1969 Grammy Awards (11th) – Complete List of Winners and Nominees
The 11th Annual Grammy Awards, held on March 12, 1969, honored recordings from October 1, 1967, to September 30, 1968. Simon & Garfunkel's iconic "Mrs.
Robinson" from The Graduate soundtrack fittingly won Record of the Year, showcasing the powerful synergy between film and popular music. Glen Campbell's introspective and commercially successful By the Time I Get to Phoenix was crowned Album of the Year, highlighting his unique blend of country and pop.
José Feliciano, with his distinctive guitar work and vocal style, was named Best New Artist. Other significant wins included The Beatles for "Hey Jude" and Aretha Franklin for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
This era saw the Grammys increasingly recognizing the crossover appeal of popular music, demonstrating an evolving understanding of mainstream success and artistic innovation.
Record Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Simon And Garfunkel | Mrs. Robinson |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | Wichita Lineman |
| Nominee | Bobby Goldsboro | Honey |
| Nominee | The Beatles | Hey Jude |
| Nominee | Jeannie C. Riley | Harper Valley P.T.A. |
Album Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Glen Campbell | By The Time I Get To Phoenix |
| Nominee | The Beatles | Magical Mystery Tour |
| Nominee | Jose Feliciano | Feliciano! |
| Nominee | Simon And Garfunkel | Bookends |
| Nominee | Richard Harris | A Tramp Shining |
Song Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Roger Miller AND ALSO O.C. Smith | Little Green Apples |
| Nominee | Simon And Garfunkel | Mrs. Robinson |
| Nominee | Bobby Goldsboro | Honey |
| Nominee | The Beatles | Hey Jude |
| Nominee | Jeannie C. Riley | Harper Valley P.T.A. |
Best New Artist Of The Year
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jose Feliciano | - |
| Nominee | Cream | - |
| Nominee | O.C. Smith | - |
| Nominee | Jeannie C. Riley | - |
| Nominee | Gary Puckett And The Union Gap | - |
Best Instrumental Arrangement
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mike Post, arranger (Mason Williams) | Classical Gas |
| Nominee | Michel Legrand, arranger (Michel Legrand) | The Windmills Of Your Mind |
| Nominee | Hugo Montenegro, arranger (Hugo Montenegro) | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly |
| Nominee | Don Sebesky, arranger (Wes Montgomery) | Scarborough Fair |
| Nominee | Al Capps, arranger (Mason Williams) | Baroque-A-Nova |
Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jimmy L. Webb, arranger (Richard Harris) | Mac Arthur Park |
| Nominee | Torrie Zito, arranger (Tony Bennett) | Yesterday I Heard The Rain |
| Nominee | Al De Lory, arranger (Glen Campbell) | Wichita Lineman |
| Nominee | George Tipton, arranger (Jose Feliciano) | Light My Fire |
| Nominee | Dave Grusin, arranger (Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66) | Fool On The Hill |
Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Hugh Davies & Joe Polito, engineers (Glen Campbell) | Wichita Lineman |
| Nominee | Richard Bogert, engineer (Hugo Montenegro) | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly |
| Nominee | Doug Brand, engineer (Rotary Connection) | Rotary Connection Trip I |
| Nominee | Jerry Boys & Peter Vince, engineers (London Original Cast) | Man Of La Mancha |
| Nominee | Dave Wiechman, engineer (Shelly Manne) | Daktari |
Best Album Cover
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Horn Grinner Studios, photographer; John Berg & Richard Mantel, art directors (Thelonious Monk) | Underground |
| Nominee | Bob Cato, art director (Moby Grape) | Wow |
| Nominee | Pete Turner, photographer; Sam Antupit, art director (Wes Montgomery) | Road Song |
| Nominee | William S. Harvey, art director (Rhinoceros) | Rhinoceros |
| Nominee | Don Huntstein, photographer; John Berg & Bob Cato, art directors (Leonard Bernstein) | Ives: Holidays Symphony |
Best Album Notes
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Johnny Cash, album notes writer (Johnny Cash) | Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison |
| Nominee | Pete Seeger, album notes writer (Pete Seeger) | Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits |
| Nominee | Stan Cornyn, album notes writer (Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington) | Francis A. And Edward K. - Francis Albert Sinatra And Edward Kennedy Ellington |
| Nominee | Miles Kreuger, album notes writer (Ethel Waters) | Ethel Waters On Stage And Screen 1925-1940 |
| Nominee | Richard Oliver, album notes writer (Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, Balachander) | Anthology Of Indian Music, Volume One |
Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dionne Warwick | Do You Know The Way To San Jose? |
| Nominee | Mary Hopkin | Those Were The Days |
| Nominee | Aretha Franklin | I Say A Little Prayer |
| Nominee | Barbra Streisand | Funny Girl |
| Nominee | Merrilee Rush | Angel Of The Morning |
Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jose Feliciano | Light My Fire |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | Wichita Lineman |
| Nominee | Richard Harris | MacArthur Park |
| Nominee | O.C. Smith | Little Green Apples |
| Nominee | Bobby Goldsboro | Honey |
Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Vocal Duo Or Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Simon And Garfunkel | Mrs. Robinson |
| Nominee | Gary Puckett And The Union Gap | Woman, Woman |
| Nominee | The Beatles | Hey Jude |
| Nominee | The Lettermen | Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
| Nominee | Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66 | Fool On The Hill |
| Nominee | Blood, Sweat And Tears | Child Is Father To The Man |
Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Chorus
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Alan Copeland Singers | Mission Impossible/Norwegian Wood Medley |
| Nominee | Johnny Mann Singers | This Guy's In Love With You |
| Nominee | Ray Charles Singers | MacArthur Park |
| Nominee | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Honey |
| Nominee | Percy Faith Chorus And Orchestra | Angel Of The Morning |
Best Contemporary-Pop Performance, Instrumental
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mason Williams | Classical Gas |
| Nominee | Hugo Montenegro | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly |
| Nominee | Jose Feliciano | Here, There And Everywhere |
| Nominee | Hugh Masekela | Grazing In The Grass |
| Nominee | Wes Montgomery | Eleanor Rigby |
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Aretha Franklin | Chain Of Fools |
| Nominee | Etta James | Security |
| Nominee | Erma Franklin | Piece Of My Heart |
| Nominee | Barbara Acklin | Love Makes A Woman |
| Nominee | Ella Washington | He Called Me Baby |
Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Otis Redding | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay |
| Nominee | Johnnie Taylor | Who's Making Love |
| Nominee | Marvin Gaye | I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
| Nominee | Stevie Wonder | For Once In My Life |
| Nominee | Joe Simon | (You Keep Me) Hangin' On |
Best Rhythm & Blues Performance By A Duo Or Group, Vocal Or Instrumental
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Temptations | Cloud Nine |
| Nominee | Archie Bell And The Drells | Tighten Up |
| Nominee | Sweet Inspirations | Sweet Inspiration |
| Nominee | Jo Jo Benson And Peggy Scott | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries |
| Nominee | Sam And Dave | I Thank You |
Best Rhythm & Blues Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Otis Redding | (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay |
| Nominee | Johnnie Taylor | Who's Making Love |
| Nominee | Peggy Scott And Jo Jo Benson | Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries |
| Nominee | The Temptations | I Wish It Would Rain |
| Nominee | Aretha Franklin | Chain Of Fools |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jeannie C. Riley | Harper Valley P.T.A. |
| Nominee | Jan Howard | My Son |
| Nominee | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E |
| Nominee | Dottie West | Country Girl |
| Nominee | Lynn Anderson | Big Girls Don't Cry |
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Johnny Cash | Folsom Prison Blues |
| Nominee | Porter Wagoner | The Carroll County Accident |
| Nominee | Henson Cargill | Skip A Rope |
| Nominee | Roger Miller | Little Green Apples |
| Nominee | Glen Campbell | I Wanna Live |
Best Country Performance, Duo Or Group - Vocal Or Instrumental
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Flatt And Scruggs | Foggy Mountain Breakdown |
| Nominee | Tompall And The Glaser Brothers | Through The Eyes Of Love |
| Nominee | Bill Wilbourne And Kathy Morrison | The Lovers |
| Nominee | Nashville Brass With Danny Davis | Mountain Dew |
| Nominee | The Everly Brothers | It's My Time |
Best Country Song
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Roger Miller AND ALSO O.C. Smith | Little Green Apples |
| Nominee | Henson Cargill | Skip A Rope |
| Nominee | Bobby Goldsboro | Honey |
| Nominee | Jeannie C. Riley | Harper Valley P.T.A. |
| Nominee | Tammy Wynette | D-I-V-O-R-C-E |
Best Sacred Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jake Hess | Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere |
| Nominee | Elvis Presley | You'll Never Walk Alone |
| Nominee | George Beverly Shea | Whispering Hope |
| Nominee | Jim Bohi | I'll Fly Away |
| Nominee | Anita Bryant | How Great Thou Art |
| Nominee | Ralph Carmichael | 102 Strings, Vol. 2 |
Best Gospel Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | The Happy Goodman Family | The Happy Gospel Of The Happy Goodmans |
| Nominee | The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | Yours Faithfully |
| Nominee | The Florida Boys | The Florida Boys Sing Kinda Country |
| Nominee | Thrasher Brothers | For Goodness Sake |
