[1967 Grammy Awards] – Complete List of Winners and Nominees (9th) ♪
The 9th Annual Grammy Awards took place on March 2, 1967, honoring recordings from October 1, 1965, to September 30, 1966. Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night" was a dominant force, not only taking Record of the Year but also propelling his Sinatra: A Man And His Music to an Album of the Year win, cementing his unparalleled influence.
While The Beatles' Revolver was nominated, they did not secure major awards at this particular ceremony, reflecting the Grammys' cautious pace in fully embracing rock. The Mamas & the Papas were recognized as Best New Artist.
This period saw the Grammys slowly but steadily beginning to acknowledge the seismic impact of rock music, though it would take a few more years for this burgeoning genre to truly dominate the top categories, as traditional pop and vocal jazz still held significant sway.
Record Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night |
| New Vaudeville Band | Winchester Cathedral | |
| Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass | What Now My Love | |
| Mamas And The Papas | Monday, Monday | |
| David Houston | Almost Persuaded |
Album Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Frank Sinatra | A Man And His Music |
| Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass | What Now My Love | |
| The Beatles | Revolver | |
| Maurice Jarre, conductor | Dr. Zhivago (Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
| Barbra Streisand | Color Me Barbra |
Song Of The Year
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | The Beatles | Michelle |
| Richard Kiley | The Impossible Dream | |
| Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night | |
| Ray Conniff Singers and by Maurice Jarre, conductor | Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From /Dr. Zhivago/) | |
| Roger Williams | Born Free |
Best Instrumental Theme
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Neal Hefti, composer (Neal Hefti) | Batman Theme |
| Alex North, composer (Alex North) | Who's Afraid? | |
| D.J. Edwards, composer (Al Hirt) | Trumpet Pickin' | |
| Priscilla Hubbard, composer (Chet Atkins) | Prissy | |
| Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | Arabesque |
Best Vocal Performance, Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eydie Gorme | If He Walked Into My Life |
| Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walkin' | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Ella At Duke's Place | |
| Barbra Streisand | Color Me Barbra | |
| Sandy Posey | Born A Woman |
Best Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night |
| Andy Williams | The Shadow Of Your Smile | |
| Jack Jones | The Impossible Dream | |
| Paul McCartney | Eleanor Rigby | |
| Jim Reeves | Distant Drums | |
| David Houston | Almost Persuaded |
Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass | What Now My Love |
| Maurice Jarre | Dr. Zhivago (Soundtrack) | |
| Chet Atkins | Chet Atkins Picks On The Beatles | |
| Roger Williams | Born Free | |
| Neal Hefti | Batman Theme |
Best Performance By A Vocal Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Anita Kerr Singers | A Man And A Woman |
| Mamas And The Papas | Monday, Monday | |
| The Sandpipers | Guantanamera | |
| The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | |
| The Association | Cherish |
Best Performance By A Chorus
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Conniff Singers | Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago) |
| Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers) | Rococo A' Go Go | |
| Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus | Henry Mancini Presents The Academy Award Songs | |
| The Alan Copeland Singers With Count Basie | Basie Swingin', Voices Singin' | |
| Johnny Mann Singers | A Man And A Woman |
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or Television Show
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Maurice Jarre, composer (Maurice Jarre) | Dr. Zhivago |
| Alex North, composer (Alex North) | Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? | |
| Sonny Rollins, composer (Oliver Nelson) | Alfie - Original Music From The Score | |
| John Barry, composer (John Barry) | Born Free | |
| Henry Mancini, composer (Henry Mancini) | Arabesque (Motion Picture) |
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jerry Herman, composer (Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanning, Frankie Michaels) | Mame |
| Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, composers (Original Cast) | The Apple Tree | |
| Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields, composers (Original Cast) | Sweet Charity | |
| Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen, composers (Original Cast) | Skyscraper | |
| Joe Darion & Mitch Leigh, composers (Original Cast) | Man Of La Mancha |
Best Comedy Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Bill Cosby | Wonderfulness |
| Homer And Jethro | Wanted For Murder | |
| Archie Campbell | Have A Laugh On Me | |
