis P. (Val) Valentin, engineer (Ella Fitzgerald And Count Basie) | Ella And Basie |
Best Engineered Recording - Special Or Novel Effects
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Robert Fine, engineer (Frederick Fennell) | The Civil War, Vol. II |
| Nominee | John Kraus, engineer (Dean Elliott) | Zounds! What Sounds |
| Nominee | Phil Macy & Al Weintraub, engineers (Lou Monte) | Pepino's Friend Pasquale |
| Nominee | Hugh Davies & John Kraus, engineers (Dean Elliott) | Heartstrings |
| Nominee | Bill MacMeekin & Scotty Shackner, engineers (The Shut Downs) | Four In The Floor |
| Nominee | William Hamilton, engineer (Bill McFadden, Bryna Rayburn) | Fast, Fast, Fast Relief From TV Commercials |
| Nominee | John Kraus, engineer (Hank Thompson) | Cheyenne Frontier Days |
Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | John Berg, art director (Barbra Streisand) | The Barbra Streisand Album |
| Nominee | John Murello, art director (Oscar Peterson) | Night Train |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Al Hirt) | Honey In The Horn |
| Nominee | Jim Silke, art director (Nancy Wilson) | Hollywood My Way |
| Nominee | Ed Thrasher, art director (Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks) | Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival |
| Nominee | Jim Ladwig, art director (Swingle Singers) | Bach's Greatest Hits |
| Nominee | Robert M. Jones, art director (Norman Luboff Choir) | Aloha From Norman Luboff |
Best Album Notes
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Stanley Dance & Leonard Feather, album notes writers (Duke Ellington) | The Ellington Era |
| Nominee | Edward Albee & Harold Clurman, album notes writers (Original Cast) | Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? |
| Nominee | Harold Arlen, album notes writer (Barbra Streisand) | The Barbra Streisand Album |
| Nominee | B.A. Botkin, James L. Horan, Harold Preece & Sylvester L. Vigilante, album notes writers (Pete Seeger And Others) | The Badmen |
| Nominee | Bob Bollard, album notes writer (Amanda Ambrose) | The Amazing Amanda Ambrose |
| Nominee | Sidney Bock, album notes writer (Julian Bream) | Evening Of Elizabethan Music |
Best Recording For Children
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Leonard Bernstein | Bernstein Conducts For Young People |
| Nominee | Jack Gilford | Winnie The Pooh |
| Nominee | Peter, Paul And Mary | Puff (The Magic Dragon) |
| Nominee | Tom Glazer | On Top Of Spaghetti |
| Nominee | (Various Artists) | Let's Go To The Zoo |
| Nominee | Pete Seeger | Children's Concert |
| Nominee | Rica Owen Moore | Addition And Subtraction |
Best Rock & Roll Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | April Stevens And Nino Tempo | Deep Purple |
| Nominee | Chet Atkins | Teen Scene |
| Nominee | Ruby And The Romantics | Our Day Will Come |
| Nominee | Lesley Gore | It's My Party |
| Nominee | Little Peggy March | I Will Follow Him |
| Nominee | Sam Cooke | Another Saturday Night |
Best Country & Western Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bobby Bare | Detroit City |
| Nominee | Porter Wagoner | The Porter Wagoner Show |
| Nominee | Lefty Frizzell | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Nominee | Johnny Cash | Ring Of Fire |
| Nominee | Hank Snow | Ninety Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) |
| Nominee | Buck Owens | Love's Gonna Live Here |
| Nominee | Flatt And Scruggs | Flatt And Scruggs At Carnegie Hall |
Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ray Charles | Busted |
| Nominee | Lenny Welch | Since I Fell For You |
| Nominee | Little Johnny Taylor | Part Time Love |
| Nominee | Major Lance | Hey, Little Girl |
| Nominee | Barbara Lewis | Hello Stranger |
| Nominee | Sam Cooke | Frankie And Johnny |
| Nominee | Martha And The Vandellas | (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave |
Best Folk Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Peter, Paul And Mary | Blowin' In The Wind |
| Nominee | Pete Seeger | We Shall Overcome |
| Nominee | The Rooftop Singers | Walk Right In |
| Nominee | Miriam Makeba | The World Of Miriam Makeba |
| Nominee | Odetta | Odetta Sings Folk Songs |
| Nominee | Judy Collins | Judy Collins #3 |
| Nominee | The New Christy Minstrels | Green, Green |
Best Gospel Or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Soeur Sourire | Dominique |
| Nominee | The Roger Wagner Chorale, Tennessee Ernie Ford | The Story Of Christmas |
| Nominee | George Beverly Shea | The Earth Is The Lord's (And The Fullness Thereof) |
| Nominee | Kings Of Harmony | Steppin' Right In |
| Nominee | Bessie Griffin And The Gospel Pearls | Recorded Live! |
| Nominee | Charles Magnuson And Fred Bock | Piano In Concert |
| Nominee | The Limeliters | Makin' A Joyful Noise |
| Nominee | Mahalia Jackson | Make A Joyful Noise |
Best New Artist Of 1963
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers) | - |
| Nominee | Vikki Carr | - |
| Nominee | J's With Jamie | - |
| Nominee | John Gary | - |
| Nominee | Trini Lopez | - |
