Sunday, May 11, 2014

Record of the Year Winners at the Grammys, Part One

They have now given out 52 Record of the Year awards at the Grammys, nearly as long as the Rock Era has been around.  Here is the complete history of the Record of the Year winners and nominees: 
 
 
                           1963:  "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" by Domenico Modugno





 

     
 
 
 
 
 
     
      Other nominees:           "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como
                                            "The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville
                                            "Fever" by Peggy Lee
                                            "Witchcraft" by Frank Sinatra







                                              1960:  "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin






   
 
 
 
 
 
                Other nominees:  "A Fool Such as I" by Elvis Presley
                                            "High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra
                                            "Like Young" by Andre Previn
                                            "The Three Bells" by the Browns







                                    1961:  "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" by Percy Faith






     



                           
               Other nominees:  "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley
                                            "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
                                            "Mack the Knife" by Ella Fitzgerald
                                            "Nice 'n' Easy" by Frank Sinatra







                                                1962:  "Moon River" by Henry Mancini




 


                                     
             



                Other nominees:  "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean
                                            "The Second Time Around" by Frank Sinatra
                                            "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck
                                            "(Up a) Lazy River by Si Zentner






                                 1963:  "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett





 

                                           



               Other nominees:  "Desafinado" by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
                                            "Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova" by Joe Harnell and His Orchestra
                                            "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
                                            "What Kind of Fool Am I?" by Sammy Davis, Jr.







                                      1964:  "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini





 
                                           



               Other nominees:  "Dominique" by the Singing Nun
                                            "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Barbra Streisand
                                            "I Wanna' Be Around" by Tony Bennett
                                            "Wives and Lovers" by Jack Jones






                                1965:  "The Girl from Ipanema" by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz



 
 
 
                                           
 
 
 
 
 
               Other nominees:  "Downtown" by Petula Clark
                                            "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong
                                            "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles
                                            "People" by Barbra Streisand





                              1966:  "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass



 
 
 
                                           
 
 
 
 
               Other nominees:  "Yesterday" by the Beatles
                                            "The 'In' Crowd" by the Ramsey Lewis Trio
                                            "King of the Road" by Roger Miller
                                            "The Shadow of Your Smile" by Tony Bennett




                                           1967:  "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra




 
 
   
 
 
 
 
               Other nominees:  "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston
                                            "Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & Papas
                                            "What Now My Love" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
                                            "Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band





                                          1968:  "Up, Up and Away" by the 5th Dimension




 
 
                           
            



               Other nominees:  "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell
                                            "My Cup Runneth Over" by Ed Ames
                                            "Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
                                            "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank & Nancy Sinatra




                                            1969:  "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel



 
 
 
                                           
 
 
 
 
               Other nominees:  "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley
                                            "Hey Jude" by the Beatles
                                            "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro
                                            "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell




 
Record of the Year, Part Two (1970-1984)
 
Record of the Year, Part Three (1985-1999)

Record of the Year, Part Four (2000-2014)

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