| Don Bowman | Funny Way To Make An Album | |
| Mrs. Miller | Downtown |
Best Spoken Word, Documentary Or Drama Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Edward R. Murrow | Edward R. Murrow - A Reporter Remembers Vol. I The War Years |
| Adlai Stevenson, David Brinkley | The Stevenson Wit | |
| Buddy Starcher | History Repeats Itself | |
| Lee J. Cobb And Mildred Dunnock | Death Of A Salesman | |
| Johnny Sea | Day For Decision |
Best Recording For Children
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Marvin Miller | Dr. Seuss Presents - /If I Ran The Zoo/ And /Sleep Book/ |
| Paul Tripp And Various Artists | The Christmas That Almost Wasn't | |
| Marty Gold, Do-Re-Me Children's Chorus | Happiness Is | |
| Art Linkletter | For The Children Of The World Art Linkletter Narrates /The Bible/ | |
| Original TV Cast | Alice Through The Looking Glass |
Best Album Notes
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Stan Cornyn, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra) | Sinatra At The Sands |
| Stanley Dance & Ralph J. Gleason, album notes writers (Duke Ellington) | The Ellington Era, Vol. II | |
| Fred Friendly, album notes writer (Edward R. Murrow) | Edward R. Murrow - A Reporter Remembers - Vol. 1 The War Years | |
| Nelson Lyon, album notes writer (Maurice Jarre) | Dr. Zhivago | |
| Harvey Cowen, album notes writer (Ben Colder) | Ben Colder Strikes Again |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Group Or Soloist With Group
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Wes Montgomery | Goin' Out Of My Head |
| Woody Herman Orchestra | Woody's Winners | |
| Stan Kenton | Stan Kenton Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra | |
| John Handy Quintet | John Handy Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival | |
| Bill Evans And Jim Hall | Intermodulation | |
| Duke Ellington | Concert Of Sacred Music | |
| Bill Evans Trio | Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra | |
| Ornette Coleman Trio | At The /Golden Circle/ |
Best Original Jazz Composition
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Duke Ellington, composer (Duke Ellington) | In The Beginning God |
| Bill Evans, composer (Bill Evans) | Time Remembered | |
| Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin) | Marquis De Sade | |
| Claus Ogerman, composer (Bill Evans & Jim Hall) | Jazz Samba | |
| John Handy, composer (John Handy) | If Only We Knew | |
| Bob Brookmeyer, composer (Bob Brookmeyer) | ABC Blues |
Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | New Vaudeville Band | Winchester Cathedral |
| Mamas And The Papas | Monday, Monday | |
| The Monkees | Last Train To Clarksville | |
| The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | |
| Paul McCartney | Eleanor Rigby | |
| The Association | Cherish |
Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance - Male Or Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Paul McCartney | Eleanor Rigby |
| Dusty Springfield | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | |
| Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walkin' | |
| Bobby Darin | If I Were A Carpenter | |
| Sandy Posey | Born A Woman |
Best Contemporary (R&R) Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Mamas And The Papas | Monday, Monday |
| The Monkees | Last Train To Clarksville | |
| The Sandpipers | Guantanamera | |
| The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | |
| The Association | Cherish |
Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Charles | Crying Time |
| Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman | |
| Stevie Wonder | Uptight | |
| Lou Rawls | Love Is A Hurtin' Thing | |
| James Brown | It's A Man's Man's Man's World |
Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male Or Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ray Charles | Crying Time |
| Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman | |
| Stevie Wonder | Uptight | |
| Lou Rawls | Love Is A Hurtin' Thing | |
| James Brown | It's A Man's Man's Man's World |
Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal Or Instrumental
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ramsey Lewis | Hold It Right There |
| King Curtis | Spanish Harlem | |
| James And Bobby Purify | I'm Your Puppet | |
| Sam And Dave | Hold On, I'm Comin' | |
| The Capitols | Cool Jerk |
Best Folk Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Cortelia Clark | Blues In The Street |
| Mitchell Trio | Violets Of Dawn | |
| Ravi Shankar | Sound Of The Sitar | |
| Mimi And Richard Farina | Reflections In A Crystal Wind | |
| Oliver Smith | Oliver Smith | |
| Leadbelly | Leadbelly | |
| Peter, Paul And Mary | Hurry Sundown | |
| Pete Seeger | God Bless The Grass |
Best Sacred Recording (Musical)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Porter Wagoner And The Blackwood Brothers | Grand Old Gospel |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | The Oak Ridge Boys At Their Best | |
| George Beverly Shea | Southland Songs That Lift The Heart | |
