10th Annual Grammy Awards
1968 award ceremony for music
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The 10th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 29, 1968, at Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1967.[1][2]
DateFebruary 29, 1968
LocationChicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York
Hosted byStan Freberg
NetworkABC
| 10th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 29, 1968 |
| Location | Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York |
| Hosted by | Stan Freberg |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
Performers
- Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry, Chet Atkins, and Jack Jones - Song of the Year medley
- Lou Rawls - Dead End Street
- Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin - Filmed appearance from a United Nations human rights benefit concert
Presenters
- Tommy Smothers - Introduced Glen Campbell
Award winners
- "Up, Up and Away" — The 5th Dimension
- Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon, producers
- “Somethin’ Stupid” — Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
- Jimmy Bowen & Lee Hazelwood, producers
- “Ode To Billie Joe” — Bobbie Gentry
- Kelly Gordon & Bobby Paris, producers
- “My Cup Runneth Over” — Ed Ames
- Jim Foglesong & Joe Reisman, producers
- “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” — Glen Campbell
- Al De Lory, producer
- “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” — The Beatles
- George Martin, producer
- “Ode To Billy Joe” — Bobbie Gentry
- Kelly Gordon & Bobby Paris, producers
- “My Cup Runneth Over” — Ed Ames
- Jim Foglesong, producer
- “It Must Be Him” — Vikki Carr
- Tommy Oliver & Dave Pell, producers
- Francis Albert Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim — Frank Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Sonny Burke, producer
- "Up, Up and Away" — The 5th Dimension
- Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter
- “Ode To Billie Joe” — Bobbie Gentry
- Bobbie Gentry, songwriter
- “My Cup Runneth Over” — Ed Ames
- Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt, songwriters
- “Gentle On My Mind” — John Hartford
- John Hartford, songwriter
- “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” — Glen Campbell
- Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter
- Bobbie Gentry
- Jefferson Airplane
- Harpers Bizarre
- The 5th Dimension
- Lana Cantrell
Children's
Classical
- Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
- Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Firebird and Petrouchka Suites
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (conductor), Leontyne Price, & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Prima Donna, Volume 2
- Best Opera Recording
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl & the Paris National Opera Orchestra & Chorus for Berg: Wozzeck
- Best Classical Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E Flat Major (Symphony of a Thousand)
- Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Robert Page (choir director), the Temple University Choir & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Orff: Catulli Carmina
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with or without orchestra)
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Ravi Shankar & Yehudi Menuhin for West Meets East
- Album of the Year, Classical
- John McClure (producer), Leonard Bernstein (conductor), various artists & the London Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)
- Thomas Z. Shepard (producer), Pierre Boulez (conductor), Walter Berry, Ingeborg Lasser, Isabel Strauss, Fritz Uhl, Choeur Nationale de Paris & the Orchestra of Paris National Opera for Berg: Wozzeck
Comedy
Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Theme
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for "Mission: Impossible"
- Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Show
- Lalo Schifrin (composer) for Mission: Impossible
- Best Instrumental Arrangement
- Burt Bacharach (arranger) for Alfie
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement
- Jimmie Haskell (arranger) for "Ode to Billie Joe" performed by Bobbie Gentry
Country
- Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female
- Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country & Western Performance Duet, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental)
- Johnny Cash & June Carter for "Jackson"
- Best Country & Western Recording
- Al De Lory (producer) & Glen Campbell for "Gentle on My Mind"
- Best Country & Western Song
- John Hartford (songwriter) for "Gentle on My Mind" performed by Glen Campbell
Folk
Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance
- Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers for More Grand Old Gospel
- Best Sacred Performance
Jazz
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Small Group or Soloist With Small Group
- Cannonball Adderley for Mercy, Mercy, Mercy performed by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet
- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
- Duke Ellington for "Far East Suite"
Musical show
- Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
- Fred Ebb, John Kander (composers), Goddard Lieberson (producer) & the original cast (Joel Grey, Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford & Bert Convy) for Cabaret
Packaging and notes
- Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts
- Jann Haworth & Peter Blake (art directors) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
- Best Album Cover, Photography
- Robert Cato & John Berg (art directors) & Roland Scherman (photographer) for Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits performed by Bob Dylan
- Best Album Notes
- John D. Loudermilk (notes writer) for Suburban Attitudes in Country Verse performed by John D. Loudermilk
Pop
- Best Vocal Performance, Female
- Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe"
- Best Vocal Performance, Male
- Glen Campbell for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- Best Performance by a Vocal Group
- Best Performance by a Chorus
- Johnny Mann for "Up, Up and Away" performed by the Johnny Mann Singers
- Best Instrumental Performance
- Chet Atkins for Chet Atkins Picks the Best
- Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance
- Bobbie Gentry for "Ode to Billie Joe"
- Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance
- Glen Campbell for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
- Best Contemporary Group Performance (Vocal or Instrumental)
- Best Contemporary Single
- Johnny Rivers & Marc Gordon (producers) & The 5th Dimension for "Up, Up and Away"
- Best Contemporary Album
- George Martin (producer) & The Beatles for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
- Geoff E. Emerick (engineer) for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed by The Beatles
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Edward T. Graham (engineer) & the Philadelphia Brass Ensemble for The Glorious Sound of Brass
R&B
Spoken
- Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording
- Everett M. Dirksen for Gallant Men