| Nominee | The Oak Ridge Boys | A Great Day |
Best Soul Gospel Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dottie Rambo | The Soul Of Me |
| Nominee | Willa Dorsey | Willa Dorsey: The World's Most Exciting Gospel Singer |
| Nominee | Davis Sisters | Wait A Little Longer |
| Nominee | Swan Silvertones | Only Believe |
| Nominee | The Staple Singers | Long Walk To D.C. |
| Nominee | James Cleveland And The Angelic Choir | Bread Of Heaven, Parts 1 And 2 |
Best Folk Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Judy Collins | Both Sides Now |
| Nominee | Irish Rovers | The Unicorn |
| Nominee | The Incredible String Band | The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter |
| Nominee | Peter, Paul And Mary | Late Again |
| Nominee | Bob Dylan | John Wesley Harding |
| Nominee | Gordon Lightfoot | Did She Mention My Name |
Best Instrumental Theme
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Mason Williams, composer (Mason Williams) | Classical Gas |
| Nominee | Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin) | Theme From The Fox |
| Nominee | Neal Hefti, composer (Neal Hefti) | The Odd Couple |
| Nominee | Hugo Montenegro & Ennio Morricone, composers (Hugo Montenegro) | The Good, The Bad And The Ugly |
| Nominee | Christopher Komeda, composer (Rick Powell) | Rosemary's Baby |
Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Dave Grusin & Paul Simon, composers (Simon And Garfunkel) | The Graduate |
| Nominee | Andre Previn, composer (Andre Previn) | Valley Of The Dolls |
| Nominee | Neal Hefti, composer (Neal Hefti) | The Odd Couple |
| Nominee | Lalo Schifrin, composer (Lalo Schifrin) | The Fox |
| Nominee | Charles Strouse, composer (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Bonnie And Clyde |
Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Galt MacDermott, James Rado & Gerome Ragni, composers; Andy Wiswell, producer (Ronnie Dyson, Gerome Ragni, Steve Curry, Lamont Washington, Diane Keaton, Melba Moore, James Rado) | Hair |
| Nominee | Danny Apolinar & Hal Hester, composers; George Marek Jr. & Andy Wiswell, producers (Rusty Thacker, Leland Palmer, Igors Gavon, Danny Apolinar, Tom Ligon, John Kuhner, Marcia Rodd, Etc.) | Your Own Thing |
| Nominee | Fred Ebb & John Kander, composers; George Marek Jr. & Andy Wiswell, producers (Robert Goulet, David Wayne, Mike Rupert, Julie Gregg) | The Happy Time |
| Nominee | Jacques Brel, composer; Edward Kleban, producer (Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Shawn Elliot, Alice Wakefield) | Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris |
| Nominee | George M. Cohan, composer; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Joel Grey, Betty Ann Grove, Jill O'Hara, Bernadette Peters, Loni Ackerman, Jerry Dodge, Danny Carroll) | George M! |
Best Comedy Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bill Cosby | To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With |
| Nominee | W.C. Fields | W.C.Fields Original Voice s From Great Movies |
| Nominee | Dan Rowan And Dick Martin | Rowan And Martin Laugh-In |
| Nominee | Don Rickles | Hello Dummy! |
| Nominee | Flip Wilson | Flip Wilson, You Devil You |
Best Spoken Word Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Rod McKuen | Lonesome Cities |
| Nominee | Martin Starkie | The Canterbury Pilgrims |
| Nominee | Paul Scofield And Cast | Murder In The Cathedral |
| Nominee | John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon | Kennedy-Nixon: The Great Debates, 1960 |
| Nominee | Martin Luther King Jr. | I Have A Dream |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bill Evans Trio | Bill Evans At The Montreux Jazz Festival |
| Nominee | Eddie Harris | The Electrifying...Eddie Harris |
| Nominee | Herbie Hancock And Miles Davis | Miles In The Sky |
| Nominee | Various (Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Buddy Rich, Etc.) | Jazz For Sunday Afternoon-Vol. I |
| Nominee | Gary Burton Quartet | Gary Burton Quartet In Concert |
| Nominee | Dave Brubeck And Gerry Mulligan | Compadres |
Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group Or Soloist With Large Group
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Duke Ellington | And His Mother Called Him Bill |
| Nominee | Erroll Garner | Up In Erroll's Room |
| Nominee | Buddy Rich Big Band | Mercy, Mercy (Recorded Live At Caesars Palace) |
| Nominee | Don Ellis Big Band | Electric Bath |
| Nominee | West Montgomery | Down Here On The Ground |
| Nominee | Woody Herman | Concerto For Herd |
Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Boulez Conducts Debussy (La Mer; Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune; Jeux) |
| Nominee | (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) | Stravinsky: The Rite Of Spring |
| Nominee | (London Symphony Orchestra) | Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade |
| Nominee | (Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet |
| Nominee | (Toronto Symphony Orchestra) | Messiaen: Turangalila/Takemitsu: November Steps |
| Nominee | (New York Philharmonic) | Mahler: Symphony No. 6 In A Minor And Symphony No. 9 In D Major |
| Nominee | (Concentus Musicus Of Vienna) | Bach: Four Suites For Orchestra |
Best Chamber Music Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | E. Power Biggs, Vittorio Negri & Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble, artists | Glory Of Gabrieli Vol. II - Canzonas For Brass, Winds, Strings And Organ |
| Nominee | Boston Symphony Chamber Players, artist | Works By Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Poulenc, Haieff, Villa-Lobos, Colgrass |
| Nominee | Jascha Heifetz, Leonard Pennario, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose, artists | Mozart: Quintet K. 515/Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 In C Minor |
| Nominee | Julian Bream, artist | Julian Bream And His Friends |
| Nominee | Walter Trampler & Ronald Turini, artists | Hindemith: Sonata For Viola And Piano |
| Nominee | Eugene Istomin, Leonard Rose & Isaac Stern, artists | Beethoven: Trio No. 3 In C Minor/Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 In D Minor |
| Nominee | Guarneri Quartet (John Dalley, David Soyer, Arnold Steinhardt & Michael Tree), artists | Beethoven: The Five Middle Quartets |
Best Opera Recording
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Erich Leinsdorf; Richard Mohr, producer (New Philharmonia Orchestra) | Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte |
| Nominee | Herbert Von Karajan; Otto Gerdes, producer (Berliner Philharmonic) | Wagner: Das Rheingold |
| Nominee | Georg Solti; John Culshaw, producer (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) | R. Strauss: Elektra |
| Nominee | Julius Rudel; Thomas Z. Shepard, producer (Washington Opera Society) | Ginastera: Bomarzo |
| Nominee | Karl Bohm; Hans Hirsch, producer (Orchestra Of The German Opera-Berlin) | Berg: Lulu |
Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist Or Soloists (With Or Without Orchestra)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | NOMINEES | Horowitz On Television (Chopin, Scriabin, Scarlatti, Horowitz) |
| Nominee | Alexis Weissenberg | Schumann: Concerto In A Minor For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Julian Bream | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Jacob Lateiner | Dances Of Dowland |
| Nominee | John Ogdon | Carter: Concerto For Piano |
| Nominee | Arthur Grumiaux | Busoni: Concerto For Piano With Male Chorus |
| Nominee | - | Berg: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra |
Best Choral Performance (Other Than Opera)
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (Gregg Smith Singers & Texas Boys Choir) | The Glory Of Gabrieli |
| Nominee | (Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) | Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 In C Major And Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major |
| Nominee | (Bavarian Symphony Chorus; Bavarian Symphony Orchestra) | Pfitzner: Von Deutscher Seele |
| Nominee | (Chorus Of The German Opera-Berlin & Schoenberg Children's Chorus; Orchestra Of The German Opera-Berlin) | Orff: Carmina Burana |
| Nominee | (John Choir Alldis; BBC Symphony Orchestra) | Mozart: Requiem |
| Nominee | (Camarata Singers; New York Philharmonic) | Haydn: The Creation |
| Nominee | (Vienna Jeunesse Chorus; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra) | Handel: Solomon |
| Nominee | (Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony) | Berlioz: Requiem |
Best Vocal Soloist Performance
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) | Rossini: Rarities |
| Nominee | (RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra) | Verrett In Opera |
| Nominee | Victoria De Los Angeles | Songs Of Poulenc |
| Nominee | (ARS Musicae Ensemble Of Barcelona) | Songs Of Andalucia |
| Nominee | Janet Baker | Schumann: Songs |
| Nominee | (Hallé Orchestra) | Mahler: Kindertotenlieder And Songs Of A Wayfarer |
Best Engineered Recording - Classical
| Result | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Gordon Parry, engineer (Georg Solti, conductor; London Symphony Orchestra) | Mahler: Symphony No. 9 In D |
| Nominee | Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Thomas Schippers, conductor) | Verdi: Ernani |
| Nominee | Bernie(Bernard) Keville, engineer (Seiji Ozawa, conductor) | Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring |
| Nominee | Michael Moran, engineer (Alexis Weissenberg, piano; Georges Pretre conductor) | Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 3 In D Minor For Piano And Orchestra |
| Nominee | Anthony Salvatore, engineer (Erich Leinsdorf, conductor) | Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet |
| Nominee | Bernie(Bernard) Keville, engineer (Seiji Ozawa, conductor) | Messiaen: Turangalia/Takemitsu: November Steps |
| Nominee | Gordon Parry & Kenneth Wilkinson, engineers (Benjamin Britten, conductor) | Britten: Billy Budd |