| Blackwood Brothers | How Big Is God | |
| Connie Smith | Connie Smith Sings Great Sacred Songs | |
| The Happy Goodman Family | Bigger 'n' Better |
Best Country & Western Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Houston | Almost Persuaded |
| Jack Greene | There Goes My Everything | |
| LeRoy Pullins | I'm A Nut | |
| Jeannie Seely | Don't Touch Me | |
| Jim Reeves | Distant Drums |
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Jeannie Seely | Don't Touch Me |
| Dottie West | Would You Hold It Against Me | |
| Jan Howard | Evil On Your Mind | |
| Loretta Lynn | Don't Come Home A Drinkin' | |
| Connie Smith | Ain't Had No Loving |
Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Male
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Houston | Almost Persuaded |
| Jack Greene | There Goes My Everything | |
| Charley Pride | Just Between You And Me | |
| Jim Reeves | Distant Drums | |
| Ben Colder | Almost Persuaded #2 |
Best Country & Western Song
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | David Houston | Almost Persuaded |
| Dallas Frazier | There Goes My Everything | |
| Bobby Bare | Streets Of Baltimore | |
| Roger Miller | Husbands And Wives | |
| Jeannie Seely | Don't Touch Me |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Herb Alpert, arranger (Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass) | What Now My Love |
| Bob Florence, arranger (Bud Shank) | Michelle | |
| John Barry, arranger (John Barry) | Born Free | |
| Neal Hefti, arranger (Neal Hefti) | Batman Theme | |
| Henry Mancini, arranger (Henry Mancini) | Arabesque |
Best Arrangement Accompanying A Vocalist Or Instrumentalist
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Ernie Freeman, arranger (Frank Sinatra) | Strangers In The Night |
| Billy Strange, arranger (Nancy Sinatra) | These Boots Are Made For Walkin' | |
| Don Costa, arranger (Eydie Gorme) | If He Walked Into My Life | |
| Brian Wilson, arranger (The Beach Boys) | Good Vibrations | |
| Oliver Nelson, arranger (Wes Montgomery) | Goin' Out Of My Head | |
| George Martin, arranger (Paul McCartney (The Beatles)) | Eleanor Rigby |
Best Engineered Recording - Non Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Eddie Brackett & Lee Herschberg, engineers (Frank Sinatra) | Strangers In The Night |
| James Malloy, engineer (Eddy Arnold) | The Last Word In Lonesome Is Me | |
| Phil Ramone, engineer (Thad Jones) | Presenting Thad Jones - Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra | |
| Phil Ramone, engineer (Joe Williams And Thad Jones) | Joe Williams And Thad Jones - Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra | |
| Richard Bogert, engineer (Henry Mancini) | Arabesque |
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Wagner: Lohengrin |
| Ernest Oelrich, engineer (Robert Shaw, conductor) | Vivaldi: Gloria In D | |
| Bernie(Bernard) Keville, engineer (Jean Martinon, conductor) | Varese: Arcana | |
| Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Minor | |
| Bernie(Bernard) Keville, engineer (Morton Gould, conductor) | Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor |
Best Album Cover, Photography
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Les Leverette, photographer; Robert M. Jones, art director (Porter Wagoner) | Confessions Of A Broken Man |
| George Jerman, photographer; Peter Whorf, art director (Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass) | What Now My Love | |
| Guy Webster, photographer; John Berg & Bob (Robert) Cato, art directors (The Byrds) | Turn! Turn! Turn! | |
| Tom Zimmerman, photographer; Robert M. Jones, art director (Gary Burton) | The Time Machine | |
| Tom Tucker, photographer; Ed Thrasher, art director (Sammy Davis Jr. And Laurindo Almeida) | Sammy Davis Jr. Sings - Laurindo Almeida Plays | |
| Peter Whorf, photographer; Peter Whorf, art director (Sandpipers) | Guantanamera | |
| Gerald Schatsberg, photographer; John Berg & Bob (Robert) Cato, art directors (Bob Dylan) | Blonde On Blonde |
Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Klaus Voormann, graphic designer | Revolver |
| Woody Woodward, art director (The Jazz Crusaders) | Talk That Talk | |
| George Osaki, art director (Stan Kenton, conductor) | Stan Kenton Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra | |
| George Estes, art director (Morton Gould, conductor) | Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor | |
| John Berg & Bob (Robert) Cato, art directors (Barbra Streisand) | Color Me Barbra | |
| John Berg & Bob (Robert) Cato, art directors (Charlie Byrd) | Charlie Byrd Christmas Carols For Solo Guitar | |
| William S. Harvey, art director (Joshua Rifkin, conductor) | Baroque Fanfares And Sonatas For Brass |
Album Of The Year - Classical
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Morton Gould, artist; Howard Scott, producer | Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor |
| Georg Solti, artist; John Culshaw, producer | Wagner: Die Walkuere | |
| Montserrat Caballe, artist; Charles Gerhardt, producer | Presenting Montserrat Caballe (Bellini And Donizetti Arias) | |
