Grammy Awards of 1988
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| Date | March 2nd | ||
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| Network: | CBS | ||
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The 30th Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1988. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Michael Jackson preformed his new hit singles The Way You Make Me Feel & Man in the Mirror at the award ceremony.
[edit] Award winners:
- Record of the Year
- Paul Simon for "Graceland"
- Album of the Year
- Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (producers) & U2 for The Joshua Tree
- Song of the Year
- Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil & James Horner (songwriters) for "Somewhere Out There" performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- Best New Artist
[edit] Blues
- Best Traditional Blues Recording
- Professor Longhair for Houseparty New Orleans Style
- Best Contemporary Blues Recording
- The Robert Cray Band for Strong Persuader
[edit] Children's
- Best Recording for Children
- Tom Bradshaw, Mark Sottnick (producers), Bobby McFerrin (producer & artist) & Jack Nicholson for The Elephant's Child
[edit] Classical
- Best Orchestral Recording
- Michael Haas (producer), Georg Solti (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
- Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance
- Kathleen Battle for Kathleen Battle - Salzburg Recital
- Best Opera Recording
- Cord Garben (producer), James Levine (conductor), Agnes Baltsa, Kathleen Battle, Gary Lakes, Hermann Prey, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for R. Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
- Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
- Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus for Hindemith: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (with orchestra)
- James Levine (conductor), Itzhak Perlman & the Vienna Philharmonic for Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 4
- Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist(s) (without orchestra)
- Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
- Best Chamber Music Performance
- Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman & for Beethoven: The Complete Piano Trios
- Best Contemporary Composition
- Krzysztof Penderecki (composer & conductor), Mstislav Rostropovich & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Penderecki: Cello Concerto No. 2
- Best Classical Album
- Thomas Frost (producer) & Vladimir Horowitz for Horowitz in Moscow
[edit] Comedy
- Best Comedy Recording
- Robin Williams for A Night at the Met
[edit] Composing and arranging
- Best Instrumental Composition
- Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins & Wayne Shorter (composers) for Call Sheet Blues performed by various artists
- Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
- James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) for Somewhere Out There performed by Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram
- Best Album or Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
- Ennio Morricone (composer) for The Untouchables
- Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
- Bill Holman (arranger) for Take The "A" Train performed by the Tonight Show Band with Doc Severinsen
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
- Frank Foster (arranger) for Deedles' Blues performed by Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
[edit] Country
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female
- K. T. Oslin for 80's Ladies
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton & Linda Ronstadt for Trio
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet
- Ronnie Milsap & Kenny Rogers for Make No Mistake, She's Mine
- Best Country Instrumental Performance (orchestra, group or soloist)
- Asleep at the Wheel for String of Pars
- Best Country Song
- Paul Overstreet & Don Schlitz (songwriters) for Forever and Ever, Amen performed by Randy Travis
[edit] Folk
- Best Traditional Folk Recording
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo for Shaka Zulu
- Best Contemporary Folk Recording
- Steve Goodman for Unfinished Business
[edit] Gospel
- Best Gospel Performance, Female
- Deniece Williams for I Believe In You
- Best Gospel Performance, Male
- Larnelle Harris for The Father Hath Provided
- Best Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Mylon LeFevre and Broken Heart for Crack the Sky
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female
- CeCe Winans for For Always
- Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male
- Al Green for Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- Best Soul Gospel Performance by a Duo or Group, Choir or Chorus
- Anita Baker & The Winans for Ain't No Need to Worry
[edit] Historical
- Best Historical Album
- Orrin Keepnews (producer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings
[edit] Jazz
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female
- Diane Schuur for Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra
- Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male
- Bobby McFerrin for What Is This Thing Called Love
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- Dexter Gordon for The Other Side of Round Midnight
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
- Wynton Marsalis for Marsalis Standard Time - Volume I
- Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band
- Mercer Ellington for Digital Duke
- Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental
- Pat Metheny Group for Still Life (Talking)
[edit] Latin
- Best Latin Pop Performance
- Julio Iglesias for Un Hombre Solo
- Best Tropical Latin Performance
- Eddie Palmieri for La Verdad - The Truth
- Best Mexican-American Performance
- Los Tigres del Norte for Gracias! America Sin Fronteras
[edit] Musical Show
- Best Musical Cast Show Album
- Claude-Michel Schonberg (composer), Herbert Kretzmer (lyricist), Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg (producers), & the original Broadway cast for Les Miserables
[edit] Music video
- Best Concept Music Video
- Genesis for Land of Confusion
- Best Performance Music Video
- Anthony Eaton (video producer) for The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert performed by various artists
[edit] New Age
- Best New Age Performance
- Yusef Lateef for Yusef Lateef's Little Symphony
[edit] Packaging and Notes
- Best Album Package
- Bill Johnson (art director) for King's Record Shop performed by Rosanne Cash
- Best Album Notes
- Orrin Keepnews (notes writer) for Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings performed by Thelonious Monk
[edit] Polka
- Best Polka Recording
- Jimmy Sturr for A Polka Just For Me
[edit] Pop
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female
- Whitney Houston for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male
- Sting for Bring on the Night
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes for "(I've Had) the Time of My Life"
- Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- Larry Carlton for "Minute By Minute"
[edit] Production and engineering
- Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical
- Bruce Swedien & Humberto Gatica (engineers) for Bad performed by Michael Jackson
- Best Engineered Recording, Classical
- Jack Renner (engineer), Robert Shaw (conductor) & the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for Fauré: Requiem/Duruflé: Requiem
- Producer of the Year, (Non Classical)
- Classical Producer of the Year
[edit] R&B
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female
- Aretha Franklin for Aretha
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
- Smokey Robinson for 'Just To See Her'
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- Aretha Franklin & George Michael for "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
- Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- David Sanborn for "Chicago Song"
- Best Rhythm & Blues Song
- Bill Withers (songwriter) for "Lean on Me" performed by Club Nouveau
[edit] Reggae
- Best Reggae Recording
- Peter Tosh for No Nuclear War
[edit] Rock
- Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo
- Bruce Springsteen for Tunnel of Love
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- U2 for The Joshua Tree
- Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist)
- Frank Zappa for Jazz From Hell
[edit] Spoken
- Best Spoken Word or Non-musical Recording
- Garrison Keillor for Lake Wobegon Days
[edit] External links
- 30th Grammy Awards, from the Internet Movie Database
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