| Peter Dellheim, producer | Opening Nights At The Met | |
| Erich Leinsdorf, artist; Richard Mohr, producer | Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Minor | |
| Eugene Ormandy, artist; Thomas Frost, producer | Mahler: Symphony No. 10 | |
| Hans Werner Henze, artist; Otto Gerdes, producer | Henze: Symphonies (1 Thru 5) | |
| Colin Davis, artist; Harold Lawrence, producer | Handel: Messiah | |
| Aaron Copland, artist; John McClure, producer | Aaron Copland Conducts |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Minor |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Varese: Arcana/Martin: Concerto For Seven Wind Instruments, Timpani, Percussion And String Orchestra | |
| (L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande) | Ravel: Daphnis And Chloe | |
| (Philadelphia Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 10 | |
| (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Ives: Symphony No. 1 In D Minor | |
| (New York Philharmonic) | Ives: Fourth Of July | |
| (BBC Symphony Orchestra) | Boulez: Le Soleil Des Eaux/Messiaen: Chronochromie/Koechlin: Les Bandar-Log | |
| (Cleveland Orchestra) | Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra |
Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental Or Vocal
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Boston Symphony Chamber Players, artist | Boston Symphony Chamber Players - Works Of Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Fine, Copland, Carter, Piston |
| Vienna Philharmonic Quartet, artist | Schubert: Quintet In C Major | |
| Rudolf Firkusny & Gregor Piatigorsky, artists | Prokofiev: Sonata For Cello And Piano, Op. 119/Chopin: Sonata In G Minor For Violin And Piano, Op. 65 | |
| Walter Trampler, artist | Mozart: The Six Quintets For String Quartet And Viola | |
| Weller Quartet, artists | Haydn: Quartets (Op.33) | |
| Erick Friedman & Andre Previn, artists | Franck: Sonata In A Major For Violin And Piano/Debussy: Sonata In G Minor For Violin And Piano | |
| Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern, artists | Beethoven: Trio No. 6 In B Flat, Op. 97 (/Archduke/) | |
| Jascha Heifetz, Leonard Pennario & Gregor Piatigorsky, artists | Arensky: Trio In D Minor For Violin, Cello And Piano/ Martinu: Duo For Violin And Cello |
Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | NOMINEES | Baroque Guitar (Works Of Bach, Sanz, Weiss, Etc.) |
| John Christopher Williams | Rubinstein And Chopin (Bolero, Tarentelle, Fantasie in F Minor, Barcarolle, Bercuse And 3 Nouvelles Etudes) | |
| John Browning | Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez For Guitar And Orchestra/ Castelnuovo - Tedesco: Concerto In D Major For Guitar | |
| Raymond Lewenthal | Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Flat Major For Piano/ Concerto No. 2 In G Minor For Piano | |
| Yehudi Menuhin | Operatic Liszt | |
| Isaac Stern | Elgar: Concerto For Violin | |
| Ivan Moravec | Dvorák: Violin Concerto In A Minor | |
| - | Chopin: Nocturnes |
Best Opera Recording
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | Georg Solti (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | Wagner: Die Walkure |
| Erich Leinsdorf (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Wagner: Lohengrin | |
| Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Rome Opera Chorus; Rome Opera Orchestra) | Puccini: Turandot | |
| Aaron Copland (Choral Arts Society; New York Philharmonic) | Copland: The Tender Land | |
| Istvan Kertesz (London Symphony Orchestra) | Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle |
Best Classical Choral Performance
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (Ithaca College Concert Choir, Gregg Smith Singers & Texas Boys Choir; Columbia Chamber Orchestra) | Ives: Music For Chorus |
| 🏆 | (Robert Shaw Chorale; Robert Shaw Orchestra) | Handel: Messiah |
| (London Symphony Choir; London Symphony Orchestra) | Handel: Messiah | |
| (Boston Symphony Chorus; Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Verdi: Requiem | |
| (Bach Choir & Westminster Abbey Choir; London Symphony Orchestra) | Vaughan Williams: Hodie | |
| (New Philharmonia Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Orff: Carmina Burana | |
| (Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Philadelphia Orchestra) | Bless This House | |
| (New Philharmonia Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Beethoven: Missa Solemnis In D Major |
Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Artist | Work | |
|---|---|---|
| 🏆 | (RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) | Prima Donna (Works Of Barber, Purcell, Etc.) |
| (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra) | Strauss: Four Last Songs | |
| Montserrat Caballe | Schumann: Dichterliebe | |
| Janet Baker | Presenting Montserrat Caballe | |
| (London Philharmonic Orchestra) | Mahler: The Youth's Magic Horn (Das Knaben Wunderhorn) | |
| (Cleveland Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 4 In G Major |